Middle Passage Press
January 12, 2010
for Immediate Release
Contact:
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
323-383-6145
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Author Says Racial Controversies Will Continue to Dog Obama
The racially loaded quips by Nevada Senator Harry Reid and former President Bill Clinton are symptomatic of a problem that will continue to dog President Obama. The problem is racial controversy says author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
In his new book How Obama Governed: The Year of Crisis and Challenge, Hutchinson details how race has always lurked at or near the surface during the presidential campaign and how the issue continues to pose problems and challenges for Obama. In his chapter, “Obama’s Racial Trainwreck,” he discusses the lingering impact that the flap over the racially incendiary remarks by Obama’s former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, has had on White House policy regarding racial issues.
Hutchinson predicted that there would be a continuing parade of overt and subtle racial digs, quips and comments regarding Obama from GOP officials and even Democrats. Hutchinson also notes that Obama will be challenged by African-American leaders to do and say more about race and civil rights.
Though race did not hamper Obama’s election efforts, says Hutchinson, it has always been a compelling and sensitive public policy issue for many Americans. Hutchinson notes that there was no chance that Obama could totally escape being drawn into the middle of racial issues.
Hutchinson predicted in How Obama Governed that there will be more racial controversies during Obama’s term. They will spark even greater public debate about the role of race in American life and equally important the role it plays in how Obama governs.
In How Obama Governed, Hutchinson gives a no holds barred assessment of the make and break issues that confront Obama in 2010. These are the issues that will determine whether Obama can really deliver on his lofty promise of hope and change.
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Author Says Racial Controversies Will Continue to Dog Obama
Posted by litekepr on January 12, 2010
Middle Passage Press
January 12, 2010
for Immediate Release
Contact:
Earl Ofari Hutchinson
323-383-6145
Author Interview Availability:
323-383-6145
Author Says Racial Controversies Will Continue to Dog Obama
The racially loaded quips by Nevada Senator Harry Reid and former President Bill Clinton are symptomatic of a problem that will continue to dog President Obama. The problem is racial controversy says author and political analyst Earl Ofari Hutchinson.
In his new book How Obama Governed: The Year of Crisis and Challenge, Hutchinson details how race has always lurked at or near the surface during the presidential campaign and how the issue continues to pose problems and challenges for Obama. In his chapter, “Obama’s Racial Trainwreck,” he discusses the lingering impact that the flap over the racially incendiary remarks by Obama’s former pastor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, has had on White House policy regarding racial issues.
Hutchinson predicted that there would be a continuing parade of overt and subtle racial digs, quips and comments regarding Obama from GOP officials and even Democrats. Hutchinson also notes that Obama will be challenged by African-American leaders to do and say more about race and civil rights.
Though race did not hamper Obama’s election efforts, says Hutchinson, it has always been a compelling and sensitive public policy issue for many Americans. Hutchinson notes that there was no chance that Obama could totally escape being drawn into the middle of racial issues.
Hutchinson predicted in How Obama Governed that there will be more racial controversies during Obama’s term. They will spark even greater public debate about the role of race in American life and equally important the role it plays in how Obama governs.
In How Obama Governed, Hutchinson gives a no holds barred assessment of the make and break issues that confront Obama in 2010. These are the issues that will determine whether Obama can really deliver on his lofty promise of hope and change.
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