EclectEcon

He is an amazing speaker, no matter the topic, and it was a beautiful speech.
I thought the speech was maybe a bit long — he could have left out the part where he read from his own book, I suspect. And frankly, if I were his grandmother I doubt I'd like having him say bad things about me. But surely he got her permission, first? (Is she alive?) I find it odd, as well, that he would compare Wright's insane comments — expressed to a crowd — with the concerns of an elderly lady — expressed to family members.
Still, I like any man who quotes William Faulkner — and he used one of my favourite Faulkner quotes.
I am, however, left with one worried thought: I had liked Obama because, unlike Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, he didn't make his candidacy about race. He made it about stuff like taxes, health care, foreign policy. Now, sadly, it appears to be about race. I hope it doesn't stay that way. One lives in hope.

I fail to understand why people are so orgasmic over it:

--I agree with Jeremiah Wright, except when I disagree with him.

--I look up to him, except when I condemn him.

--I'm proud of my membership in his church, except when I'm ashamed of it.

--I transcend race-based politics, except when race matters.

--Oh, and more government is always the answer to every problem, especially the problems created by government in the first place.

Did I miss anything?