Obama hardly 'stood out in front' and tackled the issue head on. His first approach was to simply say that he wasn't there for those sermons. When the story wouldn't go away, that's when he stood out in front and gave this speech.

 Originally Posted By: whomod
speeches are nice but speeches aern't decisions.


Exactly. Too bad Obama's Senate record is pretty sparse on showing actual decisions.

whomod said: I generally don't like it when people decide to play by the rules against people who don't play by the rules.
It tends to put you immediately at a disadvantage and IMO is a sign of true weakness.
This is true both in politics and on the internet."

Our Friendly Neighborhood Ray-man said: "no, the doctor's right. besides, he has seniority."