. -- an astute politician. , but we on his al you fail to recognize he was a negotiator. he knew when and how to compromise as strategy. in thei talked earlier show about how nicole assess president obama given the deteriorating health of nelson mandela, how the president had done in that regard, and she gave him high marks. since you know the south african people so well, say a word about how we keep reading they are so troubled by this deathwatch, by people not letting him go and the media camped out, trying to find out .hen that move meant will come say to me a little bit about how you perceive the south african people and what troubles them at this time. thet is human nature that possibility of losing a legend affect people in serious ways. the south african people are plural people, so it is difficult to talk about the south african people. the most the people are worried about what happens after he goes, but i have been hearing that since he finished his first five years, and south africa's economy has could tenured to grow, and new and newip has emerged, leadership

their young adults and temperatures very astute and very well - they understand their cultural and they're going on to college and i thank marcus bookstore for that. marcus was born august 17, 1887. he gave us his identity and he hooked united states up with our motherland african where we found out we all came from. okay. and that history in that store is where children can learn. not only ourselves but yourselves too. it's worth saving. redevelopment was tearing - >> thank you. next speaker. . i live in the western edition. marcus books needs to stay in fillmore. i grew up and was living in chinatown. it looks different from chinatown but right now, i'm living in the west edition are i see that fill more is very much different than when i was the. there's hardly any remedy in advance of a black business are the chicago barber shop is gone and this is the last black business to the past. i'm also my immediate issue is housing affordability but i see that horrify but i need to - i need to empower those folks and marcus books provides that kind of presence. i saw the spirit and it's differe

as one of the few people who astutely predicted the current fiscal crisis, gillian's reporting continues to impress readers with a mixture of infinite intelligence, perceptiveness, and appropriate skepticism-- all qualities that are necessary for keeping us not only informed, but wiser than most,

they were pretty astute at assessing the juveniles and assessing the areas they were in. what we've done since then, we lost our nonprofit, now everybody who does graffiti, we generally send out, not the paint, we send out to strip the toilets and public parks, pick up dog poop at the dog park. pick up something that was disgusting and they don't get a chance to paint at all. we would see where they would paint over and they would forget the part with their gang and they would paint over. they would use a roller and put stuff behind. we've done that. we've only walked away from it only because we haven't got what we consider the proper supervision to go out to be able to assess the environment and the young gangsters that go out on the paint crew, they respect the old veterans even if they've gotten reformed. they don't so much respect the city work [speaker not understood]. that's how it worked with us. >> okay, anybody else up there want to comment on that? i'm going to run over here because it's over here. had his hand up for a little while. if i could get you to stand

i just wanted to speak on that during public comment, because i know that we have some very astute, experienced people on the commission, who can take note of it. thank you very much. >> thank you very much. any other public comments? moving to item 5, "communications." any public comments on communication? being none we'll move to item 6, adopt a resolution of a resolution supporting the nomination of anson b. moran of the ac waawaa. we appreciate your willingness to continue to do that. is there a motion >> so moved >> motion is carried. congratulations commissioner. report of the general manager. >> julie labonte has been named 2013 government civil engineer of the year by the american society of civil engineers. it's a great privilege to win such an honor and i wanted to personally thank her. she is going to go to charlotte, october 11th, where you will receive the award. it's an amazing accomplishment for julie and represents the department well. julie why don't you come up and say a few words and then you can do your presentation. [ applause ] >> >> thank you. the award certainly did come

i work at [inaudible] so i'm very [inaudible] talk about this masonic area and i commend the astute san francisco citizens for coming here

>> well, that is a very interesting question and a very astute question.i think because in some with specs notwithstanding what had been done to native peoples, which was not entirely different to what happened to african-americans in this american nevertheless, indians were a slightly safer ethnic, if you will. they occupy this very romantic position in the minds of many americans, and it is easy to do that because it hides what the history really was. you have a very romanticized conception of what the american indians are, and so that was part of the reason. the other was, attaches itself to washington, d.c. the native people had a particularly potent political champion in the form of senator dan inouye, who was a ranking member in the united states senate. the other side of it is the collection became available, the collection which i saw as a teenager in new york from oklahoma. it became available because the trusts that held it in new york was going belly up, essentially. it needed support, and the smithsonian institution and congress entered into an

