I'm upset and confused!

If the majority of the media tends to agree with most of the major ideas espoused in Obama's speech, then why do they continue to keep playing  and making a big deal of Wright's comments?!  It's like on the one hand, they say, yeah the conservative right is going to have a field day with Wright's remarks, which may eventually lead to Obama's unfortunate demise, yet on the other hand, they keep playing these clips over and over again and  having panelists every night primarily focus their discussion on the racial aspect of his candidacy.   It is as if the media is in some sick way getting a kick out of this and systematically attempting to sabatoge his campaign! What do you think?

thinkingoutloud

 Have no fear, Melissa. I can't speak for all the other  white guys, but I was blown away. I've never heard any American, much less an American politician, talk about race with that kind of courage, clarity, and compassion in my life. I'm not the weepy sort, and I'm cynical as hell, but I had wet cheeks after that speech....Rev. Wright will be speaking at a church here in Tampa next week, and I'm gonna go down and listen to what the man has to say. If nothing else, the sermon promises to be way more interesting than the Southern Baptist mausoleum my folks dragged me to as a kid, hehe....

DAMN, that's some good Kool-Aid!

        Obama 08

Kordo

Where and when is Wright speaking in Tampa?  I live in Bradenton and might like to take advantage to see the man in person.  

Barack Obama's speech was complex?  ? ? ?

lol  

  ubstu34, it's gonna be at two churches, I think, (st. pete times front page, thur Mar 20 for more info, good article) - Bible-Based Fellowship Church in carrolwood, and Bible-based Fellowship Church in Temple Terrace. here's the website-

http://www.bible-based.org/home.htm

and yeah, thinkingoutloud, the media is sick. they're in it for the ratings. But, the more they play that obvious smear, the more people will think about it, and get motivated to find out for themselves. Publicity is publicity....

Hi Thinkingoutloud,

I too am frustrated with the political pundits around the clock discussion and layback of Reverend Wright soundbites.  It;s incredible to see how "aghast" they are that anyone could think that the US govt could be involved in biological warfare (HIV) or turning a blind eye to the influx of crack into urban communities,  

Have they forgotten The Tuskegee Study, Jim Crow and the years of legalized oppression that African Americans have struggled with for years?  

Additionally, they continue to comment and say that Rev. Wright made terrible comments about white people.  I didn't hear that in the clips.  He said HRC could not know what it was like to be called the "N" word and he said things against the government or power structure.  Non of the clips stated that white people are this or that.  

This entire incident shows that we as a country are not really ready to have critical conversations about racial and socioeconomic divisions.  

If this country allows this incident to be Barack's undoing then we did not deserve him in the first place.  I cannot see myself voting for Hillary.  I would rather be punched in the face by McCain and the Republicans than continually taken for granted and stabbed in the back by democrats and the unenlightened.  

Let's keep the main thing, the main thing.  We cannot afford to lose focus.  

Rev Wright's comments were perpetuating the totally ignorant conspiracy theories that are plaguing large groups of black people who can't escape their own victim hood.  He was wrong and Obama is guilty of bad judgment by not speaking out against these comments before the media forced him too.

His speech was brilliant but is just the first step.  He needs to have blacks hold themselves responsible for stopping these stupid conspiracy theories, and whites for a more understanding of black anger from the effects of Jim Crow.  We need to regain the culture of excellence that most blacks had during segregation, celebrating achievement not only in sports.  Unfortunately a lot of self hating young "gangsta thug" losers constantly attack other young blacks trying to achieve in school accusing them of acting "white".  

However, he still is a leader with vision that will bring dignity back to our foreign policy and focus on the middle and lower class.  The republican “we rule the world” attitude has put us in a continual state of paranoia and on the attack.  We have neglected lots of Americans and we need major work on our own society.  We need to be able to have political differences with hating the other side.  John McCain's base does not strongly support him no matter what they say.  His only hope is from democrats and independents who gave him the nomination in SC and NH.  Yes we Can Win in Novemnber!

Melissa:

I just wanted to let you know that it was so admirable of Obama that he did not abandon Rev. Wright nor the black people in order to get the nomination. All I can say about that speech on race was Wow! Great, great speech. I was let most peopel expecting hime to be the "typical" politician and distance himself from Rev Wright as all the media pundits were insisting that he do. My take on the whole thing is why didn't Obama's campaign upload the entire speech by Rev. Wright on youtube so that everyone could hear the speech for themselves. Everyone who listen's to Rev. Wright's speech could not have faulted him since he was actually quote a white Ambassador. By the way I  saw you debate on democrasy now and thought you did a great job representing the views of black women. I found it so good that I actually went back and downloaded the debate again and listened to it online again.

Here's an article about Rev. Wright's Tampa visit.  

http://www2.tbo.com/content/2008/mar/21/na-controversial-pastor-to-be-featured-at-local-re/

the very first time that we finally get somebody to rep us..... stuff starts to hit the fan..... since we havent seen our 40 acres and a mule in 150 years.... it's about time that we get the BMW we picked

out.... or will we get lowballed again by those have our best interests to their hearts .... will anyone in the media get their act together and pull the blinders off of America.... does GE or Time-Warner own

it all..... back in the day.... a guy name Hearst owned and/or operated 75% of the media.... and some

thought that he controlled thought here in America..... some laws passed .... and he was told to cast

his empire to the 4 winds...... and now .... in the 21th century..... have we learned anything.....

think.... it ain't illegal ... yet...

lamesabassman....... the sky is falling.... and it's not a hologram..... babe

Valium.