If that was his motivation -- and we can not know , but reasonable people certainly may suspect -- then Obama should be ashamed of his effort to stir America 's turbulent , dangerous racial waters . Abigail Thernstrom : President Obama 's 2012 statement on case was a mistake . Comment: Presidents should be above the stance of those who seek to stir racial tension , she says . Thernstrom : Federal charges vs. Zimmerman would exacerbate the race issue .
Abigail Thernstrom : President Obama 's 2012 statement on case was a mistake . Comment: Presidents should be above the stance of those who seek to stir racial tension , she says . Thernstrom : Federal charges vs. Zimmerman would exacerbate the race issue .