Obama's "Major" Speech on Race

Here's the full text of  Obama's "major" speech on race.

Here's a key mea culpa:

I have already condemned, in unequivocal terms, the statements of Reverend Wright that have caused such controversy. For some, nagging questions remain. Did I know him to be an occasionally fierce critic of American domestic and foreign policy? Of course. Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely – just as I’m sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests, or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.

But the remarks that have caused this recent firestorm weren’t simply controversial. They weren’t simply a religious leader’s effort to speak out against perceived injustice. Instead, they expressed a profoundly distorted view of this country – a view that sees white racism as endemic, and that elevates what is wrong with America above all that we know is right with America; a view that sees the conflicts in the Middle East as rooted primarily in the actions of stalwart allies like Israel, instead of emanating from the perverse and hateful ideologies of radical Islam.

All in all, I think the speech is a fairly good, carefully-crafted attempt to recover from a potentially fatal self-inflicted blow to Obama's campaign.

Don't get me wrong -- Obama goes on to identify various problems with America, hinting at the usual leftist big-government "solutions" that have about a 0% chance of actually solving any of those problems and a 100% chance of decreasing Americans' freedoms and increasing their taxes.

Still, when it comes to the outrageous remarks by Obama's spiritual mentor Rev. Wright, the speech helps.  What Obama may have bought himself is a little more time and a second chance.  We'll see.

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[Christian Prophet]

Obama wants it both ways. He asks America to rise above race and religion, while hoping to appear religious himself. But he is in deep trouble if a spotlight is shined on his own THEOLOGY. See:
http://miraclesdaily.blogspot.com