This past Friday, in response to Ralph Nader’s challenge to his ‘blackness’, Chicago Senator Barack Obama hosted the “Black Enough for You Now?!” gala at Hollywood’s iconic Roscoe’s Chicken and Waffles. The gala featured performances by KRS One, Ded Prez, and Dave Chappelle, and $500 a plate fried chicken and truffle dinners.
The event was attended by several, beflakjacketed, members of the press. However, they were unable to obtain an interview with the Chicago Senator. “Normally, when covering an Obama event, we just look for the only black guy in the room and interview him. It’s always Obama,” said Fox News correspondent William Lench. “However, that strategy proved problematic with so many, erm, democrats, in attendance.”
Obama made no speeches or attempts to identify himself, calling it his “little joke”, in a subsequent press release that was out of character for Senator Obama. The release included several other points, including a personal thank you to Mr. Nader for “showing him the light. In addition, there was a cryptic references to impending “changes”, including his intention to publicly embrace the Muslim community: “I am ready to embrace the religion that will have helped to put me in the white house, and thank them publicly for taking a lot of the heat off of us.”
The event was attended by several, beflakjacketed, members of the press. However, they were unable to obtain an interview with the Chicago Senator. “Normally, when covering an Obama event, we just look for the only black guy in the room and interview him. It’s always Obama,” said Fox News correspondent William Lench. “However, that strategy proved problematic with so many, erm, democrats, in attendance.”
Obama made no speeches or attempts to identify himself, calling it his “little joke”, in a subsequent press release that was out of character for Senator Obama. The release included several other points, including a personal thank you to Mr. Nader for “showing him the light. In addition, there was a cryptic references to impending “changes”, including his intention to publicly embrace the Muslim community: “I am ready to embrace the religion that will have helped to put me in the white house, and thank them publicly for taking a lot of the heat off of us.”
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