If you choose to vote for Barack This Bud's For You Obama because we need a black man in the White House, then the only thing differentiating you from the KKK is a spiffy, white bed sheet with eye holes and a pointy top.
So many people fail to recognize that the outcome of an event is separate from the intent of those causing it. Giving a specific treatment to someone based on the color of their skin is racism, regardless if you're giving them a promotion or denying them restaurant service.
It would seem a lot of the progressives out there think that as long as the outcome is acceptable, then it's irrelevant the path taken to get there. Then they bemoan that racism is still a problem, even though they themselves continue to promote it.
What we need in the White House is an American who is proud of their country and wants to do the best they can for it, regardless of the pigment of their skin or the dangly bits twixt their legs.