Obama is no Archimedes.
This week the purveyors of profundity pounced on Barack Obama’s quest to be the great hope for a post-racial America.
Here are some comments from the right:
Obama’s new implied promise of a presidency of endless race-based agitation may well constitute an offer that we easily can refuse. –Michael Medved
But President of the United States, in a time of national danger, under a looming threat of nuclear terrorism? No.
–Thomas Sowell
… he can and will survive this battle. –Dick Morris
Well, you can't pick your grandma, but you can pick your pastor ... –Michelle Malkin
We probably need to wait until Barack Obama better knows who he is … –Dennis Prager
And from the left:
He used his address as a teachable moment … –Washington Post
It is hard to imagine how he could have handled it better … –New York Times
…we are closer today, thanks to this remarkable address, to facing our history and perfecting our nation. –Los Angeles Times
I’m reminded of John Godfrey Saxe's (1816-1887) version of the famous Indian legend, “The Blind Men and the Elephant”:
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