Obama's Race Speech is a Tearjerker...

[Bullet1987]

I just read it on Huffington Post and wish I could hear it live right now. Hope someone puts it on Youtube later because I was moved by simply reading it!

[billbuckhead]

1. Did he apologize for his preacher saying Natalie Holloway had it coming?

[Bullet1987]

2. No he says the more you focus on divisive issues...the more divisive

this country will become. It's called being Presidential.

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[theoldman]

8. The only people I would apologize for would be my children.

I am responsible for how I raised them. I am not responsible for my preacher, my governor or my president.

[truebrit71]

10. ...and another asshole goes on ignore...

...hey, this is fun!!!

[Bonobo]

4. He will win. This is historic. A genuine man.

Makes Hillary look like an insincere politician by comparison.

He is NOT apologizing.

[babylonsister]

13. I didn't think he would apologize, and am glad he didn't. For what?

We are all part of our history and who we've met to make us who we are.

[Bonobo]

So true. I am so proud for exactly the same reason.

Also, I think he is a closet Buddhist now.

He realized the fallacy of many was understanding that nothing is "static". Fundamental Buddhist concept.

[Alter Ego]

36. He didn't apologize because he didn't need to.

What he did do, however, is exactly what he needed to do--reveal this debate for what it truly is, and call out both the retards in the media and Reverend Wright for what they said.

[Tarc]

5. I was almost moved too; my breakfast almost moved up my throat

I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community

:puke:

Nice to know that Obama still stands by his race-card playing, divisive adviser. Between this and still keeping Rezko on his T-Mobile Fave 5, he doesn't have a chance at winning much of anything anymore.

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[LSK]

9. YOU ARE REALLY LOW

LOOK IN THE MIRROR ASSHOLE AND ASK YOURSELF HOW YOU ARE THE BETTER PERSON POSTING GARBAGE LIKE!

SHAME ON YOU.

[Tarc]

20. Truth hurts, eh?

[LSK]

25. Geraldine Ferraro, LBJ had to sign bills, Obama made a speech

YOU WOULDNT KNOW THE TRUTH.

[Tarc]

37. You're not even coherent anymore, kiddo

Stop frothing at the mouth, breathe a little. It'll get better.

The fact that Obama has to take the time to make this speech at all is testimony that he is in deep trouble.

[LSK]

31. of course hes not a muslim, as far as I know

:eyes:

[Bodhi BloodWave]

12. So, just out of curiosity just how well do you know Wright aside from the few repeated clips on tv?

[Tarc]

17. Um, because that's all we need to know?

Just like Spitzer; all the good work he may have done as an AG just went down the crapper since he couldn't keep himself from dropping 80 large on a hooker.

This defines Jeremiah Wright, and by extension Barak Obama as he only dropped Wright as an adviser when it was too politically inconvenient to keep him on-board, not because he disagreed with the message.

[scheming daemons]

18. You're on the wrong side of history, Tarc......

...it will become evident soon.

[Tarc]

21. /yawn

Really at a loss for an actual argument these days, eh?

[scheming daemons]

23. Nope.... Obama is making my argument RIGHT NOW better than I could ever hope....

...

[Bodhi BloodWave]

26. Gotcha, reality dosn't matter, perception does even if wrong

Admittedly that might not be what you mean, but its how it reads to me.

[Tarc]

30. The perception that Wright is a divisive race-baiting figure is supported

by his own words.

[Bodhi BloodWave]

41. And if i were to dig up a number of your past posts

and take some specific sections out of context i am sure i could make the perception of you to be something vastly different then what reality is.

The same thing can be said about Wright i think, he has made a few statement that out of context is very bad yes, but some seem to make a lot more sense if you look at what he said before or after the said statements(i will agree that some of em was very very bad choices of words tho), he is however a lot more then what the few repeated clips shows tho which is why i find your view of him wrong

[Tarc]

45. They were not taking out of context. Stop whining about this non-point

He meant what he said, and he has said such things for 20 years. No amount of whiny, mealy-mouthed equivocation from the likes of you will change that.

[Diane R]

6. A true generational leader. He is inspiring, and we need him to be our president at this time.

[FyurFly]

11. Did he say god damn America?

[jackson_dem]

14. The damage is done. He is now producing Jesse Jackson numbers in PA

And JJ did it without having the msm and $182 million behind him!

[Upton]

28. Wishful thinking?

I've seen your PPP poll, one poll or even one state will not decide this nomination.

[jackson_dem]

44. If it is a trend it will. He got only 34% of whites in Ohio, including only 27% of white Dems

[soleft]

15. What a useful thread

for eliminating the useless

[Hepburn]

29. Yep....

...this thread brought out the nasty Hillary swooners....and it gave me the opportunity to get the few remaining ones that I did not already have on IGNORE.

[Frances]

16. Sooner or later before the election, we were going to have

to confront race as an issue.

Obama is a good man; I hope he succeeds in his speech.

I do not consider myself either an Obama or a Hillary supporter.

I support the Dem nominee whoever it may be.

[RogueTrooper]

22. Its a good speech

a very good speech judging form the squeals of the DU's Hillary contingent.

:evilgrin:

[jasmine621]

24. No apologies. Just statements of the obvious. The gutter statements

about Hillary and Holloway have received no apologetic sentiments so far. It is just his stump speech with a little modification. Sadly this not going to make it, at least for me.

[Tarc]

34. about Holloway?

Hrm, was there something else idiotic that this clown said beyond the "God Damn America" and the 9/11 stuff? I may have missed this one.

[Tarheel_Dem]

27. Stephanie Miller's streaming it on her show....and you're right

I'm nearly in tears. He's hitting all the bases, and for the cynics who have polluted this sincere thread with your usual bile, we won't let you divide us. I honestly believe that I'm listening to the next POTUS.

[Alter Ego]

32. I cried after reading the fucking TEXT of it.

And I'm at work.

Goddamnit.

[nashville_brook]

40. i just watched, and i'm just recovering. i have never been so moved by a policial speech.

it was almost somber. he seemed sad for us. it wasn't a booming, thunderous speech. it was quiet and powerful.

[BlueIdaho]

33. Can we not all take a moment

to agree that racism - sexism - ageism - homophobia all tear at the fabric of our society? This stuff is bigger than which candidate we support - this is about the kind of world we leave to our children. Will we embrace slice and dice politics or will we demand a discussion on a higher plain. Right now I don't care who you support -- if you think racism - sexism and the rest are funny jibes or wedge issue talking points - you're not what I'd call a Democrat - hell you're not what I'd call a human being.

[Seabiscuit]

35. I was so moved, tears ran down my cheeks,

snot ran down my lip, drool dribbled down my chin, pee ran down both legs, gooey poo filled up my pants, my lunch crawled up my throat, and my heaving heart blew earwax out of my ears.

Now I'm so dehydrated I'm glued to my seat and can't get up.

Please, I beg you, someone get me a tall pitcher of kool-aid!

:evilgrin:

[peacetalksforall]

39. I haven't come to this forum since after it was formed. Won't be back. Pure rottenness, bisquit.

[Alter Ego]

42. Stay classy.

[phrigndumass]

38. Here's a link to the Huffington Post article

Inspiring ...

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/18/obama-race-speech-read-t_n_92077.html

[snooper2]

43. WOW

Just read and wow...

amazing speech....It should be broadcast on every station in full tonight....