I will post the transcript as soon as it becomes available. Here it is
It’s whitey’s fault..That’s as much as I could get from the speech and then my cat threw up so I had to tend to that!(Yes, that is true) Here are some other reactions:
The speech gives the impression ” in several places ” that Wright’s controversial comments occurred in recent weeks. Presumably Obama has to give that impression because to address them head on and honestly would open him up to a deeper conversation not conducive to soundbites and elections. (Why is Wright and UCC so mad? And why am I O.K. with that?) He’s also doing it because he’s eager to obscure the fact that he had ample reason to know what Wright is all about ” and that he continued to provide significant financial support to Wright’s church.
Obama claims that he “strongly disagree[d] with many of [Wright's] political views” that he heard “while I sat in church”? This invites the question what, if anything, he did to express his strong disagreement. Did he cut back contributions? Or did he just have the audacity to hope Wright would hush up and burn the tapes before long?
Initial reaction:
** “Trinity embodies the black community in its entirety”- Frightening.
** “As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me”- G-Damn right!
** “I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community”- You’re done.
** “These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America”- That’s G-damned America, thank you.
** Man cannot live on bread alone- add mustard and relish.
“I am not a bigot.”
“I did not have spiritual relations with that pastor.”
“It was a botched sermon.”
“I have a nightmare : ”
This still doesn’t begin to answer why it’s somehow excusable for a pastor to spew demagoguery and outright lies from the pulpit. You want healing? Begin with the truth
Who was it that yesterday called Obama’s church the, “First Chicago Church of Blame Whitey and Damn America”? That’s a keeper.
amerpundit on March 18, 2008 at 12:12 PM
Allahpundit: Obama’s speech: Consider these goalposts moved!
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“My guess is that most people know the difference between news commentary and actual journalism.”
I disagree. They actually confuse the MSM with actual journalism all the time.
It is entertaining though, watching you whistle past the graveyard in the thread.
I ain’t whistlin’ nothin’…
What I’m saying is that traditional journalism reaches and influences more people than online “journalism”.
Pretty hard to argue against that.