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Steven Waldman
A Black Man Articulating White Resentments
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swaldman
I feel winded listening to that speech. I’m sitting in my chair but feeling like I have to catch my breath. It was remarkable and will take some time to process. But here is my quick, gut reaction. His distancing from Jeremiah Wright’s statements was effective because he not only said he disagreed but why…
Bill Kristol’s False Choice
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swaldman
“Either believes this , has some affinity for what his pastor is saying or he just joined the largest church for political reasons, for opportunistic reasons.” –Bill Kristol, Fox News Sunday I’m not defending Obama on this but it does strike me there’s a third choice: that he disagreed with some things the pastor says…
Speaking of the Founders’ Faith
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swaldman
I’ve long loved the public radio show, Speaking of Faith, with Krista Tippett. It was such an honor to have her apply her special talents to Founding Faith. What an amazing job she did. And don’t I sound a good deal more erudite when classical music is spliced between my paragraphs?
Obama’s Best Line, and His Worst
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swaldman
“Most importantly, Rev. Wright preached the gospel of Jesus, a gospel on which I base my life. In other words, he has never been my political advisor; he’s been my pastor. And the sermons I heard him preach always related to our obligation to love God and one another, to work on behalf of the…
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