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What obama did was have a beer summit. he brought the professor who was his friend into the room, they talked. he ended up saying "my sense is to have two good people in a circumstance in which none were able to resolve the incident in the way they should have been able to." the point is, he tried to bring this together rather than stoke division. we are at a place unfortunately in society were what crimes matter for my political agenda? >> obama saw that moment as an ability to unify, see that it would put everyone in a better place. exactly as you have been articulating, this president now, ...

Our culture is dominated by efforts to score points and win arguments. But do we really talk anymore?

Transparent now. she wasn't during those eight years that her husband was president of the united states. when she played the role as she said that, understanding the weight as their position as the first black first family. but now she is taking those shackles. often along herself to be more transparent about a lot of things, about marriage, about the struggles they've had there. which, she would never have felt comfortable talking about their marriage issues when barack obama was an active politician. and the same, now that she is talking about parenting and, so many things. so, i think it's...

No beer summit. many young black people, staffers, you didn't do anything wrong. you spoke the truth. but speaking the truth is one thing. offending whites upon whom you depend for polls and re-election is another. that spelled bad news for those who were advocates for an explicit engagement with the issue of race. >> it was an attempt by obama to calm the waters because the polls were showing that the numbers were against obama being critical about the police. he was siding against the police. >> the day after officer crowley and i met at the white house, all the phone calls and all the hate ...

Washington Brewers Guild is seeking an Executive Director.