We got the truthers, the birthers, and now the tailers.
When did everyone in this country become a conspiracy nut?
With the exception of the first one, this is just thinly veiled racism.
He has a different name -> He has a radical Muslim name
He lived some years in Africa -> He wasn't born in the United States
He was born with a tail* ->. Osambo is a monkey.
The chain e-mail set has been dancing around calling him a distinguished black fellow for some time. This is just another test to see how far they can go before making the jump to outright pre-1960s racism.
* - I'm not saying the tail story is true.