I don't know if it's truth. I'd call it an educated opinion.

Heric is right. If he wanted their vote, he should have stated his opinion differently but I admire him for having the guts to call a spade, a spade. I am more interested in a politician who tells it like it is rather than saying what people want to hear. His timing may be a bit off but other than that, he spoke his own truth.

Rig - I doubt if Obama clings to his religion as much as he does the congregation. I believe that church creates community and that if he clings to anything, its the friends he has made within his church. Attending church is a far cry from clinging to religion. People who cling to their religion are the people who use religion for an excuse to be unreasonable. I do not believe that religion and reason are mutually exclusive.

He should be hitting really hard on the fear factor. "I am here not to invoke fear but to help you become fearless. America has had enough of responding to fear. Lets fight fear together and become strong once again." ...or something like that.

Maybe I should be a speech writer. ;^)