He's been mendacious as all of them, sure. That's not the important difference.

The important difference is that there are now millions of black American kids no longer growing up in a world where they just "know" as a first principle that "black people can't be president". That sort of example simply changes people's outlook. Inspiration and aspiration matter.

I rather see millions of people disappointed that no politician, no matter the race or creed, can ever be trusted. Obama had a chance to make a difference and he failed miserably.

Err yeah. Why would you think that a black president would be different to a white one?

That's precisely the shakeup the world needs - to realise that whatever skin colour, male or female, people are people and you shouldn't judge them negatively or positively on how much melanin or testosterone they produce :P

To be fair, it might have helped some people: black people are just the same as anyone else. They can be president and they'll be the same corrupt shit bags as white men who become president.