politics aside for a moment I think Obama offered quite possibly the most honest assessment of racism in America that I've ever heard.
long but worth the time
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I'd have been more impressed had he made this speech six months ago. He waited until he was painted into a corner to make this speech.
He didn't want to make this speech he had to make it. A political calculation.
The Reverend Wright stuff is too toxic to be washed away with a speech.
Coming to your TV and radios 24/7 in June July and August.
Fade In: Video of the twin towers being struck by airplanes, the towers crumbling, people looking at the walls of pictures of the missing and rescue workers searching through the rubble.
All the while interspersed is video and audio of the Reverend talking about how we Americans deserved 9/11 while the buildings are still smoking and workers were still pulling people from the rubble. Video of the congregation jumping up and down and cheering. Video of Obama and his family sitting in the church.
Fade Out.After all this time 9/11 still brings up strong emotions in people. I still get angry when I see those towers fall.
This will be devastating to Obama. If he gets the nomination it will be another Ducacus and we will have four more years.