This was the most offensive aspect of the speech to me:
Like the anger within the black community, these
resentments aren't always expressed in polite company. But they
have helped shape the political landscape for at least a
generation. Anger over welfare and affirmative action helped forge
the Reagan Coalition.
So, Ronald Reagan earned the votes of nearly 100 million Americans
in his two landslide victories, and yet we're supposed to believe
that his success was built on white racism. Perhaps this was all an
attempt by Obama to make up for his "Ronald Reagan changed the trajectory of
America" flap in January.