Obamas Response to the critics, 3/18/2008

Today Barack Obama responded to the american peoples concern as it relates to his pastors comments. Brilliantly speaking he
addressed the racial divide from both sides of the coin if you will. Flipping between racial concerns of the past and present on the white side as well as the black side, addressing how it is indoctrinated and spoken about in our society an where. Obama addressed the divisive politics and exploitation by the media for political and monetary reasons. Obama talked about how corporations gain by exporting jobs to different countries while mills in the US close there doors leaving behind jobless citizens in their wake. With candor he began speaking to every american whether they were Asian, Black or White, Spanish or an immigrant. Barack talked about the generational perceptions of people who have been systematically left out or behind in this
society as opposed to the new generations and the inroads that the young have experienced, Barack made the statement that we still need to address some important issues as it relates to equality in this country. In his summation Barack started talking about the real issues and not the distractions that have arisen, statements of togetherness as american citizens working together to achieve an adequate health care system for every american, jobs for every citizen, expressing that working hard on ones own self to achieve the american dream is necessary, He also talked about the global warming problem.

Obama in my opinion showed that he is a leader, A brilliant thinker and visionary who is looking to help make my country,
your country a better place for all its citizens. I certainly can see why a lot of caucasian people have told me he could be the next
president. In my opinion he should be...

Statements

Today I turned on the radio , There was a lot of chatter about a preacher, apparently Obamas ex -minister. As I listened to
this minister speak he definitely used words that blanketed or painted a lot of people with the same brush but, that was his
statement and belief. Are we really responsible for what somebody else may say on any given sunday ?. It is my belief that alot
of what he said was true but, he obviously didn't specify which white people he was talking about. How many people have you
heard say things like, "you people" or you black people, As if all black people are the same. Constantly I have wondered when my
country would acknowledge me as an individual and not a blackman but it never happens. Every day people in the media make the same mistake that this minister made and it seems to be no big deal. Sure he used some undefined terminology, Sure he hit some issues squarely on the bulls eye, Hell what group of people in the privilege class agrees with the truth anyway ?....

One thing I think everyone should remember, whether we are different in any belief, race or religion, under neath us all is a
country, that country is called America, If you were born here,
"YOU ARE AN AMERICAN".

TIME FOR A CHANGE- YES WE CAN