I just hope when Barack wins the election, that all those crackers don't start burning buildings and flipping off the POLICE choppers, then hitting people in the head with bricks and what not!
Election '08: Rather than break ties with his demagogic, anti-American pastor, Barack Obama used a speech on race to excuse his behaviour and sweep the controversy under the rug. Passing the buck is not very presidential.
Speaking in Philadelphia, steps away from where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were enacted, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president delivered an address that used the words "race" or "races" 11 times, "racial" or "racially" 15 times, and "racism" or "racist" six times.
But Obama's recent troubles, which this much-hyped speech was supposed to put past him, are not about race relations. They're about one churchman who happens to be black, whose views from the pulpit are repugnant and from whom Obama doesn't seem to have the guts to distance himself.
Reacting to being linked with a bigoted conspiracy theorist by lecturing the nation on race is like disgraced ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer responding to his getting caught patronising an international prostitution ring by giving a speech on the female physique.
The supposed divide between black and white is not the issue here; Obama's longtime association with Jeremiah Wright is.
This is a man who believes the U.S. government formulated the HIV virus to commit genocide against blacks and that it is also responsible for the 9/11 attacks.
Yes, Obama claimed in his speech to have "condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy." But he quickly proceeded to equivocate regarding them.
The problem, according to Obama, is not that Wright is wrong about America being a racist society, but that he "sees white racism as endemic." The problem is not that Wright has made statements that clearly seem anti-Semitic and anti-Israeli, but that he, as Obama puts it, "sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam."
Obama's pastor of 20 years is nothing more than "imperfect," as Obama sees it. And so, "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community." He won't quit this church where hate is spewed, and he doesn't explain why over all the years he has never tried to straighten Wright out.
The rest of Obama's speech was spent explaining and rationalising hate such as Wright's rather than denouncing it. Wright's words "reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through," the result of which has been "a cycle of violence, blight and neglect" still haunting America.
The solutions? Expanded government for one, of course. But while Obama concedes that "the erosion of black families" is "a problem that welfare policies for many years may have worsened," he fails to understand what "Wealth and Poverty" author George Gilder knew back in 1981:
"What actually happened since 1964 was a vast expansion of the welfare rolls that halted in its tracks an ongoing improvement in the lives of the poor, particularly blacks, and left behind ... a wreckage of broken lives and families worse than the aftermath of slavery."
Another of Obama's answers is that black anger and white resentment should give way to "the real culprits" -- capitalists, or as Obama puts it, "a corporate culture rife with inside-dealing, questionable accounting practises and short-term greed" and Washington lobbyists who support it.
The early reaction to Obama's speech amounted to more media fawning on the order of that which was spoofed in a recent "Saturday Night Live" sketch. The Reuters headline was "Obama denounces preacher, urges race healing." The Boston Globe (NYSE:NYT) titled its story "Obama calls for racial unity." And the Washington Post proclaimed: "Obama Confronts Race in U.S." A CNN analyst even compared it to Lincoln's 1858 "A House Divided" classic.
Lincoln, however, used that occasion to warn that "this government cannot endure, permanently half-slave and half-free ... . It will become all one thing or all the other." Unlike Obama, Honest Abe wasn't trying to have it both ways.
Newstex ID: IBD-0001-23872530
Originally published in the March 19, 2008 version of Investor's Business Daily.
Did you watch the man give the speech on Racism in America today? If not, google it, find a website running it and spend the time. A deeply thoughtful and meaningful speech delivered without any fumbling and mumbling or dropping cue cards or mishearing the guy in his ear ..... Obama gave a speech that has been inside him his entire life. No doubt, he knows what he is all about, and what this nation is all about. His tactics are intentional and unifying this nation is the highest priority, more than any other single "platform" issue of either political party. Glad to see someone not only sees it but is committed to it. Now, just hope he can become elected before some cracker like JayReilly or cmitch assassinates him. Jim
It was a good speech, but then we all know he is good at speeches and not much else. I can understand most of what he said, though I believe it was all for political ends--he just wants to get elected--and not much more. I do not believe he really believed half of what he said, but even if he did, what he said will not change the fact that he spent most of his life in close association w/ that racist Rev. of hate speech. Nothing he, or anyone else, says about it will ever change the reality of his racist upbringing. If you are being intellectually honest you will have to admit that the damage is done and cannot be undone, even by his fancy specifying. It is over. He is toast. And if you don't believe me just wait for the primary results in PA.
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For us anti Obama fans. Gotta give it to him,,,,,,,,He gives a good speech.
But unfortunately for him that is about all he can do. Nothing he says, no matter how well he says it, will ever be able to change the facts of the matter. And nothing he says now is likely to help him get elected to anything.
