And His Speeches Will Increase Our IQ

Here's a short interview with Art Goldberg, a local who spends a lot of his time protesting. I was more interested in his views on the Presidential race than the war. For instance, he thinks Obama will win, but he knows if he doesn't it's due to racism.

Not that he's a huge fan. As he puts it:"I don’t have great faith in [Obama] as a capitalist politician, but I do think his election would go a long way toward fighting racism in this country."

Now there's a popular idea--Obama's election alone would significantly fight racism. I'd like to know how. Would it be something like this?:

African-American: I have grievances based on how I'm treated due to my race.

White Person: Hey, stop whining, a black man is President.

African-American: Good point. Sorry.

Or does it work in the other direction?

White Person: I'm a racist. I'm surprised Obama won, since I voted for McCain, figuring there were a lot of others like me, and, as we all know, a McCain win is only possible due to racism. But now that everything is exactly as it was before except my guy lost, I'm starting to like black people more--I mean, hey, a black President, even one I resent, and one who puts forward civil rights programs I oppose, really moves me in ways black Senators, Representatives, Secretaries of State and Supreme Court Justices don't.