>Why is it so hard to
>believe that (white) mortgage brokers and bankers think of black
>people differently?
>
and
>the key to Obama's appeal, says Ford, is that he makes
>white people think that race doesn't matter anymore, which makes them
>feel good all over.
>
If all this is true, then the really interesting question is why these
people wouldn't give a black guy a prime mortage, but would vote to make
him president. Especially given the American belief that presidents are
meant to be higher beings of impeccable probity and character.
Seth