i work at [inaudible] so i'm very [inaudible] talk about this masonic area and i commend the astute san francisco citizens for coming here and speaking out 'cause this is what happens. we have represents who have no sense of planning, no sense of congestion, no sense of traffic management and remote control they want to back such ideas. now, the bicycle coalition has a political action committee, a pack. it funds a lot of ya'll. and ya'll get the money -- not all of ya'll -- when ya'll get the money... >> thank you very much. >> that is my first bet i think. >> that was your second bell. >> i hope you heard me loud and /khroer. clear. >> thank you. any other member of the public who would like to comment? seeing none, public comment closed. this item is live befores. commissioner breed. >> thank you. i have received a lot of emails from constituents who have a real problem with this project. it's really unfortunate gnat because this project was approved last year and from my understanding there was a lot of outreach. i actually received emails and information about the planning process

doesn't want any public participation on this particular question along absolutely that is a very astutebservation and say you can observe the united states in particular in this affair has been sort of saying that there are certain human rights but obviously they don't apply when national interest or the security interest is at stake because then we launch permission to do whatever we like and the attitude that rather out again to not have to say has backlashed backlash severely so you can observe the. just like you say nation national interests starting to take a back seat to two large movements you have corporate movements i mean if you look at big corporations their budgets eclipse a lot of national budgets a lot of national book girls productions and also ideologies new ideologies that spring out net the liberty movement is huge it's more. is in people in the millions look at how sopa was defeated in the united states last year if you look at the pirate party which i founded that has now spread to seventy countries so yes i think we're starting to see ideas clash rather than nations

they were pretty astute at assessing the juveniles and assessing the areas they were in. what we've done since then, we lost our nonprofit, now everybody who does graffiti, we generally send out, not the paint, we send out to strip the toilets and public parks, pick up dog poop at the dog park. pick up something that was disgusting and they don't get a chance to paint at all. we would see where they would paint over and they would forget the part with their gang and they would paint over. they would use a roller and put stuff behind. we've done that. we've only walked away from it only because we

neil: were very astute comedic career on it, do you look at this each side playing the fear the democratsay you are going to run the program off a cliff, rational people have to see through that and say calm down. speak othe there always in a stf panic. my father every four years he went out and voted for the president and wrrte in his name. i'm serious. i remember set i think i got it this time. i think people have got to realize, we're laughing at it right now, if you can't laugh at it, you have to stay calm because it will work out. neil: in other words each side seems to be quite curt time the growth in something with killing the program. whether it is defense or medicare, pick a program. rational people, even the ones who say no, this is not the case. >> we have to really check into it thoroughly. you take the whole gun issue, i think we should check the constitution and we should check our government. i believe the second amendment, there is a typo in there. we are allowed to bear arms. they saw t-shirts coming into the future. and nothing to do with guns. neil: something tells me t

he has these ideas a grand jury and he is a very astute person. tony was a childhood associate of his and according to law enforcement, tony was set out by the chicago mob to look over their interest here in las vegas. and according to 26 people, murdered them. i was always chastise by local police would say, how can you sleep at night. and i say, how come you are so dumb they haven't been able to spend one day in jail if you killed 26 people. i never got a satisfactory answer along those lines. but tony did that here and unfortunately he was killed and buried in a cornfield in louisiana. >> he never spent one day in jail except for one time when we were representing the bosses in kansas city. tony was arrested for murder and he didn't want the other attorney to represent him. >> mr. bittman, is there such a thing as a mafia? >> there was a time that i would have sworn that there wasn't. i had had the head of the fbi, that there wasn't. they said it was the greatest lie ever told. ally of a century that there is no mafia. we're at really found out

out very uncomfortable facts about franklin but my answer to your question is he was an extremely astute businessman it did not pat and his inventions but he did realize the way in academic might write it today but it is the package to be of a successful academic but he realized these are to his benefit of the social benefactor he was president of the board of trustees even though they did not approve of a program that he advocated he was extremely successful has a businessman and it came together but he worked extremely hard and had early setbacks that very quickly was one of the most successful printers in the colony then he would buy pieces of newspapers and by land and harvest the trees and had a paper making interest in the caribbean and elsewhere in he made so much money that by 1746 he could say i am done and he brought in a partner to be achieved a silent partner in exchange for the annual stipend gave the business over if he writes to his friend in new york state who is also a would-be scientists to sam will devote my life to do science and what i could afford to do before. now

they postponed it for a year and that is bad news for many people because it was an astute political decision rather than a decision based upon improving people's health coverage. most americans currently get their coverage at work, but this law says that employers with 50 or more fulltime workers have to provide the one-size-fits-all type coverage or pay a penalty. now, postponing the penalty for a year will encourage many employers to drop coverage and that's what the administration would like, because they spent $4 billion trying to get these 50 health insurance exchanges up and running for -- with a very small target of enrolling seven million people, but it's very unlikely that under current circumstances seven million people will enroll. >> they're saying the reason why they're postponing it, will i awe us to consider ways to improve reporting requirements and allow time to -- >> here's the point i'm trying to make. they can fix those two things you're night. reason for this is they can't sell this behemoth system they need more time to silt. >> that's true. in the meantime, ma

