color. >> president obama's 17-minute remarks on race are certain the most personal and extensive of his presidency. we want to bring in two folks to talk about it. >> we have a syndicated opinion columnist. he joins us from san diego. earl lewis is a politics director from new york. gentlemen, thank you for joining us. i want to start with you, earl. we want to start with a bit of what the president said yesterday and then come to you after that. let's listen. >> there are very few african-american men in this country who haven't had the experience of being followed when they were shopping a department store. that includes me. there are very few african-american men who haven't had the experience of walking across the street and hearing the locks click on the doors of cars. that happens to me, at least before i was a senator. >> now the president released