Obama recalls "racial slight"

Democrat president elect Barack Obama today met with black leaders and members of the US civil rights commission today to initiate a "frank, open discussion of race."

"It's my understanding that race problems still exist in this country," Obama told the group. "In fact, I can personally attest to it. Almost."

Obama went on to provide a chilling account of just how racially insensitive that America can be.

"I'm here to tell you, I kinda sorta, one time almost experienced a slight amount of what could be construed as racism."

Obama sniffled, and silently, the crowd hung on his every word. Rev. Jeremiah Wright comforted Obama.

"One time, after my college years of abject luxury, I was riding in a limousine to one of my book signings. I had just finished a lunch of Kobe beef and beluga caviar. My million-dollar advance on my book had just hit my bank account."

Obama went on to explain that when the limo arrived at the hotel on New York's Madison Ave., the doorman, who was white, didn't rush over to him right away.

"I was angry. Apparently riding in a limo, wearing $1000 Bruno Magli loafers and a tailored Italian suit didn't matter to the doorman. It was because I'm black. Well, half-black."

Later Obama found out the man was having chest pains and was rushed to the hospital. He later died. And once outside the limo, Obama also realized that it had tinted windows. So the doorman couldn't have seen that there was a black man in it.

"Still, it made me think. It made me fully aware that many black Americans don't lead lives of privilege and luxury. In fact, I understand that some even work for a living. Folks, we put a man on the moon. Can't we do something for these poor, underserved people of color? I mean, what are they doing with their Ivy-league educations financed by radicals?"

An advisor pointed out to Obama that many blacks don't have Ivy-league educations like him. In fact, many struggle just to get out of high school.

Obama then wondered out loud, "Well, how do they get fat-cat book advances? How do they get handed elections?"

In a closing remark, Obama blamed the doorman incident on Bush. "I mean, come on. You knew that was coming."