I was Black Before the Election

While on the Dave Letterman Show, Barack Obama was asked about Jimmy Carter's statement that "people who are guilty of that kind of personal attack against Obama have been influenced to a major degree by a belief that he should not be President because he happens to be African American." Obama reminded Letterman and the audience that , "first of all, I was black before the election.' The overwhelming majority of people,' he went on to say, 'simply want 'common sense, honesty and integrity.' Obama considers it an extraordinary honor to have been elected President, of course. And he really feels that any time someone is proposing significant change in the status quo, people are more likely to strongly react than not. "FDR was called a socialist and communist," he said. People accused Ronald Regan of trying to team down the country.' What else would you expect Obama to say? We all know Jimmy Carter is indeed right. But Obama is much better served staying away from discussing race in any other way because it is otherwise a 'can't' win proposition.