Everyone Can Take A Deep Breath Now: Obama Says Enough
Obama just said this about Jeremiah Wrong: “His comments were not only divisive … but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate.”
“Whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed as a consequence of this,” Obama said.
Posted: April 29th, 2008 under Best of the Blogs.
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Comment from Josh Hammond
Time: April 29, 2008, 5:26 pm
I finally had a chance to listen to his entire presentation. I was struck by how many times he used the word “contradict”. I was also struck by how he said most of what he said from the heart, not staff-prepared cliff notes. I can’t imagine McBush or McClinton doing that!
Comment from Max
Time: April 29, 2008, 11:30 pm
And the unfortunate thing is, I think the good Reverend has a point about American race relations. They are not peachy good. Maybe it is time we Americans stop believing everything is so wonderful in the U.S., and start to understand that we have some serious problems.
Comment from Josh Hammond
Time: April 30, 2008, 3:58 pm
There is a wonderful book out there that has been around for a while. It makes your point, Max, and more. The title says it all: “Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong,” by James W. Loewen. And another good one by Ronald Takaki, “A Different Mirror: A History of Multicultural America”.
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