That looks like a clear and unambiguous statement. I look forward to the attempts of the whackjob right to spin it so that it isn't.
Thanks for reminding us that right-wing automatically equals "whackjob." What a rational, objective (and telling) statement.
Yeah, but they're not idiots. Until he's elected, he's one of them.
lol - exactly. They aren't about to mess up getting the first black president elected by getting wrapped up in this. They'll work on getting him "more black" later.
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The statements that Rev. Wright made that are the cause of this controversy were not statements I personally heard him preach while I sat in the pews of Trinity or heard him utter in private conversation,” Obama wrote that he had known of similar statementsby Wright over the years, which he strongly condemned. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23634881
Explain to me how this is not a contradiction. Either he knew or he didn't know. His spin causes a contradiction.
My Conclusion, Whether these comments happended in his persence or not is a non-issue because obama still knew yet choose to stay and still to this day does not repudiate the man.
bravo! :applause: I'd nominate this post if I thought it would get serious consideration.
How could Obama possibly not question Wright's integrity or good will? This isn't some arcane theological point Wright is arguing; he is arguing that America - not Bush, not the current administration, but the country - needs to be cursed for its crimes. How can someone who wants to be the President of the United States not condemn that in the strongest possible terms? How can someone who wants to be the President of the United States associate with such a person for over twenty years? How could someone who wants to be the President of the United States not walk out in disgust on hearing such a sermon, and begin searching for a new church?
There's something jarring that doesn't fit here.
racist.
You have to realize he's now trying to tap dance between having to condemn the right Rev's lunacy for fear of losing a lot of moderate/lukewarm/undecided votes, yet not act or speak out too harshly either, for fear that the hard-core libs and the "brotherhood" will turn against him.
Ultimately this has precious little to do with his beliefs and a great deal to do with playing the political game.
This is a disagreement between two Christians of goodwill,
Please point out the "good will" in the right Rev's spewings.
what you seem to be trying to suggest is that Obama should already have denounced his pastor and searched for new churches. I don't agree.
Because.......
PS Obama does agree, as he has done this (albeit in a lukewarm kinda way).
As for the Rev, so lame he's camp, and I'd "lmao" if not for the sad fact that despite how blatantly racist (and therefore hypocritical) and laughably wrong he is, more than a few people - not just blacks, but the ever-brilliant white guilt yahoos as well - will defend and even believe him, just like a lot of blacks defended (or at least were apologists for) Vick - ie because he's black. But that's not racist.
Well what the hey, Jeese J and Sharpton (ad nauseum) have gotten away with it for decades; why not him?
Also I love the "being black hurts Obama" bit - yeah, that's why he's a leading candidate (and IMO a shoe-in) for president in the first place. In fact, if he was white, I doubt he'd even be in the running.
As was said earlier, if the black/white thing was all flipped around, most of us well know what the result would be. That reverend AND candidate would all but be labelled "KKK" and their reputations damaged beyond repair. But for Obama, this is little more than a bump in the fender.
Gotta love the "equality."
