speak for myself and there is very little discussion of obama as by racial, not black -- how come there is very little discussion of obama as biracial, not black? >> we have another question from chicago. is there a double standard by which we have -- we as a society condemn or repudiate white persons to make racially- charged statements, but not black such as al sharpton and jesse jackson? where did not repudiate it for their comments by the black community? -- why are they not repudiated for their comments by the black community? go on, brother. [laughter] >> a lot of racism goes on called all the time -- uncalled all the time. i hear things i would not dare utter in a room of people here. i call people out on it. most people do not, right? i do not think that jesse jackson and al sharpton are getting a pass. they're not what could be considered racist to begin with. anything that they do say that could cross the line becomes fodder for news commentary, for behind the scenes, talk-show commentary. >> so there is no double standard? people argued for years that there is a double standard. that we are allowed to get away with certai

how come there is very little discussion of obama as biracial, not black. >> because he calls himself black. >> did you hear that on twitter? >> another question that we have from chicago, is there a double standard in which we repudiate white people that make racial statements but not blacks? while they not repudiated by the black community? tom, you are from the community. >> a lot of racism goes on called all the time -- uncalled all the time. i hear things i would not dare utter in a room of people here. i call people out on it. most people do not, right? i do not think that jesse jackson and al sharpton are getting a pass. they're not what could be considered racist to begin with. anything that they do say that could cross the line becomes fodder for news commentary, for behind the scenes, talk-show commentary. >> so there is no double standard? people argued for years that there is a double standard. that we are allowed to get away with certain phrases, comments -- >> it is the same standard -- is the same applies for sexual harassment. to as the power? who is the minority and t

themselves as biracial to increase from the last census ten years ago, but some with one black parent and one white parent are choosing to only check off black. that inkwluds president obama. an official with the naacp says those responses signify that being black in the united states may be more of a political and social construct than it is a biological reality. 35 million people describe themselves as black alone in 2000 census, while 7 million said they were biracial. the stock market largely poegsed gains today after friday's selloff. the dow gained 73 points today to close at 11,092. the s&p 500 rose five point and the nasdaq lost one point today. the day started out pretty slowly amidst concerns over the government's civil fraud charges against gold man sachs, but a jump in some leading economic indicators fuelled a rally later in the day. >> president obama is going to new york city this week to push for a financial overhaul package. on thursday, the president will speak at cooper union, a college located just a few blocks from wall street. the address marks a year since the president first outlined his ideas for reform and two years since the financial market mel