Obama and race

It's worth watching Sen. Obama's entire speech on race. If you have 40 minutes to kill, you can watch it all right HERE.

And what's the controversy about? Well, . http://www.blogger.com/img/gl.link.gif

Here are two excellent op-ed columns about the speech. One is from the right, and the other from the left. Both make strong points and, taken together, point towards the complexity that is wrapped around this issue of race.
A conservative view: Charles Krauthammer.
A liberal view: E. J. Dionne.