I have a multitude of thoughts on this, but they are still formulating at this hour. I will say, that it is the most coherent and frank explanation of the status quo of race in this country that I have probably ever heard. His honesty and demeanor were powerful and sobering - and although it is already happening among the usual suspects in the whacky right-o-sphere, I challenge any thinking person in America to deny it’s importance. It is the stark portrait of America that almost everyone is afraid to say, and Obama took advantage of this exact moment to deliver it - almost saying: fine, if you want to talk about Wright - then we will, but don’t you dare - intellectually, spiritually, or historically - ignore why someone like Wright, or the black community at large, or America itself - is the way that it is. And he refused to insert the easy distance between himself and it, instead he practically gave it a bear hug. Just the kind of courage and vision I have come to expect from him. He pitched to win, and I think he did. And I don’t care if the press agrees.
This is an important moment. Attention must be paid.
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