Corporate media, an extension of Madison Avenue, eats this crap up. Barack Obama has “wide appeal” and is, therefore, a “saleable” product. But what are they selling, and to whom? They (and Obama) are certainly not selling an end to U.S. wars of aggression, or universal health care, or the right to housing, education, and a minimal standard of income. Most insidiously, Obama-mania does not even market substantive measures toward racial justice. Quite the opposite: it presents an Obama presidential candidacy as a palliative — a soothing potion — that on its face serves as an historical benchmark showing how far “America” — meaning white America — has come.
Barack Obama: The Mania and the Mirage (Glen Ford in Black Agenda Report, via Stop Me Before I Vote Again)