There was an interesting article about how many white people have worked for black civil rights: some of them paying the ultimate price.

The facts must be faced that blacks, alone, could not accomplish all that needed or needs to be done. If Obama wants to win, he will need white voters too…

When Senator Clinton pointed out the MLK had the vision and LBJ signed the Civil Rights Act, she was stating a fact.

The only people playing the "race card" are the media … they have to have a story - even if they have to manufacture a crisis where none exists …

Interesting perspective on Mitt: "The conservatives who hyperventilated about the Democrats’ explosion of identity politics seemed to forget that Mr. Romney also dragged Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. into this campaign — claiming that he “saw” his father, a civil-rights minded governor of Michigan, march with King in the 1960s. The point of Mitt Romney’s invocation of the race card was to inoculate himself against legitimate charges of racial insensitivity; he had never spoken out about his own church’s discrimination against blacks, which didn’t end until 1978. Instead, the tactic ended up backfiring. Late last month The Boston Phoenix exposed this touching anecdote as a fraud. George Romney and King never marched together."

Oh. My god. I watch CNN everyday and all I see is Hilliary or Bill and sometimes Edwards. Where is your coverage of Obama. I see nothing. Is the media so slanted in its coverage. I can watch all day on an off day and never see anything about Obama unless it is in reference to something negative. Where is the fair reporting in that. CNN just lost my support. Obama is the answer to our dysfunctional polital system. 4 year of Bush Sr., 8 yrs of Clinton, 8 yrs of Bush Jr. now more Clinton. What the hell. Two families running the US for Twenty years.

It is a great speech, everyone should read or hear it. Best speech I have heard/ read in a long time.

Speaking in Harlem today HRC claimed she was "transformed" by a sermon delivered by MLK in Chicago in 1963. But she campaigned for Barry Goldwater in 1964. Goldwater was one on the six Republicans who crossed party lines to stand with southern politicians in opposition to LBJs 1964 Civil Rights Act.

Something is very fishy about her narrative. Almost like her claim to have been named after Sir Edmund Hillary when she was born in 1957 and Sir Edmund climbed Everest in the early 1960s.

How long did it take CNN to post this.
What a speech. What a moment we have.

This is truely unbelievable! How superficial can people be?!!! Why is this guy now playing the "race card"? African Americans should once and for all understand and recognize that playing the race card is not going to benefit them in the long run! How long can they survive by demanding special treatment because of their race; how long can they get ahead by demanding affirmative action; how long can they ask to be treated as second class citizens! This will all back fire on them, espeically at a time that they are seen by the non African Americans as equal in every right, and yet, they don't want to be equals!!! This is truely beyond any rationale! Even if Obama is qualified, he will NEVER become president in this country until African Americans agree to be treated equally and stop using the race card!!!

Obama '08!

Hillary and Obama both pledged to stop playing the "race card" if in deed they were playing it. But just as was expected, while Obama continues to speak about unity across party, economic, and all other lines, Hillary continues to play the "race card". Today she had a minister endorse her and in the process had him out what appeared to be a racist African American woman in his congregation who felt that he should not endorse a white woman over a black man. Who is she fighting? She certainly cannot implicate Obama's camp in this story. This woman was from a church where Hillary spoke. Obama was no where around at that time. I am sure Obama has encountered racist Caucasians during his campaign as well, but he has not ran to the media with it. I wonder how this spin will go.

Frank: Did you even read the article…he states the exact opposite: that race is only ONE of the divides…criticize but at least be accurate….

Obama:

Keep issues of race on the front burner where they belong. We still have deep problems in this country that some want to turn a blind eye to.

Let's see what happens during Monday's debate when race will be front and center.

Keep up the good work. Problems of race are America's problems.

Dear CNN, John King, and political team,

Why is this story buried on the web and not getting TV time? I had to go to CSPAN to see, even to KNOW, about the historic event of - perhaps - our first black president speaking in the Sunday service of Ebenezer Baptist Church on the weekend of MLK,Jr. Day. Maybe I've missed the coverage, but all I've seen on CNN is Hillary Clinton getting endorsed by Calvin Butts in NYC, with no mention of the Obama event today (including the impressive message he delivered as a layperson). This was a very noteworthy event and I'm saddened that CNN appears to be ignoring it. If you have shown it and I've missed it, it would have made sense to run it alongside the Hillary piece. Every voter choosing between Clinton and Obama needs to know about HIS particular church experience/endorsement, as well as hers today. If you've ignored the story completely, that just really disenchants me as a viewer. By the way, Obama's sermon was remarkable — you'd do the national conversation well to run some of it rather than rerunning the same Fred Thomspon clip to death. There's internecine party squabbling and head scratching to cover…and then there's history.

Thanks — Nathan Taylor, Richmond, VA

Obama should unite alright, If he does not win he should unite with the country and run as an independent.
America does not care about your party or color.

UNCLE SAM WANTS YOU, Obama!

Frank,

As any speech writer/speaker will attest to……you need to KNOW your audience. Why wouldn't Obama leverage his "blackness" - don't ALL politicians speak to their constituents in a similar fashion? (ie. bible thumping Huckabee to his "flock" of followers)

Personally, I'm glad SOMEBODY decided to play the "race card" in history…things are not as equal as you might want to believe for the minorities in this country. If I was a "bettin' man", I'm thinking you are as white as white can be.

Obama speaks continually of his desire to unite and NOT divide….and rightly so; this country is as divided as it has ever been. One need not look very far as evidence of this divisive mindset is found in your ignorant e-mail.

I am watching "Ballot Bowl"all day trying to get a glimpse of this fantastic speech. All you keep showing is Fall Asleep Fred and Overly Earnest Edwards. Cmon CNN this is historical!!! Get with the program, this is turning into Ballet Bowl

I was not going to respond to the post but after reading what Frank just wrote, I had to. The media plays a huge role in the "race issue." I being an African American is sick of all the media acting shock about the race issue. The race issue was not brought into this race when Senator Clinton made her remarks, it was brought into this race when Senator Obama agreed to run for President. Many Americans sat at home and asked "Is this guy for real? Can an African American win the Presidency?" We don't like to talk race, there will always be an undertone when we attempt to do something. Last year in the Superbowl there were two African American head coaches playing for the championship. Instead of the media talking about the respective teams and how they got there, the media was more facinated with the fact that an African American Head Coach would finally win the Superbowl. We are not the ones playing the race card, and truly I am sick and tired of having to defend it also. We just want to be treated equally. Is that so hard to ask?

