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Last Word on Beer: That Teachable Moment Was About Obama
By Jill Lawrence - Politics DailyI'm not sure what, if anything, the nation learned about race relations from the White House Beer Summit. It's not news that things can get tense between cops and black people. If we'd been able to hear what was said at that table in the Rose Garden, maybe we'd have more insights, more hope or despair. Instead we got a silent, awkward tableau of President Obama, Skip Gates, James Crowley and Joe Biden. But there were teachable moments in this episode -- about Obama himself. First there was the press conference last week that kicked off the mess, when he said he didn't have all the facts but ...
Robert Gibbs: Beers at White House Will be 'Poignant Moment'
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyWhite House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs gave reporters guidance on Tuesday about the president's upcoming plans for beers and reconciliation at the White House. Here's what's on the rundown:Who: President Obama, Harvard Professor Henry Louis "Skip" Gates, Jr. and Sgt. James Crowley of the Cambridge Police Department, who arrested Gates at his own home while investigating a possible break-inWhat: Cold beers and "a teachable moment" to send a message about race relations in America, ie we can all get alongWhere: The White House picnic table, weather permittingWhen: 6 p.m. Thursday Why: Because ...
The Victimization of Barack Obama Begins
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyOne of the legitimate reasons for hope in the potential of the incoming Obama administration is what the election of an African-American president could mean for race relations in the United States. Obama's race is of course not in itself a qualification for office. But his election does symbolize how far America has come from its discriminatory past. Truth be told, America has been ready to elect a black man to high office for a much longer time than the left will admit. Until Obama, there simply have not been African-American candidates that have proved acceptable to the broad middle of the ...
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