Obama in Selma: Vote, clean up "40-ounce bottles," fight anti-intellectualism

[DeepModem Mom]

AP: In Selma, Obama Appeals to Black Voters

SELMA, Ala. (AP) - Barack Obama reached out to the civil rights generation Sunday on the anniversary of the Bloody Sunday march, saying the protesters helped pave the way for his campaign to become the first black president. He also urged blacks to take more personal responsibility....

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In a call to action perhaps politically unfeasible for his white rivals to make, Obama said the current generation needs to honor the civil rights movement by taking responsibility for rejecting violence; cleaning up "40-ounce bottles" and other trash that litters urban neighborhoods; and voting in elections.

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"How can it be that our voting rates dropped down to 30, 40, 50 percent when people shed their blood to allow us to vote?" Obama asked

He criticized the Bush administration for opposing affirmative action and said blacks must fight for banks to reinvest in their communities and for more spending in their schools.

But, he added, parents also have to "turn off the television set and put away the Game Boy and make sure that you're talking to your teacher and that we get over the anti-intellectualism that exists in some of our communities where if you conjugate your verbs and if you read a book that somehow means you are acting white," he said....

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070304/D8NLH6200.html

[deadmessengers]

1. Bill Cosby got in deep shit for saying that...

...I wonder if Barack Obama will too.

[win_in_06]

2. Good point. He will no doubt catch some flak for the verb conjugation

bit

[goclark]

3. Obama will be fine for saying what he said today

Bill Cosby was doing real deep put downs of African American Given Names etc.

He was angry and for the last year or so, he has worked to explain his message to the African American community. We are a forgiving people with our OWN.

Obama will not be in "deep shit" with his people.

Trust me.

White CON NEWS may try to convince America that he is not loved by his people but they will not win that round.

He is US!

[JI7]

8. exactly,

they are the same ones responsible for all the phony crap asking whether blacks can embrace Obama.

[Eurobabe]

10. uh-huh, you got that right

I saw and heard nothin' but love for Obama in that Church.

[carpe diem]

4. Obama has a way with words that Cosby didn't...

when trying to convey much the same message...sometimes, it's not what you say, but how you say it...

[Ethelk2044]

5. Obama

Obama gave an excellent speech.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. Zoink

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=389x339389

[DeepModem Mom]

9. Thanks for sharing your post, a_m! nt

[Clarkie1]

7. I was very impressed. Obama is a leader America needs now.

He is uniquely qualified to lead America forward.

Now, my first choice remains Clark for because of a completely different range of qualifications, but I could certainly enthusiastically support Senator Obama for President of the United States.

I do hope Clark runs and wins the nomination, however. If that should transpire, I would like to see Clark chose Obama as his running mate.

That is my ultimate political dream. Audacious? Perhaps, but I have hope.

[silverweb]

11. Key word: HOPE.

It's why Obama is my favorite right now. It's what he's all about, it's what we all need -- HOPE -- and he's making me believe it's possible again.

GObama!