Chris in Houston, I totally agree, I keep seeing all of the other candidate's being able to answer questions on CNN, Morning Joe, and all of the other news networks, but I NEVER see Obama get to answer to his comments on Reagan, and everyone knows what he said is true. Reagan did send the country in a direction, did they ever hear Obama say that he liked that direction, I am sure he didn't yet that was edited out. I saw Obama handle some Pro-Life protesters that were able to make their way into one of his events in New Hampshire and the way that he handled them was excellent and it was a spur of the moment decision that he had to make. He brought calm and when his supporters started booing them, he stopped them and told the audience to respect the folks that took the time to organize and do what they did. He told the protestors that he would be glad to meet with them when his presentation was over. I never saw a bit of this on the news and I felt it was extremely relevant. They interviews an undecided woman before the event and she said that that moment crystalized for her that he is the man America needs. Please give equal air time to Obama so that he has a chance to answer to attacks on him. He is definitely not playing the race card - the media and Hillary are. Again, people are not playing his comments about this issue.

How can Obama talk about unity when all he does is bring division like he did with the MLK Jr. issue last week. He will do and say anything to win. What will he do for America? We need a more honest person for president and that person would be Hillary Clinton.

Alice Newman of Center Harbor NH….Correct me if I'm wrong but are you are Hillary Clinton supporter? I can understand Hillary's comments after the fact that she has had time to elaborate on them, but her comments were ill-advised and timed.

Hillary Rodham was a Republican and supporter of Barry Goldwater for President in 1964. Goldwater was opposed the Civil Rights Act of 1964! So what does that tell you about Hillary back during the civil rights act era. She has since changed her tune and direction, but lets forgive her, but not forget!

Research it for yourself.

OBAMA in '08!

Obama needs the black vote. He didnt want to have to start playing the 'black solidarity card' but he has to at this stage. He NEEDS a win in south carolina to even be a credible candidate .

Its his best move.

Obama does best when he can give speeches. He is charismatic. We all know you cant be in 22 states at the same time to be charismatic. You cant put out commericals in 22 states. Hillary's name recoginition is HUGE and she will win that war if Obama isnt there to give speeches.

He will get less votes in states where he cant campaign and be seen on a personal level. This is why losing Nevada and the latino vote is going to be the crushing blow.

Many voters need to believe Obama can beat Clinton outside of the african american vote. He did so in Iowa, but did NOT in New hampshire.

If HIllary should get within even 5 or so points of South Carolina in the primary, many who are still on the fence arent going to believe Obama can really beat her on Super tuesday.

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Thank Obama for making me shine. I am kenyan American supporting you all the way. Hope you win.

I was one of the lucky folks to get in from the cold today to participate in the service and hear Senator Obama speak. I was completely moved and impressed with his candor. I can't wait until I can refer to him as President Obama.

Kenyans are learning from Dr. King too and I hope there will be equality in kenyan presidency.

I have a good feeling about SC. Please, people, can't you see the integrity that Obama carries with him vs. Hillary? Hillary is as corrupt as it gets. Edwards supporters. I'm sorry…he's a good man, but he won't win. Your votes are cutting into Obama's, which could allow her to win. Please, do the right thing.

By the way, these are really hip Obama shirts! Wear your vote! Inspire others.
barackstar08.com

I watched Obama and what a speech. It wasn't political and he was collective as ever. I am so glad to see how Sen. Obama can know when where and what to say at different times. Thank you senator for allowing us to reflect in you that the hopes of Dr. King would become fruitful some day.

Chris from Houston….since Bush sr. was VP, it's actually going to be almost 30 years of having the same two families in the executive branch! And with Bush Sr. and Bill Clinton being such good friends these days, why aren't more people feeling uncomfortable with the danger posed to our great democracy by suich blatant consolidation of political power.

This speech was amazing! He has the vision and ability to make people see and think in ways they haven't before. It is so obvious that he is the right one!

nice hood Frank.

I was watching c-span, the speech was so uplifting with politics apart.
I love you Barack!

Frank: What are you talking about? Obama's speech today was seen by all as a sweeping call for unity among all people. He spoke out against racism, xenophobia, and homophobia on the part of all people, including African-American people. Your reflexive ranting is totally detached from reality.

there wasn't this much drama during jesse jackson's or rev. al sharpton's run for the white house.

Hillary Hates Cats so I would not vote for her.

Obama needs to realize we know he is black and tell us what he will do as President.

Nobody wants HIllary the Cat Hater, but give us the option we are not sending Obama for four yrs to talk about black history we're sending him there to run the county.

America owes the Hillary nothing, The Clintons owe America and apololgy for embarassing us on the world stage, when Bill lied to Congress.

Here goes Obama playing the race card again. I listend to his speech and it was full of phony promises of change and the retorihc of hope. Once again Obama is playing to emotion with all of the MLK comparisons. Why is Usher going to appear at an Obama rally? Is it for the same reason that Chuck Norris and Rick Flair show up at Huckabee rallys?? Obama has no problem dragging Oprah out playing not only the race card but the gender card as well. Clinton gets an endorsement from the prominet African American church and community leader Rev. Butts and Obama supporters jump all over her? She was standing outside the church, at least she has the class to not interfere with peoples religion.

For people who always argue that Obama plays the "race card", please tell me how he is playing the race card here? He is actually challenging the black church in Harlem to look at itself. But, I guess none of the other astute readers here will say that. It's just "Obama's playing the race card", and Clinton is so much better. If you doubt what I mean, examine how people like Gloria Steinem can write nationally syndicated columns that advocate support of Hillary because of her gender, since it will supposedly break a glass ceiling for women. Yet there is no way that someone could do the same for Obama. I do not advocate anyone voting solely on race or gender, and I think some of the tactics that the Clinton campaign have enacted are encouraging voting on gender.

Frank, you wouldn't know the race card if it hit you across the face. He's asking for unity across all races, but is not blind to the differences between races. People shouting "RACE CARD!" when it hasn't been played are looking like fools.

if obama believes in unity and he is half black and half white, why is he running as a black man talking about "our community". i don't understand? why dosen't he run just as an man talking about our country's problems.

Racial divide in this country is NOT superficial.

The divide has been deepening under the cover of the civil rights LAW. Nominal Law doesn't work miracles, when the system itself is such that the already established, the privileged, keep getting ahead further at the expense of the disenfranchised.

