Obama's Speech
He is an amazing speaker, no matter the topic, and it was a beautiful speech.
I thought the speech was maybe a bit long -- he could have left out the part where he read from his own book, I suspect. And frankly, if I were his grandmother I doubt I'd like having him say bad things about me. But surely he got her permission, first? (Is she alive?) I find it odd, as well, that he would compare Wright's insane comments -- expressed to a crowd -- with the concerns of an elderly lady -- expressed to family members.
Still, I like any man who quotes William Faulkner -- and he used one of my favourite Faulkner quotes.
I am, however, left with one worried thought: I had liked Obama because, unlike Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, he didn't make his candidacy about race. He made it about stuff like taxes, health care, foreign policy. Now, sadly, it appears to be about race. I hope it doesn't stay that way. One lives in hope.
I thought the speech was maybe a bit long -- he could have left out the part where he read from his own book, I suspect. And frankly, if I were his grandmother I doubt I'd like having him say bad things about me. But surely he got her permission, first? (Is she alive?) I find it odd, as well, that he would compare Wright's insane comments -- expressed to a crowd -- with the concerns of an elderly lady -- expressed to family members.
Still, I like any man who quotes William Faulkner -- and he used one of my favourite Faulkner quotes.
I am, however, left with one worried thought: I had liked Obama because, unlike Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, he didn't make his candidacy about race. He made it about stuff like taxes, health care, foreign policy. Now, sadly, it appears to be about race. I hope it doesn't stay that way. One lives in hope.
Labels: American politics, Obama
posted by rondi adamson @ 5:01 PM
1 Comments:
At 19/3/08 8:36 AM,
EclectEcon said…
Here's a prediction: if Obama continues to make his campaign about race, Clinton will win the nomination; and failing that (because of Obama's current lead), if Obama wins the nomination and continues to make his campaign about race, McCain will win the election.
Clinton cannot use this to her advantage. And she must avoid Ferraro -type gaffes if she is to have a hope of winning the nomination.
For Obama, discussing race and his church and its minister was probably better done now than later. From now on he can revert to your goal of campaigning on other issues, saying, "I've explained that already in my mid-March speech."
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