Being Way Too Rough

VDH and Hitchens both allude to Obama "tossing his grandmother under the bus," in his race speech.

Are they purposely misreading?

I understood his point to be - we all should consider being a little bit easier on one another when it comes to discussing race and not jump to who can be the most offended quickest...the comparison between Ferrarro, Wright, and his grandmother seemed consistent to me with a liberal philosophy of stressing similarities as opposed to difference...particularly when discussing friends, colleagues, and family. Hansen and Hitchens view these various people as either allies or enemies - which I agree is appropriate with respect to Islamic Terrorists and Secular Fascists...but not Wright, and certainly not Ferraro or Obama's grandma.

Wright is wrong but he isn't an enemy.