"The blacks must be inferior or lazy or something if they havn't caught up with the whites yet even though they have had equal rights under the Law, blah blah blah" is of course all BS.

look at the subprime mortgage disaster. it was meant to help those who give big chunk of their modest paycheck to their parasitic landlords (who have made fortune by speculating on housing and charging obscene amount for rent) to finally start accumulate their own capital and get financially established instead of their blood being sucked out of them for their whole life.

oh no, the blood sucking loan sharks couldn't let that happen. so the modern day loan sharks lured them into subprime mortgage schemes, so that they rake more money either way through exhorbitant interest revenue or repossessed properties (and quickly wrote the law to deny bankrupcy as an option for those who default), leaving the unexperienced, unsuspecting, and desperate poor out on the streets of this obscene country.

no help for the homeless, though, who were unscrupulous and greedy. but huge tax-dollar bailouts for the loansharks (banks) themselves that are robbed and looted out by their own managers. how nicely done.

greenspan had the nerve to say "the prosecuters (such as attorney generals of the states) are ill-equipped to prosecute the banks and lenders that perpetrated criminally shady and misleading lending practices" under his own watch. he is likely to have meant that such criminal practices were and still are technically LEGAL thanks to Bush and neo-cons and their democratic collaborators in the congress.

thanks to billary and bush's "less government oversight is better business" approach, the african american community stands to lose more than what they have gained financially when this mortgage crisis is over and done.

now, where do you start to untangle this web of structured inequality?

think about it.

Parts of it were great, parts of it wandered and yet, he managed to get in his political digs while at church. pffft.

Sen Obama's speech was touched to my heart. He called unity of the country to overcome current difficulties we are facing. (http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/rospars/CGxG9)

I have a grave concern about Hillary's leadership skills. She may have her own plans about all the issues but those are not be able to achieved by herself.
She and Bill Clinton have deeply divided democrats so far between blacks and whites, women and men, hispanic/lanitos and non-hispanic/latinos. Bill Clinton drew too much media attention far more than Sens. Obama and Edward to play dirty politics . What we are seeing in her campaign is a reflection of what we will see under so called Hillary's presidency, Bill Clinton's 3rd term.

Must this country go through the same who- is- more- racially- sensitive dance every four years? Romney makes a forced, look-at-me comment, Hillary has to explain why she dared mention LBJ, etc. The cultural legacy of MLK Jr. has long since become the private preserve of aging 60s liberals, black and white, and I'm tired of presidential candidates (and presidents) having to prove their racial bonafides all over the country. We elect a president of all the people; enough with punishing candidates with hijacked history.

For those of you out there…..you must read the full text of the speech given by Obama at Ebenezer Baptist Church………I also heard a portion of it on video… It was the best speech I have ever heard from any presidential candidate……What an amazing man. and leader…………a true humble and dedicated man…………
This country needs Obama…………..Where is the press coverage of this…I ask you?
Signed,,,,,,,,,, White Northern Older Woman for Obama

Deeds speak louder than any speeches and Obama has already played the race card one time too many for me. I know it is just a matter of time before he brings it up again.

Frank: Where is the race card in this speech?? Read the article before responding…

Politicians cannot solve the worlds problems. Every day common people genuinly change the lives of many. In this political season, some people want to make history and others want to make a name for themselves, while others really think about the daily problems Americans face. If I would have to choose, it will be Obama. He has been more sincere in dealing with the poblic. He was first to call a truce after the back and forth fighting over spilled milk, old story I may call it.
The one thing I have against the Clintons is doing everything humanly posible to win an election, even to the extend of laughing as their supporters insult their oppenent. That is not integrity? and that is not a sincere politician who wants change? What is bad is worng and what is wrong is unacceptable period; whether you are the Clintons, Obamas or whatever you are. Obama has genuine passion for why he want to be president I hope all AMericans black, white, green, or blue will see that. This country has been so blessed different races but what AMerican lacks is taking avantage of this blessing. Race should be a stepping stone not a stumbling block unfortunately, the reverse is the case. God revive America

African americans should use whatever in their arsenal to get benefits long over due to them. They have had to tirelessly fight for ordinary rights, caucasians have been able to enjoy for centuries. Race card, if you want to know more, the German government still until this day is paying financially and personally for the holocaust, why, that happen decades ago. oh, if african american were jewish and someone said that they were playing the race card, they could be called anti-semetic. Question, does anyone know how many africans were killed during the slave trade? If history serves, african americans are not the only race that are treated like second class citizens, remember the Indians that were wiped off their land after giving the hand of friendship, "Thanksgiving" is the holiday that marks this event in history. How about spanish & mexican americans. Slavery, murders, rapes, the assassinations of pominent civial rights leaders, and much more are some of the news worthy stories that America still keeps in the dark. If you go back even further into the dirty laudry of America, I'm sure there's enough to make a couple of good horror movies. African americans will become equal when they know caucasians willing to let an african american lead. Then we can say, America is truly color blind.

Alice I completley agree with you!

CLINTON 08!

This is in response to the comment posted on this blog from Anakenker@comcast.net:

It's strange that you believe Clinton's campaign is trying to keep the issue of race alive. When Obama talked about "our community" in his speech today, do you think he was referring to the American community, or just the African-American community? I'd prefer a president who rejects the idea that our country must be divided into "communities." We are all Americans. There should be only one community

It seems the motivation to vote for the Clintons is out of obligation for past deeds…the motivation to vote for Obama is what he can do for the Country, not what is OWED to him. WHICH is better for America?

Hilary gives a far too hazy impression to me. Obama seems slightly more matter-of-fact, straight-talking and trustworthy. Honesty is the best policy. However I have yet to read or hear about the details of his serious policies. People die out of political neglect or incompetence, people stay shrouded in ignorance, but the politicians are splitting atoms over abortion. People will just go to Canada anyway, forget about echoing Sunday school classes and just take part in a grown up world.

Hillary drives me nuts with polished political sneaky attempts! I'm sorry but the Clintons are crooked and will do absolutely anything to try and win! She has been planning and scheming this for years…..It seems so obvious to me! She is so unbelievably FAKE and purposely plans all of her comments and moves!

I am independent and  believe we should pick the very best candidate regardless of a stereotypically title (i.e. dem. or rep.) After studying ALL the candidates I fully BELIEVE and have faith in OBAMA! This guy is the real deal! An innovator, motivator, an true Patriot!

OBAMA! OBAMA! OBAMA! Come on SC! Do the right thing for our country…………………..VOTE OBAMA!!

what did Barack focus on…
he told the african american community that if they want equality they must start with
their own hearts and minds… that the black community is sometimes homophobic, sometimes anti-Semites, sometimes sexist and sometimes anti-immigrant. that black men should stand with their families, and that racism is also a black problem. He is being honest, discrimination is a problem for all human beings, something that we must face and work on everyday. He's not pandering, saying what the base wants to hear, he's saying was if often the most difficult to admit. Democrats have a choice between honesty or a dynasty. In NH more than half the voters for Hillary would have preferred to vote for Bill, well Bill is not on the ballot and it's time Americans were as honest with themselves as Barack is willing to be for us.

Please find the link to the entire speech below for those who are interested in what type of man Obama really is. For those of you who think he is using race to gain an advantage in the Black community, you may notice in the speech that he challenges the Black community in ways no other candidate would do.

http://my.barackobama.com/page/community/post/rospars/CGxG9

I donot see how playing the race card will help Hillary ?She is HURT both in the election and emotionlly after working for improving Black people life for a long time.

