Obama Speaks at NAACP Conference

Sen. Barack Obama spoked at the NAACP national conference last night. Highlights of his speech:



“If I have the privilege of serving as your next president, 100 years after the founding of the NAACP, I will stand up for you the same way that earlier generations of Americans stood up for me- by fighting to ensure that every single one of us has the chance to make it if we try.”

“That means removing the barriers of prejudice and misunderstanding that still exist in America. It means fighting to eliminate discrimination from every corner of our country. It means changing hearts and changing minds and making sure that every American is treated equally under the law.”

“Now, I know there’s some who’ve been saying I’ve been too tough talking about responsibility. But here at the NAACP, I’m here to report, I’m not going to stop talking about it. Because... no matter how many 10-point plans we propose, or how many government programs we launch- none of it will make any difference if we don’t seize more responsibility in our own lives.”

“Teaching our daughters to never allow images on television to tell them what they are worth; teaching our sons to treat women with respect, and to realize responsibility does not end at conception; that what makes them a man is not the ability to have a child but to raise one. That’s a message we need to send.”

I can picture Jesse Jackson right now, sitting at home watching CNN, clenching a pair of scissors.