Comments on: Barack Obama’s Race and Politics Speech http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/ Opinion and Commentary of Over 500 Women Political Bloggers Sat, 15 Oct 2011 00:02:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: pat lynch http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-3964 pat lynch Tue, 18 Mar 2008 23:09:06 +0000 http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/#comment-3964 Obama is disingenuous. If he opposes the hate speech of the pastor why did he sit through it with his children Sunday after Sunday? If you oppose, don't expose. Also, he's uttered too many contradictory responses to questions about his level of awareness about the preacher and his fiery oratory. We need a tad less rhetoric and a lot more truth. Obama is disingenuous. If he opposes the hate speech of the pastor why did he sit through it with his children Sunday after Sunday? If you oppose, don’t expose. Also, he’s uttered too many contradictory responses to questions about his level of awareness about the preacher and his fiery oratory. We need a tad less rhetoric and a lot more truth.

]]> By: Pamela Lyn http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-3956 Pamela Lyn Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:15:13 +0000 http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/#comment-3956 I am just listening to the speech now in its entirety. Some will say that the conversation on race is long overdue. However, I say that the conversation on race is, and must be, ongoing. I've been priviledged in my lifetime to have heard some of the best speakers of our generation. JFK, MLK, RFK, Barbara Jordan, Jessee Jackson et al. Each speech they gave ( and in Jesse's case still give) helped move us all closer to understanding. But this is a process. Nothing will be settled in one speech that hasn't been settled in the past 40-50 years. But just like the speeches given by others, Barack Obama's speech today will hopefully help move us one more step closer to understanding. As far as Senator Obama's relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, I do not attempt to judge his heart or his faith. I can only take him at his word. For me, personally, as an African American and as a Christian, I do not feel comfortable with preaching from a minister, of any race, who uses the pulpit to preach anything other than the gospel of grace, love, faith and reconcilition with God. As a media watcher, I realized that the CNNs, MSNBCs, FOXNews, ABC, CBS, etc have played the clips of Rev. Wright ad nauseum. Controversy sells, it's that simple. I am just listening to the speech now in its entirety. Some will say that the conversation on race is long overdue. However, I say that the conversation on race is, and must be, ongoing. I’ve been priviledged in my lifetime to have heard some of the best speakers of our generation. JFK, MLK, RFK, Barbara Jordan, Jessee Jackson et al. Each speech they gave ( and in Jesse’s case still give) helped move us all closer to understanding. But this is a process. Nothing will be settled in one speech that hasn’t been settled in the past 40-50 years. But just like the speeches given by others, Barack Obama’s speech today will hopefully help move us one more step closer to understanding.

As far as Senator Obama’s relationship with the Reverend Jeremiah Wright, I do not attempt to judge his heart or his faith. I can only take him at his word. For me, personally, as an African American and as a Christian, I do not feel comfortable with preaching from a minister, of any race, who uses the pulpit to preach anything other than the gospel of grace, love, faith and reconcilition with God.

As a media watcher, I realized that the CNNs, MSNBCs, FOXNews, ABC, CBS, etc have played the clips of Rev. Wright ad nauseum. Controversy sells, it’s that simple.

]]> By: Julie http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-3953 Julie Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:34:24 +0000 http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/#comment-3953 Here is my gut problem with the whole thing. It's his complicity. This wasn't some crazy pastor that said some off handed remarks. If you look at the entire cheering crowd surrounding him you see a racist undercurrent bleeding into a world view. This is a world view that Obama agreed with or at the very least was complicit to. What is his heart? How can I be sure? I have no actions to judge. Or does he have a good heart but no back bone? It makes my stomach ache Here is my gut problem with the whole thing. It’s his complicity. This wasn’t some crazy pastor that said some off handed remarks. If you look at the entire cheering crowd surrounding him you see a racist undercurrent bleeding into a world view. This is a world view that Obama agreed with or at the very least was complicit to. What is his heart? How can I be sure? I have no actions to judge. Or does he have a good heart but no back bone?
It makes my stomach ache

]]> By: Kyle http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/comment-page-1/#comment-3952 Kyle Tue, 18 Mar 2008 17:33:24 +0000 http://politicsanew.com/2008/03/18/what-did-you-think-of-barack-obamas-race-and-politics-speech/#comment-3952 I am only 26 and this is by far the best and most refreshing speech I HAVE EVER HEARD!! I feel good to be an American hearing that speech and ONLY pray the country got a chance to hear it. Very moving and uplifting being an African-American wanting America to move past the white/black line that divides us as ONE I am only 26 and this is by far the best and most refreshing speech I HAVE EVER HEARD!! I feel good to be an American hearing that speech and ONLY pray the country got a chance to hear it. Very moving and uplifting being an African-American wanting America to move past the white/black line that divides us as ONE

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