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.

[AGreatPer]

Talking heads are walking on each other with this delay. CNN cut away from it to talk about Florida.

[misterrob]

The difference here is that McCain stood for election and had people vote for him. Hillary getting super delegates that go against their state votes or districts is a crime. Not elected by the people!!

[bazbo]

Ditto

[Dinah Lord]

He’s getting some last minute alterations to his dashiki...

[rock_lobsta]

If that's his speech, he's about to crash and burn. He passes off the issue as a "distraction" and urges whites to get past their racism.

And his white grandma is racist - made poor babh hussein cringe.

Cry me a river...

[JFC]

I agree speech is well written.

[Muleteam1]

I had thought your first reply to me was to that cartoon (picture) as it was posted at #92.

[Timeout]

According to the beliefs of his church, there is no such thing as “post-racial.”

So, where's the "HOPE"?

[jdm]

He excuses his association with Wright based on ignorance. BS. This speech will indeed make things worse.

That's probably why he's so late. He's probably having some serious second thoughts about doing this.

[tiredoflaundry]

The super delegates are between a rock & a hard place. If they stay with BO, they run the chance that folks(like me) will think they "condone" the beleiefs of Barry & the Rev Wright.

If they switch over to Cankles, they then will be labeled "racist" Nazi types. Pc will kill ya!:0)

[TomGuy]

He’s late. Is that how he would act if elected?

Maybe he's trying to channel MLK, and the line is busy.

[tcrlaf]

Obambi vs. Hillzilla

She stomps Obambi, just so Democrats can LOSE in November.

[SE Mom]

It’s a mixed bag, I think. Some of what he says is reasonable- but I do not walk away from reading it with a newfound trust in his integrity..

It’s also now 10:35 and he’s quite late in delivering the speech..

[jveritas]

She is a socialist and a defeatist. Did you hear her speech yesterday on Iraq? She said that we cannot win the war even if we stay there for a 100 year. The largest Al Qaeda terrorist forum on the internet was cheering her defeatism: Hillary Clinton Defeatism On Iraq Gives A Great Joy To Largest Terrorist Forum

[Crawdad]

He’s getting some last minute alterations to his dashiki...

Next we'll be told that black people have a different concept of time.

[tiredoflaundry]

Yup!

[Marathoner]

Obama cannot win the general elections, Hillary Clinton can and probably will. As I said, prepare yourself for a lot of butt kicking by the Clintons.

That's what I fear as well. I'm afraid we may have outsmarted ourselves with the Rush strategy to keep Her Thighness alive in TX and OH.

[TN Conserative]

they may “sear”into his memory

[evets]

OBAMA /QUEST '08!!!

[roses of sharon]

Yes, here we go, more black grievances.