Dead Ambassador, Nukes in Iran, 14% Real Unemployment, and we are trying to relitgate Katrina?
2002 SPEECH:
“.......This clip from a January, 1 2002 speech at the University of Chicago shows State Senator Obama talking about the legacy of Dr. King. In the process, he also reveals some strong political and philosophical opinions which touch on issues of race, crime, education, and wealth in American society.........”
In this clip, Obama fleshes out his views on empathy, applying it to the divide between rich and poor. This analysis is revealing as Obama suggests that there is a class struggle underlying society in which non-violence is only one option. He doesn’t spell out the alternative but he does suggest that “accountants and tax loopholes” are used to keep people down in a way that is reminiscent of the way police treated blacks during the civil rights struggle. He says at one point “I don’t know if you’ve noticed but rich people are all for nonviolence. Why wouldn’t they be. They’ve got what they want.”
........Many of the themes of Obama’s speech, which walks a fine line between policy and sermon, will be familiar to those who have watched his career closely. Obama’s view of empathy became a public issue when he appointed his first Supreme Court Justice. His discussion of personal and corporate responsibility touches on some of the same private vs. public themes which got him in trouble earlier this summer when he inartfully suggested said “you didn’t build that.” And, of course, hope was the title of his second memoir and one of the major themes of his 2008 campaign. ...........”
An unemployment stat that needs to be brought up is the over 50% unemployment of black males.
0bama’s policies are hurting them more than anyone, though he purports to want to “help” them.