03-18-2008, 07:19 AM
Quote:Selma happened in 1965........
The New Hope was born in 1961......
By 1965, the "marching" had been going on for a decade. Selma marchers were latecomers. Obama Jr. could indeed easily be the result of the "marching". He could have said "I am here because people marched, people like those who marched in Selma.." etc. and it would have been correct. I feel he is uniting Selma with the previous marchers because it was the same long struggle. Kind of like honoring all WWII soldiers on Dec. 7 instead of just the ones at Pearl Harbor.
Personally, though, I'd prefer the details to be accurate, so he shoulda said it better.
I think it's interesting how the conservatives are trying to find the proper mud to fling at him. Here at our non-partisan lounge, Occhi has labeled him a "crook" and wondered if he "has a spine", now we have a post that he's P.T. Barnum "on his white side". What label is going to stick, and be used all summer long?? We'll see.
But it's funny: the more you denigrate him, the more I love him. His response to everything has been marvelous. McCain is good about that too, usually. Can you imagine having a president that can actually speak logically? It's been SOOO long...
-V