Here's stunning video of Barack Obama hearing live the news of the commutation Scooter Libby's sentence for perjury. It strikes me as revealing that Obama immediately sees a parallel to the way a young black man is being railroaded by the justice system, with no recourse. Yes, Bush had no power over Genarlow Wilson's sentence. But the contrast is striking - and corrosive of confidence in equal justice under the law. When such injustices are a common occurrence among the poor and marginalized, the special treatment meted out to one of the president's friends is particularly galling.
Video of Obama on Wilson, making connections Excerpt: Huh, Andrew Sullivan at The Daily Dish, one of the Atlantic Monthlys blogs, has posted this video of Barack Obama first hearing the Libby news. (The video is after the jump).On hearing the news (did he really hear it right that moment? Im... Weblog: $3.60 Tracked: Jul 15, 2007 1:11:43 PM
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