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This is the interview taken from the August 26th, 2008 show of the Colbert Report. The guest is John McWhorter, who wrote the recently published book All About the Beat: Why Hip-Hop Can’t Save Black America.

But the interview is less about the book and more about why a social conservative thinks that Obama would be a better president than McCain. The reason is race. Seeing an African-American president will change perceptions of African-American people, especially for youth. That is why McWhorter thinks that an Obama presidency is extremely important.

Also, this is one of the funniest interviews on the show in a long while. McWhorter calls himself reserved, but he can really roll with the punches.