He seemingly wants to remind people of past problems involving the police and convince them nothing has changed, that the LAPD is still rotten at the core.
The Award is meant both to acknowledge thepast contributions of its recipients and to remind others who share their commitment to freedom and economic opportunity of the work yet to be done.
But a strange thing began happening, even before South Carolina: politicians friendly to the Clinton campaign suddenly felt the need to remind us about some of the less savory aspects of Obama's past.