Speaking earlier this month at the Washington, DC rally for the Darfur crisis, the junior senator from Illinois offered the following insight . . .
GENOCIDE IN DARFUR: Quote of the Week
Courtesy of Barack Obama
Speaking earlier this month at the Washington, DC rally for the Darfur crisis, the junior senator from Illinois offered the following insight:
"Today we know what is right, and today we know what is wrong. The slaughter of innocents is wrong. Two million people driven from their homes is wrong. Women gang raped while gathering firewood is wrong. And silence, acquiescence and paralysis in the face of genocide is wrong."
(Photo from the rally from flickr.)
Posted on July 31, 2006 in Genocide in Darfur
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Seriously?? Come on. He IS the freakin president why aint he doing anything now?!?! I guess he just aint going to do what he says he will.
Posted by: Ashley | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 09:57 AM
This is some bull. Yes, we do know what is right... but why aren't we doing anything? Cause we are scared? Exactly. You are the president now. THREE years ago you said this. Three. We are still sitting here. Doing nothing. At all. Congratulations, that makes you a failure.
Posted by: Jessica | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:00 AM
i think this is crap! he is practicly allowing women to get raped and gang violence to happen! he is the only man in th US who can change things from the way they are.. but yet it is 2009 and not a single thing has been done about all this .. he gave that speeach in 2006 and yet violoence is still happening and nothing dne. maybe something needss to be done with OBAMA!!
Posted by: Jami | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:04 AM
This is some bull. 2006? Really. That was three years ago and here we are. Still being freakin silent in the face of a genocide. What a 'great' man you are. Not only a pussy but a liar too. If you really cared... You'd do something. Just so you know, you are the only man that can, like Jami said. Your kinda in charge. See, you said, we know it's wrong but I guess that is just the kind of president we have. One that need to grow a pair!! Congratulations, saying you're going to do something then not makes you... A LIARRRR!!!!! Do something or stop pretending you give a crap about them!!
Posted by: Jessica | Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 10:10 AM
Stop being IDIOTS to everyone posting. If you were paying attention to the news, in a few weeks Obama is GOING OVER THERE to try and fix everything.
You guys are dumb as a sack of rocks. You just run around screaming without looking at the actual facts.
Posted by: Anon | Monday, November 23, 2009 at 04:07 PM
And oh, OH. HAHAHA. You guys are upset because he said this a long time ago? What the HECK could he have done back then? He had no power to end things and he JUST got in office this year. Do you guys honestly think that presidents just wave their magic fairy wands and make everything all better.
Posted by: Anon | Monday, November 23, 2009 at 04:09 PM