The Barack and Michelle show
“We always knew this was an improbable journey, when we started off,” Obama said in an interview with NBC’s Meredith Vieira aired this morning on the Today show. “I think because of our success, people have forgotten that. People discount what we’ve accomplished and then focus on, well you know, you’ve lost a couple of states… But the truth is, that we always knew this was hard, and the reason is, because we’re trying to do something new….
“Let’s be honest here, I am an African American named Barack Obama who is running for president… That’s a leap for folks.”
Indeed it is, but are there also double standards, and racism, at work too? So asks a Texas blogger in what is perhaps the best summary of those double standards I’ve ever read.
Judge for yourself here.