Let me give a little background on the above quote. I was talking with a co-worker while at work. The issue of politics came up and Obama, my friend being black was very proud of him becoming President and very excited which I understand. When I mentioned that Obama was half white she said the above quote. I told her that I wasn't trying to "claim" Obama, only that Obama is bi-racial and he was raised by a white mother and grandmother. You cannot just ignore that part of his life or ignore it or erase it from existence. What Obama accomplised is a great feat and something black people can be proud of, however ignoring or trying to cleanse his white blood and heritage from him is terribly wrong.