The day after a major financial meltdown gets underway - one of the major bailouts in recent history according to the front page of the Wall Street Journal
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB12058084
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- what is Obama's response? Go "big" http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/ with a speech about racism.
Say what? Reminds me of Spinal Tap, when the band is breaking up and the s*^t has hit the fan, and one of the band members says 'When are we going to do Stonehenge?'
Obama is indeed under siege for having willingly associated and supported (through church membership) a trash-talking sermonist, Wright, but that's not the problem of the American people; that's Obama's problem. Does Obama have his eye on the ball? When the Wall Street Journal puts a picture of FDR on the cover of its print edition and cites his handling of the mortgage bailout. It's the economy, stupid. Earth to Obama?
No doubt racism persists and is worrisome in the US, particularly the virulent strain practiced against Hispanic immigrants http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racism_in_t he_United_States.
Both candidates from the democratic side are strong against racism, indeed Hillary has been at the forefront of fighting racism as Susan has documented in scholarly fashion (http://www.mydd.com/story/2008/3/18/1136 50/355) -
At any given time, however, as indelicate as this may sound, but Barack, you brought it up, today we are faced with INTENSE economic problems and this the topic that should be at the center of major speeches. Bill Clinton today gave a campaign speech in India on just that
http://www.indystar.com/apps/pbcs.dll/ar ticle?AID=/20080318/LOCAL19/80318053/0/L OCAL18
Does Obama have such a tin ear for the needs of the American people that he can't stop talking about his attempt to extricate himself from the Wright debacle? Must he paint himself as a victim of racism (which he thrust himself into due to his chosen church activities) while Rome burns?
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