tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612347305729053032.post5577727176104710325..comments2008-03-20T12:22:56.938-05:00Jason Boyetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147149363718659049noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612347305729053032.post-83504633723124001092008-03-20T12:22:00.000-05:002008-03-20T12:22:00.000-05:00

agreed. i was absolutely moved when i read the speech - an historic document for sure. I was surprised by the amount of fallout & criticism from the speech/rev. wright issue. i find it so beautiful that he was able to condemn wright's position while still loving him as a brother. apparently that's not allowed in politics. harumph. But, as we like to say in the bundy household: "Barack the

Trace&Beccahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18277207232534905018noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612347305729053032.post-68696255922419310372008-03-19T14:05:00.000-05:002008-03-19T14:05:00.000-05:00

I totally agree, Matt. I read the speech first and kept finding myself thinking, "This is a historical document we'll still be talking about a long time from now." Goosebumps and stuff. Then I heard clips from it and was surprised by the absence of passion or flourish in his voice. I wonder if that was deliberate, though. His most serious speech, responding to a serious challenge, requiring a

Jason Boyetthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03147149363718659049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1612347305729053032.post-91253880314100475272008-03-19T13:16:00.000-05:002008-03-19T13:16:00.000-05:00

I love the text of the speech for all the reasons you cite and more. I read it on my treo in the airport, and was ready to run through a wall for Obama. Later last night, I watched the video at home and was slightly disappointed. He delivered it a lot flatter than I imagined as I read. Still, I found the whole of that speech, not just the part addressing the rev. Wright, bold and full of

Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05192854066066991984noreply@blogger.com