Jami Floyd
In Session anchor
President Obama made a historic speech today in the Middle East. Speaking in Cairo to dignitaries, state officials and university students, Obama sought to reframe the relationship between the U.S. and the Muslim world. Barack Obama is the right messenger to bring a new image of America to the Middle East. He spoke of his Kenyan father’s Muslim faith; he spoke of his childhood in Indonesia; and — unlike here at home — there, in the Middle East he freely used his middle name: Hussein.
They seem to like his style. But what were the sum and substance of his remarks? For those in the Middle East, it is clear. He seeks to rebuild bridges. For us here at home, however, the message is slightly and subtly different. For us, it is to change our mindset; to stop thinking of the Arab world as our enemy and Muslim values as antithetical to our own.
| Annie Kate |
June 4th, 2009 8:06 pm ET Jamie Good points. I hope that us citizens of the US do not let our President down and are able to overcome our fear of what we do not know or understand and come to appreciate Islam and its people and its incredible contribution to the world we live in. |
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| Terry, TX |
June 4th, 2009 8:44 pm ET Yeah...Yeah...Yeah....Muslims good....Americans and Jews bad...well congratulations ...we have elected our first defacto Muslim President. |
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| karim |
June 4th, 2009 9:01 pm ET true story |
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| Isabel, Brazil |
June 4th, 2009 9:14 pm ET A moment of clarity in the middle of the irrationality of the long war in the Middle East. That was the speech of President Obama. But there are times when it is inevitable the feeling of being right in front of someone fair, but naive. Speaking of women's rights in countries where they do not have the most basic rights, talk about democracy when the largest ally of the United States in the area has a totalitarian monarchy, criticizing the Israeli settlements in Palestinian territory when the Israeli government makes a shift to more the right. Everything seems unreal. But despite the ingenuous tone I liked the speech. It could not be different. A speech with a conciliatory tone, even in self. |
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| tanya |
June 4th, 2009 9:19 pm ET first anderson i woud like to say i'm not a muslim,but that speech president obama gave in ciaro egypt was amazing.the president made me look at the muslim world in a new light.the speech was tackle on so many issues,that i think no american president could have ever done.the new beginning,the speech was called ,and i hope and pray our allies and people around the world can move forward and not back. |
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| Terry, TX |
June 4th, 2009 9:23 pm ET I would like to see this Muslim World...talk of their wrongs....instead of the same old propaganda. Explain this.....Muslim Islamic Terrorist cut American throats on the internet…beheadings… strapping bombs on children to blow them up in mosques, hotels, trains, buses, restaurants, the rocket fire in Israel, elected officials…let’s not forget our 3,000 that were murdered...not to mention the atrocities against women....let's not forget invading Kuwait....invading Pakistan for nuclear weapons. This is not a republican issue....this is an American issue. Get over it. |
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| Ram Riva -- Calexico CA |
June 4th, 2009 9:31 pm ET Is very sad to hear that the extreme right in the USA all they can see is nothing!!, they couldn't be more blinded by their enormous ego and ignorance...like "Terry" from Texas |
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