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March 18, 2008
1960's Civil Rights Activist Roger Simon: 'Obama's Speech Was Bullshit'
Topics: Political News and commentariesRoger Simon was "a civil rights worker... South Carolina, 1966... 22 yrs old ... helping old folks register to vote, teaching kids to read and write, directing Raisin in the Sun...," and after listening to Obama's speech, has a message for Barack Obama: He didn't do it for Obama to use for political gain while failing to admit a huge mistake and look for nuance and excuses.
Here's an excerpt:
Barack, your speech was bullshit.Make sure you read it all ....Barack, this isn't about generations.
Barack, this isn't about the black church.
Barack, this is about a pathological minister whose uncontrolled anger wounds his own people and keeps them down.
Barack, this is about a man who ignored that rage for his own political gain and even now won't admit a huge mistake and looks for nuance and excuses.
Barack, this about a woman who went on scholarship to Princeton and Harvard and still hates America.
Barack, you say you want Black-Jewish reconciliation but you hung with an anti-Semite.
Roger Simons' poem perfectly frames Obama for what he trully is; he's an opportunist with poor judgement trying to use his race for political gain - and he's been outed.
As an editorial at IBD puts it:
... Rather than break ties with his demagogic, anti-American pastor, Barack Obama used a speech on race to excuse his behavior and sweep the controversy under the rug. Passing the buck is not very presidential.HT - Astute Bloggers... Reacting to being linked with a bigoted conspiracy theorist by lecturing the nation on race is like disgraced ex-New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer responding to his getting caught patronizing an international prostitution ring by giving a speech on the female physique.
Posted by Richard at March 18, 2008 10:33 PM
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