I've been watching

Tavis Smiley’s - “State of Black America”

which has been on C-Span all day today, both prior to, and after Obama’s speech. I was struck before Obama's speech, and have always been impressed with the enormous number of great orators the Black community have. They speak without written speeches, just off the cuff, and Obama pales in comparison to the majority of them.

I'm not dissing Obama, just rather bemused at the fuss over him.