I was reading this article on whether Obama is "Black enough" (via Instapundit)...

For all the predictable outrage Joe Biden's recent comments about Barack Obama elicited, the gaffe put a spotlight on one of the more unfortunate forces fueling Obamania. Ever since Barack Obama first ascended the national stage at the 2004 Democratic convention, pundits have been tripping over themselves to point out the difference between him and the average Joe from the South Side. Obama is biracial, and has a direct connection with Africa. He is articulate, young and handsome. He does not feel the need to yell "Reparations now!" into any available microphone.

But this is a double-edged sword. As much as his biracial identity has helped Obama build a sizable following in middle America, it's also opened a gap for others to question his authenticity as a black man. In calling Obama the "first mainstream African-American who is articulate and bright and clean and a nice-looking guy," the implication was that the black people who are regularly seen by whites — or at least those who aspire to the highest office in the land — are none of these things. But give Biden credit — at least he acknowledged Obama's identity.

... and was immediately reminded of this Chappelle sketch:

I wonder who would pick Obama, and in what round.  It's a sad commentary on race relations when people start looking at these things. I suppose it's slightly uplifting in that people aren't looking at the color of his skin, but rather the content of his character.  Unfortunately the content that they're having problems with are things that people shouldn't have problems with.