in the atlantic it was described as the fear of a black president, something that isn t just present in the rodeo ring, but lives in the has of congress. his first term has coincided with the strategy of massive resistance on the part of the republican opposition, and a record number of filibuster it would be nice if this was merely a reaction to his politics, if this resistance was clear will but the greater abiding challenge to the national political standing has always rested on the existential fact that if he had a son he would look like trayvon martin. the rodeo clown is just one piece of a much broader set of issues. since president obama took office, which is to say, our discomfort with, a, tackling race, but also racism in this country is still very much alive. i wonder what you make of both