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  •  Few people believe (0+ / 0-)

    that these are Obama's views.  What's harder to believe is that he wasn't aware of them even after being a member of the church for 23 years.

    by bugscuffle on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:35:54 AM PDT

    •  So what if he was aware of them? (1+ / 0-)

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      Will someone please tell me what Wright said that was so offensive?

      by Thomas C on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:37:59 AM PDT

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      •  then he lied to America (0+ / 0-)

        last night when he said on every interview that he was not.

        Nobody believes that.  He is insulting our intelligence.

        Voting rights are our most important rights because all the other ones depend on them

        by markusd on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:41:09 AM PDT

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      •  Given the incendiary (4+ / 0-)

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        garbage that has been pumped into our houses (and brains) 24/7 by the White House, Rove, Faux, Drudge, Novak, Hannity, the Clinton race baiters, Mark Penn, etc., I think it timely that this bullshit get called for what it is is.   It's bullshit.

        Who here hasn't thought many of the things that Wright had said at some time or another?  Maybe we haven't had a congregation but I know that MANY of us would have said similar things at times...and would have loved a congregation.

        The HRC supporters here know it's bullshit.  If they don't, they have serious problems.  Rather, they are gleeful about the possibility of Obama taking a hit.  Seems pretty sick in my book to endorse such tactics, which when thought about, really do undermine free speech and the American liberal tradition, but they have to live with their consciences and duplicity.  Myself, I call it bullshit.

        "We're all working for the Pharaoh" - Richard Thompson

        by mayan on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:44:13 AM PDT

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        •  It's the gleefulness that kills me (3+ / 0-)

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          The HRC supporters here know it's bullshit.  If they don't, they have serious problems.  Rather, they are gleeful about the possibility of Obama taking a hit.  Seems pretty sick in my book to endorse such tactics, which when thought about, really do undermine free speech and the American liberal tradition, but they have to live with their consciences and duplicity.  Myself, I call it bullshit.

          Man, you said it.  Maybe they aren't racists, but they have no problem reveling in it and exploiting it.

          by Thomas C on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:57:23 AM PDT

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      •  I agree (0+ / 0-)

        I heard some of his remarks on KO last night and I thought, "Yeah, so?"  I didn't hear anything that particularly offended me.

        by myrealname on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 09:47:07 AM PDT

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    •  Wright preached for 30 years (1+ / 0-)

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      you think those clips represented the scope of his thoughts on faith, family, God, community, social justice? There is no evidence that the subject and tone of those clips was the same in the many many many other sermons he has given throughout his life.

      "I ain't so afraid of losing something that I ain't gonna try to have it." Zoe (Firefly)

      by geejay on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 08:46:03 AM PDT

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      •  Good way to counter (1+ / 0-)

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        Where are other clips of Rev. Wright?  I do think the ones that have been cherry-picked are pretty bad.  A compilation of his more angelic moments might be nice.  I wonder if anything like that is out there.

        by SlowNomad on Sat Mar 15, 2008 at 09:44:45 AM PDT

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