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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: alice_in_bubbaland
The profound mistake of Reverend Wrights sermons is not that he spoke about racism in our society. Its that he spoke as if our society was static; as if no progress has been made
what the heck
861
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:30 AM PDT
by
ari-freedom
(McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
To: TornadoAlley3
Good grief. If you don’t elect me your ignorant. Sad
862
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:34 AM PDT
by
armymarinemom
(My sons freed Iraqi and Afghan Honor Roll students.)
To: tiredoflaundry
My white man will vote for McCain come November. So will I.
Obama, your change motto is not enough to change us for the better.
863
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:35 AM PDT
by
JFC
To: DietCoke
This is just Obama the closet racist coming out.
864
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:37 AM PDT
by
tobyhill
(The media lies so much the truth is the exception)
To: jennyjenny
Give me a good old Eldrige Cleaver speech any day of the week.
865
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:38 AM PDT
by
toddlintown
(On Obama's moral compass, "N" doesn't stand for "North.")
To: KavMan
Hey, white men are going to flock to McCain regardless of his policies?!??!??!?!?!?!
FTW?
866
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:39 AM PDT
by
struggle
((The struggle continues))
To: SpaceBar
“Obama seems absolutely obsessed with race.”
And it makes him and his wife a perfect match. Blame everyone.
He is digging himself into a hole. Hillary and company must be passing the champagne around
867
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:44 AM PDT
by
Polynikes
(Hey. I got a question. How are you planning to get back down that hill?)
To: TornadoAlley3
To: spectre
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
We can’t have a Racist in the White House..
To: rightwingintelligentsia
I don’t like this guy - and yes, he’s still babbling
870
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:49 AM PDT
by
Dinah Lord
(fighting the Islamofascist Jihad - one keystroke at a time...)
To: jennyjenny
This speech certainly divides us into two Americas.
871
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:50 AM PDT
by
maggief
To: SE Mom
Too bad CNN and FoxNews are not running the focus groups and their immediate responses.
I would bet a ‘general audience’ would be ranking many portions of this speech in the red/negatives.
872
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:51 AM PDT
by
TomGuy
To: maggief
Uh,..oh. He's challenging the White community now.
You're going deeper, deeper...right into quick sand..obama.
sw
873
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:51 AM PDT
by
spectre
(spectre's wife)
To: TomGuy
The undercurrent in this speech supports what Wright has been preaching.Liberation theology.
874
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:55 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(In politics the middle way is none at all. John Adams)
To: sportutegrl; SJackson
How did you know that he was going to say this exact word for word paragraph?SJackson's smart?
875
posted on
03/18/2008 8:23:57 AM PDT
by
null and void
(It's 3 AM, do you know where Hillary is? Does she know where Bill is? Does Bill know what 'is' is?)
"We can pounce on some gaffe by a Hillary supporter....."
Barack has already checked that off on his list of things to do.
876
posted on
03/18/2008 8:24:04 AM PDT
by
syriacus
(Michelle-O was proud of U of C volunteers in 1997. When did she become "unproud" of America?)
To: jennyjenny
I'm waiting for this to end so I can turn the radio back on.
This speech is so high and mighty it can only come from someone who is trying to hide his guiltiness.
877
posted on
03/18/2008 8:24:09 AM PDT
by
Vision
("If God so clothes the grass of the field...will He not much more clothe you...?" -Matthew 6:30)
To: maggief
Yep, all white people who support McCain are racists.
878
posted on
03/18/2008 8:24:21 AM PDT
by
Always Right
(Was it over when the Germans bombed Pearl Harbor?)
To: jennyjenny
Has he blamed Bush yet?Only indirectly - Bush is not mentioned, but Reagan, conservatives, Limbaugh, and Whitey have.
To: Dinah Lord
this guy sounds like a black separarist.
Now it’s MY fault that inner city schools are failing. Yeah, right.
I live in Pennsylvania. This stuff is NOT playing well here.
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