DC seems like a long way away from Latin America. If I recall, it's three time zones away from Los Angeles, which seems to be the new capital of Latin America.
And your closing comment just re-inforces my theory that the majority of voters in this country will not forget Obama's comments. He may have thought he defended himself well from the charges about Jeremiah Wright, but Hyde Park does not represent America. I don't think he gets it.
If the Italian reporter said anything about what he was doing in DC, I missed it.
The Brit at the end did give some leeway. He said that for some to suggest that if Obama does NOT win in the end that America will be considered racist is absurd. He further when on to say that Brarak himself should publicly state that his win or loss will not be indicative of a “racist” america. Fat chance that; if/when Barak loses the Dem nomination he will claim it is racism and he will blame it on the republicans! HA. I can hear him now: It’s Rush’s fault! :-)