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I'm 14 minutes into President's Obama's speech in Cairo, and I have to say thus far, it's one of the best speeches I've seen.
It's not weak or lily-livered (he brought up 9/11 near the beginning) as some have suggested. He isn't candy coating anything; he's delivering salient points in an extremely effective manner.
For those of you who say "it's just words," the first step has to start out with words; words that can unite and bring people together. He is (or did) that very well. I haven't finished watching, but look forward to the rest of the speech.
Here's to hoping it's the first step in good things regarding world peace. I certainly wouldn't mind having 1 billion sane Muslims on our side.
Well once Rush and FoxNews get through with their "creative editing" I'm sure it'll be proclaimed as nothing more than a "blame America, kiss the azzes of Muslims" speech. Kind of like his speech in Europe a month or so ago.
Oooops, too late, there's already a post overreacting because he said that "America overreacted after 9/11".
I guess the OP on that one doesn't remember people calling the FBI at the sight of every cropduster, hijab or angel dust spilled on the street. And of course all of the talk about "we must arm commercial airline pilots", and the lady in Austin TX who called the cops when she saw the (can't remember the name of the) US Army skydiving team practicing, she thought it was "Red Dawn". And it's so nice to be able to carry my own water on a commercial airliner. Strip searching granny and giving her an anal probe to let her on a plane doens't qualify as "overreacting" either.
I guess everyone here (especially those who worry that Obama is burning up the Constitution, is just fine with the Patriot Act.
I'm 14 minutes into President's Obama's speech in Cairo, and I have to say thus far, it's one of the best speeches I've seen.
It's not weak or lily-livered (he brought up 9/11 near the beginning) as some have suggested. He isn't candy coating anything; he's delivering salient points in an extremely effective manner.
For those of you who say "it's just words," the first step has to start out with words; words that can unite and bring people together. He is (or did) that very well. I haven't finished watching, but look forward to the rest of the speech.
Here's to hoping it's the first step in good things regarding world peace. I certainly wouldn't mind having 1 billion sane Muslims on our side.
Haven't heard the speech today, but I'll admit I've been rather more impressed with Obama in his first few weeks in office than I imagined I'd be. I'll hope he continues to surprise me. Thanks for your report.
Oooops, too late, there's already a post overreacting because he said that "America overreacted after 9/11".
Except, of course, that he didn't say that American overreacted after 9/11.
What he said in his speech was:
Quote:
9/11 was an enormous trauma to our country. The fear and anger that it provoked was understandable, but in some cases, it led us to act contrary to our ideals. We are taking concrete actions to change course. I have unequivocally prohibited the use of torture by the United States, and I have ordered the prison at Guantanamo Bay closed by early next year.
(I know you know that, Golfgod. I'm just posting it for the convenience of those who might see your quotation marks and erroneously assume that you are quoting the exact text of the speech.)
Thanks nifty. And of course this thread, which has some rational discussion and respectful disagreements, will probably end up with fewer than 10 posts and be on page 3 by midnight tonight. OTOH the thread I mentioned will degenerate into a "if you can't show a clip it never happened" and "epic fail" pizz-fest, dominated by a couple of 7th graders.
That's my one complaint about PCMarine, although he's opposed to a lot of what I believe he's not kid, was in the military about the same time I was, but he too often buys into the Fox/Drudge/WorldNet vibe and posts some off-the-wall stuff.
Nope. Did not vote for him (didn't vote for McCain either) but I always try to keep an open mind. What's the use of it all if one lives in their own little world right?
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