"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them," he said.
"And it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations,"
From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: ; 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'
From Obama’s Dreams of My Father:
I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, Dubois and Mandela.'
From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating> myself to whites.'
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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mothers race.'
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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'
You know the thing is, Obama is actually pretty brave for even running in the first place, hes had so many death threats against him. I think if he can fix the resetion and the country right again, He'll be a great president. But lets see what he does, everybody said Bush would be a good president... well just look around.
Hi Staggo my friend :) I enjoyed your passion and admire you for it, but you didn't convince me to vote for Obama as much as Former Mayor Koch deepened my OWN opinion with his views that completely mirror my own on this. Wow...the election will be VERY intense!
The media is just looking for something wrong for Barack Obama but they couldn't find anything so they go after his pastor. He didn't say those things, obviously you can see that wasn't Obama that said anything. Instead of getting mad at Obama you should be upset with the Pastor not him. Common Sense people!
Assume for a moment that it had been discovered that Hillary Clinton and Bill had attended Klan meetings in AK for the past 20 years with daughter Chelsie. The excuse that they were "attempting to influece the KKK with their presence" wouldn't fly. Obama's closest spiriual adviser is a man who has lionized and given accolades to Farrakhan. For those of you who aren't aware, Farrakhan is a staunch separatist, racist and antisemite. Whether u adore him or not, Obama doesn't keep good company.
The pastor said how HE feels. Obama expressed how he feels and DISAGREES with all the racial remarks made by his pastor. I agree with the poster, You don't just walk away from a problem or situation, you face it head on. That's like you and I being friends and you say something I don't agree with and nobody else likes. So sense nobody else likes it I disown you as my friend. That says volumes about my CHARACTER!! that's what it is all about CHARACTER.
Assume for a moment that it had been discovered that Hillary Clinton and Bill had attended Klan meetings in AK for the past 20 years with daughter Chelsie. The excuse that they were "attempting to influece the KKK with their presence" wouldn't fly. Obama's closest spiriual adviser is a man who has lionized and given accolades to Farrakhan. For those of you who aren't aware, Farrakhan is a staunch separatist, racist and antisemite. Whether u adore him or not, Obama doesn't keep good company.
The KKK? this is nonsense. There has been a huge distortion regarding the real facts here. Putting together a few seconds of very nasty sounds bites and stitching them into a couple of minutes of video creates a very false image of Obama's church and image. The few comments we see were in themselves nasty, but they are out of context. Obama's denomination has a white majority, his particular congregation includes plenty of white folks. This is simply misleading to destroy a candidate.
No SeattleKrishna, there is no distortion regarding the real facts about Obama's spiritual advisor. The fact of the matter is that he is a racist. Obama's spiritual advisor for the past 20 years is good pals with Farrakhan. Farrakhan doesn't have a problem with anyone. Unless, of course, you happen to be a Jew or a white person. In which case, he publicly admits to hating you. In the opinion of Obama's spiritual advisor, Farrakhan is a man of 'greatness'.PUll your heads out of the sand...
I used to disagree with about just about everything, somehow we couldn't have a conversation without you totally misunderstanding what I said, followed by you making it an issue about being gay. Not this time, this time I agree with you %100. This is Chris the Bus driver, say hi to Alan. Barak Obama is the only honest one out there. He is not polarizing which is why he's my man. He is someone who doesn't demonize the right or left. He speaks to everyone, even the right, as if they matter.
i really appreciate your making this video. I couldn't agree with you more. i appreciate what you said about the outrage over Wright's comments being a form of racism in itself. i feel that that has been a little made, but VERY valid point that no one has had the guts to make in the media. Thank you.
Thanks! But it was Obama who did the unspoken--talk in detail about the truths behind racism in America. But he really broadened the picture by telling us how much whites, asians, latinos, and native americans are suffering from the "zero win" effects of division. It started with the small picture of Rev. Wright and ended with the big picture of a whole nation in need of change.
Obama wrote the speech himself. Obama almost broke down to tears at 36:30 and beyond. This speech is straight from his heart. I have no doubt this will be in history! OBAMA 4EVER! THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL FIGURE IN MY LIFETIME!
