I literally cannot believe President Obama pulled off the speech as well as he did. This one’s for the blog:

I know there has been a lot of publicity about this speech, but no single speech can eradicate years of mistrust, nor can I answer in the time that I have all the complex questions that brought us to this point. But I am convinced that in order to move forward, we must say openly the things we hold in our hearts, and that too often are said only behind closed doors.

Well, Mr. President, here’s a start…
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