"Is it really so outrageous that a black presidential candidate would want to talk about the displacement of black Americans in this way? Maybe a better question is: why isn’t the condition of black America an important topic for all presidential candidates of all backgrounds and all races?"
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Obama’s Right: We Failed Black New Orleans After Katrina – David Frum (via underthemountainbunker)
It seems Sean Hannity, The Daily Caller, and The Drudge Report honestly thought they were going to spark outrage with this - which I think says a lot about the way they see things.
Fox news is following suite, and talking about how the “left wing” media didn’t report on this, when in fact Fox News aired parts of this clip back in 2007!
(Source: underthemountainbunker.com, via underthemountainbunker)