Obama’s Speech
Barack Obama gave a speech in Philadelphia yesterday in part to address the controversy surrounding incendiary remarks his pastor has made over the years, sound bites of which were replayed endlessly on cable news the past few days. The firestorm over the comments, made by his pastor who Obama has had a long relationship with, has threatened to derail his campaign.
I don’t know if his speech will change the minds of the judgmental, those quick to tar him by association and assume that these types of comments occurred weekly in his church, with Obama’s tacit approval, rather than infrequently and with his regret. I doubt that they will.
But it made me proud to support him, more so than ever. Read the rest of this entry »
