"I'm a 44 year old black male who voted for Obama in 08. I was fooled by a slick talking politician, and ALSO voted for him because he is black. " (emphasis added)
In your response, you said in your opening sentences:
"If you only voted for Obama just because he's Black, then that's on you. You need to look at all of the stances of a politician before voting for him or her, not just their skin color. However, there are many people who have voted AGAINST him just because he's Black, ..."
Since the origional poster didn't make it a racial thing, why should anyone change the subject and make it so?
Why not just focus upon the things that President Obama accomplished?