The racial tone started by OBAMA'S supporters on TV when Obama lost in NH.It is helping them in SC.Now again when they LOST in NV ,they are saying that the Hispanic s are voting against Obama since he is Black.

It is ok black people to vote for OBAMA ,because he is BLACK
Give me a break.

sorry Obama you are no MLK. So stop acting like one.

I find it odd that Bill is bashing, attacking, and smearing more now against a Democrat than he did in 2004 towards George Bush. And they say that Obama wanted to be president since kindergarten? Ha! It's obvious the Clintons wanted Kerry to lose in 2004 because Hillary wanted 2008 for herself. If Bill was half as vicious back then vs a Republican than he is now, Kerry would have beaten Bush. What a joke.

"OBAMA URGES UNITY FROM MLK'S PULPIT" HOW DARE HE BE THERE IN THE FIRST PLACE?!

MAYBE HE SHOULD HAVE URGED "IMMUNITY" FROM REAGAN'S "PULPIT" INSTEAD.

Listen for sooo long we had to endure non person of color to run our country. Now we have a WOMAN trying to run the country as well. So HRC says she has more experience….how by having pillfow talk w/ the president aka her husband is giving her more exp..

She has her husband who was the president rooting for. Let's say she had to stand on her own two feet…what exp. would she have then.

Let's face it we need some new blood. Not so much as hope but a change. If the country have the same problems..then let's change the leader to make a difference.

I've recently lost the great respect I had for Bill Clinton. There is a clear conflict of interest at play when a respected ex-president takes on the role of attack dog against the new progressive leader. Bill is shamelessly distorting the truth to try to bring down Obama, while Obama is trying to raise the bar of acceptable political discourse. We need to stand against the Clinton machine, and their willingness to win at all costs! Go Obama, you have my vote!

Hey Frank,

Don't you think having an African-American president could go a long way towards making African-Americans feel that they are equal citizens and they don't need to be treated any differently? Wouldn't having an African-American president put us on the road towards an affirmative action free society sooner than a bunch of republicans complaining about how it's unfair? Barack Obama is a great thinker, great communicator, and understands the racial divide in this country very well. His mother was white his father was from Africa. I think Obama would completely agree with your final statement. He wants African-Americans to stand up, believe in themselves, and build from within their communities. He's not looking for handouts.

I am very happy that the younger generation (under 45) are so supportive of Barack Obama, because that shows that this nation is truly moving away from racism. Sadly, we are not there yet.

I am also very fearful that the women my age believe that putting a woman in the White House is more important than who that woman is. I ask them to think about what it was that you tried so hard to teach your children. Certainly it wasn't that a woman should be President of the United States at any cost. Yes, we do need to break that last glass ceiling, but to do it with a woman that has proven to be so divisive over and over again is not the answer.

Its comical to see Hillary talking about her days in the trenches supporting the civil rights movement and her love for MLK.

In 1963, not only was Hillary Clinton a republican, but she was also a staunch supporter of Barry Goldwater, well known as a segregationist and one of the most vocal senators adamantly against passing the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which is why he lost in his presidential bid to Lyndon B. Johnson.

Republican Clinton was all for the candidate who was openly against civil rights and MLK. Now she wants to claim that she has fought for his "dream" and that she will be a better champion for equal rights across racial lines than Obama. I think most Americans are starting to see through the Clinton campaign's strategic "distortions" and will choose Obama.

Its time for a change in the way politics are conducted and Obama will soon be leading the nation in the right direction!

The more Obama tries to gain people's respect by associating himself with famous people, the more respect I LOSE for Obama. A man has to stand on his own even simply to be a real MAN, all the moreso to be a real President. I would vote for MLK if he was running for President, but he's not…..Obama is. And because I can't vote for MLK, and I wouldn't vote for Oprah, Usher, or any other celebrities no matter how white they shined or black they glistened, then I'm not voting for Obama until (ironically) I see him standing on his own. As for his glorification of imprisoned martyrs, Obama better have the HUMILITY to hope that McCain isn't his Republican opponent in November….because McCain himself was an imprisoned martyr, while Obama never even met MLK.

This is not Obama's time…..maybe 4-8 years but not now…..I am all for hope but am cautious and sceptical about blind optimism which I think is pretty much all there is behind Obama AT PRESENT. I don't want to denigrate him because I like him, I feel he will be great and he will be the President…but just not yet. We need Hillary now. My ideal team would be Clinton/Obama 08…now there's a unifying team!

just to let you know I was baffled but I also remembered endorsement means nothing today. People are using their decisions. Hillary pulled the race card but that is not what all people see.

A young, brave Obama is running for president against two Clintons combined. He has maintained to run a positive, up-lifting campaign even though the Clintons have been consistently running negative and smear campaign after Iowa. to "desperate" after Iowa.

So far, Obama has won the Iowa pledged delegates by 1, tied the NH delegates, and won the Nevada delegates by 1 against the powerful Clinton machine ran by a former president and a former First Lady.

If Obama loses to the Clintons, the democrats can not win in November. The country is sick of division, playing political favor, and scoring political points without good judgment, leadership, and inspiring and unifying ability to solve real issues.

What happened to "Seperation of Church and State"? Oh Ya! It only applies to Republicans not Black Churches who let politicians come to Sunday Service and give a political speech.

I have heard from many Whites in the NE that they don't have such benevolent memories of the late 50's early 60's when the civil rights movement was underway. Many recall being harassed, beaten, by young Blacks in packs. They talk of how their children, in schools that had inner city kids bused in, were also a target of black anger inspired by King. That period in Am. history needs to be revisited objectively and from personal stories from both sides.

I still do not understand what "unity" Obama is referring to. I personally do not see disunity based on race, sexual orientation, ethnicity around me. What I see is unity based on economic status. Edwards has the RIGHT message for this country. More and more people are working to keep a middle class status while the very rich keep getting richer. It is as if the US now has an oligarchy class, a condition no different than that found in countries with emerging markets.

Frank… the people playing the race card are in your camp my friend. Take a look at where the accusations come from.

You people treat this election like a tabloid. Hillary is not the next president, and couldn't beat half of the republican candidates in a national poll. Obama is up on Romney by almost 16 points. Quit playing the race card and get back to the actual issues at hand. Stop flinging mud and contributing to the HRC negative campaigning that they have stood by the last 16 years. Wake up… this isn't 1992.

Obama transcends race, ethnicity, and politics.

I pray America is ready to accept a true leader rather than the partisan puppet that is Hillary.

Obama's speech at Ebenezer Baptist Church was brillant, inspiring!

While the Clintons want divisions, Obama is talking about Unity!

Clinton is not elecatable in the general election! Do you get it?!?

Aren't we not tired of Clinton/Bush dynasties?!?!? Do you remember Clinton consolidation of the Media or NAFTA?!?

