Selma
March 08, 2007Obama's Selma Bounce
By Dick Morris
Will March 4, 2007, the 42nd anniversary of the Selma, Ala., march for voting rights, propel Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) presidential candidacy with the same force that Sept. 11, 2004 energized George W. Bush’s pursuit of a second term? The day clearly belonged to Obama, despite the efforts of both Hillary and Bill to turn it into Clinton Day. Obama’s speech was inspirational, challenging African-Americans to assume responsibility and participate in the political process. By contrast, Hillary’s speech, replete with a phony Southern drawl — the same one she used to effect in Arkansas — smacked of pandering. But Hillary’s attempt to paint the events in Selma as seminal in her ability to run for president seemed forced, artificial, and contrived. She appeared to have confused the efforts of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with those of Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and to have mixed up the 15th and 19th amendments to the Constitution.
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Will Selma ever be allowed to heal? Do all these people realize that, trampled under their political aspirations, lies a town that might like to heal from the grievous wounds of the 1960s? These people could not care less about the city of Selma. - DOB
posted by David Browder at 3/08/2007 11:33:00 PM
8 Comments:
A good question Dave. I read the text of Obama's speech which I thought was very good - here's a link for you.
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http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/03/obamas_selma_speech_text_as_de.html
Obama is a good politician and I'm sure he's a good man. (Really good speech, I agree) We could certainly do worse (Hilary IMO) for President.
I'm not so much against Obama as I am having all these people flock down to Selma and stir up old wounds and then leave the next day oblivious to the fact that they have ripped a 40 year-old scab off yet again.
Selma is a small town in an already racially contentious part of the state. It really doesn't have the size or economic power to avoid being defined by this one issue.
The healing starts with Pickett's Charge and the death of Stonewall Jackson. You can tell I am a rebel.
The loss of the ways of the south happened long ago and the grieving continues.
Also the healing continues for many of us.
With respect, I don't get your point.
Say a little more so I can understand where you are coming from and engage you.
When you speak of Selma healing do you mean all of the people. Do you not think that the gathering of the black people who were apart of the movement is important to the black community? I can understand the white community needing time away from that issue to heal. I think a lot of people love Selma and what it represents both negatively and positively. Like Birmingham.
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