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.

[syriacus]

Obama talking about slavery. I think he hoped to wait to deliver this speech after he was confirmed. It would be more useful to make the Republicans look racist, rather than make Democrats look racist.

[rock_lobsta]

How many times does the word “slavery/slaves” appear in his speech? I’m losing count.

Seven.

[R_Kangel]

OMG!!!

My computer fainted at the beginning of Obama's speech!

.

[roses of sharon]

Oh good grief, another lecture about bad, bad, America.

[maggief]

He’s the son of a black MUSLIM from Kenya.

Hello?

[RightField]

OK, I need some flag etiquette here. Aren’t the flag with yellow fringe supposed to be for military use? He’s not CIC yet.

[firewalk]

his sparkle is gone...
& there he is

[over3Owithabrain]

He’d be more convincing about healing the racial divide if he threw in a Confederate flag in the background :)

[Tennessee Nana]

Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmm

We are still “moving in the same direction”

so we aint stopped yet...

[Dinah Lord]

seared into my genetic makeup..just stop

[sweetiepiezer]

“Scuse me.... gotta hurl...”

Yup, me also..........popcorn doesn’t go well mixed with oatmeal.

[CedarDave]

Obama is NOT the descendent of slaves.

He addresses that -- married to a black woman who is.

[Constitution Day]

I think that may be true, seems I read a thread on FR about it. But I wouldn’t swear to it.

[Always Right]

Passing on the inheritance of slavery????

[jdm]

Six American flags behind him but not one in front of him (on his jacket). Sad.

[toddlintown]

He’s gonna grab a flag behind him and wrap himself in it.

[alice_in_bubbaland]

His wife has the blood of slaves running through her veins! Hallelujah!

[tgslTakoma]

“SEARED” into my genetic makeup!

[syriacus]

OMG!!! My computer fainted at the beginning of Obama's speech!

LOL!!

[ari-freedom]

now do you know why it is better this stuff came out now and not after the convention?