The Obama speach...
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- mrdobolina0
All of the anti-Obama talk could be leveled at any of the other candidates equally or worse, but Dukie doesn't seem to do it. Why is that?
- emukid0
OH BUT HE DIDN'T WRITE THE SPEECH SO CLEARLY WHAT HE SAID IS MEANINGLESS. JUST LIKE MY EXISTENCE
- TheBlueOne0
Well, he used the preacher issue (a "gotcha" issue) as a springboard to talk about race in this country in a way that didn't pander to any "voting block". He spoke like an adult to other adults. No politician has spoken like that to the American people in a loooong time.
- skelly_b0
That speech wasn't about the preacher. Obama took the opportunity to diffuse a "scandal" by jumping head first into the race issue with grace. While McCain and Hillary sling shit and percentage points around, Obama is addressing the realities of the day and the history that brought us here.
- emukid0
that was one of the most moving and sincere speeches i have seen/read in a long time. those who can't see past silly things like whether he actually wrote the speech (even though he did), i wonder if they were reading the same thing i was.
- dskz0
Catholic whores? Yes please!
- hheh..eh..ahem.dskz
- I thought Catholic girls started way too late? That's what Billy Joel said...TheBlueOne
- TheBlueOne0
@DUKIE I'm not saying that it's not made public, but why the 24 hour coverage of Obama's preacher buddy but three minutes at 11pm about McCain's preacher buddy? Why is one "shocking" and the other" Well, that's just how good 'ole boys talk".
- read my comment above.dtan
- couldn't agree with you more...he should denounce him..perhaps if canidates didn't have to pander to the various religious factions in this country we would all be better offDUKIE0822
- religious groups in this country we would all be better off...I am very anti religion though--my grandpa was a preacherDUKIE0822
- dukie... yr a contrarian.capsize
- My half Irish blood makes me contrarian as well...TheBlueOne
- dtan0
as much as i want obama over hilary, I still think mccain is going to win.
reasons:white + old man = president
- that's loser talk.mrdobolina
- na, that's realism talkdtan
- defeatist.mrdobolina
- anything can happen but Mccain is a tired old man running on ego.capsize
- I hope your wrong. We don't need any more war.dan5382
- mrdobolina0
Any preacher who is a millionaire is a fucking crook.
- Jaline0
I heard that John Hagee is a minimal pedobear.
- TheBlueOne0
I'm waiting for McCain to make his speech about the preacher publicly supports him, that you know called all Catholics whores among many other things:
You think we'll hear that speech? Not so much. Why? Powerful White Guy. See Obama's Preacher Speech.
- this man blows goats. i have proof734
- the rants of white southern preachers are on the news constantly...don't pretend like they aren't made publicDUKIE0822
- religion is a tool used to seperate people into groups and breed hatred...this is why it should be left out of politicsDUKIE0822
- we need an atheist to run for the presidencyDUKIE0822
- So McCain won;'t be giving a speech about him then?TheBlueOne
- is that mccains preacher?DUKIE0822
- you can't control who will and won't come out and support you...but you do have control when it comes to putting yourself in a pew on sunday mornings and listening to this stuffDUKIE0822
- yourself in a pew on sunday mornings and listening to hate speechDUKIE0822
- just watched video...and I agree with youDUKIE0822
- what a fucking douchebag.Gucci
- dskz0
its not like the pastor is saying anything original, that conspiracy has been out there since the 80s...
- ukit0
And really, is this guy (his preacher so horrible)? He said "God damn America" for treating its citizens as less than human. That fact that people are so shocked by it is 90% because they are not used to hearing a black preacher deliver an angry sermon.
This is typical of how the media deals with stuff. They take one shocking quote and put it on a loop for 48 hours without analyzing the context. Obama did exactly what the media didn't do, he put Wright's anger in context, he said he doesn't agree with it, especially the paranoid parts about AIDS, but those are feelings that a lot of the older generation that grew up with segregation still holds.
Even if you disagree with Obama, you have to admit he doesn't insult your intelligence. He took the issue head on rather than going for the easy cop out.
If this is how he deals with other issues, I have to say he will make a great president.
- harlequino0
youtube link anyone?
- it's in the Clinton threadRandd
- aha, thank you kind sirharlequino
- Mimio0
Good speech. I'm always impressed by his willingness to be transparent and disarm the criticisms while not slinging any more mud.
- 7340
seriously can anyone honestly say that they agree with every single opinion 100% that each an everyone of their friends has? its a rediculous idea. i am not political at all, but this was very well written
- Randd0
it's on youtube--just watched it--very moving to me
- OSFA0
Is there a summarized copy of this somewhere on the internets?