Did it ever occur to you that the Rev. Wright, as outrageous and absurd as he can be, is the only one telling the truth in this campaign?

Amy I can not believe I finally agree with you on something.

Agree. In the end, Obama’s campaign was put through the crucible, and he seems stronger for it. Obama put his faith in the voters, and they have largely stuck with him.

Yes, and we no longer need to discuss the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. We need to focus on the campaign and the issues. Reverend Jeremiah Wright has taken up too much of our time and energy. We need to focus on the future, bringing the country together in a sane way.

I hope that this is the epilogue to Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

As an Obama supporter I think this victory is long overdue Obama has been the underdog since the election has started and still manages to pull off a victory.

Hilary is untrustworthy and has proven that she will say and do anything to get a vote very tactic she used against Obama including Jeremiah Wright and Rush Limboung (correct my spelling) but I’m not a fan of his, has failed. Now she is trying to use Florida and Michigan after they voliated the rules.

Why can’t she just give up and do the right thing and that is to bow out the race gracefully, oh I forgot she can swallow her pride and admit that Obama is going to be our nominatee.

Well, I pray Obama doesn’t pick her to be VP becuase their is no way she should be in the white house. We want a change not a repeat of the past.

Obama for president

God Bless America

The backlash was that in the end Obama declared he was turning his back on Wright, change of face for sure. He didn’t stick with his long time friend and preacher. Next he turns on the black community and begins to commit to the fact that he’s not all black but a mix raced and partly white.

Devisiveness, racism and separatism come in all shapes, sizes, colors and nationalities; it’s a crying shame to see 91% of African Americans support a candidate who follows a devisive, separatist; in the past, whites didn’t flock to the polls and support David Duke; they just denounced him; I’d like to know what other people of color think; what do Cambodians, Vietnamese, Sudanese, Kenyans, South Africans or Jamaicans think; I bet they would judge a man by more than just the color of his skin.

Yes, there is a backlash that is a silent backlash.
This country now knows why so many black people are so angry and hold a chip on their shoulder. These children are being taught to hate the white man by pastors like Jeremiah Wright.

Blacks knows this, white people now know.

It would be a good thing for black leaders to denounce the Jeremiah Wrights in this country…..however, they never will. After all, when blacks stop hating whites–realize they’re not discriminated against more than any other person…….they’ll be out a job and lots of money.

So, our secret is out, and you actually think everyone, non-black, didn’t notice? Think again.

Blacks need to take desensitization rehabilitation and black families had best stay out of black churches, or simply don’t tolerate the hate talk of the Jeremiah Wrights-who are everywhere in America-and run them out of the churches.

It’s blacks who are hurting our black kids.

I pray the media will say enough about this already.

Comments from people like Titan shows just how much white America does not understand the struggles of Black people in this country. No matter how we act or how much we may or may not achieve in life, we are all looked upon the same. Let’s just agree to disagree about the whole subject because whether you want to believe it or not, Black people are treated different in this country no matter what their status. Just like the comments earlier on in the race about Obama being so “clean and well spoken”. Why was that neccessary to say? Hillary Clinton is also “clean and well spoken”, but I guess that is expected of her. Until you walk a day in the shoes of an individual, you have no idea what they may go through. So if you think, “It’s blacks who are hurting our black kids”, maybe the Blacks are reflecting the hurt they have endured. Just something to ponder.

Hi. Could someone ask Amy Holmes to give the Rev Wright issue a rest? You know, maybe for a week or two??? PLEASE!

“So, can we now put to rest the always false notion that Jeremiah Wright represented and embodied the African American community?”

I don’t think most people believed that - black or white or anything else.

I think many people (black folks especially) knew about some of the things he was talking about and have heard certain things before. So many were trying to explain that (explain the context)… but that doesn’t mean that they thought he was a representative of the entire black community. Or that they took everything he said as gospel.

There cannot be one person who represents all blacks (in society, the church, or any other arena).

