[whataretheysaying] Mary Madigan: Roger Simon responds to Obama's speech

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Posted by Mary Madigan:
Roger Simon responds to Obama's speech 
http://whataretheysaying.powerblogs.com/posts/1205942250.shtml


     [1]'Barack, I Didnât Do It for This': An Homage to Andrew Goodman

     Barack, I didnât do it for this.

     Barack, I was a civil rights worker⦠South Carolina, 1966⦠22 yrs
     old ⦠helping old folks register to vote, teaching kids to read
     and write, directing Raisin in the Sunâ¦

     Barack, I didnât do it for this.

     Barack, I dream of my kindergarten best friend Andy from Walden
     School, Manhattan, born one day after me, shot dead in Mississippi
     1964.

     Barack, I idolized Stokley Carmichael and the Student Nonviolent
     Coordinating Committee.

     Barack, I lost the full use of my left hand for life in South
     Carolina.

     Barack, I didnât do it for this.

     Barack, I gave hundreds to the Black Panthers for their childrenâs
     breakfast program when I was 25 and a young screenwriter in Echo
     Park, Los Angeles, even though I knew Huey was crazy and was
     worried my money might have been going for guns, even though I had
     my own children in the house when the Panthers came over, their
     jackets bulging.

     Barack, I made excuses for the Black Power Movement even though I
     knew it was turning racist.

     Barack, I didnât do it for this.

     Barack, your speech was bullshit.

     Barack, this isnât about generations.

     Barack, this isnât about the black church.

     Barack, this is about a pathological minister whose uncontrolled
     anger wounds his own people and keeps them down

   [2]More..

References

   1. http://pajamasmedia.com/2008/03/barack_i_didnt_do_it_for_this.php
   2. http://pajamasmedia.com/2008/03/barack_i_didnt_do_it_for_this.php