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Title: Obama's Speech Wasn't About Race. It Was About Leadership (PHILIP WEISS)
Source: Mondoweiss
URL Source: http://www.philipweiss.org/mondoweiss/2008/03/obamas-speech-1.html
Published: Mar 19, 2008
Author: Philip Weiss
Post Date: 2008-03-19 15:52:03 by aristeides
Keywords: None
Views: 1208
Comments: 76

Obama's Speech Wasn't About Race. It Was About Leadership

Admit it: This has been the most magnificent campaign of our lives. Entertaining, uplifting, full of surprise and great characters. Who will ever forget Mike Huckabee or Ron Paul. And today it outdid itself.

Obama's speech on race was stunning. I can't be the only sophisticated person who was blown away. I thought I was used to his style, to the quality of his thought. I thought he was going to be careful. I was amazed. What he did was call us to the better angels of our nature. He told us that blacks are angry for a reason. He said that racism has been persistent and disabling. He said that blacks have been viciously discriminated against. And he said this in a way that was not divisive. This is true leadership. Rather than pandering to the racists out there, as Hillary has been doing, he spoke openly of a deep divide in American society and then called on American idealism to deal with it. He embarrassed the racists for the backwardness of their vision.

This guy is truly historic. I want him to be my president. And I can't wait for his speech--one day, not so long from now--on Israel/Palestine. The day that he honestly addresses Palestinian suffering and doesn't scare Jews, but brings us together. And forward.

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#7. To: aristeides (#0)

He told us that blacks are angry for a reason. He said that racism has been persistent and disabling. He said that blacks have been viciously discriminated against. And he said this in a way that was not divisive. This is true leadership. Rather than pandering to the racists out there, as Hillary has been doing, he spoke openly of a deep divide in American society and then called on American idealism to deal with it. He embarrassed the racists for the backwardness of their vision.

And in doing so, he fell into the Clinton trap of making race a prominent issue. Barack will be lucky to keep his Senate seat after the Clintons are done with him.

Vitamin Z  posted on  2008-03-19   16:23:27 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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And in doing so, he fell into the Clinton trap of making race a prominent issue. Barack will be lucky to keep his Senate seat after the Clintons are done with him.

I don't know. They always use race as an issue when it comes time to vote. If actual change and honest dialog were to occur, it would totally mess things. up.

Same thing with what was known as the religious right. It comes down to race and religion to help deflect from the total hosing of America. We are already being told here to mind our place. The smart people will tell us when to speak. Ha!

Peppa  posted on  2008-03-19   16:30:42 ET  Reply   Untrace   Trace   Private Reply  


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We are already being told here to mind our place. The smart people will tell us when to speak. Ha!

Dont give up the ship, we have not yet begun to fight. Somebody said that.

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