Big Quote by Steve Kornacki

That [race] is still part of what [Barack Obama] is riding on. Except that, too, is diminishing.

— Nat Hentoff

Clearly, I think that there have been racial problems in America for a long time. I still think that, particularly during the second half…

— Marty Walsh

Hatred for Obama... has more to do with race than anything else.

— Graydon Carter

Barack Obama's strategy is to get away from anything having to do with race as quickly as he can. His fear is that that…

— Shelby Steele

For two centuries, the South has feared a takeover by blacks or the feds. In Obama, they have both.

— Maureen Dowd

I grew during segregation in an all-black segregated neighborhood with segregated schools, etcetera. I was raised by a great father, my hero, who I…

— Shelby Steele

Clearly, the Obama presidency hasn't wiped out racial prejudices.

— Ron Fournier

Barack Obama hates white people - especially white men.

— Jesse Lee Peterson

There is no doubt that the issue of race is always present in American politics and in the politics of any multiracial society. There…

— Al Gore

Some people in this nation believe that race is a significant factor in the constant attacks against President Obama. Others believe that these attacks…

— James A. Forbes

The share of Americans who say race relations are bad in this country is the highest it's been in decades, much of it amplified…

— Lester Holt

In many people's many people's minds this is the sole reason Barack Obama was elected. He was elected to fix race relations.

— Rush Limbaugh