Obama to deliver speech on race, outspoken preacher

Faced with what his advisers acknowledged was a major test for his candidacy, Sen. Barack Obama sought Monday to contain the damage from incendiary comments made by his pastor and prepared to address the issue of race more directly than at any other moment of his presidential campaign.

Though he has faced questions about controversial statements by the pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, for more than a year, Obama is enduring intense new scrutiny now over Wright's characterizations of the United States as fundamentally racist and the government as corrupt and murderous.

Obama, in a speech today in Philadelphia, will repeat his denunciations of the minister's words, aides said. But they said he also would use the opportunity to open a broader discussion of race, which throughout the course of his presidential campaign he has sought to transcend. He will bluntly address racial divisions, one aide said, talking about the way they play out in church, in the campaign, and beyond.

Monday evening, Obama continued to write the speech, which he believes could be one of the most important of his candidacy, aides said.

Obama said that in his speech, to be given at the National Constitution Center, he would "talk a little bit about how some of these issues are perceived from within the black church community, for example, which I think views this very differently."
http://www.mercurynews.com/nationworld/ci_8609694

How the hell do they view it differently? "The government created HIV to kill off people of color"......"The US of KKKA"....get this sucker a shovel cause it sounds like he's going to bury his candidacy today.

Have a good one!:s4:

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The assclown is just about ready to make his speech. Wonder if it'll be the usual blah, blah with no substance.

Have a good one!:s4:

Am watching with baited breath, lol.

"The Rev. Wright is family that he won't disown. Blah, blah, blah the plight against the blacks."....defend the s.o.b., he either lost to Clinton with this speech or to McCain in the general election.

BANG, BANG.......the Dems shoot themselves in the foot AGAIN!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4:

Seemed lacking in the content that would put this to rest. Was really impressed how broadcast tv decided not to cover the speech. Guess then they would have to give the other candidates equal time, as it sounded like nothing more than a greasy campaign speech.
I believe Obama's campaign has done more to subvert Martin Luther King's progress, than any other modern-day politician.
Quite the uniter, indeed.

Being stuck in the 60's has jaded the message he (the rev) had supposed was relevent, but the congregation eats it up? Where are the checks-and-balances?

I owe the black community nothing, and am getting fairly impatient with those that attempt to tell me otherwise. Fucking get over it and take some responsibility for your own destiny. Slavery still exists here in the US, but it's the children of the black churches like the Trinity United Church of Christ being held slave by the elders' indoctrination into the 'poor black man held back by whitey and US policy' syndrome.

But it's a black thing, not understood by whites.
Is it me, or was this the jest of the speech?

I wonder how long till we see the tv ad's with all this content that has been kept off of the broadcast airwaves thusfar? I heard on Fox News up to 40% of folks polled haven't even heard of this story.

The government didn't give AIDS to black people, but there is overwhelming evidence suggesting that AIDS started when US doctors(funded by the government) gave infected experimental polio vaccine to africans living in small villages. They didn't know the HIV was in the vaccine(made from monkey parts), but yes, they are the ones that gave it to the black community. The medical community obviously denies this ever happening, considering the fallout that would happen I can understand why they would. There's lots of books and documentary's about this, The Origin Of Aids is probably the most famous.


I am in no way condoning the statements made by the preacher, just saying there are accepted historical theories that are related to his idea.

I'd love to have either Clinton or McCain in the same situation with some well known KKK advocate for a preacher. Does ANYONE think that this same speech would be accepted as an excuse? "Just a crazy ol' uncle with views from a different era?.........yeah right! Like that would fly!!

He openly admitted sitting in the Church while Wright was making controversial statements....probably WITH his kids!! Do ya think that he sat down with his children afterwords and said "that's just your crazy ol' uncle...don't listen to him"?

Obama managed to split the Dem party between black and white......good for him!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4:

this one time, at band camp...

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well if it was the usual blah blah blah it will be a typical campaign speech

also i have one of them crazy ol' uncle types for mccain that would be david duke. maybe he could get on the campaign trail just to even the playing feild

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Fucking get over it and take some responsibility for your own destiny

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and this is the reason the black community has turned against bill cosby and turned against malcom X. remember it wasnt a white racist that shot malcom X but a black man

p.s. i am a liberal hippie and am by no means a racist bigot them people make me sick. but i do beleive in judging a man (or woman)by his actions and not the colour of his skin, sexual orientation, or religion

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No responses from the radical left? Will Obama be left out in the cold for Clinton? Will people realize that he IS just an assclown with a speech? Stay tuned for the next excititing episode and find out! SAME Obama time....SAME Obama channel.:D

Have a good one!:s4:

"I understand MSNBC has suspended Mr. Imus," Obama told ABC News, "but I would also say that there's nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. And I would hope that NBC ends up having that same attitude."
ABC News: Obama: Fire Imus

Maybe not working on his staff but teaching his children in a place of worship must be a different issue to Obama. :wtf:

Now what's the difference between Rev. Wright and Imus that might sway his opinion? Wright spreads hate in a church while Imus cracks jokes on the radio. Wright is black while Imus is white. Pick your choice......

Have a good one!:s4: