{"id":150,"date":"2007-11-30T22:10:53","date_gmt":"2007-12-01T03:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/2parse.com\/?p=150"},"modified":"2007-11-30T22:14:24","modified_gmt":"2007-12-01T03:14:24","slug":"chris-rock-%e2%80%9cyou%e2%80%99d-be-real-embarrassed%e2%80%9d-if-obama-won-and-you-supported-%e2%80%9cthat-white-lady%e2%80%9d","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/2parse.com\/?p=150","title":{"rendered":"Chris Rock: \u201cYou\u2019d be real embarrassed\u201d if Obama Won and You Supported \u201cThat White Lady\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"

[digg-reddit-me]Barack Obama was in New York City last night and unfortunately I wasn’t able to make it as I did his Washington Square Park event<\/a> in September. By most accounts, the event was a huge success as Obama continued to use the new stump speech he premiered at the Jefferson-Jackson Dinner in Iowa earlier this month<\/a> to great acclaim. Over 1,500 were packed into the Apollo Theater including Dr. Cornell West, Chris Rock, and the Reverend Al Sharpton, who is still on the fence about the Clinton-Obama match-up. Barack has consistently had strong showings in the New York City area and as happened at the two other campaign events I attended in New York, Obama attracted overflow crowds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Chris Rock introduced Barack to the audience just a few blocks away from Bill Clinton’s Harlem office, slipping in a reference to “that white lady” who happens to be Bill’s wife, and explaining how George Bush has actually met our expectations as a nation:<\/p>\n

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From Newsday<\/em><\/a>:<\/p>\n

“I want to stand up for those who still hunger for opportunity, who still thirst for justice. I don’t want to wake up four years from now to find that we missed the opportunity. We cannot wait.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

At this point, it is hard to deny the momentum is building for Obama as many take a second look at Clinton and a first serious look at the race.<\/p>\n

A note on Chris Rock<\/em>‘s performance<\/em>: Evidently not at his best last night. The line he delivered fell flat, but I think this phrasing, stolen from FoxNews<\/a> is an improvement.<\/p>\n

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