Letters to the Editor
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Well Done Obama
His rhetorical skills are certainly a great asset to him. Beyond that though is his ability for reason.
The problem is that I fear the American electorate--as has even been displayed in messages posted here--lacks reason and the patience to truly hear eloquence.
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"make or break speech"
As soon as I saw that headline, I knew who wrote the article.
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Bravo, President Obama
What a speech!
I sincerely hope that all of the scandal-chasing pundit shitheels will be hanging their heads in shame after hearing Obama address the issue of Wright and of race in general.
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I'm Done Salon
You wrote one post about Ferraro, quoting only a bit of her statement, and ignoring the Hillary camp response which was equally inflamatory, but you quote Wright extensively. Make or break speech? I'm done War Room. Good bye.
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I could have sworn...
Falwell and Pat Robertson and Hagee said essentially the same thing about 9-11 and Katrina except they they blamed it on the gays..and were given a pass by the MSM. Wingnuts say crazy things all the time and to recognize it only validates it. This guy should be dismissed and recognized for what he is a nut case who last time I checked is not part of the Obama campaign
John in "Please count my vote" Florida
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Great
A comment section of watching Obama supporters faint.
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Such nice headline . . .
OBAMA believes the OJ trial was about race
WOW!!! I am impressed. Obama is not only a hypocrite, but he is also a clueless racist. Which is not surprising after being spiritually mentored by Jeremiah Wright for 20 years.
I appreciate his candor though. Brake, no make.
Bye, bye Obama.
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Could Hillary or McCain have delivered that speech?
That's all I could think of during it, and the answer, at least in my mind, is a resounding "NO".
Has a presidential candidate ever been so candid and honest about race in America? Is anything he said untrue? I can't get over how the cynics want to brand him as a racist or somehow disingenuous.
You just witnessed our next president. And no, Wes, I did not faint. I smiled knowing that someone as intelligent, reasoned, principled, with great perspective and understanding, is about to be our next president. Couldn't have come at a better time.
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tbrandel
The latest two general election hypothetical polls since this broke has Hillary doing better than Obama in one, and equal in the other.....Her lead among national dems has been increasing.
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Obama's Challenge to Rise Above
I was impressed with Obama's speech today and his challenge to rise above the politics of racial division and instead focus on the issues that unite us.
I thought he did a good job of addressing the comments of his former minister, which he repeatedly denounced, and placed those comments in the proper context.
His personal story of his own white grandmother's hurtful words helped me better understand how Obama could reject Rev. Wright's hateful rhetoric without turning his back on a man who has nonetheless done a lot of good in the world.
I don't expect this speech to completely eliminate the criticism, but I hope that people will accept his challenge to move beyond issues of race and return our attention to core issues that matter to all Americans.
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HELLO!
"Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism."
Are you listening, Limbaugh, Hannity, et al?
Wonderful speech. Senator Obama has such presence. He gives you hope.
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Good for Barack Obama
I'm supporting Sen. Clinton and I'm glad Sen. Obama didn't disown Reverend Wright as a friend and pastor.
There's no spite or opportunism in my gladness. I'm genuinely glad to see someone in politics who has enough soul to stick by someone he cares about no matter how the relationship may be used by his enemies and a sensationalist media.
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"And nothing will change..."
For whom does this lack of change benefit? Perhaps the GOP?
I started out as an Edwards supporter, but Obama is really winning me over with his oratory.
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What bothers you more?
Hey WES what gets under your skin deeper?
The fact your going to have a black president, or the insignificance of the modern white male american?
Notorious, ha, please only in your mind kook.
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And yet, WES,
I still don't see her gaining a delegate lead of and kind.
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Groundbreaking Address
Barack Obama's address will be reprinted for years to come in anthologies of great speeches. Calling to our better selves, his candid analysis or race in America was as insightful as it was courageous. I truly felt he was representing my hopes and aspirations for this country. Whether the press will capture Obama's inspirational critique remains to be seen. But the New York Times did, in unprecedented fashion, title its article covering his address with positive adjectives . . .
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GREAT MOMENT IN OUR AMERICAN HISTORY..VIVA OBAMA
WOW!! HIS SPEECH BROUGHT ME TO TEARS!!!!! I AM A 53 yr BLACK CYNICAL RADICAL .............I WAS MOVED
HE NOW HAS MY VOTE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I meant "any"
But it still stands...
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Whole New ballgame With The Superdelegates
Obama as the nominee insures the last 3 weeks of the campaign, a bunch of undecideds, and one ad after another of Wright videos and defeat in Iraq.
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Wright's comments aren't really about race
They're about insanity. They're about hate and conspiracies and whatever gibberish you can say that will get the jabbering masses to cheer you. If he were a white European his speeches would be at outdoor torchlit mass meetings.
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With malice towards none
Whatever happens to the Obama campaign itself -- whether it succeeds, or goes down in flames, or slowly dwindles -- it will at least have done this: we'll have had a chance to understand our fellow Americans better, through the words of someone with a foot in both the black and the white worlds, who can speak to both groups with passion but without bitterness or blame. This is a new meme, the seed of something that this country really needs. I hope it spreads; it has too much to offer to just fade away.
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W.E.S.
"The latest two general election hypothetical polls since this broke has Hillary doing better than Obama in one, and equal in the other.....Her lead among national dems has been increasing."
Not a shocker. The reaction to "this" is pretty expected, considering that many people lack the reason and experience to understand not only where Wright was coming from, but also how Obama views Wright. And despite Hillary doing better right at this moment, if that's true, it has no bearing on the fact that his delegate lead is insurmountable.
Don't we want a president who will take issues head-on instead of sitting back and letting his surrogates take it to the spin room? Wouldn't it have been bold of Hillary to come out and make a speech in the wake of Ferraro's statements instead of ducking her head in the sand and waiting for it to blow over?