In talking about how white people struggle to accept Cam Newton’s personal choices, Stephen A. Smith floated a particularly cynical theory as to the emotional underpinnings of a watershed moment in American history. Not only did he portend to know why thirty million white Americans voted for Barack Obama, Smith’s argument relies heavily on the premise that he also knows how all black people think, as well.
He argued that Barack Obama was elected President of the United States — twice — because of white guilt. Gulp.
STEPHEN A. SMITH: “You cannot deny is the fact that [Cam Newton] feels the way that he feels.