Comments on: Leadership

By: bastard.logic

bastard.logic — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 22:51:16 +0000

The Speech…

by matttbastard

Seems like everyone and their dog has something to say about The Speech, including nu-school academic racist Charles Murray, who *gasp* loved it (buh?!):
Has any other major American politician ever made a speech on race that comes e…

By: terry

terry — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 18:35:05 +0000

I just finished watching it and all I can say is Bravo!

I loved this part:
We can tackle race only as spectacle - as we did in the OJ trial - or in the wake of tragedy, as we did in the aftermath of Katrina - or as fodder for the nightly news. We can play Reverend Wright’s sermons on every channel, every day and talk about them from now until the election, and make the only question in this campaign whether or not the American people think that I somehow believe or sympathize with his most offensive words. We can pounce on some gaffe by a Hillary supporter as evidence that she’s playing the race card, or we can speculate on whether white men will all flock to John McCain in the general election regardless of his policies.

We can do that.

But if we do, I can tell you that in the next election, we’ll be talking about some other distraction. And then another one. And then another one. And nothing will change.

Excellent speech and yes, he has shown himself as a leader. 100%

By: Bostondreams

Bostondreams — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:54:23 +0000

Well, she said he opened up, that he addressed some important issues, and that he was now a ‘reluctant’ civil rights symbol. That was about as far as she could go. Her commenters are still rabid and accusing him of being a liar and an anti American racist and sexist. Still.
I have GOT to post again. Ugh. Some real beauts.

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:47:23 +0000

I only read it and I was affected. I didn’t know it was going to be on so early in the day. My stepdad texted me saying he was listening to it just as I finished reading it… doh!

By: DM Metzger

DM Metzger — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:42:34 +0000

Too bad I missed watching it. If even Marsh is complimenting it must be good.

By: Kyle E. Moore

Kyle E. Moore — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:37:12 +0000

MARSH IS COMPLIMENTING HIM?!?!?!!?!!?

Are you serious?!!?!!?

wow

By: Bostondreams

Bostondreams — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 16:27:06 +0000

Unfortunately, I was teaching, so I only just now read the speech. Wow. And interestingly, Marsh and I think other Clintonites are/have been grudgingly compliementary. I feel better.