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

Fox News ^ | 18 March 2008

[Vision]

For the little I listened to, didn't hear much of an enthusiastic crowd.

[ari-freedom]

but it’s not exciting. nobody will be fainting that’s for sure

[JFC]

cnn is giving a love fest for Obama

[spectre]

I think Ashley was only 9 years old, and she wanted to help her mother by eating mustard and relish sandwiches for a year...because her mother was poor..

I don't get it either. But I bet it's total bull chit..

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[Red_Devil 232]

Brit Hume is not buying the speech!

[TeleStraightShooter]

Ok, how many times has BHO changed his story in the last 3 days?

Here's one in the same speech - he excuses Rev Wright for being from the bitter old school, yet BHO claims had never heard Wright utter a racial bad word.

[Mr. Brightside]

The Sista Soulja phrase came from the 92 Clinton campaign where he was forced to repudiate the violent (or sexual?) lyrics of a black rap musician by that name.

Since then, the media has always talked about candidates having to distance themselves from people associated with their core voters.

They used the term with in the 2000 campaign wth Bush and (the conservative mostly white Carolina based college... name escapes me right now).

I even saw it used recently relating to Hagee and McCain.

My point is that I don’t think the media has enough guts to use it now againt their hero Obama.

[pepperhead]

Hume says the speech will not heal the wound! LOL!

He is right, there is nothing that can make all the youtube videos go away.

[GVnana]

No. It won’t. It’s just a campaign speech full of victim talk. He’s toast.

[McGruff]

He shoulda said this.

[IndyTiger]

How does Hillary respond to this?

With champagne? This speech will not go down well in mainstream America. After she whips him in Pennsylvania next month, Obama will be lucky to get the VP nod. My guess is this whole mess just disqualified Obama from any serious consideration as VP. The Clintons are smart enough to know a race-baiter when they see one.

[redgirlinabluestate]

Exactly.

[maica]

I think he put his audience to sleep. They were expected the Magician to pull one more trick out of his hat.

[metmom]

Post of the day.

[rock_lobsta]

CNN: Obama: Constitution stained by ‘sin of slavery’

[sweetiepiezer]

“I think she is afraid he will co-opt her “It takes a village” motto.”

Yeah, It takes a ghetto.

[tiredoflaundry]

I wonder If Chrissy Matthew’s legs are really tingling now!

[Bob]

“I am here because of Ashley”.

What the heck does THAT mean?!

That made no sense to me either.

[SE Mom]

I agree- I think this may well get him the nomination of his party. The general- not going to happen.

[pepperhead]

I am not sure which one will win. But your right that he won’t drop out at this point in time. And neither will Hillary.