Maynard: COOPER: Senator Obama, how do you address those who say you're not authentically black enough? OBAMA: You know, when I'm catching a cab in Manhattan -- in the past, I think I've given my credentials. But let me go to the broader issue here. And that is that race permeates our society. It is still a critical problem. But I do believe in the core decency of the American people, and I think they want to get beyond some of our racial divisions. Unfortunately, we've had a White House that hasn't invested in the kinds of steps that have to be done to overcome the legacy of slavery and Jim Crow in this country. And as president of the United States, my commitment on issues like education, my commitment on issues like health care is to close the disparities and the gaps, because that's what's really going to solve the race problem in this country. If people feel like they've got a fair shake, if children feel as if the fact that they have a different surname or they've got a different skin color is not going to impede their dreams, then I am absolutely confident that we're going to be able to move forward on the challenges that we face as a country.

Riverrat: Racism is an attitude that no law of the land can erase. People that are racist need an attitude adjustment not another law. And whining about slavery that was abolish something like 150 years ago and the Jim crow laws were abolish about 50 years ago doesn't help matters.

Opack: How did you get over your racism, rat?

Fleedle: Both his parents are black- he has a native american grandparent. What they are saying is he isnt hood enough

Deleted User: LOL @ " Bleacher " report !!!

Riverrat: Was that one of your bleaching projects?

Deleted User: No, Deez.