With all politics and partisanship aside, I, as an American that believes in truth and equality, urge you to listen to his words. It will move and inspire both tears and action.
It's 38 minutes long. But definitely a good substitute to your regular viewing of "Flava of Love"...... right?
For full text and video, go to http://my.barackobama.com/page/content/hisownwords/
Philadelphia, PA | March 18, 2008
"A More Perfect Union"
"A More Perfect Union"
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All I can say is if I were to be held personally accountable for all the stupid things I have heard said over the pulpit in church, I couldn't even run for school board.
I think there were like 3 awesome moments in this speech. The rest is just more blah blah blah...
Best moment is when he points out that the Rev's mistake is he speaks about race as if it were static, as if no change has happened - which is an insult to all of the progress we have made in the last 50 years.
Thanks for commenting. Really, blah, blah, blah? It's not your typical politician rhetoric or vote-fishing.
I completely agree about being embarrassed by things said a the pulpit in church. Too many to count.
Thank you, Matthew. I'm so glad I took the time to listen. I am usually pretty much silent when it comes to politics because I do not wish to debate, and it's so difficult to sum up where you stand in just a few words, but today I will write some of my thoughts. Some may call me naieve, but I do believe in the power of words to bring about change because I believe that it's not just about this or that system that needs improvement. It goes deeper than that. We need a change in mentality, a greater understanding of one another, a belief that change can happen--a change from within ourselves. I agree that anger is more of a distraction to us solving problems and bringing about change than it is a motivator. And yet, I also agree that we cannot condemn anger. Anger provides powerful information to bring about understanding of one another. Any condemnation causes division. We can evolve as human beings--and we must or our country and world will not survive. As Obama states, we need to embrace our burden of the past without becoming victims. We need to accept what now 'is' as a result, and be open to new ways of recognizing the truth and each other--then change can happen. I don't know if I agree with all of Barack Obama's political stances, but I love his message of hope, of change, of choice, of unity. If elected, he surely will not solve all our issues, but I believe he can point us in a different direction that will begin to change our awareness and facilitate change. For this reason he is my candidate.
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Just to play devil's advocate for a second. Check out what Karl Rove has to say about Obama's "words." For the record, I think that Rove is a total douche, but you have to admit that the guy has been around the block. If you can make it past the part about Fox News being "fair and balanced," his analysis of both of the democratic candidate is mildy interesting.
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