. >> michael: that is such an astute observation. people who have never been in the minority have no idea what it's like. that's an important part of it. chris, before i let you go i want to talk about a little bit of news that came out this afternoon mike enzi from wyoming said he was going to run for re-election. moments later liz cheney said that she too, will run for the senate seat and primary mike enzi. "abc news" reported that enzi was assured by liz cheney that if he were to run she would not challenge him. and then this happens. what do you make of this, and how much could it hurt the republicans. >> it's such a safe seat i don't think it will have a big impact over what party controls that seat. but within the party perspective this is an interesting move. the cheneys had moves from the washington area back to wyoming, they're looked at as home staters. they're not carpet baggers but they haven't been there for a long time. they're just getting to know the state. and to take on mike enzi who is very well liked in the state

and that is what his lawyer is very astutely getting this lead detective -- if there's ever a movie, i think donnie wahlberg from "blue bloods" plays this guy. he's getting him to repeat this is a pristine interview. and was zimmerman was saying was proving true from what officers found at the sooend what witnesses were saying at the scene. it's a very low key but very important line of questioning in my view. >> let's go back to the courtroom. >> you had the information available from john good, as well as other witness statements when you had this interview with mr. zimmerman, correct ? >> yes, sir. >> and you had read other statements that other witnesses had gathered together as to what they heard? >> yes, sir. >> that included mrs. lauer, who told you she heard what she heard? >> yes, sir. >> and her fiancee as well, back then her fiancee? >> yes. >> you had spoken to them yourself? >> yes, i had. >> as you were now going back to mr. zimmerman, who did not have this information available to him, tell me what concerns you had that mr. zimmerman told you that night that did not co

. >> i will say this, mark, but when the president said you can keep your doctor he astutely pointed out nothing more than that. it didn't mean you would pay a hell of a lot more to keep that doctor, and that is looking more and more likely in a best case scenario here. the administration pitching as it is, the nfl, the nba and librarians we are told the virtues and benefits of health care to reach young people who are not signing up apparently or jazzed by this, are they just selling a lemon and is that what is going to hit people or are people hip to this? >> i would warn the nfl the nba and these old lady librarians you put your fingerprints on this, and you will get burned too. it is a monstrosity and anybody who touch itself will be burned. this is not the way the american system is supposed to work. this is utterly unconstitutional and slewsly con testimony -- and con testimony few us with. >> there is a provision that requires our bosses to provide services. there are a majority of people who will not sign up for this. the under pinings in the financial support from you and me

astute declaration of independence aficionados might notice what's missing.e endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights. the folks at sam adams quickly instituting the code advises against using religion or religious themes for marketing purposes. but that hasn't stopped the uproar. to jamie weinstein who says for good reason, there is a higher authority than a freaking beer institute. what do you make of this? >> i think the whole commercial is a little tacky and cheap. if you're going to invoke the declaration of independence, at least invoke it our. our creator part is a very part of the declaration. it shows they're endowed not by some government, not by some metaphysical, it's in the air out there. but by a higher power, by god and can't be taken away. on the other hand, i understand their point, they don't want to invoke god. i could see them being criticized invoking god to sell beer. if you are going to use the declaration of independence, use it right, i think so people can understand exactly what it means. >>> you're on a slippery slop

again, very astute. not initially a lot of note taking when bernie going was into his closing argument. when some of the playback of the state of george zimmerman. they are just drinking it in, they are listening carefully, as they have done. i don't know if you can really read a whole lot other than to say you know they take this very seriously. >> all right, martin savidge in sanford, florida, thank you so much. coming up, we're going to continue our coverage of the george zimmerman murder trial. what does our legal panel think about the prosecution's closing argument? that's coming up next. stay with us. d's most advanced distribution systems," "and one of the most efficient trucking networks," "with safe, experienced drivers." "we work directly with manufacturers," "eliminating costly markups," "and buy directly from local farmers in every region of the country." "when you see our low prices, remember the wheels turning behind the scenes, delivering for millions of americans, everyday. "dedication: t