In the comments section of a WaPo article, an older conservative white man wrote that he and his wife watched the speech on TV. He stated that they cannot remember when a speech had so moved them. Even the notoriously conservative neocon Bill Crystal raved about the speech in a NYT column.
To me whats a JOKE is the people who come here and act like his speech didn't do it... or just hateful comments. OBAMA NEVER HAD THEIR VOTES TO BEGIN WITH!
I would rather him keep his courage, and honesty... if he loses votes in PA, then honestly he never had them to begin with. Be true to yourself, don't just be a fake and change because as a politician you must sway. I'm glad he stood by his pastor, denouncing his words, but not the man himself. I would rather he stand with integrity and lose votes, than pander to gain status.I admire Obama even more after this speech.
In my 56 years of age, I still remember JFK's inaugural address, though I was very young then. Since then, I have not heard a speech as great as Obama's.
4 /4
From Obama’s speech in San Francisco:
"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them," he said.
"And it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations,"
Oktoberfesting 11 months ago
3 /4
From Obama’s Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the {Muslims} should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.' page 261.
Oktoberfesting 11 months ago
2 /4
From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: ; 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'
From Obama’s Dreams of My Father:
I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, Dubois and Mandela.'
Oktoberfesting 11 months ago
1 /4 Obama’s Anti-American sentiment.
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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating> myself to whites.'
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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mothers race.'
.
From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'
Oktoberfesting 11 months ago
Awesome.
07liberian 2 years ago
You know the thing is, Obama is actually pretty brave for even running in the first place, hes had so many death threats against him. I think if he can fix the resetion and the country right again, He'll be a great president. But lets see what he does, everybody said Bush would be a good president... well just look around.
Dragonheart2084 3 years ago
Hi Staggo my friend :) I enjoyed your passion and admire you for it, but you didn't convince me to vote for Obama as much as Former Mayor Koch deepened my OWN opinion with his views that completely mirror my own on this. Wow...the election will be VERY intense!
badthing1 3 years ago
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the only thing that nigger will do if fuck this nation up worse than it already is
Mctaggart6412 3 years ago
Totally Agree with you GayStaggo. Obama will usher a new era for United States of Americe and make her Great.
mcam51 3 years ago
Totally Agree with you GayStaggo. Obama will usher a new era for United States of Americe and make her Great.
mcam51 3 years ago
Totally Agree with you GayStaggo. Obama will usher a new era for United States of Americe and make her Great.
mcam51 3 years ago
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The media is just looking for something wrong for Barack Obama but they couldn't find anything so they go after his pastor. He didn't say those things, obviously you can see that wasn't Obama that said anything. Instead of getting mad at Obama you should be upset with the Pastor not him. Common Sense people!
Hikaru2g 3 years ago
Assume for a moment that it had been discovered that Hillary Clinton and Bill had attended Klan meetings in AK for the past 20 years with daughter Chelsie. The excuse that they were "attempting to influece the KKK with their presence" wouldn't fly. Obama's closest spiriual adviser is a man who has lionized and given accolades to Farrakhan. For those of you who aren't aware, Farrakhan is a staunch separatist, racist and antisemite. Whether u adore him or not, Obama doesn't keep good company.
right2remain 3 years ago
The pastor said how HE feels. Obama expressed how he feels and DISAGREES with all the racial remarks made by his pastor. I agree with the poster, You don't just walk away from a problem or situation, you face it head on. That's like you and I being friends and you say something I don't agree with and nobody else likes. So sense nobody else likes it I disown you as my friend. That says volumes about my CHARACTER!! that's what it is all about CHARACTER.
