Full Transcript of the "damning" video here:

[bunnies]

http://blogs.suntimes.com/sweet/2007/06/sweet_blog_special_obama_warns.html

oh, the horrors!

edited to show sludges quote in context:

We know that we have to invest in transitional jobs too. When there are people who are homeless, veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder from this war in Iraq, and thousands of children aging out of foster care, we can’t expect them to have all the skills they need for work. They may need help with basic skills—how to show up to work on time, wear the right clothes, and act appropriately in an office. We have to help them get there. That’s why I have called for $50 million to begin innovative new job training and workforce development programs.

[nc4bo]

1. Well I'll be damned.

Oh damn!!

Damn!

Hot damn!!

[bunnies]

3. but shhhh. Its a top secret video!

[Hukdonfonix]

2. where's the quote about not building highways in the suburb? nt

[bunnies]

4. ....

Looks like Obama likely added that to this part, considering that this includes the OTHER of sludges scary quotes.

But what good are these efforts if men and women can’t afford the bus fare or the subway fare or the car insurance to get to the training center or new job. That is why, as president, I will invest in transportation.

We know that three-quarters of welfare recipients live in areas that are poorly served by public transportation and low-income workers spend up to 36% of their incomes on transportation. That is why I will fight to ensure that the federal Jobs Access and Reverse Commute program provides grants to improve low-income access to transportation. And that additional federal public transportation dollars flow to the highest-need communities. No one should be denied work in this country because they can’t find public transportation in their neighborhood.

But we should do just as much if not more to invest in minority-owned businesses in our neighborhoods so people don’t need to travel miles away in the first place. Right now, less than one percent of the $250 billion in venture capital dollars that we invest nationwide each year has been directed to the country's 4.4 million minority business owners. And in recent years, there has been a significant decline in the share of the Small Business Investment Company financings that have gone to minority-owned and women-owned businesses. We are going to change that and strengthen the Small Business Administration to provide more capital minority-owned businesses. We can do that.

[progressivebydesign]

5. are you serious??? That's an amazing speech!! That would garner even MORE votes??

Really, people think that this is damning? In what universe? There is nothing there... nothing. he talks about Jesus, about the poor, about healthcare and also speaks of asking churches to help people take responsiblity for their own lives?

How could anyone say this is bad??? Unless they've cut and pasted, as Romney and Fox are wont to do.

[bunnies]

6. Pathetic isnt it?

This is the exact quote on sludge:

OBAMA DECLARES HOW POOR PEOPLE: 'Need help with basic skills, how to shop, how to show up for work on time, how to wear the right clothes, how to act appropriately in an office'... Developing...

Once people here it in context it's only going to help Obama. This is the stench of desperation. Obviously.

[skeewee08]

7. Bravo Mr President

[pacalo]

8. If this is supposed to be "damning", then I'm only further convinced that Obama is such a good man

that the Desperate Old Party is having trouble digging up anything of substance to use against him.

The choice is either a candidate who wants to use $50 million to begin innovative new job training and workforce development programs to help veterans get back to work or a candidate whose business experience is putting Americans out of work by moving their jobs overseas for his own personal, financial gain.

[courseofhistory]

9. I think it might backfire on republicans if

they harp too much about this speech because people who are black and many others will think that their harping is just reinforcing Romney's 47% debacle. If they put Obama down and thereby what he said (about blacks), it will further alienate many people because they'll perceive it as putting them down (the republican criticism).

[bunnies]

10. Not to mention that this was beat to death in 2008.

Welcome to DU.

[grantcart]

11. in a secret meeting of a few followers.

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[theKed]

12. Oh my god...this video can really damn us

...to four more years of Obama, because people will hear this horrible, scathing oratory and ... vote more for him.

Fucking republican idiots.