once again i love it when people on the left or people in hollywood always act like they are super astute about political affairs whenever they are in a reflective or echo chamber they always act like they know about it and then later you say did you know the head guy is is a crazy pig and you go i had no idea i thoughts that where they made turkey beef. >> she really didn't. run the tape on jennifer. >> wish happy birthday ♪ happy birthday tote you happy birthday, mr. president. >> bill: i think she thought she was at madison square garden. >> listen, billy, it is so unstable there is a 50/50 shot by the time they finish the song you're dead. >> bill: i believe jennifer lopez when she said she had no idea hot guy was. i don't even think she knew where she was. she did know she was making 1.4 mil, last word, miller. >> it's chinatown, jake. i give up. the world has gone mad. whatever anybody wants, they got my pod face on. >> bill: i have turned down offer for you and i to appear at the next birthday for the dictator. >> we're performing at jlo's birthday. did i tell you? >> bill: that's

the judge was very astute the way she ruled.d this was the theory of prosecution, and that they were attempting to establish -- also it's valid as far as my opinion in cross-examination. so no, they came in through another angle. they didn't open the door as to character. they had a theory of prosecution and used it under that and it did not open up the door. i agree if zimmerman takes the stand and opens it up in another area, it's going to be a back and forth. but not going to happen, not with this judge and not with the defense not even thinking the about putting him on the stand. >> he's never going to take the stand. >> no, way. >> there's no reason. absolutely no reason for him. i can't see him doing any better on the witness stand than he's done through the statements that have been introduced. >> for more on the story, go to cnn.com. just ahead, trayvon martin's mother is expected to be one of the final witnesses on friday. many believe it could be emotional testimony. more from our panel, ahead. [ male announcer ] fight

her observations are astute. they're right on. the thing, though, is most of this is all taking place outside the presence of the jury. don west enjoys really a tremendous reputation here in central florida. the reality is you can tell that this judge and don west, they have issues with each other. that's just palpable. the presence in front of the jury, particularly after the first few days, you see mark o'mara take overall of the type of witnesses where you are wanting to make an impact. you are wanting to show a nice guy and be personable and i think they succeeded with that. i think if they kept don west on because of the antagonism between him and the judge it could have gone along the path you all are talking about. i think they caught themselves. they reversed the direction they were going, and i think that you have seen the charm that mark o'mara has been pretty much exuding with the jury. he has been very much of a gentleman, kept it soft, kept it very, very even keeled without a lot of drama and theatrics and i think it

so you constantly have to be re-evaluating that and the folks work in the housing areas are very astute at identifying problems early on and that's the key. you're dealing with a population that doesn't want to be there, they're not necessarily there with people they like, they're probably facing some very challenging times in their lives. >> the greatest challenge for many inmates in the orange county jail is uncertainty. unlike prison inmates, who have already been convicted and sentenced for crimes they have committed, most jail inmates stand charged with crimes, and are still working their cases through the court system. the process can take years. so some try to make their jail cells home. >> this is the living room right here. we keep the books and the magazines and trash. this is the kitchen where we eat and everything. this is the bathroom, the washing machine/shower, bird bath. >> with such close quarters, deputies constantly monitor inmates for signs of conflict. >> once you come inside, things are much more intense because you're not out on the streets. you can't be 20 miles

one of mine sort of things in the book that i write about, i think the son, rich daley, was a very astutestudent of his father's accomplishment and mistakes as a politician. and i think he sort lived in his father's shadow a sort of all politicians did of his generation. by thinkers are careful when he came to power do not repeat the mistakes of his father. so i think the son tried to really work on race relations, particularly with the african-american community. his father had made some huge mistakes and have been criticized for the. the son tried to improve the public schools which is a hard thing to do but he tried to do. the father been criticized if you for not taking care of the public schools. similarly with public housing, he tried to improve public housing. we could debate whether it worked out are not spent the interesting thing about public housing, both of you, he virtually, richard m., virtually erased reach adjacent public housing notion which i found wrong on every level. it's a high rise ghettos. >> the high rise were tragic. so i think the son look at like his father and

