"Obama shows an ability to transcend race." The Boston Globe in 2007.
"She is a typical white person who, you know, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know, there is a reaction." Barack Obama in 2008, speaking of his grandmother.
"The Cambridge police acted stupidly... there's a long history in this country of African-Americans and Latinos being stopped by law enforcement disproportionately. That's just a fact." Barack Obama in 2009.
Hoven's Index for September 18, 2009
Lifetime chances of a black person going to prison: 18.6%.
Lifetime chances of a white person going to prison: 3.4%.
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