Barack Obama addresses the question of race and specific concerns about those sermons that are all the rage these days in this lengthy (40 minutes) speech. It starts off a little too straight but veers into some very interesting, nuanced, and sometimes quite brilliant directions. Via his campaign site (with full transcript) or directly at YouTube.
It’s quite a good speech. I shudder to think how it will be parsed and (mis)construed by both is supporters and his opponents. Perhaps he has managed to pitch a big enough tend here that there’s something most anyone can take away from it. But you certainly can’t say that he decided to skirt the issues.