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Tuesday, March 18, 2008 12:00 AM

Was Obama's speech enough?

He spoke eloquently and bravely about race but his remarks about his pastor Jeremiah Wright leave many tough questions unanswered.

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  • Tuesday, March 18, 2008 09:57 PM

    This takes on the attributes of faith itself

    For the glint eyed zealots no apology for anything is ever required. For the skeptics no apology is ever sufficient. I just hope Black America makes the best of this Black Presidential opportunity and doesn't come back in 2012 or 2016 picking at the same old victimhood, the same excuses for what could only be called hate speech coming out of anyone else's mouth, however that's a normal part of the communities wider dialog. And I do hope Rev Wright is elevated to an official position in the Obama cabinet so we can at least be witness to the unvarnished truth, unfiltered by his acolytes.

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