Open your eyes please!

Obama 2008!

Obama is THE RIGHT LEADER to lead the White House. I urge everyone to open their eyes at what's going on. We are in a bad shape at the world stage! Don't miss this opportunity, America!

If I may enhance the quoted writer of the Atlanta Constitution article: "Barack Obama is the only President for OUR time." In this forum I said it before and feel it requires reiteration: he mirrors the experience, aspirations and heritage of millions of Americans irrespective of whether they are white, black, latin, asian or multi-ethnic. Not only does he speak eloquently of the fact that we must strive to live up to the aspirations and efforts of Dr. King — he outwardly reflects the inner truth of his belief in every way humanly possible. We cannot allow a person so eminently qualified in character, intellect and conviction of purpose to become anything less that our next President.

Jabari Woods, your credibility gets totally shot when you recount totally erroneous facts. Hillary Clinton is 60 years old, Champ. She was born in 1947, not 1957. And Edmund Hillary reached the summit of Mt. Everest in 1953, not "the 1960's".

And by the way, Edmund Hillary died this past week in his 80's. I'm not aware that Hillary claims to be his namesake, but doing simple math, it is possible that Edmund Hillary accomplished some feat prior to Everest that might draw attention to his perserverance and cause one to be his namesake.

You Obamaniacs lovers are so silly and misinformed. Base your opinion on fact, and come over to the real candidate as a result.

This brother is with Hillary 100%…

There is such a double standard here. Obama is trying to invoke (ie use) MLK's great legacy for his own political gain, and it is disgusting. And here he is clearly playing the race card. If Hillary were to go to a black church, or have endorsements from black leaders, she would be criticized to pandering to the black community. But Obama does it, and it's "inspirational". This is sickening, and it is such a double standard. And in this so called "inspirational" speech, he talked again and again and again about hope and change, but said nothing about how to do it. It's ridiculous. He says again and again that this election should not be about race, but here he is AGAIN, raising the race card. And if the majority of the black vote in SC goes to Obama, then it is indeed, ALL ABOUT RACE. Hillary will not divide the country like that, she unites all.

I think the Clinton's are running a "dirty" campaign to try and discredit Obama. What kind of president would Hillary make running this kind of campaign? I am a republican, but can't stand the way the Clinton's are running Hillary's campaign. Is Hillary running for President or Bill (again)?

It is not a play of the race card to represent your community. Speaking at Ebenezer Baptist Church, during Martin Luthur King's holiday weekend, and not representing being a black man, would be a smack in the face of all in the audience. Hiliary Clinton is proud to be a women vying for the presidency as should Obama be proud to be an African American vying for that same role. It is not a surprise many African Americans will support Obama, nor is it racist; no more so than calling all the women suppoting the idea of a female president sexist.

Obama needs to campaign with the fervor he showed in Iowa. Oprah potentially will deliver the African American and Female votes as she did in Iowa and Obama should get a big bump from African Americans in South Carolina who do not want to be the state that affectively ends the run of the first realistic African American presidential candidate — just as women in Mass did not want to kill Hillary's campaign.

There are a lot of reasons Obama SHOULD win in South Carolina, but the facts are if he loses in SC, Hillary carries all of the momentum into Super Tuesday instead of most of the momentum. Aditionally, Obama pulls heavily from peop[e who don't normally vote. If they can't turn those people out — like they haven't been able to in the last 3 states, they will have a hard time winning. In otherwords it is again do or die time for the Obama camp.

I am voting for Hillary, she is the most qualified and I feel has the best chance of taking it all the way to the White House. I am a woman and not ashamed to support Hillary. Save all the speeches about just voting for a woman, it is old and done. We need to stop putting our Democratic candidates down and just stand up and be counted. I don't want to change anyones mind about their choice, I feel they have both played cards, both as guilty as the other so that will not influence my vote or I would vote for John McCain who is running a very "nice" campain compared to all of the other candidates across the board.

Go All The Way,

What do you think about Obama/ Bloomberg? Just an idea

Please do not lump all Black people together as supporting Obama nor wanting handouts from the government. I am a black female; I have three degrees and have worked since the age of 16.

For me it is a sad state for black America when black folks have in large percentages pledged support for Obama because he is black. Yet, when whites support Hillary because she is white, the media and some in the black community raise holy hell. It is double standard and hypocritical.

Obama does play the race card when it suits him. And black American, in large percentages play the race card to make whites feel guilty.

I do not want to live in a color blind society. That would be very dull and boring. I wish to live in a society where we are appreciated for the content of our character and not the color of our skin. As a country, we best embrace each other and understand that our differences are blessed because we are all from the same Creator.

In a lot of ways, blacks will not let go of the past. We do not need to forget it, but, we can not continue to live our lives as if we are still in the past. In America today, everyone can make it, if they are willing to do the work and to work hard for what they want to achieve and be proud about in their lives.

I support Hillary Clinton because she has always done the work. Obama is a great orator, but, he has not done the work to gain the experience needed to run this GREAT land of America; Hillary Clinton has!

The most striking difference between Obama and the Clintons is Obama's expressed desire to unify rather than divide the American people to use them as a "force" against the entrenched special interest groups that control Washington. Much has been made of his positive comments about Ronald Reagan…an attempt to maintain this schism in the American populace. Obama is from the state that is home to the greatest Republican president, Abe Lincoln so perhaps that is why he is able to acknowledge Reagan's achievements. It's time to stop attacking someone just because they are in another party. This tactic was used by Bush and Rove successfully, but look at what it's done to our country for the last two terms. It's time to come together, to work together and get things changed.

Frank, your comments apparently showed that you have not read Obama's speech. Pls do that and stop the blind criticism for goodness sake.

It's ironic that Obama is pushing unity, when he is the most divisive figure on the political scene. He is having a tremendously negative impact on the Democratic Party and Howard Dean is aiding in Obama's destruction of the party. If Obama is the nominee, I will vote Republican for the first time.

Let's see….the rich snuck a bunch of illegals into the economy so they could make more money……..at the expense of paying a living wage to Americans…..No way will we look past what divides us…….We want retroactive reparation. Our lives has been destroyed by the illegal economy. We are not going to forgive and forget….

THESE WORDS ARE NOT FROM ME, HOWEVER, I THINK THEY CAN ENLIGHTEN OUR MINDS.

" Dear Bill,

We loved Bill Clinton as president.

When you told us you didn't inhale, with that little twinkle in your eye, we believed you and loved you even more.

When you got more than just a twinkle in your eye and a cigar in the — well, we stuck by you. We rallied against the vast right wing conspiracy and ushered Newt and his fellow reptilians out of office.

Man, the 90s were fun - huh? The Macarena alone… But now we're in a new decade. Web 2.0, YouTube and camera phones; preemptive wars and terrorist attacks. It's a new era. And we've spent 8 years under the thumb of a royal son.

