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Sheesh. I am saying that this is a problem for Obama because he cannot plausibly claim to be surprised.
by bugscuffle on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 08:50:17 AM PDT
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Just because I don't agree with your way of saying it doesn't make it wrong.
He has NEVER tried to cover-up what Wright's radical crazy talk is, he has said he doesn't agree with him. What else should he said?
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by Lady Bird Johnson on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 08:52:26 AM PDT
This is the man from whom he has taken his spiritual guidance. He has to live with the values of that man and answer for them
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by ActivatedbyBush on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 09:07:35 AM PDT
over the top? I'm not a church goer, so I don't know, but I have to assume that pretty much everyone does not agree with every position their pastor takes.
But if he does not distance himself from him, that is another matter. Wouldn't it be enough to say that he does not agree, and make sure that the Rev is not part of the campaign?
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by Something the Dog Said on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 09:11:05 AM PDT
This is his main spiritual advisor. Fair or not, it fits into the view that Obama surrounds himself from people who don't like this country. Michelle Obama's "for the first time" comment didn't help this either, nor did Farrakhan's endorsement (not Obama's doing, and he handled it well, but it doesn't help).
Wright's views are quite extreme. While there might be truth in some of what he said, overall he comes across as a spiritual leader who takes an "us vs. them", race-first, and anti-US position.
Granted Wright has now resigned from his position at the church, but presumably the church ideology remains the same -- yes, preaching empowerment for the AA community, but finding it necessary to be divisive, anti-American, and anti-white in the process.
Obama's affliation with the Church, like his association with Rezko, undermines his authenticity as a candidate.
by ActivatedbyBush on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 09:20:01 AM PDT
that Obama supporters don't get. And when you throw in Ayers into the mix, it compounds the problem that Obama has been surrounded with people who, at the very least, "seem" anti-American.
by grlpatriot on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 12:34:37 PM PDT
And I don't remember seeing anything about "America of KKK". Nor do I remember him saying "Goddammed America".
Instead, he mainly went on about how hard it is being a black man. From what I read elsewhere, these remarks are over two months old. Rev. Wright has since retired from his church, and Obama has rejected his more inflammatory remarks.
This is an old story being brought up anew by Fox News, since their last two or three attempts went nowhere.
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by existenz on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 09:11:17 AM PDT
I haven't seen either the FOX or ABC version. I've heard about the Minister but haven't heard any of his remarks. I guest all this stuff has to bubble to the top eventually.
by Char on Thu Mar 13, 2008 at 09:26:30 AM PDT
wide narrow
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