Obama's Sister Souljah Moment

The Clintons first employed it:

In United States politics, a Sister Souljah moment is a politician's public repudiation of an allegedly extremist person or group, statement, or position perceived to have some association with the politician or their party. Such an act of repudiation is designed to signal to centrist voters that the politician is not beholden to traditional, and sometimes unpopular, interest groups associated with the party

Obama just ratcheted it up a notch or five. I'm not suggesting he isn't genuine. But that it helps him with an alleged home church problem on the anti-Semitism front and may also resonate with Hispanics and white voters probably isn't exactly news to his campaign.

But Obama's speech will likely be remembered for his calling on the black community to do its part to fight homophobia, anti-Semitism and xenophobia.

Obama says in the speech: "We have scorned our gay brothers and sisters instead of embracing them," and "the scourge of anti-Semitism has, at times, revealed itself in our community," and "for too long, some of us have seen the immigrants as competitors for jobs instead of companions in the fight for opportunity."

Comments

[Allen S]

Not a moment at all. What exactly did he do that could have impacted any of his support? Nothing at all, there is not a black person that was going to vote for him before that will not vote for him now. The point of a sister souljah moment is that there is potential for a blowback.

[Dan Riehl]

"there is potential for a blowback."

There is. You think Himeytown Jackson and Farrakhan have no support in the Black community?

[IslamoLlama]

Oh, Obama is screwed now. It's a well-known fact that black people are intensely anti-Semitic, homophobic, and xenophobic. Wait? Did I say black people? I meant KKKonservatives.

[Wahoo Willie Sez:]

OBAMA says: "We have scorned our gay brothers and sisters instead of embracing them," and "the scourge of anti-Semitism has, at times, revealed itself in our community," and "for too long, some of us have seen the immigrants as competitors for jobs instead of companions in the fight for opportunity."

LAMELLAMA says: "It's a well-known fact that black people are intensely anti-Semitic, homophobic, and xenophobic. Wait? Did I say black people? I meant KKKonservatives."

Dammit, I go fishing and come back to find my man has turned into a Neo-Con, klan member..........

[Greg Neubeck]

Having meticulously planned their coveted return to the White House for several years now, the Clintons will certainly not exit the scene with grace or dignity. This is the political duo that honed "The Politics Of Personal Destruction" into an artform; and, most certainly will not tolerate, who is in their mind, the "upstart Obama" to derail Hillary's pre-choreographed coronation.
With regards Slick's comments on Obama's Iraq record; and, the draft dodger's false accusation of flip flopping on the Iraq issue against Obama: It was actually Hillary who was the serial flip-flopper on this issue. Obama to his credit, as a matter of conscience, refused to deny American troops the funding for the bullets and equipment that they required to survive in ongoing combat. Hillary, on the other hand, with no such compelling principles, was one of only two U.S. Senators who voted to deny funding for essential equipments for our troops who they had "previously" voted to commit to lethal combat. A despicable breach of trust with the young men and women laying their lives on the line in defense of our Nation. Obama made the classical rookie error of not responding to Slick's false accusation, which he could have easily turned to Hillary's well deserved detriment
Barrack and his supporters best be prepared for the "Political Lynching" that will rival anything previously witnessed in Presidential politics.
Slick and Hilla-the-Hun, the Perpetual Victim, have repeatedly demonstrated a vicious mud-slinger demeanor that is unprecedented whenever their political dynasty has been threatened in the past. Just ask anyone of their innumerable victims.

Greg Neubeck