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Movies on the News: Barack Backtalks His Pastor

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"We would be making the same mistake that Reverend Wright made in his offending sermons about America to simplify and stereotype and amplify the negative to the point that it distorts reality. The fact is that the comments that have been made and the issues that have surfaced over the last few weeks reflect the complexities of race in this country."

-- Barack Obama

"The cancer of racism imbues our national character. It taints the spirit. Stains the soul. It is a spot, a shameful greasy spot on the face of humanity." -- Joe Clark, Lean on Me (1989)

"May I remind you - in this archdiocese, God don't run the bingo." -- Frank Costello, The Departed (1987)

"Racism is silly and uncool.  Who cares what color someone's skin is as long as they're really, really, really good-looking?" -- Derek Zoolander, Zoolander (2001)

Posted by Helen Pfeffer
March 21, 2008 5:20pm


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