Obama accepts the challenge, and plays the key race game.
We all knew there were two taboo at stake in the Democratic primaries and the US Presidential campaign: gender (Hillary) and race (Barack). The real nodes come afore now. It is the moment of truth. Barack Obama just finished a major speech on race in America and building a more perfect union: the one we were waiting for, after the media campaign challenging him to a new step. Here’s the video and full text (diffused on Obama’s mailing list 2 hours ago, 9:47 pm GMT, March 18):
http://my.barackobama.com/hisownwords
New York Times
NEWS ANALYSIS
Obama Chooses Reconciliation Over Rancor
In a speech that was frank but also hopeful and patriotic, Barack Obama confronted race head-on, then reached beyond it.
