The antipathy that Barack Obama arouses

Let's face it: the divisiveness and undertone of violence that swirls about the President is less a considered response to who he is or to his policies than a reaction to the color of his skin and the mixing of his blood; and that's a sin and a shame.

HL, March, 2010

Barack Sr. & Jr.

Barack Obama Sr. with his son in the Honolulu airport during Obama Sr.'s only visit to see his son while he was growing up in Hawaii. Young Barack was in the 5th grade when the photo was taken.

Obama with his maternal grandfather.

((Photos courtesy of Barack Obama)