Obama’s formula for energizing blacks while appealing to whites relies in part on demonstrating independence from the more militant traditions of black politics and using rhetoric that spans race. He has opposed monetary reparations for descendants of slaves, for example. And he has said that he does not think his daughters should benefit from affirmative action, because they have had a “pretty good deal,” and he has expressed openness to programs that could help disadvantaged whites, Latinos and women.

This is a perfect example of not explicitly wealth-based capitol. Because most white people are reporters and trained to believe a certain white, centrist perspective is “objective” they never realize when they’re writing explicitly from the point of view of their own cultural fears, and they don’t have to.

I’d blame Al Sharpton, but there are plenty of high profile black folks who are far closer to mainstream black opinion on the subject of reparations, the MSM just isn’t interested in talking to those people, and those people aren’t quite as pressed to be on camera.