29 April 2008
Keeping your spirits up
Ok, I admit it: it’s hard not to be feeling some degree of fatigue, if not even despair (Sullivan’s word) at the current state of the political process. So here’s two things to lift your spirits: go and listen to Yes, We Can again, and read Sullivan’s notes about what the Obama campaign has already accomplished.
I should probably comment on Jeremiah Wright, as well, since while I was deeply moved by his Bill Moyers appearance, I’ve been pretty much turned off by his extemporaneous comments at the Press Club. He’s starting to sound like an angry old guy who’s pissed off that he’s not leading the change that a much younger visionary IS leading (that is, Obama). I grieve that it’s come to this, and resonate with TheCorner’s sadness.
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30 April 2008 at 6:29 am
adamjcopeland says...
I thought the same thing about Diana Butler Bass’s comments, especially because she is usually so good. But this paragraph in her Sojo piece points to her piece reflecting NAACP and Press Club speeches:
“On Friday, Bill Moyers interviewed Wright in an hour-long conversation. (Watch it here.) On Sunday, Wright preached at an NAACP fundraiser in Detroit that attracted 10,000 people. (Watch parts 1 [intro], 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.) Finally, on Monday morning, Wright addressed a packed National Press Club in Washington, D.C. However different the venues, a surprisingly common thread wound through all three speeches — that a realistic understanding of history forms the spiritual basis of hope and healing.” -Diana Butler Bass from http://sojo.net
I thought Obama was appropriately firm yesterday, and hope Indianans can see through the hype to the real issues. Grief, though, is indeed appropriate.
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