He's such an academic...

[orichalcum]

So Barack Obama just gave this big speech on race in America. It was eloquent and passionate and thoughtful and actually addressed both white and black racism and the underlying anxieties beneath both of them.

However, he also quoted _his own book_. At length.

Maybe you have to be a faculty brat turned professor to realize that Obama was shaped not just by his multicultural upbringing and the streets of Chicago, but very, very much by the ivory halls of the University of Chicago law school. :)

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[cerebralpaladin.livejournal.com]

There may be another reason for that. By quoting his book, he demonstrates that the ideas he's expressing in his speech are not part of an effort to remake himself for political gain, but rather are longstanding parts of his character. That may be politically effective and may help manage spin.