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http://politicalwire.com/archives/2013/07/20/why_obama_spoke.htmlJuly 20, 2013
Why Obama Spoke
Mike Allen: "Plans for the President's unannounced appearance in the White House press room yesterday afternoon - for blunt, personal, unscripted comments on the Trayvon Martin verdict -- reflected one of the theories his aides have about breaking through in this crazy media age: Surprise is a big deal. If the White House had announced a speech on race on Thursday (when he decided to give it), or even an hour before, there would have been a tsunami of vapid predicting and preening by the time he stood and delivered. Instead, the speech came as a total shock."
"Obama had told aides the day before that he was ready to speak on the Florida case. In most White Houses, a presidential speech on race would be a complex decision emerging from fevered calculus and consultation. In this case, the President sat in the Oval Office and rattled off the exact thought bubble that he later expressed from the podium. The instant conclusion of his advisers: Just do it. As Obama spoke, he looked at ease -- and relieved. He so often seems to be holding back what he really thinks. Yesterday, it was all out there."
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Just do it. (Original Post)
babylonsister
Jul 2013
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jenmito
(37,326 posts)1. K&R&T. Thanks for this article. n/t
Jamaal510
(10,893 posts)2. Agreed. PBO
said what all of us were thinking and have wanted him to talk about all along. Whether it's about being watched more closely in stores or simply having others extra anxious when around us, there is still a persistent reminder of racism in this country. The RW fear-mongerers may not like it (and have certainly pounced on him the past couple of days for his comments), but it is what it is.
Cha
(297,522 posts)3. It was from his heart and soul.. I
can imagine he felt the same way about the zimmerman verdict that so many of us did. that from the night he shot and killed Trayvon right up to the verdict.. that it was all unjust.
Mahalo, babylonsistah~