the judge was very astute the way she ruled. she said this is the theory of prosecution. they were attempting to establish -- also it is valid in my opinion as far as cross-examination and impeachment. they came the from another angle and didn't open the door to character. they had a theory of prosecution. they use it under that and did did not open the doompl i agree if zimmerman takes the stand and opens it in another area it will be a back and forth. not going to happen, not with this judge and the defense thinking about putting him on the stand. >> he's never going to take the stand. >> marcia and sunny you agree. >> no way. >> oh, god. yes. no rchblt absolutely no reason. i can't see him doing any better on the witness stand than statements already introduced no reason for it. >> a reminder, for more on the story go to cnn.com. ahead, trayvon martin's mom is expected to be one of the final witnesses on friday. many believe it could be emotional testimony. i will talk to the attorney for the martin family. more from our panel ahead. a he. it grabbed the patient's reco

jean casarez who is such an astute court watcher and because she's a lawyer and covered a few thousandss able to watch the jury. they're the one that matter. she watched the jury as the demonstrations went on. after the break i want you to tell our viewers how they responded because they're the only ones in this story who continue. it's coming up. vo: getting your car serviced at meineke, smart. saving time by booking an appointment online, even smarter. online scheduling. available now at meineke.com. >>> live in sanford, florida. i'm ashleigh banfield reporting on the second-degree murder trial of george zimmerman and it's winding down. this was the day that we thought the defense might rest its case. they went until 10:00 last night and man was it a pitched battle in that courtroom. i don't know fp they'll rest today. we may have this case to the jury by friday if they rest. it's incredible how quickly it's gone even though it's been three weeks and i'm not a sequestered juror. jean is back with us live. she's come out to report everything we don't see. we're riveted to our tv screen

if you look at his appointments prior to that, he married the superintendent's daughter, got very astute appointments that emphasize education and the new type of fighting rather than just armored artillery, although he was gifted and almost everything i guess something to the effect in that when petreaus was in a room everyone knew that he was the best educated and the smartest and he knew that he was. that created a lot of jealousy and envy. so commander stood that it takes a lot of confidence in one's powers to think, if you would just let me come in and clean up the mess because that is what we're getting down to. bridgeway is basically saying, everybody else grew up. i'm going to go over there and give the united states a second chance. katie never said that, but when he took the position it is either he cleans up the mess over through. sherman it takes atlanta or lincoln will be elected. the border could secured and we take back the west were justinian, it will be a losing story. you didn't cause the problem, but if you don't save it is down to the peloponnesus in defeat. >> now, c

elizabeth warren pointed out astutely it should have gone -- 1960, the minimum wage should go up to the same and the minimum wage now should be about $20 an hour. one of our viewers responded... >> who's lazy? >> john: one at a time. >> i feel like i'm on "the view." >> i think it is riddick throws throw out that notion. there was a time -- >> john: wait. >> thanks to the republicans, we don't have unions that used to allow people to make a living wage. there used to be a time when a woman could stay home and take care of her children and a man could work and people go to school and not have to be indebted for the next 100 years with $70,000 $80,000 of student loans. there used to be a time when people could live. that doesn't exist anymore. >> there was a time when obama didn't put up $17 trillion in debt. >> john: scottie you're making things up. i'm going to take over again. you're making things up. since the reagan administration -- >> now, we're going to get back to blaming reagan. >> john: hang on. we all can acknowledge -- hang on. bill clinton deserves a lot of blame, too. durin

i applaud the efforts across these cities yesterday, but i think what they missed is what you astutely pointed out. the president basically said to us without saying to us, this ain't going no further. you can march and protest and rally -- >> i don't think he said that. >> i didn't say he said it. >> let me say this. the mistake that people make is to prejudge an investigation before it takes place. >> well, the attorney general will decide. but the president -- >> we talk about legislation. i understand about the stand your ground laws. but there are some things we can do. we as a congressional black caucus have put in place, at least drafted over the last couple weeks racial profiling. that's what this was. i don't care what they say it was. that is what it was. if we start to do things from the congressional level, maybe that can help. let me just say this. i don't care how many laws you put in place. you cannot legislate against prejudice or bias or racism. you cannot do it. and so all we can do is the best we can. >> but that goes toward the morality of the question. >> can i put

