“He's an incredible treasure for this country. It's too bad he alienates so many people in such extreme ways. He knows the issues. He has incredible amounts of energy. But I think it is time for him to become more mentor-conscious, to step back a bit. I think he may be reaching that point of diminishing returns. When people stay around too long they wear out their welcome, no matter how brilliant they are.”
“It was a very acute racial moment. The trial about a black man killing a white woman exacerbated the anger of the angry white man and made the black community feel like they had to defend themselves.”
