At the end, John topped off a very hard-hitting segment with (implying "seemingly" or "it's as if"): "If you're black, the truth doesn't matter." Earlier, Glenn mentioned the date being in August. I had to wonder: Was this lively discussion held back so as not to coincide with the early days of John's NYT gig? If so, I couldn't blame you! To anyone reading this who hasn't yet watched the video, please note that the fireworks come in the final segment.
Now I want to defend President Obama. He said this in July 2013:
"Now, this isn't to say that the African American community is naïve about the fact that African American young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system; that they’re disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence."
Maybe that doesn't seem like much, but it's at least broaching an uncomfortable topic, so credit where credit is due. I can't imagine any other president, Democrat or Republican, with the standing and guts to say that. Of course I agree with Glenn that Obama could have and should have done much, much more, but he did try on at least that one occasion.
I always listen, but seldom spend much time watching. Today, though, before I went into listen mode, I watched for a while. Very cool! What a view. Were you in one of the supertalls on Billionaire's Row? Maybe you don't want to disclose. At any rate, it was bright and airy and made me wish I was there just so I could look out the window. Visuals aren't my bailiwick, but this caught my eye.
At the end, John topped off a very hard-hitting segment with (implying "seemingly" or "it's as if"): "If you're black, the truth doesn't matter." Earlier, Glenn mentioned the date being in August. I had to wonder: Was this lively discussion held back so as not to coincide with the early days of John's NYT gig? If so, I couldn't blame you! To anyone reading this who hasn't yet watched the video, please note that the fireworks come in the final segment.
Now I want to defend President Obama. He said this in July 2013:
"Now, this isn't to say that the African American community is naïve about the fact that African American young men are disproportionately involved in the criminal justice system; that they’re disproportionately both victims and perpetrators of violence."
Maybe that doesn't seem like much, but it's at least broaching an uncomfortable topic, so credit where credit is due. I can't imagine any other president, Democrat or Republican, with the standing and guts to say that. Of course I agree with Glenn that Obama could have and should have done much, much more, but he did try on at least that one occasion.
I always listen, but seldom spend much time watching. Today, though, before I went into listen mode, I watched for a while. Very cool! What a view. Were you in one of the supertalls on Billionaire's Row? Maybe you don't want to disclose. At any rate, it was bright and airy and made me wish I was there just so I could look out the window. Visuals aren't my bailiwick, but this caught my eye.