Mitt Romney remembers the day black folks were allowed in his church

Mitt Romney nearly tearfully told Tim Russert this morning (sniff):

“I can remember when I heard about the change being made. I was driving home from — I think it was law school, but I was driving home — going through the Fresh Pond rotary in Cambridge, Massachusetts. I heard it on the radio and I pulled over and literally wept.

(Mitt conjures up some emotion - maybe thinking of the time his dog died)
“Even to this day, it’s emotional,” Romney added.

How many people remember where you were - exactly - and what you were doing when you got news of some racial divide collapsing? I sort of rememer rthe first time I met some white brothers who were members of a historically black fraternity - but it really wasn't a big deal. They were great guys and I didn't care what color they were. I didn't cry and I don't know where I was. I remember in just about every predominately black church I've ever attended that there were white brothers in sisters who were also members. I don't remember the first time, where I was - exactly - and what I was doing, blah blah blah.

I don't believe that Romney was happy to have blacks in his church - even his comments today don't make it clear what "emotional" meant - and it certainly didn't read that way in the news story in the earlier link (no one else who read that, of any race, thought that Romney was crying because he was touched or happy). Romney just needs to be honest and say how he feels and, if he feels differently, when he started feeling differently.