HiGirlsRHot said:I thought the President speech/talk was terrific, the best he has given in years. I listened to it twice and I think it was by far the most intelligent commentary on this whole sad affair. He even changed my mind on the wisdom of the "Stand your ground laws." Yes I know that was not relevant in the Zimmerman case. But the President is right it is relevant in the larger context of the discussion of race and the criminal justice.
I particularly like the ending.
I feel for you having to listen to the hundred + ums, errs, & unnecesarry ands TWICE. :lol:
I thought his little speech was rather weak and far from what the leader of the UNITED States should be doing. He had a golden opportunity to really calm racial tensions and use the moment to bring people together instead of furthering the divide. He didn't once mention the Zimmerman family. I think he could have really hit a grand slam home run with that oppurtunity, but once again fails to be a uniting leader and reverts back to what he knows without a teleprompter... which is being a community ACTIVIST.
Jason Riley hits on some of the points where I was disappointed in this short 5 minute segment:
http://video.foxnews.com/v/255703992200 ... on-martin/
There were some positive points too, but overall it fell way short imo.
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