[Cindy]

ping

[Cindy]

SNIPPET from post no. 1:

"As for America and the West, our commitment must be measured by more than just the dollars we spend. I've pledged substantial increases in our foreign assistance, which is in Africa's interests and America's interests. But the true sign of success is not whether we are a source of perpetual aid that helps people scrape by -- it's whether we are partners in building the capacity for transformational change."

[wideminded]

Since no one else is commenting I will say that I read the entire speech and I have nothing negative to say about it. And he was able to say some things that perhaps other presidents could not have said.

[ketelone]

"Some you know my grandfather was a cook for the British in Kenya, and though he was a respected elder in his village, his employers called him "boy" for much of his life" Rubbish. I suppose he was there, that he knows this?

[BenLurkin]

So when he was born, Kenya had a higher per capita income than South Korea.

Then the hated British left — and the rest is history.

[SunkenCiv]

Obama sez:

I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there.

What's that again?

I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there.

One more time?

I think Congress needs one of those horns. (Laughter.) That sounds pretty good. Sounds like Louis Armstrong back there.