The media were intended target for Obama's speech on race

[Commentary] Although he did not write or deliver it, Yaki was nervous before Sen Barack Obama gave his "More Perfect Union" speech last week. The press' treatment of the speech would dictate whether the it could erase the negative environment in which race had been brought up in this election campaign. In many ways, it was not a political speech. There are parts that undoubtedly will be taken out of context for political hit ads. But if you haven't read it, you can't form an informed opinion of it. If you didn't see the whole speech, then you can't understand the context and totality as a whole. But were the media listening to Obama's speech? Did they understand their awesome responsibility in this landmark election to let the candidates debate and define the issues or were they too busy giving themselves pats on the back for outing the senator to address the issue of race? A vigorous free press is a fundamental requirement of democracy. But Yaki has a hard time imagining that a report on yet another person who may have said the wrong thing on behalf of any candidate, who is not the candidate, and whose remarks are disavowed by a candidate, deserves prime time for an entire news cycle. It's time to move on. It's time to get back to the issues. It's time to get back to electing a president.
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