No speech Obama gives can change the fact he knowingly and willingly associated himself for 20 years with someone who has openly expressed his hatred for America along with racist remarks.
I think Gerson is absolutely right to pull out the quote about the US Goverment creating the AIDS virus to wipe out all Blacks. That accusation is so outrageous, the one cannot leave it unchallenged. But at Trinity UCC, it was met with
UMM HMMS and AMENS! and is considered to be completely uncontroversial.
The amazing thing is that nobody thought it through. It was just a good lie that nobody really believes. But it makes for great grievance theater, so it is promoted.