During the sketch, he tells a corps of reporters that he'd seriously consider Black Panther Huey Newton for the job of FBI director -- and nearly decks one journalist who inadvertently insults his momma.

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And as much as the right wants to turn Mr Obama into a blend of Karl Marx and Huey Newton, he is at base a rather cautious pragmatist an approach that reflects not just his temperament but also his roots in urban politics.

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