tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post8794123524633341946..comments2024-03-21T12:32:39.345-05:00Comments on Frankly Speaking: Jeremiah Wright at the National Press ClubFrank Bellizzihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07949066335378651585noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post-25929646165226560392008-04-28T14:54:00.000-05:002008-04-28T14:54:00.000-05:00I didn't buy the part in the NAACP speech about th...I didn't buy the part in the NAACP speech about the left-brain, right-brain thing either. He also said that the NAACP wasn't aligned with a certain position? Really? I didn't hear that segment of the speech.<BR/><BR/>There were parts of the NPC speech that I thought were quite good, content and demeanor. But he blew it during the Q & A, I thought.Frank Bellizzihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07949066335378651585noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post-25176977654040091462008-04-28T14:40:00.000-05:002008-04-28T14:40:00.000-05:00I'm pretty sure that the research he cited about d...I'm pretty sure that the research he cited about different learning styles between African-American and European-American children is outdated and has been dismissed by most educational specialists. <BR/><BR/>And the idea that the NAACP isn't aligned with any one perspective? Well, that's just historically inaccurate. <BR/><BR/>Wright is a masterful communicator. It's interesting to watch when he uses proper grammar and when he uses slang. It's interesting to watch his body language during some portions of his speech and how still he can be at other times.john alan turnerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03065084395340701275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10020592.post-91474855391984120282008-04-28T09:58:00.000-05:002008-04-28T09:58:00.000-05:00Points well taken. Wright's post speech "feistines...Points well taken. Wright's post speech "feistiness" did tend to undercut his speech a bit. Reconciliation is a rational insight that can easily be subverted by a lifetime of residual anger. <BR/><BR/>However, Since we tend to make judgements on a visceral rather than a rational basis, I suspect that Rev.Wright's comments, no matter how valid or at least deserving of respectful consideration, will be filtered through our net of prejudice (For most have formed their prejudices on the basis of those notorious and now discredited soundbites) and his thoughts dismissed out of hand. This may or may not include rejection also of Obama.<BR/>Too bad we can't filter our thoughts through our mind and always keep the emotions in tow. <BR/><BR/>If Wright's appearances hurt Obama it is not because Wright is a divisive racist, but that viewers are dismissive racists. (Submitted by white Korean War veteran)Bobby Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15430926372074156266noreply@blogger.com