Iris's profileIris' PlacePhotosBlogLists Tools Help

Blog


    March 18

    Senator Obama's Speech on race.

          

    "I am the son of a black man from Kenya and a white woman from Kansas. I was raised with the help of a white grandfather who survived a Depression to serve in Patton’s Army during World War II and a white grandmother who worked on a bomber assembly line at Fort Leavenworth while he was overseas. I’ve gone to some of the best schools in America and lived in one of the world’s poorest nations. I am married to a black American who carries within her the blood of slaves and slaveowners – an inheritance we pass on to our two precious daughters. I have brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, uncles and cousins, of every race and every hue, scattered across three continents, and for as long as I live, I will never forget that in no other country on Earth is my story even possible."

    Text of the full speech is
    here.

    Folks! This is the best speech on race that I have ever heard in MY lifetime (I was born over a year after the I Have a Dream Speech).  Obama managed to captre the truth of race relations in this counry. He acknowledged the anger and fears of both sides of the spectrum. He portrayed, all in the same speech, the public and private thoughts of both Black and white Americans. I cant think of a more honest assessment of the issue of race in this country. In the "City Of Brotherly Love" of all places.

     
    He also covered everything to ensure that no one will be able to bring up nothing else about Rev. Wright and Obama's association with him...  of course, you know they are going to try.
     
    His Next Speech... on Iraq and the Economy tomorrow March 19.
     
    GO OBAMA!
    March 13

    Keith Obermann on Clinton and Ferraro

     

    Given her behavior during the past few weeks I am begining to think that Hillary is a closet Republican deliberately trying to destory the Democratic Party from the inside out.

     

    March 07

    NAFTA-Gate Shocker: Did Hillary's Camp Lie and Frame Obama?

    Still taking time off but I HAD to post this...
     
    The Canadian Government says it was the Clinton campaign who told them not to worry about NAFTA, not Obama's.

               

     
    Some Canadian news outlets reported last week that Barack Obama's campaign had reached out to Canadian officials, telling them to effectively ignore Obama's concerns about NAFTA, claiming the rhetoric was just political posturing. Those reports turned out to be false. Canadian news also noted that Obama aides had contacted the Canadian ambassador with the same message. That turned out to be false, too. Both Hillary Clinton and John McCain read almost identical talking points, but much of the accusations proved to be unfounded. Nevertheless, given the attention and scrutiny, the largely controversy had a fairly significant impact in Tuesday's primaries.

    I've learned that you can always find the true measure of a person when they are in trying times.  They can either choose to go through the fire and endure the struggle until the end or they can take the easy way out...  Hillary chose the latter.  Using Karl Rovian tactics, swift-boating, race-baiting, berating the candidate within in her own party and taking sides with the Republican candidate, the lies and cheating appear to be true reflections of her character and it's disgusting.  

    Now I know the REAL Hillary and if she somehow manages to get the nomination I couldn't in good conscience vote for her.

     

    This sista here couldn't have said it better:

         

    Are You Tired Of Hillary Clinton???

    You Go Girl!