Obama: ‘Because of the Color of Our Skin We Are Bound to a History that Has Often Been Cruel’

RUSH EXCERPT:

OBAMA: "I — yeah. I — I think every — everybody wrestles with the fact that we are Americans and we take great pride in this country that has given us so many blessings. And the fact that because of the color of our skin we are bound to a history that has often been cruel." 
HOLT: "You know, the struggle I’m talking about." 
OBAMA: "And — and — and so the way I have always resolved this, and I talked to my daughters about this, is that my — my starting point is not to assume the worst in others, but assume the best, to find those areas where it is possible to find common ground. And hopefully a generation that has been raised under my presidency will remember how I’ve talked about these issues in a way that’s respectful of everybody."