Here is Obama's speech on race and Rev. Wright. When was the last time a politician gave us such a thoughtful and true consideration of race in America?
In December 2006, I listed for Michael my reasons for supporting Obama. Amongst them was this:
3. Gifted at something that seems so simple but just is not — he pulls truth out of the air and puts it into words. Some might say it’s just meaningless rhetoric. But I think great rhetoric can move people. Such a rare gift and we haven’t seen it for such a long time. Did you hear his speech at the Dem convention? “We’re not red states and blue states...People in red states have gay friends and people in blue states care about national security . . ." And when he’s said something like this, it seems obvious that it’d be a good idea to say it — but no one was saying any such thing. And therein lies the genius. Distilling, crystallizing, recognizing. Hard to explain, but it’s what great writers do — find ways to convey truth.
I think he managed to do it again with today's speech on race.
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When Obama’s relationship with Wright was on the front burner during the 2008 campaign, Obama’s supporters insisted that there was no evidence that Obama shared Wright’s disdain for America. Today, Obama travels from nation to nation, espousing his Wright-wing view of the country that elected him, while his supporters remain silent.
http://patterico.com/2009/04/08/pres-obamas-wright-wing-view-of-america/
Let's quote what Obama said: "as a nuclear power — as the only nuclear power to have used a nuclear weapon — the United States has a moral responsibility to act."
It's true we're the only nation to have used a nuclear bomb. It's the writer's characterization that that was a "concealed apology".
What Obama-haters don't get is that there are alot of their fellow Americans (who love their country) who think the country has made some errors along the way and owning up to them or acknowledging them isn't weakness or hating America or any such thing. It's just a necessary step to doing better that next time.
And am so not getting into a discussion of whether the use of the bomb was moral or not.
I think it's telling that you think such a discussion is warranted...
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