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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
“I know my country has not perfected itself.” This comment was made in a country that was once controlled by Nazis.
“At times, we've struggled to keep the promise of liberty and equality for all of our people. We've made our share of mistakes, and there are times when our actions around the world have not lived up to our best intentions.”
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If that's an "apology" it's a pathetic one. It reads to me as a statement of fact and an indication that, perhaps, citizens of this country aren't as arrogant as the world thinks we are. But, I'm not seeing the so-called apology.
Do you
honestly believe that's an apology or do you just not like Obama?
Anyway, Obama wasn't speaking on behalf of
me. What he said was
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Tonight, I speak to you not as a candidate for President, but as a citizen - a proud citizen of the United States, and a fellow citizen of the world.
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Now, if he were President, he
would be speaking on behalf of the United States because he would be our official spokesperson.
Seems like folks are blowing it way out of proportion in the same way the original article posted in this thread took things too far with McCain.