Progressives bemoan Obama's failure to fulfill his perceived promise to challenge the status quo. During the historic 2008 presidential campaign, Americans both black and white read his book, saw his skin, heard his occasionally preacherly speech cadences married to an academically trained intellect, and the bargain was sealed. They saw, they heard, they made assumptions, and progressives swooned. Their assumptions were wrong.
Leonce Gaiter: On Mlk And What Obama Is Not
Leonce Gaiter, Huffington Post: Politics
Mon, 01/18/2010 - 9:28am
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