It has nothing to do with the color of the people involved, but character. But, you know that, of course. Don’t worry, I fixed it for you.
“I think Obama is going to lose badly because a lot of... people who may not have a strong interest in politics are sick of having a surly... malcontent in the White House.”
A white candidate (Joe Biden, for example) probably could have gotten away with that comment. But to hear it from a guy whose own life has been nothing more than a race-based diatribe is just too much. The Obama campaign knows this all too well -- which is why that bigfoot-looking creature Michelle has been kept out of public view for the last few weeks.
By the time Wednesday rolls around, I predict that a lot of moderate people in the media are going to start referring to Barack Obama as "President Dinkins."