(2008-03-19) Obama Race Speech

Barack Obama gave a speech about Race/Racism. Part of the purpose was to define a position between himself and Jeremiah Wright.

Dave Winer has some thoughts.

Jay Rosen saw it as an attack on Wolf Blitzer and the rest of the MSM.

Apr30 update: Obama has now "broken" with Wright over comments he made in recent TV appearances. Mr. Wright has suggested that the United States was attacked (World Trade Center) because it engaged in Terrorism on other people and that the government was capable of having used the AIDS virus to commit genocide against minorities. His remarks also cast Louis Farrakhan, the leader of the Nation Of Islam, in a positive light... "The fact that Reverend Wright would think that somehow it was appropriate to command the stage for three or four consecutive days in the midst of this major debate is something that not only makes me angry, but also saddens me," Mr. Obama said... "Whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed as a consequence of this," Mr. Obama said Tuesday. "I don't think that he showed much concern for me. More importantly, I don't think he showed much concern for what we're trying to do in this campaign and what we're trying to do for the American people." Hmm, those are some cheezy quotes...