IMHO, the entire editorial is worth a read.
Posted on 03/18/2008 9:01:38 PM PDT by Zakeet
Election '08: Rather than break ties with his demagogic, anti-American pastor, Barack Obama used a speech on race to excuse his behavior and sweep the controversy under the rug. Passing the buck is not very presidential.
Speaking in Philadelphia, steps away from where the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution were enacted, the front-runner for the Democratic nomination for president delivered an address that used the words "race" or "races" 11 times, "racial" or "racially" 15 times, and "racism" or "racist" six times.
But Obama's recent troubles, which this much-hyped speech was supposed to put past him, are not about race relations. They're about one churchman who happens to be black, whose views from the pulpit are repugnant and from whom Obama doesn't seem to have the guts to distance himself.
Reacting to being linked with a bigoted conspiracy theorist by lecturing the nation on race is like disgraced ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer responding to his getting caught patronizing an international prostitution ring by giving a speech on the female physique.
The supposed divide between black and white is not the issue here; Obama's longtime association with Jeremiah Wright is.
[Snip]
Obama's speech was spent explaining and rationalizing hate such as Wright's rather than denouncing it. Wright's words "reflect the complexities of race in this country that we've never really worked through," the result of which has been "a cycle of violence, blight and neglect" still haunting America.
The solutions? Expanded government for one, of course.
(Excerpt) Read more at ibdeditorials.com ...
IMHO, the entire editorial is worth a read.
Obama’s speech is 4,916 words long. When a person has to take that many words to explain himself on a single, straightforward subject, you know his explanation is pure BS.
Agree........ Even small children were seen rolling their eyes and saying such as bulllllllllllllllsh*t as he tap danced around that racist POS’s rants.
doom on em !
I’ve never seen Mr. Obama next to so many American flags in one place at one time.
At least he got that part right.
The rest of the story? Uh, my pastor for 20 years was a racist because there has been a historical problem of racism in this country.
And he’s just a part of that problem, God love him.
Now white people when they are racist that’s not funny.
But when black people are racist? Turn the other cheek.
I will not lower myself to address the racist behavior of my Uncle Pastor and that’s just what its going to take to bring this country together over race.
A big Bill Cosby “RIIIIIIIIGGGGGGHHHHHT”
You don’t choose an uncle, obsama choose this scumbucket and kept him ...... No change after 1
No change after 2
No change after 4
No change after 8
No change after 16
No change after EVEN 20 YEARS
Where’s the CHANGE?
“C’mon. Can’t we get past this racial divisivness, and get back to talking about the important issues, like hope, and change, and hoping for change, and changing our hopes, and changing for change, and having the audacity to hope for change? Let’s get back to being the change, and embracing our hopes. Can’t we change the subject? I certainly hope so.”
This is like the “depends on the what the definition of is, is” moment for BJ.....only now it’s “depends upon what the definition of “change” is for OBama....
“Where’s the CHANGE?”
The change is in Rev. Wright’s pocket after Obama donated $20,000 to his church on at least one occasion.
He’ll have to give another speech on the plight of the gay community after the Larry Sinclair story busts open.
Yeah your right about that Roger. Ain’t no mention of THAT change in his little stinkin speech.
And this picture is worth a thousand words.
I actually thought he would do a version of “I Have A Dream”. But instead opened with Lincoln.
“Pay no attention the the man (my crazy uncle) behind the curtain”..The Wizard of Oz
And I fear that most people failed to notice the total deflection from the main topic and got caught up in his excellent rhetoric. He's almost as good as Bill was. Or FDR or JFK. He's a great speaker, I'll give him that. Sadly, the media and his supporters are easily distracted.
It reminded me of Mark McGuire during the Congressional investigations “Let's don't talk about the past (my mentor of 20 years), let's talk about today (my candidacy) and the future ( what I can do for you.)
I fear his political “speak”. We have no one with his verbal skills.
talk about how we’ll show our patriotism by caring for them, and their families, and giving them the benefits they have earned.”
More diahrea of the mouth from obsama. This is how you care for a defeated army. They way to care for a Victorious Army is by FIRST - winning the war!
oBsama is a coward and ignorant and a homosexual cocaine freak.
What a perfect analogy.
Obama talks alot while saying absolutely nothing
How about “Hope” for change?
Wasn’t “ignorant coward” enough to make him unworthy? There is no proof he is a homo who does cocaine. I am ontent with the ignorant coward charge. It is justified and sufficient.
And he’s darn good at it.
So Black anger is real?
Huh.
Who knew?
Obama Speech Summary:
“I can’t change my church.”
“I can’t change my pastor.”
“I can’t change my grandma.”
“I can’t change myself.”
“I can change America!”
(”Can we change the subject now.”)
Did anyone (but me) think it was strange that he would not do a Q&A with a network but elected to do a speech. I don’t think he is afraid of questions.
Shame on you for expecting the lying &%^$^$% to be an honest broker for ANYTHING but the Racist Leftist agenda of America haters....
This is going to be REAL interesting to watch the Leftists and White Guilt crowd twist themselves into pretzels to “explain” Obama’s duplicity, racism and hypocrisy...
He delivered the speach, written by a committee, very well.
Michael Graham at the Boston Herald referred to Obama's rambling talk as his "I have an excuse" speech.
Michael Ramirez is the BEST!
Come on, let’s put what this pastor has said in the past.
He’s retiring and so he won’t represent the church anymore.
This was ALSO Obama’s point.
Strange because just a week ago he was claiming he’d never heard such rhetoric.
“I have a bridge (to sell you)...”
Well, either you’re closing your eyes
To a situation you do now wish to acknowledge
Or you are not aware of the caliber of disaster indicated
By the presence of a pool table in your community.
Ya got trouble, my friend, right here,
I say, trouble right here in River City.
Why sure I’m a billiard player,
Certainly mighty proud I say
I’m always mighty proud to say it.
I consider that the hours I spend
With a cue in my hand are golden.
Help you cultivate horse sense
And a cool head and a keen eye.
Never take and try to give
An iron-clad leave to yourself
From a three-rail billiard shot?
But just as I say,
It takes judgement, brains, and maturity to score
In a balkline game...
He said himself he did cocaine. Proof about his homoness will show up soon enough, unless an eyewitness is good enough for ya. Then we already have one in Larry Sinclair.
Pretty effective....
Can you imagine the “stuff” that will come out of the woodwork, once that Marxist, black racist, con artist has won the DNC’s nomination?
It’s going to get wild — either way..
If he gets the nomination — he’ll end up with most of the flesh stripped from his bones.
If he doesn’t get the nomination — the DNC will be destroyed by their rioting Plantation blacks....
We live in interesting times.......
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