I thought Barack Obama did a great job in addressing issues of race today. What do you think?

Public Comments

1. I beg to differ.
2. I found it to be the ultimate exercise in the absurd. His rationale is no more acceptable from him than it is from a white racist.
3. definately and on top of that he stood by his spiritual leader,traits of a great president ,the question now is will we move into a new generation or will we blame the black man?(it was his pastor not even him.......oh america)
4. If his intention was to rile things up and get me mad, yes, he did a great job.
5. i think you are an....well....i think your wrong.
6. I think he needs to address the fact that if he thinks the pastor of the church is way off on his views why has he been attending that church for 20 years
7. mate, obama can't run from 20 years of attendance. you can't run from your past
8. I think he did a wonderful job. His speech will regarded as a historic one. It's certainly outing a lot of people as the racists they are. People who think they have something to lose (e.g., white power and preferential treatment in America) are really railing against Mr. Obama for demanding equality. I live in Pennsylvania and he is red hot here. Next month, on April 22nd, we are coming out in droves and we are handing the state of Pennsylvania over to him. We are behind him, his policies, and his faith in all of us 100%. Great question. Thank you.
9. I disagree. By flipflopping on pervious statements he has made, he has shown himself to be a true politician, just like the rest of them. Change won't happen through him. He's just another GW Bush.
10. Yes, yes, yes!
11. I think that if he is elected, racism will increase greatly in our diverse society. But not to worry, he will never be elected for President.
12. His pitch today was at undecideds who have been drawn in to this issue. The Obama campaign rightly feared that many would be swayed not so much toward Hillary, but to John. He acknowledged that his words today would not sway those who had already taken a position, and he's right. He was, as ever, eloquent, cool and direct. It was one of the best responses I've seen from any political candidate forced to go 'off message' in order to limit fallout. There will be some who are dissuaded from supporting Obama now, based on this issue. It's doubtful that it will affect Obama's Dem base.
13. Yes he did. His enemies will never give him credit for anything but the fact of the matter is he nailed it He brought up our beliefs that we usually dare not say, the loved one who sometimes shame us with their own racism, and he told us we could work through it for the betterment of us all. Very well done.
14. I think he did an excellent job. At first I was weary of him, but since he did not denounce his friend just to please the public, I now view him as trustworthy and loyal. Most people would have just distance themselves from the situation. I am the type that does not give a damn what race you are from. I just want results. I truly believe that it does not matter who runs, America will find fault with them. The candidates are not the problem. We are. America does not seem to be happy unless we are unhappy. That says a lot about the mental state of America in general.
15. each person should strive to correct a wrong... be it your pastor or your grandmother... and he did neither
16. I am not an Obama fan, but after today, I can imagine myself voting for him. It was the the most intelligent and nuanced answer I have seen a politician give in my lifetime. First of all, the comments his pastor made were all essentially true, and as a (non-rich) white man, I did not find them at all racist. People comparing the old coot to KKK members are retarded. However, they were inflammatory statements, and angry. And it is true that whenever you start speaking out in anger, you have a good chance of being divisive. I was particularly impressed by when he said his pastor wasn't wrong to talk about racism, but he was wrong to act like society is static. But there are many dumb bigots who will not understand what he's saying--for starters, they probably don't even know what "static" means.