If you haven’t seen or read the Obama speech on race yet, what the hell is wrong with you? It’s a stunningly courageous speech if for no other reason than, as Jon Stewart put it, a politician has finally decided to talk to us like we were adults.
But here’s what I keep wondering: what, exactly, was so bad about Rev. Wright’s comments? They were intemperate, sure, but he’s a preacher, not a politician. Why are they thought to be so toxic to Obama’s campaign that he had to loudly denounce them?
In other words, who, apart from inveterate racists who are terrified of an “angry black man,” would be bothered by these comments to the point that they might decide not vote for Obama? And wouldn’t these people not be voting for him in the first place?
What’s the big deal?
Update: Listen to Mike Huckabee.
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