Re: "Dreams From My Father"; how pathetic is it that this anti-American misfit goes running after an all-but imaginary father, an immoral cretin who dumped him and his mother, seen by him once in his life, who died a death --after maiming himself -- so ignoble. Yet, this is the person from whom he draws his "dreams", instead of casting him off, with little mention afterward, as unworthy of his attention, much less his admiration.
eta: Goes a long way toward explaining exactly why he's a SCoaMF.