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Obama touches the real third rail and survives
Posted on 03.26.08 by Steve Trinward
Source: Orange County Register Author: Steven Greenhut “If Sen. Barack Obama goes on to win the presidency, his March 18 speech in Philadelphia dealing with the firestorm that erupted over his former pastor’s incendiary remarks will be analyzed for decades — as a pivotal point not just in his campaign, but in the art of modern presidential speech-giving. Unlike many of his other talks, which have featured high-sounding rhetoric that, upon close examination, comes up a bit empty, this one was direct and forthright, an admirable feat given that he was dealing with perhaps the most painful subject in American society: race.” (03/23/08) Link: http://tinyurl.com/24vxga Filed under: PND Commentary and RRND Commentary | Report Bad Link Bookmark this post in Furl or Del.icio.us | |
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