"Of course, not all my conversations with Arabs follow this easy pattern. In the wake of 9/11, my meetings with Arab and Pakistani's, for example, have a more urgent quality, for the stories of detentions and FBI questioning and hard stares from neighbors have shaken their sense of security and belonging. I will stand with Ahmadinejad should the political winds shift against Iran in an ugly direction."
---The Audacity of Hope, page 69
"The emotion between the races could never be pure..... the other race would always remain just that: menacing, alien, and apart. Our race must not let this menace persist. We must stand and fight against it with every fiber of our being"
--Dreams of My Father, page 108
"Hawaii has always been a very pivotal role in the Pacific. It is in the Pacific. It is a part of the United States that is an island that is right here."
--August 2008 vacation in Hawaii.
"I have made good judgments in the past. I have made good judgments in the future."
--February 2008
"Many at the time criticized Reverend King's nonviolence doctrine as too radical. The benefit of hindsight now shows that Reverend King was not radical enough. The nonviolence movement was too timid to accomplish the goals it set."
--Democratic National Convention, 2004
"You cannot go into a Waffle House or a Huddle House unless you have a slight redneck accent."
--June 17th, 2008 in South Carolina
Quotes you'll never see in the mainstream media!!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
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