*UPDATE: Jack and Jill Politics has a very different take on this.*
*UPDATE: More from DailyKos*
As a black man Barack Obama has to walk a very thin line. As discussed on NPR News and Notes, it will be hard for Obama to maintain a Presidential posture while still being the “magical black friend” that some voters now have in their minds. If Obama appears too strong or starts snarling like John McCain, he is likely to be perceived as arrogant at best and threatening at worst. So here, as if on …

AUDIO LINK of Today’s Broadcast
Today I’ll mix it up with two other bloggers on NPR’s “News and Notes” program. Host Farai Chideya will put us through our paces discussing a broad range of topics.
I’ll be on with Baratunde Thurston, who blogs as Jack Turner on the ever excellent Jack and Jill Politics and with Desmond Burton who writes another must read blog Afronerd.
We’ll kick off the segment by discussing what happens now that Barack Obama has made history and secured the Democratic Party’s nomination. I’m a little hoarse, …