The Obama Speech

Posted on March 19, 2008 by billmanzi

Barack Obama gave a major speech that was designed to deal with racial issues we face as a country yesterday. The speech, prompted in part by the publicizing of the anti-American rants of his pastor, dealt with personal issues, as well as broader issues of race relations in the United States. Obviously designed to deal with the political fallout from the pastor issue Obama nonethless gave a fine speech that appeared to me to be heartfelt. Did the speech do him any good politically? And what about the themes Obama hit? Has he brought home important points that needed to be made, or do you think less of the speech than I did? I have posted the entire talk.

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5 Responses to The Obama Speech

  1. Jules Gordon says:
    March 19, 2008 at 3:49 pm

    Your Honor,

    A question; why is it when a man such as Imus when he makes a rye racial remark is pummelled and forced from the air, meanwhile the potential future president of the United States can sit and listen to anti-American and anti-semitic rants without consequences?

    Note: there is no question here about the reverends right to speak his mind.

    The liberal news casters call Obama’s speech “the greatest in the history of America”. Paleese.

    You may think this candidate can sit and listen (remember he lied earlier last week)to the good reverend while he likens Jews to fascists,I don’t. Heck, he thinks he’s like a weird uncle.

    Is there no consistency in the principles of the Democratic party?

    Jules
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  2. Derek Jackson says:
    March 20, 2008 at 8:08 am

    They all have friends or people nearby like this, even McCain:

    http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/03/john-mccain-rod-parsley-spiritual-guide.html
    http://www.cjr.org/campaign_desk/the_mccainhagee_connection_1.php

    Granted, he isn’t McCain’s pastor, but McCain did say this about Hagee:

    “…Mr. McCain said last week that he was proud of Mr. Hagee’s spiritual leadership and his commitment to Israel and that “when he endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for or believes in.””

    Like Obama, I believe McCain is suffering from guilt by association, and these Hagee and Parsley connections will be brought out by the Dems come November, and we will hear the same reputes from McCain, so the consistency of the principles exists across all parties.

    As for Imus, you are right that blacks get away with stuff that whites can’t say. Rush Limbaugh was vilified for his comment about Donavan McNabb a few years ago, even though it shouldn’t have qualified for racist, yet a few weeks later I heard a black sportscaster comment “He jumps pretty high for a white guy!” and nothing happened, which should offend both blacks and whites in that both should be outraged that all sportscasters aren’t held to the same standards.

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  3. Jules Gordon says:
    March 20, 2008 at 5:14 pm

    Derek,

    I will not vote for either Hillary or Barack Obama on political issues alone.

    The thing that bothers me, should he win, is what he actually believes after 20 years of being fed that stuff. I would not be surprised to find Barack’s wife was effected by the reverend when she implied she had not been proud of America.

    Barack’s speech left me without enlightening me in what he truly believes. This could (and is) effect his candidacy.

    As far as McCain is concerned he is not part of the Hagee church.

    Some points;
    1.Race is now embedded in the party of inclusion.
    2. How can he say he is a healer?
    3. It’s along way to the nomination. More blood will flow.

    Jules.

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  4. Derek Jackson says:
    March 21, 2008 at 12:12 pm

    All your points are dead on, but I believe candidates like him are proof that we are moving forward on race issues, regardless of race issues.

    I am currently reading Obama’s book, “Dreams From My Father” which gives a good account of Obama’s upbringing and racial beliefs long before his aspirations of being President. It’s a good read on him, regardless of political beliefs. I plan on reading “Faith of My Fathers” after this by McCain, which I have also heard is a good read. I don’t believe Hillary is worth my time to read any of her books.

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  5. Jules Gordon says:
    March 21, 2008 at 4:45 pm

    Derek,

    I tend to believe Barack is an honest, but very liberal guy.

    He has, however, introduced race into the process. He has used poor judgment with his relationship with the reverend Wright.

    If you are going to run for high office you must present yourself some who will lead all. As I said, I am not sure what he truly believes. I know what his wife thinks of this country.

    Hope you enjoy those books. Autobiographies tell us what the writer wants us to know.

    Let me know what conclusions you arrive at.

    Barack is wounded and his speech did not heal him.

    Jules.

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