40 blog reactions to http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/0308/The_speech.html

human being in that suit after all, no matter how empty it may seem when he's blathering about "an insistence on small miracles" and the like. It's a sign he might know a thing or two about the real America after all. This morning Obama delivered a speech on the subject. It goes on endlessly, as his speeches often do, but it makes the essential, obvious point: As imperfect as he may be, [Wright] has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my

UPDATE: Kos has the video. Politco has the embargoed text of the speech on race Obama is giving this morning in Philadelphia. (I see DKos has it, too.) It's very good and it's extremely powerful; not only is it exactly what he needed to say because the controversy he currently finds himself mired in, but it's what needs to be said

speech on the subject. It goes on endlessly, as his speeches often do, but it makes the essential, obvious point: As imperfect as he may be, [Wright] has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my

Jeremiah Wright's many racially-charged remarks. It's a fair cop, although Wright never "worked for" Obama, and is not associated with his campaign any longer. Still, a legitimate enough criticism. RELATED: Obama wrote his 'race' speech himself. AND: Admiration for the speech.

I happened to catch Barack Obama's big race speech yesterday morn in the odd environs of the Columbia University Journalism School, where I watched it with some of my fellow judges at the National Magazine Awards. The collective verdict of the nation's glossiest editors? Somewhere in the loamy middle

about America – to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. Katharine Q. Seelye livebogged the speech. The AP report on the speech is here. Much more coverage at Michelle Malkin and Hot Air and Politico. UPDATE. Here is the video of the entire Obama speech, entitled “A More Perfect Union”

human being in that suit after all, no matter how empty it may seem when he's blathering about "an insistence on small miracles" and the like. It's a sign he might know a thing or two about the real America after all.This morning Obama delivered a speech on the subject. It goes on endlessly, as his speeches often do, but it makes the essential, obvious point: "As imperfect as he may be, [Wright] has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my

It’s no secret that Barack Obama is an extremely engaging and effective speaker. While I’ve had cause to take issue with Obama in the past, I must say that his speech today–a speech about race, about the troubles facing the U.S. and about what we can do to make a better future–is amazing and powerful. I have rarely heard a politician talk so honestly or so eloquently about these issues, and it has been years since I

Please tell me he didn't:Two hundred and twenty one years ago, in a hall that still stands across the street, a group of men gathered and, with these simple words, launched America's improbable experiment in democracy. Farmers and scholars; statesmen and patriots who had

s become the Democratic front runner for the presidential nomination. He’s absolutely willing to challenge the conventional way of how politicians approach controversy. In my opinion, it was the best speech so far in this campaign. From Politico: It’s quite a speech: autobiographical, embracing complexity, and answering questions about Wright… Throughout, he insists on things that you don’t get much of in politics: context and nuance.