Politics: Barack Obama made a really funny joke on Letterman tonight
- It’s important to realize that I was actually black before the election.
- President Barack Obama • Talking to David Letterman tonight about claims of racism fueling dislike of his policies. A killer quip if there was one. In the interview, Obama instead suggests that what’s fueling the fire of distrust against Obama is the fact that he’s making big changes – changes he had to make because of the recession. • source