If President Barack Obama doesn’t think racism plays a significant role in opposition to his policies, why do so many people think it does?
Obama appeared on David Letterman’s show last night and delivered the money quote when asked about racism.
“It’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election,” he said.
Bob Collins retired from Minnesota Public Radio in 2019 after 12 years of writing NewsCut and pointing out to complainants that posts weren’t news stories. A son of Massachusetts, he was a news editor 1992-1998, created the MPR News regional website in 1999, invented the popular Select A Candidate, started several blogs, and every day lamented that his Minnesota Fantasy Legislature project never caught on.
Bob Collins