I think you should see it first. His demeanor was important. I was struck (for example) by his dignity in telling the story about his grandmother being afraid of black men.
On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 12:31 PM, Tony <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > a republican friend of mine, who like him over hillary, said same > thing as Sam Morris. > > same exact. > > must be FOX feeding these lines to them all... > > ive not READ it yet, its too much for me to read, ill hope to listen > to it first... > > me > > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 2:17 PM, G Money <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > It's amazing that someone could come away from his speech with the opinions > > that you did.......it makes me think that his message of hope truly is in > > vain.....maybe people aren't ready or capable of change...you certainly > > don't seem to be. Rest inline: > > > > > > On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 1:38 PM, sam morris <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Here's some of my thoughts: > > > > > > Sounds like he said all black churches are racist so get used to it. > > > > > > No, he didn't. He stated the REALITY, and said it can change...it MUST > > change. Not ONCE did he say "get used to it". You think you can just make > > stuff up and we won't notice???? > > > > > > His White grandmother is racist, just like Dana so they probably all are, > > > > > > HUH? His grandmother had uttered some phrases that made him cringe. They > are > > born of her experiences....the anger that drives some of those phrases is > > REAL. THAT was his point...not ONCE did he say "they probably are all > > racist". Again, why are you making stuff up? Is reality such a foreign > > concept to you? > > > > > > Last week he said he didn't know about Wright's hate America/Whites talk. > > > Now he says he knew but most black churches are like that. > > > > > > he stated a reality...many of the same type of rhetoric IS present in > black > > churches....in black schools....around the dinner table in black homes. > Yes, > > that is true. > > > > > > > > > Blacks CAN hate whites because of slavery and Jim Crow? > > > He's defending black on white racism. > > > > > > NO HE ISNT. GRRR....i'm trying to decide if you CAN'T hear, or if you just > > don't WANT to hear what he is saying. I'm not going to reiterate it > > here.....your stubborn ignorance is trying my patience. > > > > > > Wright didn't change but teaches his hate to the young. Shouldn't we break > > > this cycle? That's the change I want, stop teaching kids to hate. > > > > > > Yes we should. That's the kind of change Obama is after. He can't do it > > alone, neither can I...we actually need people like YOU to buy into the > > idea.....which seems, frankly, impossible at this point. > > > > > > So the whole country is racists? Whites hate black because of affirmative > > > action and blacks hate whites because of slavery? > > > > > > To a point, yes. Is the "whole country" racist? No, but the racism that > DOES > > exist has it's roots, it's reasons...and for many, those are the reasons. > > What part of that don't you understand? > > > > > > -- > > Her face used to feel so soft > > Until her agent's doctor pulled it off > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;160198600;22374440;w Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/message.cfm/messageid:256708 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/CF-Community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=11502.10531.5
