Letters to the Editor
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Thank you Gary Kamiya for a brilliant essay
Personally, Obama's association with Wright pushed me toward him, not away. I've never seen Obama as being for real. Handsome, confident, well-educated and slightly superior, Obama's always seemed like a member of the privileged white establishment to me, despite his taupe complexion. But that he listens to a guy like Wright, and is married to a woman who said "for the first time in my life I'm proud to be an American," well, he's sounding more and more like the real deal to me: A true liberal in the American sense, with a genuine desire to do the right thing for all human beings despite the brayings of "traitor" of the patriots.
People, whether within corporations, schools or countries, who insist on only praising the establishment are very dangerous; anywhere you find them in abundance is a place on the verge of doom.
Thank you Gary, for a piece that deserves an award.