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Chris Matthews “I forgot he was black”

by jamwillis on Jan.29, 2010, under Thoughts

I was trying to think about who he was tonight. It’s interesting; he is post-racial, by all appearances. I forgot he was black tonight for an hour. He’s gone a long way to become a leader of this country and past so much history in just a year or two. I mean it’s something we don’t even think about. I was watching and I said, wait a minute, he’s an African-American guy in front of a bunch of other white people and there he is, president of the United States, and we’ve completely forgotten that tonight — completely forgotten it. I think it was in the scope of the discussion, it was so broad ranging, so in tune with so many problems and aspects and aspects of American life. That you don’t think in terms of the old tribalism and the old ethnicity. It was astounding in that regard, a very subtle fact. It’s so hard to even talk about it. Maybe I shouldn’t talk about it, but I am.

I’m not sure if I want to consider this as a compliment for President Obama or an insult to the entire African-American race. For those of you who also may have forgotten, yes we do have a black President. I will be super glad when Whites, Blacks and Gays all are truly equal! What y’all think?

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