We're ready for change. We have some amazing Presidential Candidates. Edwards, Obama, and of course, the candidate like family to you - Clinton.

I know you want your wife to win. A lot of us want a Democrat in 2008. But you're getting mean Bill. That twinkle in your eye is starting to look more like crazy eye.

You're making accusations that Karl Rove & Co. will eat up and spit back out at us come time for the general election.

You're actually disenfranchising folks this time around, dividing the electorate at a time we need to come together.

And Bill, you're starting to make stuff up. And this time, we're noticing. It's a new era, Bill; everything you say is recorded and broadcast.

So what we're asking, Bill, is that you just shut up.

Just shut up.

Sincerely,

Pretty Much Everyone ".

Presidential cabinets are a good place for people with experience. Yes, someone with 3 years of experience in the White House can bring consultancy and continuity so that the executive branch, all of it, can deal with changing times.

Dynamic Leadership, however, along with hope and change is what the American presidency is for. If we can elect an open and candid leader full of enthusiasm, this will be a leader all Americans can respect and who all the world can respect. Such a president can coach The United States of America to fulfill the highest expectations of its founders, and maybe even address some challenges they could not have even forseen.

Please elect Barack Obama President of the United States.

meant someone with 35 yeas of experience (above)

Clearly, Obama has changed his speech style.
He's trying to imitate MLK now.
This is very unauthentic, and little bit funny too..
Is this the change he was refering to?
All these nonsense about him using a teleprompter or soemthing just makes me laugh.
Instead of paying too much attention to improve the style he should concentrate on adding substance to his empty stump speeches.

Well Obama may be you should start at you home first. Stop you wife when she speaks publically about race. There is enough videos of her on utube.

If you haven't seen the speech, I urge you to see this wonderful speech in its entirety on cspan: http://www.campaignnetwork.org/ it's at the top of the page labeled "Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), Campaign Event in Atlanta, GA "

"And yet, if we are honest with ourselves, we must admit that none of our hands are entirely clean. If we're honest with ourselves, we'll acknowledge that our own community has not always been true to King's vision of a beloved community.

We have scorned our gay brothers and sisters instead of embracing them. The scourge of anti-Semitism has, at times, revealed itself in our community. For too long, some of us have seen immigrants as competitors for jobs instead of companions in the fight for opportunity."

Chris from Houston, I agree with you. I thought it was me. First the big hype - Obama about to talk; Obma said; Obama on the trail and …………zip. Nothing. I run from the l/r to the kit and back and he is gone. What 's up? I have watched so much that I could count the newspeople who began, all of a sudden, wearing checked shirts last week to go along with some candidate. Some did, some didn't. haha

Obama is going to win anyway no mattter how cheap they are about showing his campaign stops and the lesser effective parts of his speeches! Obama GO!!!!!
It's time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

America needs change, honesty an all new White House a all new America.
Not white not black America must go forward. Senator Clinton's experance
is Bill Clinton how can they claim change when they are doing the same
thing their Katrena buddies did. we talk about Rev.King, what would he say?
I wonder.

HE TALKS A GOOD GAME BUT HE DOES NOT HESITATE TO BE UNDERHANDED. HE IS AN MLK WANNA BE.. IT IS AN INSULT WHEN PEOPLE COMPARE HIS ORATORY TO THE MODERN DAY PROPHET. DR. KING PUT HIS LIFE ON THE LINE. OBAMA NEEDS TO GO HOME SO MICHELLE CAN CHANGE IS DIAPER.

Obama has called for a new kind of politics that he says should appeal to people's hopes, not their fears.

I am so saddened to see how the coverage of Dr. King was deminished by the media just not to air Obama in the church. Thank God we had something called Cspan.

We still have dreams even us white people who are oppressed in this country. It is time for us to raise up and demand our rights and time to end dynasty in a free world like America.

He talks great, but he is definitely playing the race card. And early stumping by Oprah played a major role is this race issue.

He's got a speech writer… and he is the one advocating race ; especially when he joined hands with Oprah.

What are you people talking about? To some degree, every successful politician has to have some sort of slogan. I truly believe Obama is a man of integrity. Hopefully, he can unify America. A most difficult venture to try to take on–as evidenced by the previous posts. Barack Obama's goals may be lofty, but at least they are goals worthy of respect. What is our current administration doing that warrants respect? Driving us further and further into debt? Further intensifying a negative image for America? We are represented by people who make Americans appear to be selfish, entitled, arrogant, and ignorant. What are the other candidates promising that is believable and genuine?

The Clintons consolidation of the Corporate Media should sound an alarm to anyone who wants to continue the Clinton/Bush Dynasties!

Without the consolidation of the madia, we could not have the Bush dictatoship/Criminal wars! Do you get it!!!

Obama 2008

Margarita, L.A.:

If you can't post something with a level of maturity, keep it to yourself! (First comes the diaper talk followed by the poop and pee talk).

What have you done in your lifetime that makes you so resentful of others who have overcome obstacles to make something of themselves? Feeling a little threatened by the challenges in your own life? The game you are talkin' ain't so great and sounds like it's right out of the Clinton/Bush Dirty Politics 101, page1.

I think those who are so negative and those who think this country wil remain down troden are foolish or self seeking. George Bush has done more crime than I count.
Was there any justice in this administration?

Margarita, Los Angeles

So, how many MLK do you need before you/we move on?

For those who are mocking Obama, they just loosing the grip and their voices will only grow louder.
Obama never said he want to be Dr. King and there will no other Dr. King anyway.
It is time for us to move on. Shame on us white people to what we did to black people.
Their time have come and they must move on and be real Americans.

Margarita, Los Angeles,

He hasn't been underhanded, you must be thinking of the Clintons. Like the fliers from Hillary in NV that said to close the doors of the caucus 11:30 instead of 12:00. Obama has copies of these fliers and has called her out on this.

Now the negative people must come and diminish the power of this holiday and some to try to diminish Obama because you know they must tear him down.
What a country we are living in.
Obama is self made adult with a good family and I applaud him from where he come from.

may god bless him
never felt any better i cannot stop listening to him what a great moral and character
obama 08

M.L.K. was a great hero who gave his life for equality. Today, only the U.S. and Israel celebrate his day. The whole world should!

Margarita - A MLK wanna be is a good thing, we should all want to be someone like MLK. I think MLK is a great mentor with a great message, if only more of us tried to unite instead of divide, hope and work for change instead of looking down on others what a wonderful world we would be.

wow, what minor things white people denied black people. They must be evil indeed!

The full 45 minute speech is wonderful!
I watched it on the computer and also on C-Span tonight.

If you get a chance catch it when it replays on C-Span again tonight.

