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PJ Mediahttps://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/09/13/half-white-american-liberal-puritan-half-feckless-clever-disappointed-kenyan/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usThu, 11 Jun 2026 08:18:59 -0400"Half white American liberal puritan, half feckless, clever, disappointed Kenyan . . ."<![CDATA[Thus the London Telegraph‘s Charles Moore on Barack Obama. It’s a thoughtful and largely sympathetic piece. But it articulates a powerful . . . what to call it? Reservation? Misgiving? Uneasiness? Everyone knows that “The Audacity of Hope” is the title of one of Obama’s memoirs (he’s written two). Mr. Moore reminds that the phrase comes from a sermon by Obama’s close clerical friend Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Once it emerged that Rev. Wright also preached that black people should sing not “God Bless America!” but “God Damn America!” Obama quietly distanced himself from his pastor.]]>Sat, 13 Sep 2008 13:29:50 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/09/13/half-white-american-liberal-puritan-half-feckless-clever-disappointed-kenyan-n115188