Because you want to know EVERY little detail about Black President's life but are willing to give everyone else a free pass on everything.
You're either racist, hypocritical, a partisan hack (see hypocritical), a religious extremist (see hypocritical) or are one of the idiots who believes he's a muslim terrorist (see racist, hypocritical and religious extremist).
Which is it?
I could care less the ethinicity of the president elect. His claiming to be black has absolutely nothing to do with wanting to have basic questions answered about his past.
So, none of the above would be my answer. I'm a conscientous voter, and expect the presidential candidate who discusses the need for transparency to actually live up to his rhetoric.
I wanted to know McCain's education, his voting record, his class standing, his executive experience, his foreign policy experience, his military record, etc. The difference is, that was all more than readily available to find out, and I did and read and evaluated it.
Why is it wrong to want the same information available from the presidential candidate who stressed transparency? Unless he has information he doesn't want people to know for some reason, why is his information somehow reasonable to shelter?
His race has nothing to do with anything, still.
And, as far as being hypocritical - I wanted the same information from both candidates, so that's not true.
As far as religion goes, I've repeatedly suggested that I do not believe him to be Muslim, but that he does have more Muslim education/social interaction than the average American, so his background in that would be a great selling point for his ability to work with our fanatical enemies and soothe relations with our Muslim friends. Unfortunately, he chooses to deny the obvious Muslim influences he's had in his life. Why would that be? I still don't think he's a Muslim, nor would I care if he was (I would not see that as a disqualifying factor any more than being a Mormon, a Catholic, or an atheist); but his renouncement of his step-father's influence is telling to me about him.
As far as being partisan - well, you've got me there. I belong to a political party, and generally vote for the person who's beliefs are closer to mine than the other person on the ticket. Since the party I belong to generally is closer to my beliefs than the other party, I guess you could foolishly call my a partisan. However, as I stated before, I do expect the same information from both candidates.
Don't you?