tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post4298819953448248697..comments2023-11-03T09:29:33.763-04:00Comments on good evening: I CERTAINLY WAS ASTONISHED, HUMBLED, AND THRILLED BY OBAMA'S SPEECH ON RACEhodg-manhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07095136165935728617noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-76046141849497847082008-03-25T19:39:00.000-04:002008-03-25T19:39:00.000-04:00first off, obama did take the lead on this, in tha...first off, obama did take the lead on this, in that a year ago, he made the same proposal...<BR/><BR/>second off, HRC wants to bring in alan greenspan for his magic calming powers, even though she admits she doesn't understand him.<BR/>this is a silly move to begin with, since he had a lot do with why the market is as it is.<BR/>thankfully, obama has real economists on his team and not just policy advisors.invisible_handhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16061867266557069877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-11296185972166856052008-03-25T16:40:00.000-04:002008-03-25T16:40:00.000-04:00You and Mike Daisey are running parallel blogs.You and Mike Daisey are running parallel blogs.Roderickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10312082478586373238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-25314795915955629972008-03-25T08:18:00.000-04:002008-03-25T08:18:00.000-04:00i wish i had a dime for each time i was dismissed ...i wish i had a dime for each time i was dismissed as "a comedian" - pshaw! wait - sinbad's a comedian? since when?<BR/><BR/>but seriously, folks... i don't think obama can afford to rest on his laurels too long - yes the race speech was amazing and exactly what this country needs, but it's not going to get him elected, especially since the "mainstream" media has jumped all over him for not severing his ties with pastor wright earlier and now the speech has taken on an urban legend status. obama needs to take it up a few notches and stay away from the race issue for a bit - i fear that now more than ever, all people will see is a man of color whose only agenda is dealing with race issues - we americans love a good soundbyte and a quick summary. besides, everyone's already forgotten about ferraro... so seriously, sinbad's a comedian??The Curiously Dull Minthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01134261046403311968noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-33191696758478234342008-03-25T00:26:00.000-04:002008-03-25T00:26:00.000-04:00I don't know about the "sideshow" media, but Olber...I don't know about the "sideshow" media, but Olbermann covered Clinton's Bosnia fabrications tonight.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09784090410005616088noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-51562986746747869522008-03-24T19:25:00.000-04:002008-03-24T19:25:00.000-04:00I believe Sen. Obama is taking a well-deserved few...I believe Sen. Obama is taking a well-deserved few days off in some sunny beach like place near an ocean. Seems to me he has earned it seeing as how he had a similar, only better, plan for combating the housing crisis a <A HREF="http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/samgrahamfelsen/gGBnCJ" REL="nofollow">YEAR</A> ago.Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18156559603968922694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-27567633689693146492008-03-24T18:33:00.000-04:002008-03-24T18:33:00.000-04:00sorry, context: during ohio, he was really pushing...sorry, context: during ohio, he was really pushing the plan i linked to, encouraging people to download it or ask for a copy by mail. i haven't heard him doing that lately. although--shameful admission--i have not yet heard/read the other two major speeches he gave last week. one of them was on iraq, wasn't the other on the economy?capnjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421755230548737406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-26822228953840977532008-03-24T17:00:00.000-04:002008-03-24T17:00:00.000-04:00He hasn't been too nuts and boltsy in his speeches...He hasn't been too nuts and boltsy in his speeches, but there is <A HREF="http://www.barackobama.com/issues/fiscal/ObamaPolicy_Fiscal.pdf" REL="nofollow">this.</A> <BR/><BR/>but john hodgman the wider point that he needs to command public attention with these sorts of details is well taken.<BR/><BR/>awryone, i'd be really careful about reading too much into those polls at this point. not only has this primary season shown us that polls are wildly untrustworthy in general, in this particular case, it's too soon to have real results. and there are positive counter indications (gallup bump, cbs poll of people who watched the speech).capnjoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05421755230548737406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17324569.post-64055603169490527772008-03-24T14:09:00.000-04:002008-03-24T14:09:00.000-04:00He may have lost the nomination with that speech, ...He may have lost the nomination with that speech, if the polls are to be trusted.<BR/>But, I can tell you that my Easter Sunday spent around a table with my wife's African-American family, was evidence of the speech's ultimate win.<BR/>We all spoke openly about race, from mouths of both colors, with an honesty I had never experienced.<BR/>In the long run, the economy talk may get Clinton elected. <BR/>Yet, Obama did his part to drag racism out to die in the light of exposure. Which is more important?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com