LIVE THREAD - Under Pressure, Obama Prepares for Race and Unity Speech

Fox News ^ | 18 March 2008

[SE Mom]

Barack Obama is preparing to deliver a major address Tuesday on race, politics and unifying the country after being hounded by questions about his relationship to a pastor whose sermons have been laced with anti-American invective.

In a speech whose religious significance could compare to one given in December by former GOP presidential hopeful and Mormon Mitt Romney, Obama may be forced to explain the philosophy of the 8,000-strong Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where the Democratic presidential candidate has been a congregant for 20 years.

In announcing the morning address, to be delivered in Philadelphia, Obama would not say specifically what he will discuss, but suggested he wants to cool down the atmosphere after incendiary remarks by his pastor, retired Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., blanketed the airwaves over the past week.

[rollo tomasi]

Forgot, maybe a self apology or “their is/might be some misunderstanding regarding...” stuff.

[AxelPaulsenJr]

Wonder where they found the flags?

[TomGuy]

MSNBC commentators

According to the spinners/Obama supporters, there are 2 kinds of rhetoric — one for use inside Black affairs and one for the rest of the world.

[This is the new excuse being pummeled by the media and spinners.]

[jdm]

I read somewhere that Oprah left the church in 2005. The article didn’t say how long she was a member though.

Well, she has lived in Chicago since 1983 so I wouldn't be surprised if she had been a member for 15-20 years.

[bazbo]

I think this is a “drop out of the race speech”....or at least it should be.

[Miss Didi]

In today's NY Post:


REV.'S RANTS SHAKE VOTERS' OBAMA FAITH

[rightwingintelligentsia]

Maybe they raided a local boy scout HQ.

[Mom MD]

I won’t be watching either as I just don’t have the stomach for it this AM. Fortunately we can get all the important parts here without having to swim in the sewer ourselves!

thanks to all my fellow freepers who are watching the speech and taking one for the team!

[rhombus]

According to the spinners/Obama supporters, there are 2 kinds of rhetoric — one for use inside Black affairs and one for the rest of the world.

Does this mean that people inside "White affairs" are now able to tell racist jokes?

[tiredoflaundry]

She did Alice! She thought the Rev. Wright was a bit “over the top”. Now if Oprah ,(whitey works for me now) Winfrey thinks it was a bit much, it had to be pretty bad.

[AGreatPer]

He’s late. Is that how he would act if elected?

[rollo tomasi]

Good call.

[TornadoAlley3]

Okay....I have not seen your cartoon, could you post it.

[SE Mom]

Hard to escape the logic of that...

Yet I think the reply would be something like- you don’t get it...we speak a different language in black America, that you can never understand.

[jdm]

He’s late. Is that how he would act if elected?

He got tied up deleting more stuff from his web site.

[RoseofTexas]

After this I wonder who'll be on top....my guess THE SHE-DEVIL! OSama is damage goods! The VP spot is sure looking good for him about now! NIGHTMARE scenario!

[sageb1]

According to the beliefs of his church, there is no such thing as “post-racial.”

[tiredoflaundry]

One for the consumption of the voters, and one for the “Nafta” partners......... hmmm seems to be a pattern.

[OpusatFR]

Isn’t that a varitation of:

“It’s a Black thing, you wouldn’t understand.”

That won’t fly.

[bazbo]

No integrity. Not even enough to be on time....sad