Hi… I’m Baaaaccckkk…!
I had the audacity (hee, hee, hee…) yesterday to send a rather positive note, and a link to a copy of Barrack Obama’s speech, to a few of my friends. The response has been pointed and wonderful and indeed has caused me to examine some of my own thinking. It has also served as a reminder to myself that I likely out to engage in some deeper analysis of the content before I get taken away with the face value of a good orator’s words.
Here is my text, followed by some selected comments of friends. (they can ID themselves and post their entire remarks if they so desire):
Hi!
I believe in many things... One of which is that I believe in giving credit where credit is due.
Many of Obama’s far left liberal views are an anathema to my strongly held conservative positions and I think that in many of the policies he has voted for he has been severely misguided as they generally do not, in my view, square with his professed Christianity. However, this particular speech is fabulous (with the exception of his reference to global warming) and if, perchance, he actually believes what he is saying then we are in for a real show!
I would recommend that you take a few minutes and read it... I think it will find its place in history with the best speeches.
http://www.drudgereport.com/flashos.htm
If Obama really wanted to Change things he would ask Romney to be his running mate!
Best regards & have a great day.
Mike
COMMENTS:
From F.
A great speech but way off the mark. The people and events he has compared with equanimity with the teachings of his pastor, are ridiculous. How can one honestly compare Geraldine Ferraro's iscolated, if improper remark - or those of his white mother, with Pastor Wright asserting - that the US govt. infected Blacks with aids... that the USA is the KKK of America...no better than Alqueda... etc. etc…… To me, Obama saying he was ignorant of his views, doesn't pass the laugh test.
From D1.
I read the speech as well and saw some of it on CNN...I believe he has 'whitewashed' the affair. The fact is he has been an attendee and a supporter of that Pastor for 20 years or so...even having him on has campaign committee until mere weeks ago....marriage, blessing their kids etc. and the comments of Michelle Obama a month or so ago re finally a chance to have an America I can believe in...or something along those lines...I think for sure that both she and Barrack are greatly influenced by Pastor Wright... A telling comment, for me anyway, was the thing about "many of us have heard stuff from the pulpit we do not agree with".....well I think the hate from that pulpit crossed racial and patriotic and Christian boundaries... I think, actually, his speech was a load of crap.
From D2.
I used to think that Obama was an empty suit that speaks pretty. Now, I think that he speaks pretty and has a hidden agenda… Wife Michelle's comments a couple of weeks ago about having never been proud of her country her whole adult life...Barrack's failure to salute or place his hand over his heart during the pledge...his insistance that wearing a lapel flag pin was "Republican"...it all makes sense in the context of his attending this church… Most decent people would get up and walk out on sermons like this, but did you hear the cheers and applause for the Rev. Wright? And what about Obama's children (ages 6 and 9)? I guess the Obama's don't see anything wrong with indoctrinating their children with anti-American hate speech.
As for the speech, it was pretty. Just like all of Obama's speeches...he's good. But for substance and truth, it doesn't hold a candle to Romney's speech.
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