Tearion 3 years ago
Assume for a moment that it had been discovered that Hillary Clinton and Bill had attended Klan meetings in AK for the past 20 years with daughter Chelsie. The excuse that they were "attempting to influece the KKK with their presence" wouldn't fly. Obama's closest spiriual adviser is a man who has lionized and given accolades to Farrakhan. For those of you who aren't aware, Farrakhan is a staunch separatist, racist and antisemite. Whether u adore him or not, Obama doesn't keep good company.
right2remain 3 years ago
The KKK? this is nonsense. There has been a huge distortion regarding the real facts here. Putting together a few seconds of very nasty sounds bites and stitching them into a couple of minutes of video creates a very false image of Obama's church and image. The few comments we see were in themselves nasty, but they are out of context. Obama's denomination has a white majority, his particular congregation includes plenty of white folks. This is simply misleading to destroy a candidate.
SeattleKrishna 3 years ago
No SeattleKrishna, there is no distortion regarding the real facts about Obama's spiritual advisor. The fact of the matter is that he is a racist. Obama's spiritual advisor for the past 20 years is good pals with Farrakhan. Farrakhan doesn't have a problem with anyone. Unless, of course, you happen to be a Jew or a white person. In which case, he publicly admits to hating you. In the opinion of Obama's spiritual advisor, Farrakhan is a man of 'greatness'.PUll your heads out of the sand...
right2remain 3 years ago
Hi J,
I used to disagree with about just about everything, somehow we couldn't have a conversation without you totally misunderstanding what I said, followed by you making it an issue about being gay. Not this time, this time I agree with you %100. This is Chris the Bus driver, say hi to Alan. Barak Obama is the only honest one out there. He is not polarizing which is why he's my man. He is someone who doesn't demonize the right or left. He speaks to everyone, even the right, as if they matter.
SeattleKrishna 3 years ago
Obama did what none of the candidates would hav ever discussed. Plus he did what all great leaders do which is telling the truth!
Hikaru2g 3 years ago
You are very smart guy! Thanks for your input!
Obama speech surpassed my own expectation too!
He has a potential of becoming a good president!
edrubangura 3 years ago
Wonderful from Canada
dbair 4 years ago 2
i really appreciate your making this video. I couldn't agree with you more. i appreciate what you said about the outrage over Wright's comments being a form of racism in itself. i feel that that has been a little made, but VERY valid point that no one has had the guts to make in the media. Thank you.
PP79000 4 years ago
Thanks! But it was Obama who did the unspoken--talk in detail about the truths behind racism in America. But he really broadened the picture by telling us how much whites, asians, latinos, and native americans are suffering from the "zero win" effects of division. It started with the small picture of Rev. Wright and ended with the big picture of a whole nation in need of change.
gaystaggo 4 years ago
Amen.
PP79000 4 years ago
Obama wrote the speech himself. Obama almost broke down to tears at 36:30 and beyond. This speech is straight from his heart. I have no doubt this will be in history! OBAMA 4EVER! THE MOST INSPIRATIONAL FIGURE IN MY LIFETIME!
jennanov77 4 years ago 3
In the comments section of a WaPo article, an older conservative white man wrote that he and his wife watched the speech on TV. He stated that they cannot remember when a speech had so moved them. Even the notoriously conservative neocon Bill Crystal raved about the speech in a NYT column.
gaystaggo 4 years ago
To me whats a JOKE is the people who come here and act like his speech didn't do it... or just hateful comments. OBAMA NEVER HAD THEIR VOTES TO BEGIN WITH!
jennanov77 4 years ago
I would rather him keep his courage, and honesty... if he loses votes in PA, then honestly he never had them to begin with. Be true to yourself, don't just be a fake and change because as a politician you must sway. I'm glad he stood by his pastor, denouncing his words, but not the man himself. I would rather he stand with integrity and lose votes, than pander to gain status.I admire Obama even more after this speech.
jennanov77 4 years ago
I def. agree with you! Thank you for sharing.
jennanov77 4 years ago
every body should hear the speech because the media is filtering it and focusing on weather he condemned the pastor or not
loya2 4 years ago 2
You are so right. Yet, this is what makes YouTube and the blogoshere so essential. Information does not get buried as with the msm.
gaystaggo 4 years ago
Greatest speech from any Amercian politician, ever.
Adrianchannel 4 years ago 2
In my 56 years of age, I still remember JFK's inaugural address, though I was very young then. Since then, I have not heard a speech as great as Obama's.
gaystaggo 4 years ago