Obama '08

I must say I am ashamed to be British American. I think white people committ the hyniest crime in the whole world.

Anyway, I am looking forward to see America move past it's evils

It is so sad that this holiday has lost is meaning. Heck, I can remember when it lost its momentum. Too many people now use the MLK holiday as a day off, a day to go shopping, and as a day (because of the time of year) with the "best powder"… you know… SKIING !!! Same as the C-Chavez holiday… You should see the TV commercials! Every brand of canned beans and tortilla chips are all the rage at Safeway! A friend of mine once made a (lousy), that if the MLK holiday were "commemorated" during a summer month, that people would just backyard barbecue. Even sadder

Obama has a big mouth and there is no substance. People are getting carried away. His big mouth works well with the crowd because he has no experience and he can say antyhing he wants to. GO Away….

What an evil country. I hope we will all be equal, some day.

For all the good things and perhaps "no so good" MLK did, HE WOULD BE CRYING AND SPINNING IN HIS GRAVE RIGHT NOW IF HE COULD JUST SEE THE STATE OF BLACK CULTURE AROUND THE USA, MUCH LESS HERE IN THE "KILL ZONES" of Oakland/Richmond/San Pablo and Hunter's Point (which,as the Chronicle just loooooves to remind us, is turning into another Lily White Pacific Heights "fortunes to be made soon" White Suburb. The black community (and I'm white, dare I say this!!) needs to get their **** together ……..drug dealing, hooking, illiteracy, SENSELESS, TOTALLY SENSELESS DAILY MURDER, VIOLENCE AND MAYHEM ARE NOT WHAT Dr. KING DIED FOR (or, should I say, was murdered for !!!) Where are the lessons of his legacy being passed down to the current younger generation ? Who's really "keeping it real" anymore except the angry, alienated, and truly HOPELESS YOUTHS OUT KILLING EVERYBODY IN THE STREETS ?? NONE OF THIS IS WHAT Dr. KING WAS ABOUT, PERIOD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

hillary clinton is a person whom does not know what stand she want to take on issued. mrs clinton lost my vote because she used crying to gain sympathy from the votes. that show me lack of character and conviction. she should stop trying to divide the democratic party by attacking mr. obama.

she should focus on the issued at hand like health care, poverty, education, and stimulating the economy.

So for black people to live in this world have to suffer?
God help us all.
This country should know we are not as devided as they think we are.
Thank you Obama for making us reflect what Dr. King was reaching for.
Black people should not be killed and denied rights what makes us all equal and tell then this country tell us we are all Americans!
Till that time comes where we have equal justice system and equal representatives in the white house, justice is far from over.
Keep going Obama we will cast our vote to say this must happen!

As Democrats what an opportunity we have. A leader who can inspire and lead, instead of the Clintons same old, same old.

If you read 'the promised land', you would see how far black people have come. We have an obligation to make our generation better.

This man, Senator Barack Obama, is PRESIDENTIAL!!!

It's MLK day!! Why is Hillary in NY talking about him? She can but he can't. Do you think that the only thing we know how to do is riot–What race button?

for me the the issue of race should not be an issue at all in this election.Obama is neither a black or a white. And unless anyone is able to prove to me that the gene responsiblity for white skin is a recesssive gene. If so then by extrapolation "black" is superior to "white". But again that will be a narrow view of the whole issue. The fact of the matter is that one must be judged according to one's capability but not by ones race,religion, sexual orientation,nationality.

WITH ALL DUE RESPECT TO MLK, OBAMA IS NO MORE THAN A SPEACH MAKER AND BOOK WRITER!!!!!!! NO LEADER IN THIS GUY JUST ANOTHER DEMO LIB!!!!!!!!!

I one of the reason that I still admire America it is because of freedom of speech for the people. I was just watching the Fox News with Geraldo at large and Ann Coulter made a very good point about Hillary when she mentioned that it took Lyndon B. Johnson to make it a law. Ann Coulter said: She could just focus in the point concerning Obama claimed about John F. Kennedy and Martin Luther King she did not have to mention a third party. Meaning, she was whispering racial activity to the ears of the African Americans when she mentioned LBJ. Hillary was very slick! It's obvious and we should not fool ourselves. Hillary means without a white president blacks cannot get no where. No flattery here, this is serious. She can very well be our next president and I see chaos.

America Face reality …you are trying to fix the middle east but you have a big tremendous log in your eyes…you must first take out the log from your eyes and let the world see what you can do.

I am not White American and I am not African American…but I am an American citizen through naturalization …I was 14 when I came to the USA now I am 46 year old woman. I have four children in this country my youngest is major in constitution law. I am very concern about this country that I took an oath to serve faithfully. At this time, my country looks like a mess. America drop the propaganda and be real! I was not an Obama supporter but after a well study of the democratic candidates. I am NPA… I may well vote for Obama or a Republican. Hillary NEVER! and if she become president I will choose a party which is Republican. I will move to Europe during her time in power.

Thanks!

He is not MLK —

He is not Cesar Chavez —

He is not Ronald Regan

WHO IS he… Why does he find the need to sound like everyone else.. Does this man know who he is… or does he pretend to be someone in accordance to his speech delivery… meaning who he's speaking too.

I thought we would have won NV - didn't he have a 60,000 member group behind him??

I guess it true — you can talk the talk, but can you walk the walk…

INDEPENDENT — MAY VOTE FOR MC CAIN OR HILLARY.. NOT SURE YET…

Margarita, do you know how many death threats the Obama family have received since he announced his candidacy? I'd say that's putting your life on the line. Certainly not to the degree someone like Dr. King did, but it's at least comparable.

Anyone that thinks Obama is running for president as some sort of vanity project or ego trip needs to wake up. Seriously.

Obama 08!

YES WE CAN!!

dat speech was good-straight to the point, l've been waiting for a candidate to point out to the black community where they failed to unite-it pains me in my heart to see the division between blacks and jews!!!!!!-immigrants-well-obama you made a good point

MLK and JFK were two of the best speakers in my generation. They also both put their lives on the line. They talked the talk and walked the walk. Regean was pretty good as well, fooled me into crossing over. That is something I hopefully will never do again. Obama is a good speaker, but I just can't get behind him at this time. I look beyond the speech, and see nothing to ignite a fire in me.

Some more of Obama's generic, non-committal, fluff talk. How do you mention MLK, a Baptist Christian minister, and homophobia in the same sentence or even conversation. "……The content of his Character…….." Do your homework, Obama. No, as African American s we are not blameless, but that sly little double talk is a conversation for another day-another forum-another focus. If some of us are crazy as a people, we have stood under the lash of some of the most intense mind and soul rape visited upon a people and given the fragility of the mind, it';s going to take longer than 300+ years to reverse or ameliorate the psychological and spiritual damage of slavery and subsequent oppression. Every trick in the deck has been played out against us. He ought to go some where and lend his mind to healing us instead of chasing his ego or someone's payoff running for the presidency of the United States. Run and tell that!