Did you watch the man give the speech on Racism in America today? If not, google it, find a website running it and spend the time. A deeply thoughtful and meaningful speech delivered without any fumbling and mumbling or dropping cue cards or mishearing the guy in his ear ..... Obama gave a speech that has been inside him his entire life. No doubt, he knows what he is all about, and what this nation is all about. His tactics are intentional and unifying this nation is the highest priority, more than any other single "platform" issue of either political party. Glad to see someone not only sees it but is committed to it. Now, just hope he can become elected before some cracker like JayReilly or cmitch assassinates him. Jim
Jim,
I'm going to post a quote I received in my email today. I thought it would be proper to this discussion:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill
C,
After listening to Senator Obama's speech and telling me that he
listened to his pastor speak yet didn't disagree with him at the
time and offer change within his own congregation how can he expect
to change and govern over 300 million people in the greatest
country on earth??
So, I call Obama, the new messiah, a lying sack of shit who denies he subscribes to racist rants from his self professed spiritual leader, and all you have to say about it is call me a potential assassin? You are really little.
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It was a good speech, but then we all know he is good at speeches and not much else. I can understand most of what he said, though I believe it was all for political ends--he just wants to get elected--and not much more. I do not believe he really believed half of what he said, but even if he did, what he said will not change the fact that he spent most of his life in close association w/ that racist Rev. of hate speech. Nothing he, or anyone else, says about it will ever change the reality of his racist upbringing. If you are being intellectually honest you will have to admit that the damage is done and cannot be undone, even by his fancy specifying. It is over. He is toast. And if you don't believe me just wait for the primary results in PA.
You're off your rocker; name me one President that has not been brought up or exposed to racism against blacks....just one!
Even you, me or any whity in here has been a racist at one time or another against another race, so cut the crap and grow up above this bullshit. Obama is a good man and he deserves the presidency as much as anyone who can do the job.
It was a good speech, but then we all know he is good at speeches and not much else. I can understand most of what he said, though I believe it was all for political ends--he just wants to get elected--and not much more. I do not believe he really believed half of what he said, but even if he did, what he said will not change the fact that he spent most of his life in close association w/ that racist Rev. of hate speech. Nothing he, or anyone else, says about it will ever change the reality of his racist upbringing. If you are being intellectually honest you will have to admit that the damage is done and cannot be undone, even by his fancy specifying. It is over. He is toast. And if you don't believe me just wait for the primary results in PA.
God damn!. You and I finally fucking agree on something!. Fuck Obama and his whole campaign!.
You're off your rocker; name me one President that has not been brought up or exposed to racism against blacks....just one!
Even you, me or any whity in here has been a racist at one time or another against another race, so cut the crap and grow up above this bullshit. Obama is a good man and he deserves the presidency as much as anyone who can do the job.
And what is it about Obama's fucking past that makes him deserving of the Presidency?. His record?.......what fucking record is that?. His accomplishments?...............Where the fuck are they?. His speeches, ahhh, is that it?. The ones that are wrote for him just like anyone else?. You like how he reads them? You fucking asswipe. What makes Obama such a "good man"?. The fact that he was a habitual Cocaine user? or is it because he "wouldn't have" voted for the Iraq war?. Not that anyone ever asked for his opinion at the time so its pretty fucking easy to say he wouldn't have but he is also on record as saying he doesn't know how he would have voted if he actually did vote for/against the war. Or do you like him so much because he grew up around biggots and anti-Americans his whole life?. America is not ready for this dark spot in our history. Hillary in '08!
You're off your rocker; name me one President that has not been brought up or exposed to racism against blacks....just one!
Even you, me or any whity in here has been a racist at one time or another against another race, so cut the crap and grow up above this bullshit. Obama is a good man and he deserves the presidency as much as anyone who can do the job.
Do you not realize that one's character is known by the company they keep?
If I were to attend KKK rallys for 20 years, wore their repulsive robes and shit, then put on one of their silly little pointed hats, march with them in public, be seen agreeing with the Grand Wizard, or whatever the hell they call him, delivering a speech loaded with hate for blacks, and then told you I didn't agree with him, you'd believe me, right?
And what is it about Obama's fucking past that makes him deserving of the Presidency?. His record?.......what fucking record is that?. His accomplishments?...............Where the fuck are they?. His speeches, ahhh, is that it?. The ones that are wrote for him just like anyone else?. You like how he reads them? You fucking asswipe. What makes Obama such a "good man"?. The fact that he was a habitual Cocaine user? or is it because he "wouldn't have" voted for the Iraq war?. Not that anyone ever asked for his opinion at the time so its pretty fucking easy to say he wouldn't have but he is also on record as saying he doesn't know how he would have voted if he actually did vote for/against the war. Or do you like him so much because he grew up around biggots and anti-Americans his whole life?. America is not ready for this dark spot in our history. Hillary in '08!
Oh, so my political choice makes me an asswipe? Explain
Do you not realize that one's character is known by the company they keep?
If I were to attend KKK rallys for 20 years, wore their repulsive robes and shit, then put on one of their silly little pointed hats, march with them in public, be seen agreeing with the Grand Wizard, or whatever the hell they call him, delivering a speech loaded with hate for blacks, and then told you I didn't agree with him, you'd believe me, right?
It will all depend if you look good in white sheets Did you ask your wife? (or your boyfriend if you have one)
Did you ask your wife? (or your boyfriend if you have one)
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