White Working Class Coalition

Parry: Obama wanted to make a point that racial progress is possible. He disagreed with the sermons of reverend wright, who he said spoke like racial progress wasn't possible or didn't happen in this country over years. Obama called Parry after his speech on race and told him it was not an option any more; he had to say what he needed to do. parry: Do you think people are trying to fight against historic trends by saying they can buck these trends when everything gets better? You know, i would nike im read, cause i, yes, all the themes that we've been talking about are in that speech.