Hot Rhetoric: Return of the Steam
October 28th, 2007Obama says he’s “done being a nice guy.” If you recall, he said that seventeen days ago, too. It wasn’t true then and isn’t now, either. First of all, Obama’s a “soft” politician, admired not because he is tough or innovative but because he’s seen by many, especially in College, as “intelligent and thoughtful,” which is an image he’s been careful to foster and he won’t want to lose being rude to Hillary Clinton. An even bigger concern: he doesn’t want to seem too angry because an angry black politician is not something that the public will embrace.
There are still significant racial issues in this country, you know.