{"id":2682,"date":"2015-03-11T13:00:36","date_gmt":"2015-03-11T18:00:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/?p=2682"},"modified":"2015-03-13T13:14:57","modified_gmt":"2015-03-13T18:14:57","slug":"obama-at-selma-his-best-speech-yet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/obama-at-selma-his-best-speech-yet\/","title":{"rendered":"Obama at Selma: His Best Speech Yet?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_2683\" style=\"width: 580px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2683\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/obama-at-selma-his-best-speech-yet\/pettus-2015\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg?fit=570%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"570,380\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pettus-2015\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg?fit=570%2C380&amp;ssl=1\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2683\" class=\"wp-image-2683 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg?resize=570%2C380\" alt=\"pettus-2015\" width=\"570\" height=\"380\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg?w=570&amp;ssl=1 570w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/napervilledemocrats.org\/ntdo\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/pettus-2015.jpg?resize=550%2C367&amp;ssl=1 550w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 570px) 100vw, 570px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-2683\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Crossing the Edmund Pettus Bridge 50 years later (Jonathan Ernst\/Reuters)<\/p><\/div>\n<blockquote>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>What greater expression of faith in the American experiment than this,\u00a0<strong>what greater form of patriotism is there than the belief that America is not yet finished, that we are strong enough to be self-critical<\/strong>, that each successive generation can look upon our imperfections and decide that it <strong>is in our power to remake this nation<\/strong> to more closely align with our highest ideals?<\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><em>&#8230;America is not some fragile thing&#8230;<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>I&#8217;ve not yet found the time to listen to Obama&#8217;s Selma speech from the other day, but I am intrigued by what I&#8217;ve been reading about it. \u00a0<em>(UPDATE: I found an opportunity to listen. \u00a0Time well spent!)<\/em><\/p>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.theatlantic.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.theatlantic.com\/politics\/archive\/2015\/03\/finally-i-hear-a-politician-explain-my-country-the-way-i-understand-it\/387178\/\">Finally I Hear a Politician Explain My Country Just the Way I Understand It \u2014 (James Fallows at The Atlantic)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=blog.prospect.org\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.prospect.org\/article\/selma-march-commemorated-politicians-who-support-gutting-voting-rights\">Selma March Commemorated By Politicians Who Support Gutting of Voting Rights (Chris Kromm at The American Prospect)\u00a0<\/a><\/li>\n<li><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/s2\/favicons?domain=www.thedailybeast.com\" alt=\"\" \/>\u00a0<a class=\"clickable\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/articles\/2015\/03\/09\/a-manifesto-for-blue-america-s-values.html\">A Manifesto for Blue America\u2019s Values &#8211; 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