Is he talking about prisons here?
Being a "progressive", I think he must be referring to the new, politically correct racism. The racism where he can criticize anyone he wants, but criticism of him is taboo.
Where the accomplishments of blacker people than him, such as Clarence Thomas and Condoleeza Rice don't count because they don't pay homage to Affirmative Action.
Where Oprah can exploit her power and position to favor her pet "Anointed One" and shun those those who don't carry Liberal water, as she's announced most recently she'll do with a REAL emancipated woman, Sarah Palin,without concern of criticism because she's part of the media monopoly held by the "tolerant".
Obama is not only unaccomplished with suspect judgment, he is a run-of-the-mill crooked political hack in the Chicago Democrat tradition.