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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: OpusatFR
My friend’s daughter goes to Texas University, and she was chosen to pick the people to stand behind Obama on stage while at UT. She was told to pick a large varity of people, mostly, white but of all ages. They stage everything! Can not be trusted.
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posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:19 AM PDT
by
JFC
To: theshadow3581
I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe. You may not be able to choose your grandmother but you sure as heck can choose your pastor.
It's over.
To: OpusatFR
The whole sense that they have a racial identity that will never be understood by whitey who is too racist and mean to get it, is a no go.Absolutely because whitey has a racial identity that will never be understood by blackie. It just doesn't work, does it?
383
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:26 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: nutmeg
What’s with the dems and their sense of time? Hillary/Bill/Barry don’t seem to own watches or even care, or perhaps we’ve been spoiled by a punctual President who respects those waiting.
384
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:34 AM PDT
by
StarFan
To: SE Mom
Wow!
Barack has had one hellofa face change..
So how long do we have to listen to “whitey?” LOL
“original”
yeaaaaaaaaaaaa...yea Obama is an “original” alright...
an “original” lying, bigoted, anti-American Black racist!
385
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:39 AM PDT
by
kellynla
(Freedom of speech makes it easier to spot the idiots! Semper Fi!)
To: SE Mom
The whole concept of blacks using a different vocabulary than whites is ...really disconcerting. Well, yes stewardess, I speak jive
386
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:45 AM PDT
by
Always Right
(Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: The Spirit Of Allegiance
Love your nic - especially today...
387
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:46 AM PDT
by
Dinah Lord
(fighting the Islamofascist Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
To: adm5
I’ve read it as well- it’s left me just as perplexed as I was before.
388
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:50 AM PDT
by
SE Mom
(Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
To: roses of sharon
“Katrina did show that LIBERAL black leaders do not know how to take care of their people, letting them live in squalor FOR DECADES, FGS!”
It’s not up to “leaders” or government to take care of the people. Each individual is responsible for taking care of himself. Government has never been able to take care of anything as socialism has never worked.
Government is the enemy of the people and of the individual.
389
posted on
03/18/2008 7:48:56 AM PDT
by
Democrat_media
(Socialism will destroy a country economically. why dems & Mccain for Socialism?)
To: Always Right
390
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:06 AM PDT
by
jdm
("You only live once and usually not even then." - Michael O'Donoghue)
To: StarFan
Whats with the dems and their sense of time? Hillary/Bill/Barry dont seem to own watches or even care, or perhaps weve been spoiled by a punctual President who respects those waiting.More arrogance.
391
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:11 AM PDT
by
rhombus
To: Always Right
392
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:30 AM PDT
by
Dinah Lord
(fighting the Islamofascist Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
To: SE Mom
is Obamas about to drop out ???
The guy introducing him appears to be crying...
To: syriacus
Back to the three black commentators on CNN. This delay in the speech seems to be providing an opportunity for the three black commentators to spin, spin, spin.
Obama should passionately embrace this challenge. McCain surrounds himself with whites. Other candidates must be placed under same scrutiny as Obama is.
394
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:37 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(Michelle-O was proud of U of C volunteers in 1997. When did she become "unproud" of America?)
To: syriacus
Yes, but will he be wearing a flag pin in his lapel? Hmmmmmmmmm.
395
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:37 AM PDT
by
RightField
(The older you get .... the older "old" is.)
To: toddlintown
The MSM is trying to make this a White against Black but this is really about an Anti-American racist pastor that Obama embraced.
396
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:38 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
To: Dinah Lord
This guy is almost pleading with the audience! LOL!
397
posted on
03/18/2008 7:49:50 AM PDT
by
alice_in_bubbaland
(Vote Obama! And we'll be picking shrapnel out of our butts for decades!)
To: Always Right
I actually think it is a decent speech and will help. The media will love it. Obama will escape damaged, but not dead.There are parts that will appeal to white, middle class Americans -- problems with jobs, economy, etc. He blasts Reagan at one point. But more government control, more government jobs, more government everything is not the answer.
398
posted on
03/18/2008 7:50:01 AM PDT
by
CedarDave
(John, When will you treat conservatives the way you do fellow senators John, Hillary and Barack?)
To: Dinah Lord
Guy speaking now:
“We have to go beyond politics as usual. We need more emphasis on identity politics, dammit!”
/sarc
399
posted on
03/18/2008 7:50:09 AM PDT
by
jdm
("You only live once and usually not even then." - Michael O'Donoghue)
To: syriacus
> Back to the three black commentators on CNN.
Some guy’s doing an intro now. They’d better fix that mic before BO speaks. It’s terrible...
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