Submitted by gabrielle hart (not verified) on March 20, 2008 - 1:59am.
The speech gave me chills. I am a 40 year old white mother of 2 and my husband and I can only hope for this man to help form this nations future. He makes good choices, sees clearly, and addresses the public when transparency is much needed.
As for the media...they are sickening vultures. Even NPR's Talk of the Nation could not restrain itself from dramatizing the role this Reverend plays in our political system. He plays no role!!! If we were all held to the words of people we loved, admired or cared for than we would be in serious trouble. I haven't seen a feeding frenzy like this in a long time. Those saying that Obama should end his relationship with the Reverend confuse Obama with the backstabbing, fair weather, slimy politicians that we are used to dealing with. I admire him for standing by a friend even when he strongly disagrees with that friend. (And by the way, as far as I am concerned being anti-American is a fallacy. Being American means speaking your mind no matter how painfully ugly, honest, or hateful it may be).
Hopefully Obama's speech is a sign of how he will deal with other political associates and other countries that he disagrees with....with kindness, clarity, and directness. Anyone continuing to find fault with how Obama dealt with this has another agenda. And it is not the agenda of bringing this country to an honest discussion about how to level the playing field for all races.
The speech gave me chills.
The speech gave me chills. I am a 40 year old white mother of 2 and my husband and I can only hope for this man to help form this nations future. He makes good choices, sees clearly, and addresses the public when transparency is much needed.
As for the media...they are sickening vultures. Even NPR's Talk of the Nation could not restrain itself from dramatizing the role this Reverend plays in our political system. He plays no role!!! If we were all held to the words of people we loved, admired or cared for than we would be in serious trouble. I haven't seen a feeding frenzy like this in a long time. Those saying that Obama should end his relationship with the Reverend confuse Obama with the backstabbing, fair weather, slimy politicians that we are used to dealing with. I admire him for standing by a friend even when he strongly disagrees with that friend. (And by the way, as far as I am concerned being anti-American is a fallacy. Being American means speaking your mind no matter how painfully ugly, honest, or hateful it may be).
Hopefully Obama's speech is a sign of how he will deal with other political associates and other countries that he disagrees with....with kindness, clarity, and directness. Anyone continuing to find fault with how Obama dealt with this has another agenda. And it is not the agenda of bringing this country to an honest discussion about how to level the playing field for all races.