Posted by
Justamere10 on Tuesday, March 18, 2008 1:02:37 PM
Part way into the March 18th Obama speech on skin color I felt a collective sense of disbelief, then an indrawn breath, slowly followed by a gathering sense of determination, and a little smile...
There's a perfect storm brewing and Mrs. Clinton has got to be jumping up and down with glee!
Thanks to Fox News, Americans everywhere have been able to peek into what's behind Barack Obama's twenty years of affiliation with "Rev" Wright and his church's "GD America" hate-filled racist agenda.
In my opinion the only thing Obama could have done in his speech that might have placated white Americans is to announce his withdrawal from that church, and his utter repudiation of the pastor who led it.
But in his speech Obama tried to distance himself from the grossly divisive and insulting "Rev" Wright sound bites, because they've been exposed. And went on to vigorously defend the church, and his own continuing association with "Rev" Wright, his "spiritual" adviser.
Obama is half black, half white, he might have had a chance to represent Americans of all skin colors. But he chose instead to defend the divisive views of a radical minority that chooses to hate America and define itself as victims.
In his speech Obama even insulted conservative talk show hosts, saying:
"Talk show hosts and conservative commentators built entire careers unmasking bogus claims of racism while dismissing legitimate discussions of racial injustice and inequality as mere political correctness or reverse racism.... This is where we are right now. Its a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years. Contrary to the claims of some of my critics, black and white, I have never been so naïve as to believe that we can get beyond our racial divisions in a single election cycle, or with a single candidacy - particularly a candidacy as imperfect as my own."
Sorry Obama, that fight took place in the 60's, and your side justifiably won. "Racial stalemate" is NOT "where we are right now."
This country nurtures millions of people of all skin colors who live the American dream because they believe in free enterprise, work hard, apply their own unique talents and skills, and EARN what they have. The failures are those who continue to see themselves as helpless victims of this or that from the past, and who believe that they are ENTITLED to a free ride on the backs of those who succeed.
It is my hope that Fox News and conservative commentators do not let this one slide. We're a nation at war with a foe that would delight in the mass murder of many more than 3,000 Americans on our own soil.
We need to be very careful that the person who takes that 3 a.m. telephone call in the White House represents the best interests of ALL Americans.
I sense a perfect American storm brewing, and Barack H. Obama's justifiably right in its path...