Bill Clinton Not First Black President After All

It made headlines in the 90's when writer Toni Morrison called Bill Clinton the "first black president". She now has second thoughts about that statement:

Do you regret referring to Bill Clinton as the first black President? —Justin Dews, Cambridge, Mass.

People misunderstood that phrase. I was deploring the way in which President Clinton was being treated, vis-à-vis the sex scandal that was surrounding him. I said he was being treated like a black on the street, already guilty, already a perp. I have no idea what his real instincts are, in terms of race.

Sorry, not buying it. I think she meant what she said the first time, and because Clinton was so beloved by the black community back then, it all made sense. Now, with blacks voting for Obama at a rate of 90% or so, she's got to recall that "first black president" title so it can be properly bestowed on Obama.