Barack Obama wants to be the first Afican-American President of the US. According to this article, if elected, he would actually be the first Arab-American President. Some of his ancestors were Arab slave traders. Personally one of the things that bothers me about Obama is his autobiography which has altered timelines and composite characters. To me that makes his book a work of fiction rather than an autobiography. According to the referenced article, Obama is only 1/16 black.

http://kennethelamb.blogspot.com/2008/02/barak-obama-questions-about-ethnic.html