On the occasion of the anniversary of his death, his yahrzeit, the world would do well to remember the lessons of his life: his vision for freedom, tolerance, cooperation, security and peace is as vital now as it was 15 years ago, when he happily spoke and sang for peace at a huge rally in Tel Aviv just before he was killed.
He recalled that he was well received when he spoke at Pastor Warren's Saddleback Church in Southern California a few years ago, although he sharply disagrees with the celebrity pastor on such issues as abortion and gay rights.
"As I watched the president speak, I was reminded of his trip to Florida a week ago, when he spoke in Fantasyland," Mr. Romney said, referring to a trip Mr. Obama made to Disney World.
But 10 years ago, when he spoke at Middlebury, Mr. Murray insulted black students in the audience by saying they would fare better in a less challenging academic environment, such as a state school or community college.
For his part, Mr. Cassano has departed from a company that is a far cry from what it was a year ago when he spoke confidently at the analyst conference.
He provided an example from several years ago when he spoke to an audience of a couple hundred white conservatives in Alabama about the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare), and race, after being warned that the last person who tried appealing to them on those topics was booed off the stage.
As I listened to President Obama on stage in Charlotte, N.C., Thursday night, I thought back to the days more than four years ago, when he spoke at a Jefferson-Jackson dinner in Iowa, or on the night he won the caucuses of that state.
"When he spoke softly, he would dominate.
