Regarding African Americans voting for Senator Barack Obama, I agree with Oprah Winfrey's comments at the UCLA rally. Oprah said that people were "trying to play me small by saying that I'm voting for Barack Obama because he's Black. Don't play me small. I'm not voting for Obama because he's Black. I'm voting for him because he's brillant."

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In other words, qualifications and positions trump race.

And for those who are unfamiliar with this saying "play me small" means "to belittle" a person.

Here's a link to a YouTube video of that Oprah Winfrey speech:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfzFmYoZajY

[The video isn't great quality, but the sound is good]