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.

[struggle]

Obama, many conservative white men are not flocking to McCain BECAUSE of his policies.

[Dinah Lord]

bullshit detector going off now

[SE Mom]

Ok- so here’s the deal. Vote for me or racism wins.

[cajungirl]

Am I the only contrarian here who thinks this is a brilliant speech and is going to solve his problem?

Sure he is a tax the rich guy but this speech is good.

[jackv]

Oh geez, now I’m hearing the speech with music in the background. What kind of powerful speech have I just missed??

[longtermmemmory]

The only reason he became senator was by accident.

He was a throw away candidate who got lucky when his republican opponent went through a nasty divorce.

[Kozak]

[PghBaldy]

He is trying to not lose against Hillary. He is preaching to Dems. He is so stupid, that just giving the speech means he is now a “black candidate.” He doesn’t want to upset the majority of blacks (Dems) who hate whitey. He has to choose.

[GVnana]

This is bad. It's a liberal agenda rationalization. Same old race-bating politics. He's not denouncing the ideology that makes him an enemy.

I guess he can't.

[fatima]

He can take his pastor and stuff it.

[maggief]

I’m a divider, not a uniter.

[Dinah Lord]

You got that right - listen to him changing the subject.

[TeleStraightShooter]

Wright’s hatemongering is not a distraction, it speaks to what inspires BHO.

[Interesting Times]

This speech certainly divides us into two Americas.

Sure does. Obama's Mask of Hope has crashed to the floor...

[tiredoflaundry]

bullshit detector going off now

I had to turn mine off.....it started to smoke.

[syriacus]

Talk about throwing in the kitchen sink....

[JFC]

code pinkies in the balcony.

[Always Right]

Has he blamed Bush yet?

Wow, that's a major gaffe. How can a Democrat give a major speech without one 'it's Bush's fault'?

[rock_lobsta]

And we’re all racists just for honestly discussing this speech.

Oh, the audacity!

[Dinah Lord]

LOL