Name:   Talullahhound - Subject:   Advisor Date:   8/27/2015 7:02:47 PM

I think Obama has to walk a tightrope on race.  On one hand, he is a black man and a lot of people accuse him of pandering.  Other members of his race have accused him of abandoning him.  I'm sure he listens to Al Sharpton's views, but there isn't any evidence that he is taking it.  I think most presidents have a lot of informal advisors on a wide variety of things.  And ignoring Al Sharpton, who I believe sees himself as Martin Luther King's successor, could be painful for Obama.