Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20100404:18:48:00
You write this: even before he announced his candidacy obama was selective in talking about race. as the only african-american in the senate, it would have been natural for him to be the most constant voice on black issues, quote, unquote, structural inequality, affirmative action, poverty, drug laws, but he was determined to be a politician with a broad outlook and purpose. >> that maintains even now. i had an interview with him in the oval office right before he was going to deliver his inaugural address. we finished our interview. then he came out in the hallway and wanted to add something ...