Barack Obama prescribed himself more of the "medicine" that got his candidacy sick in the first place. Senator Obama's candidacy, even to many who would never think of voting for a liberal Democrat, was refreshing in that it presented a multiracial candidate who had seemingly transcended race. His candidacy wasn't built on race, but on the candidate. That's the way it should be. He represented to many Americans a future in which racial animosity wasn't stoked but healed. In his speech today, Obama spoke of a Constitution "stained by this nation's original sin of slavery," spoke of a "white community" (as if such thing existed), and spoke in a language of division (Asians, African Americans, Hispanics) instead of a language of inclusion (Americans). It was race-laden when the candidate needed to return to the sucessful tactic of studiously avoiding the subject. Candidate Obama would have been wise to have heeded the wisdom of his opponent's predecessor in the Senate: America would benefit from "benign neglect" of the issue of race.

A whole lot of flags behind Obammie today. Was his wife more proud today than yesterday?

“Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community. . . . Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love.”

-- James Cone, a distinguished professor at New York's Union Theological Seminary, cited by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright on the TUCC website as the man who "systematized" Wright's theological system, known as Black Liberation theology.

The speech today was just more Obama bull$hit designed to keep his supporters in swoon mode. Admittedly, he's great at reading a prepared speech off of a teleprompter.

Unlike this weekend when he didn't sound too good when he was stuttering and stammering trying to wing it and explain his close relationship with a bigot.

Ultimately, for a guy who was supposed to keep race out of the equation and bridge the gap between all Americans, he's done a pi$$ poor job.

There's no doubt that he can read the hell out a teleprompter. There's also no doubt that, when left to his own thoughts and words, he's an empty shirt. Listening to his tortured cadence and searching-for-the-answer responses is anything but confidence inspiring.

Obama wants to be all things to all men and it's
not working. You can't have it both ways. You can't have "street cred" with angry black people and still expect to have the repect (or the votes)
of "average" white people who have never owned slaves nor sought to propagate a racist society.
As a matter of fact, white people in general are scared to death of offending blacks in any way.
Political Correctness has turned American Caucasians into the only race of people who are not allowed to be publicly proud of their heritage. But white people DO vote.
I wonder what obama's white mother thinks about her son's "spiritual advisor'. Come to think of it,is Obama ashamed of his white heritage?
I follow the news closely and I've never seen a photo of his mother. I've seen his dad. Hmmmm...
This all gives a new meaning to the phrase-"Race for the White House".

Even though still the majority, white people have been minimalized in today's society. The politicians, media and the entertainment industry have concentrated on minorities while lightly referring to whites. And when they do, they often allude to personality flaws such as how tortured and confused whites are and how guilty they are for past sins.

I think it's important to remember the overwhelming contributions to everything that white western culture has made. The current day majority should be proud of that.

And it's also important to understand that the slave trade that so many lament and are guilty about was a collaborative business venture between white traders and black African traders. And that is was the white American who knew it was wrong and worked to successfully eradicate it.

I think that too is something we should be proud of.

Most people are working to make racial distinctions a thing of the past. But, as we see, many are not.

And many want to retain their status as Professional Victims.

Unfortunately, in today's PC environment, victimhood is a powerful political and social club.

All this complaining about blacks playing the victim card THEN saying that whites are marginalized and victimized is rather idiotic. Most talk about race in this country is idiot, imo.

Omama's speech wasn't idiotic. He defended America as a country whose foundational moral commitments were at odds with the racism codified in law and enforced by culture, and he appealed to his biracialism, quite effectively, to try to get all American's to see past race. It was a very fine speech. I also think he probably had to do it, given the uproar about Rev. Wright. So even though "benigh neglect" of race would be the best thing for America and his campaign in general, his campaign may need this now.

The problem is, I'm not buying. There are lots of non-insane Black Churches. And this guy Wright doesn't just make random insane statements occasionally from the pulpit that parishoners can ignore. And Obama wasn't just another anonymous man in the pews. I'm not saying Obama believes the garbage Wright dishes out, just that he has no problem befriending the really out there radicals -- like Bill Ayers. He seems unable to stand up to the Left or to the leftist annointed victim groups (think his trip to Lybia.)

Professional victims? Have you grit-eaters ever met a black person? Or do you just take Rush's word for it?

Whites aren't victimized. Not at all. But in the name of elevating multiculturalism (which includes all races and ethnic groups unless you're white), our society has definitely marginalized Caucasians. That's a fact and, to an extent, that's ok. We're adults and we can handle it. And if that's what it takes to keep our society stable, then so be it.

But some people are incessantly whining about being victims because it works to their advantage. They adopt the victim mentality and refuse to let go of it.

Until this disappears, we will be a multi tiered society.

I listened again this morning to Obama’s speech. The most troubling thing that jumps out at the listener is that instead of distancing himself from a blatant anti-American racist, he defends him and reinforces the fact that he considers him family. At the same time, he uses the Clinton defense: that other people think and act the same way. I suspect that this works by taking advantage of those with built in guilt.

As much as the Senator would like to candy coat it, other people really don’t think and act as the bad Rev. Wright does. Even if they did, is that somehow justification for acting badly?

Candidates who aspire to capture the Presidency of the United States of America don’t associated with race and hate mongers for twenty years and support them financially while sitting in the front pew amening to vile racist rhetoric. And they don’t go on national television and arrogantly tell us that we need to straighten up and accept bad behavior and those who support it.

Not surprisingly, if a white Republican were in the same mess, he would have been giving his resignation speech yesterday.

"I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother -- a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe."

How is it that what his white grandmother says makes him "cringe" but what the Rev. Wright says doesn't?

Hmmmmmmmmmmm??

Obama's refusal to disown Rev. Wright reminded me of the noble piety that Gibson showed in refusing to denounce his father for his Holocost denying, even though Gibson made it clear that he did not share his father's views.

The problem is, Rev. Wright is not Obama's father, and he chose him and his church.

Obama's church gave a lifetime achievement award
to Louis Farrakahn. Louis Farrakahn is a Muslim,
and doesn't believe that Jesus is the Son Of God.
He is also a known anti-semite. How can a supposedly Christian church give an award to someone who is a proponent of a religion (Islam) that is diametrically opposed to the basic tenets of Christianity. It makes no sense.
When Obama was asked at a debate what his favorite Bible verse was, he answered, "The Sermon on the Mount"- which is not a single verse but an entire passage of scripture ecompassing two and a half chapters in the book of Matthew. Did Obama not know this? Did he not understand the question? Something is not quite right with this whole scenario. Call me judgemental, but is it unreasonable to expect a professing Christian to be able to quote a single Bible verse when he's been an active member of of the Trinity United Church of Christ for twenty years?
Somebody, please enlighten me.

YoYo, have you ever met a white person? Or do you take the Revs. Wright, Jackson and Sharpton's word for it?