Obama speaking right now in South Africa (MSNBC)

[Botany]

He makes me so proud!

Asking the young people of South Africa to help make this a better world.

[freshwest]

1. Want to see the video when it comes out. Thanks, Botany.

[patrice]

5. He was quite contemplative in tone. There's one significant and very distinct pause

that he made, when it included a reference to how imperfect America has been in its efforts, but how genuine those efforts are nonetheless. It made me think of ALL of that imperfection that he was referring to historically and I would have cried, except that I had to pay attention to the rest of what he was saying since his speeches are always so densely packed with actual content and a lot of what he says really is about a call to love. He makes me proud to be a Christian, because he is also very much dedicated to diversity even when it costs him politically.

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[freshwest]

7. Well stated and very true.

[patrice]

6. When you listen to it, please note the number of times he says "transparency". I'm thinking

it was 3 or 4 times.

[freshwest]

8. I won't be able to see it until it hits youtube. If I find it, I will post it.

[patrice]

9. I'll go check CSPAN. nt

[flamingdem]

2. Fantastic to see him there nt

[think]

3. Great speech so far.

He is a wonderful speaker.

[patrice]

4. Wonderful HONEST speech. & It looks as though I have been pretty good at

reading the tea-leaves this last year or two.

Africa could become a new crucible of humanity by developing alternative energies. I'm glad Obama chose John Kerry for SoS. There's a great deal to struggle against in the old hostilities and corporate personhood, but I can see some ways forward, so I'm really excited by this speech for Humanity.

[Botany]

10. That was one of his best if not the best speech* he has ever given.

Maybe his speech on race in America in the spring of 2008 comes close.
Barack was really all about touching the souls of young people to work to
make this a better world.



* so it will not get any pub @ all in the media.

[patrice]

11. I'm noticing that. Fuck what calls itself "the Left", but is NOT!!!