Well of course it was damn stupid of him to say that, but come on, I know I at least have been waiting for race to become an issue. We all know how divided this country really is on race (like I said, go to Mississippi), and there is still alot of racism today, whether you will admit it or not. Also, this is the first time he has said anything like this, and I hadn't even heard of it until I saw it here, so it isn't like it is his new campaign slogan.

As for him uniting people, it seems the best way to unite people now is to be as un Bush-like as possible (70ish% don't like Bush), and when the other guy is basicly a Bush clone, attacking him is the best way to get elected, he would be stupid not to do it (Repubs won in 2004 by mudslinging). I'm not saying it is good, or even acceptable, but he is still a politician, and I'm betting he will do whatever he thinks will help him, even if it is actually a dumbshit idea. I still think he is the best option this country has right now, so while hardly a saint, I don't see him as any worse because his inner politician occasionally shows through, at least he is trying to help people.

Also, if you wan't to talk about befriending terrorists, look at the Bush family for God's sake. The only way Obama could be worse is if he got caught smoking crack with Bin Laden, while raping a hooker in a church on sunday.