Obama not ‘real black leader’

The founder of the global News Corp media empire, Rupert Murdoch, is suggesting that US president Barack Obama is not a “real black president.”

Obama not ‘real black leader’

Murdoch was praising Republican presidential nomination candidate Ben Carson and his wife on Twitter on Wednesday evening when he wrote: “Ben and Candy Carson terrific. What about a real black President who can properly address the racial divide?”

Later, Murdoch recommended a New York magazine article asking whether Obama has done enough for the African-American community.

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