marvin gay had an edgier, astute perspective.re going on in this song at the same time. >> right. this was an argument that marvin gay and barry gordon, who were brothers-in-law, had all the time. marvin gay would say we can't just be about love and heart ache when all these things are going on. we have to address them. was this song an attempt to address them? maybe yes, maybe not, but it did. it took on that meaning. mickey stevenson, one of the song writers, told me he saw it as a song about integration. he definitely saw it as political. martha reeves, who sang it, didn't feel she was singing anything political. she thought she was singing a song about dancing. but, you know, first of all, musically it's a great song. it's one of the really great r&b tracks, great jazz musicians. it just moves people. it gets them on their feet. it excites them. then it has these wonderfully ambiguous words that meant a lot to people and continue to mean things to people. >> well, and that meaning is such an important question. you mention th

let me give you an example how astute bernie de la rionda was.e goes to his investigator and he says did you ask those questions before dna? did you ask those questions before an m.e. report? all showing that he gave a questionable inquiry. nobody ever does on the first few days of an investigation. you never have your dna back. you never have your m.e. report back. but he made it sound like that based on that background that the investigator didn't get it all done and hence that's why he came to his conclusions. >> listen to some of this questioning live in court when it came to what this investigator, chris serino, thought about the young man that he was interviewing, whether he believed him or whether he thought he was lying. i'll tell you why it's so significant on the other side. have a look. >> i believe his words were "thank god. i was hoping somebody would videotape it." >> the fact that george zimmerman said to you, thank god, i hope somebody did videotape the event, or the whole event, what -- his statement, what did that indicate to yo

. >> that is an astute observation. if they start breaking into phak objections or have problems they will step rate for the day. if they are working long hours they are likely getting close and want to keep going just like any of us if we are working on an incens in projecd feel like we are almost there we will push through to the late hours. this is a very in sightful comment. >> the research staff here went back to a court case from january 26 of 2010 and the same judge debra fell son let a jury go until 3:00 in the morning. that is not to suggest that that is going to happen here but she certainly did bristle when there was a suggestion that they end early the other night when they actually went to about 11:00. >> let me add one thing. the court is mindful of the costs of this trial. this is expensive. there are a tremendous number of deputies on overtime here. a building that would normally be shut off. a lot of money being spent and the court made a point of saying they are mindful of the expenses with the sequest

the judge was astute the way she ruled.this was the theer of prosecution and that they were attempting to establish and as always, it's valid in my opinion as far as cross-examination and impeachment. they came in through another angle and they didn't open the door as to character. they had the theory of prosecution and they used it under that and did not open up the door. i agree if zimmerman takes the stand and opens it up in another area and it will be a back and forth and not going to happen and not with this judge and not with the defense and even thinking, in my opinion about putting him on the stand. >> he's never going take the stand. >> marcia and sunny, you agree with that? >> oh, god yes. there is no reason for him to do it. i can't see him doing any better on the witness stand than he's done through the statements that have been introduced. >> for more on the story go to cnn.com. sabrina fulton trayvon martin's mom is expected to be the last witness on friday and many believe it will be emotional tomorrow and we

>> that's a really astute observation and really key. not only would therapy not be convincing for a lot of people. i think it would be seen as a negative. if tough a politician standing up saying i need to go to therapy, for a lot of people that would say, you should not be holding elected office. there's clearly something medically wrong that you're working through. i think that it is part of this new era that we're in where people are encouraged to be more open. you know, bob filner saying in part of the statement that we caught that he wasn't going to excuse his behavior based on coming from an earlier generation, even though that's what basically he spent the last month doing. he's now doing the 21st century thing, which is i'm going to go seek medical help. we'll see if voters buy that. you know, it would be very interesting, though, to have a regional breakdown with some kind of polling that shows how open people are to therapy because i think you're absolutely right. it's something that might work in new york and maybe san diego.

. >> one of the things that was interesting to me and david marinas has an astute observation -- on fridaynoon at the white house obama was speaking not so much as a president addressing the populous but as a black man addressing white society. it was a rare case where president obama was speaking only as what he inherently is rather than what he wanted to be. a change from rhetorically someone who has a tendency or is wont to sort of lay out grand visions for the country. here was just the practical reality of it. >> it was so personal and it was the "even me" part of it that resonated i think. even me. i've had these experiences. and we can say, one of the criticisms of conservatives is, oh, yes, this all happened to him while he was at a rich boy's school in honolulu. yes, it probably did. that's the point. and even -- until he was a senator he heard the door locks click. that so -- you know, catches your imagination of what it must be like. you look at obama and you say, well, no, it could have never happened to him. yes, but it did. that educates people in a way loftier speeches don't