NO ONE has suggested that Obama's "Brush the Dirt Off" gesture had anything to do with "a jesture which is founded in the black culture going back generations".

No one, except you, of course. All the easier to make your spinning rationalizations work, so you can continue to believe in the Obamanation, despite the hip hop ties you claim to hate.

And Bobert, your spinning is looking pretty damn desperate.

What is the matter with just being honest about your disappointment and uneasiness?

Oh right, you are a black and white, all or nothing kind of guy. No nuances and complexities for the Mudcat hillbilly.