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LIVE THREAD - Under Pressure, Obama Prepares for Race and Unity Speech
Fox News ^ | 18 March 2008

Posted on 03/18/2008 6:12:13 AM PDT by 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.

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TOPICS: Breaking News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 2008; barackhusseinobama; bigot; bigotbarack; blacktheology; dncfalseprophets; elections; falseprophets; hatewhitey; hitler; ideologue; jeremiahsmessiah; jeremiahwright; liberalracism; nobama; obama; politicsofoppression; racism; taqiyya
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To: rock_lobsta
For the little I listened to, didn't hear much of an enthusiastic crowd.
1,021 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:17 AM PDT by Vision ("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
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To: SJackson

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


1,022 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:17 AM PDT by ari-freedom (McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
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To: longtermmemmory

cnn is giving a love fest for Obama


1,023 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:40 AM PDT by JFC
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To: jennyjenny
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..

sw

1,024 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:48 AM PDT by spectre (spectre's wife)
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To: null and void

Brit Hume is not buying the speech!


1,025 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:49 AM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Canedawg
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.

1,026 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:49 AM PDT by TeleStraightShooter (The Right To Take Life is NOT a Constitutional "Liberty" protected by the 14th Amendment)
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To: Red Badger; Fishtalk

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.


1,027 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:55 AM PDT by Mr. Brightside (Michael Reagan: My Dad Would Back McCain http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1970504/posts)
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To: Red_Devil 232
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.

1,028 posted on 03/18/2008 8:34:55 AM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

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


1,029 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:08 AM PDT by GVnana ("They're still analyzing the first guy. What do I have to worry about?" - GWB)
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To: toddlintown
He shoulda said this.


1,030 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:10 AM PDT by McGruff (Tribal name: 'One with many knives in back')
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To: Crawdad
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.

1,031 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:11 AM PDT by IndyTiger
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To: CedarDave

Exactly.


1,032 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:17 AM PDT by redgirlinabluestate
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To: Dinah Lord

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


1,033 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:21 AM PDT by maica (Romney '08 + McCain, because it is essential to stop socialism at the voting booth.)
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To: Licensed-To-Carry

Post of the day.


1,034 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:22 AM PDT by metmom (Welfare was never meant to be a career choice.)
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To: savedbygrace

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


1,035 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:29 AM PDT by rock_lobsta (Client #10)
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To: syriacus

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

Yeah, It takes a ghetto.


1,036 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:39 AM PDT by sweetiepiezer
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To: JFC

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


1,037 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:39 AM PDT by tiredoflaundry (High Maintenance Estrogen Bot........... look out :0))
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To: Timeout
“I am here because of Ashley”.

What the heck does THAT mean?!

That made no sense to me either.

1,038 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:54 AM PDT by Bob
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To: kellynla

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


1,039 posted on 03/18/2008 8:35:58 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: ClearCase_guy

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.


1,040 posted on 03/18/2008 8:36:09 AM PDT by pepperhead (Kennedy's float, Mary Jo's don't!)
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