Because the impulse to shape society was too strong to resist. The statist by his very nature regards the masses as chronically in need of his instruction and in no area of human relations do the masses require more instruction than on the issue of racism. The opportunity to shape America by the election of an African-American who could deliver an inspiring speech and who held all the right politically correct policy positions-especially on the Iraq war-was the perfect vehicle by which to finally bring America to salvation on the issue of race.
Many institutions are preoccupied with the need to shape lesser beings. We can think of academia and see how they run their campuses to achieve the latest flavor of social engineering which beguile them. But, as stated, no issue ever surpasses race for academics or for any other institution as the foremost cause celeb.
When it comes to elections the media have the power to shape the outcome and they certainly strove to do so in 2008 when by electing the first African-American as president of the United States they could not only educate America and bring it into the 21st century, but they could vicariously live again the great glory days of the media involvement in the American Civil Rights Movement.
The temptation was irresistible. By the election of 2012, the media and so much invested in Barack Obama that they simply continued running interference for him. Today, there is no scandal which truly cracks the wall of protection which this praetorian guard has erected around their Caesar.
Why a black president? They could not do otherwise.
