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Originally Posted by powerclown
Obama gave a decent enough speech on race the other day, but it's a hell of a time to even be discussing such a controversial subject just months before the election. It's enough he has to say all the right things about domestic and foreign policy, but to have to tackle the ginormous subject of race might be problematic. He could spend 2 terms in office as President addressing racial issues, and still get nowhere. Perhaps if he ends up losing the election, he could devote more of his time addressing racial issues and injustices as he sees them. It seems like a lot to ask of a candidate to tackle the subject of race relations *and* run a conventional campaign at the same time.
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I think it is pretty clear that it wasn't his idea to address this issue but rather, between the Ferraro business and the focus on Rev. Wright over the past week, it was made an issue.
If he had said nothing it would have been suicide. Taking a stance on this issue was the right thing to do. I can't imagine either Hillary Clinton or John Kerry doing something like this... or rather I can but they wouldn't have carried it of with such aplomb.
That said, I agree. I don't think it really is the time and place for this discussion. There seem to be bigger fish to fry and I wish the media and the pundits would concentrate on those issues rather than this one.