Friday, July 19, 2013

President Obama's Remarks on Trayvon Martin.

There is one other time I recall seeing President Obama in pain. It was during the last presidential campaign. He was holding a "town hall meeting."  And a little African-American boy asked him "Why do people hate you?"  I can still see the look on the president's face as he began answering that question, turning his face away from the boy and addressing the entire audience. I saw that look today when I watched the video.

This case is personal for the president, as it is personal for General Holder. As it is for the African-American community generally. The case is not personal for me, a white man. I am not in pain. The president and the attorney general made me "feel their pain."