President Barack Obama visited CBS' The Late Show with David Letterman last night. He became the first sitting president to visit the late-night talk show. Obama remarked on the issue of race, which was initially brought into the picture by former President Jimmy Carter.
Barack Obama: "First of all, I think it's important to remember that I was actually Black before the election."
David Letterman: "Really!
Barack Obama: "It's true."
David Letterman: "How long have you been a Black man?"
The witty back-and-forth was set off by Letterman asking whether Obama felt some of the more vitriolic reactions to his health care reform had been racially motivated.
Here's the clip:
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