In his own words, the historic candidacy of Senator Obama can be traced all the way back to Selma, Alabama. A place Senator Obama states in his speech in 2007 he owes his very existence to. His passionate speech before a congregation at Brown Chapel A.M.E. Church tells the story of how the protests in Selma played a part in him being able to stand before them that day.

The riveting story of how JFK played a part in his father having the chance to be one of the young Africans who were brought to this country and given scholarships to study so they could learn what a wonderful country this is, was poignant and beautiful. He described how the events and his very existence came about as reflected in this passage of his speech:

“This young man named Barack Obama got one of those tickets and came over to this country. He met this woman whose great-great-great-great grandfather had owned slaves. But she had a good idea there was some craziness going on because they looked at each other and they decided that we know that in the world as it had been, it might not be possible for us to get together and have a child.”

He goes even more in depth, filled with emotion, as he describes the impact of this movement on who he is, and where he is today… (more…)

Via Michael Calderone’s blog at Politico.com:

When Chris Matthews says something he thinks is clever, it usually keeps coming up throughout the night.

Early in Tuesday’s primary coverage, Matthews said that if Hillary Clinton uses the word “white” once more, she could be called “the Al Sharpton of white people.”

A couple of hours later, talking to Sen. Bob Casey, Matthews mentioned how he doesn’t like using labels like white” or “working class.” Matthews said, “We’re not sociologists; we’re Americans.”

And again, Matthews said that when Clinton uses the word “white,” that “it’s almost like she’s the Al Sharpton of white people.” ..

BELOW: Pat Buchanan chuckles over Matthews’ infamous comment about Barack making a “tingling” go up his leg — does ANYONE have a better laugh than Buchanan?!

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