I don't disagree that there is some fence riding that he's doing, but the speach has some very accurate reflections on how race is handled in this country. Now I can question his motivations and I do, but right now, just as a speach, it was brilliant. I don't like the mans politics, I don't like his party (particularly his side of the party), but that speach did exactly what he needed it to do. It forces Hillary to stfu which is by itself a reason to call it brilliant, it's stunningly well organized and flows very well (all the credit goes to the young academics who wrote it for him), but even more it was spun the accurate reflections about race, made a call to the country and particularly the media to stopping being such muppets about race, and then wrapped it in his own muppet spin. Furthermore, it has definitively labeled Obama as the "intellegent" candidate. That is incredibly refreshing in a political landscape full of fucking idiots. He might have just taken his weakest topic and turned it into a strength in PA. I'm more impressed that he didn't just throw the Wright over a cliff. Well done Barack. Here's to hoping this aids you in absolutely destroying the cunt on the 22nd of April.
on a more comedic note: