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Published Letters: 481 Editor's Choice: 17
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Great speech.
[Read the article: Obama's speech on race]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Nuanced and reasonable with a good grasp of history and where it has taken us. He condemns the more radical things Rev. Wright has said, but doesn't throw his old pastor under the bus. He demonstrates that he understands where that anger comes from, and then says that it is counterproductive. It was well written and moving. One, I suspect, for the books.
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Hitler comparisons?
[Read the article: Obama's speech on race]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Wow. I never thought I'd see the day that a Democrat calling for unity amongst the races would be compared to Hitler on Salon.com.
Unbelievable. Just fucking unbelievable.
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OMG This just in: OBAMA HATES GRANDMOTHERS
[Read the article: Obama's speech on race]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Now go, my children! Go and spread the word that not only is Obama a token secret Muslim anti-Semite empty suit idiot and corrupt gangster, but he HATES GRANDMOTHERS AS WELL! HE SAID IT HIMSELF! OMG! OMG! OMG!!!!1!!!1!11!!!!! THE OUTRAGE
*fan myself in moral indignation until I collapse fromt eh strain*
And.........CURTAIN!
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Somebody else enjoyed beer and gave great speeches once, right Chris?
[Read the article: Obama's speech on race]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Hahahahahahaha.
OK, I get it. Let's not make Obama into more than he is. Point taken.
However, you people that demonize everything he does are no different.
Two horns on the same freaking goat.
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So Koppelman all but ignores the Ferraro flap
[Read the article: Barack Obama delivers make-or-break speech on race]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]...and devotes blockquotes to Rev. Jeremiah Wright's contraversial statements.
That's fucked up.
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I can't think of a more inspiring speech in my lifetime
[Read the article: Was Obama's speech enough?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I'm sure many here will dismiss me and people like me as cultists or overly-idealistic idiots, but I found this speech to be the most nuanced, inspiring, and frankly right on commentaries on race in my lifetime (I'm 33).
I wasn't as bothered by Obama's "granny comments" because they are very familiar to me. My grandfather, a war hero and one of the most resourceful and intelligent men I've known, hated blacks, and was always embarrassingly dropping N-bombs at family gatherings. The popular media would have completely demonized a man like him, but I knew him to be a great man despite the fact that I found his racism discusting. This was something I really struggled with as a teenager. Obama's bit about his granny rang true to me, and I suspect many other whites of my generation.
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Hillary must not be much of a reader
[Read the article: Clinton "very glad" Obama gave speech]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]She didn't read Obama's speech. She didn't read the National Intelligence Estimate before authorizing war in Iraq either.
Guess she's not much of a reader. Another trait she shares with Bush.
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It was just like that scene in The Matrix
[Read the article: A closer look at Clinton's Bosnia schedule]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]You know, the one where Kenunu learns to dodge bullets. That's exactly what HRC's Bosnia trip was like the whole time.
Seriously though. Whoop de doo. So she lied to make herself look tougher to the mouthbreathers. Big deal. Bush does it all the time, and we love him, right?
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Did Bill O'Reilly endorse Hillary like Rush an Coulter?
[Read the article: The real reason Barack Obama's divisive]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]She has more in common with their Hero-in-Chief than McCain. Hell, she couldn't even be bothered to read Obama's speech before she commented on it. Just like she didn't read the National Intelligence Estimate before she voted for war in Iraq. Bush wasn't too keen on reading either, and he practically tripped over himself to send us to war. No wonder the right-wing knuckle-draggers like her so much.
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OK, hardly a "scientific" poll
[Read the article: Was Obama's speech enough?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]But my mom, who voted Clinton in the Dem primary and Republican more times then I care to admit, heard the speech and sent me an e-mail this morning that said she was moved by it, and that she will be voting for him in the general election. Seriously. I thought she was McCain's all the way, but there you go.
Apparently it was enough for her.
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Uh huh...
[Read the article: Would Americans elect a woman president?]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"I would vote for a woman but not this woman"
is the same as saying "Some of my best friends are black" and "Not that there's anything wrong with that."
What if it happens to be true for a lot of people?
Sounds to me like a bullshit way to try to guilt people into voting for your candidate.
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@sajwan
[Read the article: Penn memo claims "shift to Hillary"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]The Clintonites seem to be cherry picking the "granny" bit from Obama's speech, and that's understandable. The speech was one of the best my generation has had the honor of hearing, and the Clinton camp has to attack him for something, so...why not paint him as a granny-hater? Who doesn't love their granny, right?
Of course it's ridiculous. The whole point is missed when they focus on this, but I guess that's the whole idea. The idea that someone in their family from their grandparent's generation would be racist is something that rings very familiar to a lot of us, including myself. It is a discomfort that many Americans of my generation (especially in the South, I imagine) have had to deal with, and Obama's point was that they are products of their time, and that they are still deserving of our love and admiration. If you didn't share this experience with us, then I salute you (and your elders). I did, as did many of my peers. This line in his speech was directed at us, and it hit home.
Where's the contraversy in that?
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This is understandable.
[Read the article: Clinton's nondenial on Obama pastor]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]And I'm an Obama-supporter.
People deserve to know about this, and it made people re-evaluate their support for Obama. This is a good thing, I think. We need to look at someone closely before we make them president.
I believe Obama's answer to this contravery was brilliant, and I hope it will satisfy his critics. I'm sure this will continue to haunt him, but if it takes events like this to historic speeches like that, then so be it. Obama's hand was forced, and we are better off as a nation for having heard his remarks on race in this country.
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Alex, even though I don't see your name on this, I know you posted it.
[Read the article: Clinton camp goes on offense against Obama]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]How do I know? Well, you printed an entire Clinton memo note for note, a priviledge you only reserve for that campaign and their surrogates. Everybody elses gets a summary or just a few excerpts.