I have seen the entire speech. I have now seen and heard at least five separate speeches in which his oratory soars far beyond any leader since the sixties. This guy speaks to something deep within me and apparently deep within millions of us. He is simply wonderful.

I agree Margarita.

I feel insulted when he compares himself to MLK.

He is fast-tracking his career. He organized votes, signed up voters. That was his community organization.

I don't see himself putting himself on the line for anything other than running for office. It's not right that he does that, compare himself to MLK and allow his wife to say race-based comments.

Obama, don't get into the Clinton's trap by answering all of the negatives. Continue the type of speeches that got you where you are now in the polls. Be yourself. That will work for you.

This was a beautiful speech! My wife and I were dumb-struck and very touched after we finished watching it on TV.

He pulls no punches in this speech, telling it like it is. He preaches personal responsibility, empathy, and hope.

Just when you think he couldn't possibly outdo his last speech, he hits one out of the park! This was easily as historic and timely as MLK's "I Have a Dream" speech.

If everyone would just stop listening to lies and innuendo and actually listen to one of Obama's speeches, they would understand why so many of us have dedicated so much time and effort to get him elected.

It would not be an overstatement to say that this man has changed my life in a positive way.

Obama IS the right person at the right time.

Clinton will never get elected in the General. Independents won't vote for her , and Dems will cross over to keep her out of the White house………..she is un-electable.

OBAMA 08

This man is not MLK but he sure is pulling that race card out when he needs to remind people he is an African American man. Pretty speeches don't make a great man and his rhetoric is politics 101. Tell the stupid people what they want to hear and do as you please when you get the vote. I read his congressional record adn he is no way MLK or even close. Obama is not great and so far all he has is the race card to pull.

HEY DEMOCRATS STOP THIS DUMB CRAP! I do not know who played what card and I DO NOT CARE! We have a chance to destroy the Republican party once and for all!! I don' t know about you but the Republicans have made my life miserable. LOOK AT THE BIG PICTURE. An Obama/Clinton or a Clinton/Obama ticket will destroy the republican party once and hopefully for all time. Let fight hard for our democratic canidates but lets destroy the republicans.

jsg January 20, 2008 7:50 pm ET

"It's time!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Time for what? Are there any standards for the next president. or are we supposed to let the country go further in to H*ll in a hand basket because it is "time"?

As a woman, having a choice is important to me. That's why I choose Obama.

A little late to try to pick up the gay vote, NOBAMA.

HILLARY CLINTON 2008

i watched as the best political team on CNN kept emphasizing the need for hillary to show some emotion in her campaign. then i wondered, isn't that in itself playing the gender card? without surprise she shed some tears, got the support of female voters and won NH.

whenever we speak from the heart, people are moved and this always stood out to me in all of MLK's speeches. MLK spoke from his inner most being. to this very day any time i see a documentry on him and hear him speak, tears still roll down my eyes.

Obama always speaks from his inner most being and that is what makes his speeches so powerful. some prominent blacks have ran for president before him but not many have been able to win the support of all races like him. why? cos right from the very start, uniting the nation has always been his vision, which was and still is MLK's dream.

Obama is taking MLK's dream a step further by veying for the highest position of authority in america. because in a position of authority, you can actually do more to serve the needs of the people that you represent. and as with Obama, the people of america.

i love and admire senator Obama and his vision for the great nation of America. pls lets stand by him and stand for him to return this nation back to the promise land.

Wow, BO! You go brother. You are the new MLK. Keep invoking his style, it will make for some funny contrast videos for when you talk like a old-money patrician.

Will the real BO please stand up and quit hiding your middle name. MLK, JFK, RFK, FDR, LBJ, the list goes on. Quit hiding your Muslim ancestry.

There hasn't been a presidential ticket without a Bush or Clinton on it since 1976.

This is America, not a monarchy. I cannot stress this enough. No matter what you think about Hillary Clinton it is NOT AMERICAN to have two families running our country. It's time for some serious change, and by "change" I mean real change.

Barack Obama is the candidate that can bring forth the most drastic change to our country.

OBAMA '08

Margarita, Los Angeles

Society Oppress oppress the most, all politician have some motive. Hillary and Obama's motive is in the right place. However, Obama unifies people like Bill Clinton of old. Obama enlist Americans into this change, as did JFK. Obama can empathize being disenfranchised. Now the Oppress can have their voice heard.

Bill had no Washington experience in 1992. Then, he said, Old experience is irrelevant, as his argument for change.

That is Obama's argument with Hillary's experience, Old experience is irrelevant
She voted for war with Iraq and 2007 voted for war with Iran. That does not seem like change, or a willingness to learn from prior mistakes.

Obama 08,

Great speech. Thank you Sen. Obama - I like both you and Sen. Clinton. I hope we (democrats) can stop all the bashing and support the nominee.

And while I can understand that every American is free to give their support to the candidate of choice I was, however, intrigued by the comments from Congressman Charles Rangel regarding why he endorses Hillary instead of Obama. In short Rangel's explanation was that (to summarize) "while he likes Obama but doesn't believe a person of color can run the country"!!! Really Congressman Rangel!?

It's well documented Rangel has been in Hilary's pocket for years (heck Hillary spent decades imbedding herself as part of the Washington establishment) but that comment takes the cake. Obama would be a better leader than Hillary not because of their sex or color but b/c he's NOT "status quo" and second many congressmen whom we elected 2 yrs ago are also NOT Washington status quo establishment. What better way to put icing on the cake against the status quo than to elect Obama in '08.

Funny how the left praises Obama for speaking at a church but if Huckabee has a lit bookshelf that kinda sorta resembles a cross in an ad you get 500 "Separation of church and state" posts.

Ladies and Gentlmen, the Clinton campaign will continue to play the race card, and every other dirty card in the deck. Of course, they will not play them directly, They will have one of her "supporters" put something out there, then pretend they knew nothing about it, and wait for Obama supporters to respond, then blame him for it.
I can't believe people can't see this strategy.
And I realize women want the first woman President. I just wish they could see that Hillary Clinton is not the first woman they want to hang their hat on.
Senator Clinton will not be able to unite this country as she has way too many people that do not and will not like her.
She brings too much baggage to the table for her to get the support of many Americans.
There are millions of inteligent, capable women out there! Please ladies, pick one that you and the rest of America can be proud to call the first woman President!

yah Great Speech….I could give one too if someone wrote it for me and put it in front of me on a prompter in large print so I could read one line at a time!

Yep that's what America needs in a President all right….a Great Speaker….
And you have two before you…..quoting empty words…..Obama and Clinton…..
And, I've never known anyone to move mountains or