Could someone please explain to me why Barack Obama is considered to be a representative of African Americans? He is the son of a white mother who raised him with the help of white American grandparents. His father, a Muslim from Kenya, abandoned him to return to him homeland, Kenya. His mother later married another Muslim man and took her son to Indonesia to live. Mr. Obama’s only real ties to the American black community, which he adopted after he was an adult, is through his wife’s family. He is not the descendant of slaves, his formative years were spent in Hawaii which is a multi-racial culture, and he has been, despite the modest circumstances of his family, a man of educational privilege.
So my question is, Why is Barack Obama considered more black than white ?
This is not meant to be a rhetorical question. I am probably missing something that is obvious to many and, if so, would appreciate a sincere, reasoned response.

JEREMIAH WRIGHT HATES WHITE PEOPLE AND CURSES THE WHITE BLOOD THAT RUNS THROUGH HIS VEINS.

I BELIEVE THAT HE IS THE BLACK HITLER.

We all need to stop talking about Reverend Wright and his message of hate; by talking about him we keep that hatred and bitterness in the forefront making it another barrier to working together. Lets bury it now and hope it doesn’t resurrect.

Annie Kate
Birmingham AL

Regarding Noam’s question, I have also wondered why Barack Obama has always represeted himself as an African American rather than a true multi-cultural representative of America; I also have wondered why he did not run as a multi-cultural candidate that represents the true diversity of this great nation; along came Rev. Wright and it makes perfect sense; Barack Obama is a follower and not a leader; he followed the lead of his wife and embraced his black roots; he followed her to Rev. Wright then followed him for twenty years; after hearing Rev. Wright make his devisive statements, it’s very clear why Obama did not run as a multi-cultural candidate; although raised by a white mother and white grandparents, he has embraced his black roots by following his wife and Rev. Wright; in order to run as a true multi-cultural embodiment of our great nation, he would have had to embrace his true being.

When will some in White America realize that African-Americans fought valiantly in the Civil War, WWI, WWII, the Korean War (At a time when African Americans didn’t have the right to vote) mind you. It took African Americans such as Rosa Parks and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to bring a nation to the realization that everything was not equal. There was a national consensus that the war in Iraq was a mistake and that the Bush administration ignored intelligence reports that warned of a potential attack. There was a national consensus that the response to Hurricane Katrina was a travesty. We can all see that Hillary Clinton is not Black so she would not know what it was like to be called the “N” word. She would not know what it was like to grow up a black child. As far as the God “D” America statement, Rev. Wright was quoting a U.S. Ambassador in his sermon and he was taken out of context by a 30 second sound byte of a 20 minute sermon. If you follow the context of the sermon you would see that it was in Biblical context based on Gods vengeance. Now I can see how the tone in which Rev. Wright was preaching can be alarming to many White Americans. I mean one of the big stereotypes is White Americans fear and loathing of loud boisterous strong black men. The question if you put it all in context is that Rev. Wright was being critical of American foreign policy as well as the rest of our nation. You have a cable stations such as Fox News, (news yeah right), who’s only reason for being on the air is to pander to hate mongers and bigots. Now all that being said, What does Rev. Wright have to do with Barack Obama as a candidate?Lets see, many Catholics remained loyal to the Catholic church during and after the molestation scandals.That did not mean that they approved of the molestation or the priests involved. They were members of the church based on their faith….Further more during that 20 years that Barack Obama was a member of Rev. Wright’s church, Rev. Wright was a Clinton spiritual advisor and had been invited to the White House. So please pay attention to the facts instead of allowing the pundants to control your emotions and program you into ignoring the truth that is right before your eyes.

I believe that Sen. Obama denouncing Rev. Wright was wrong. Rev. Wright’s opinion and political views are his own and should be presented as such. Sen. Obama might not agree with him, but turning his back on his former pastor will not make his problems go away. Does this mean that Sen. Obama, once he becomes president, is more likely to turn his back on the american people if we don’t agree with his views?

There is quite a bit of hateful words on this page. If you do not have a familiarity with the Black Church or Black folk period, this would be a wonderful time to learn more about your fellow American. Clearly, your isolation and lack of exposure to Blacks have led to your bias, perhaps racist views.

Do not paint any group with a broad stroke based on media exposure only. This is a wonderful period in our history, we have white folk supporting Barack and Black folk supporting Hillary. It is absolutely wonderful. I too have difficulty with the manner in which the Catholic Church dealt with the extensive problems with CHILD MOLESTING priests. But, under no circumstances would I pass judgment on the church members who remained in the pews sunday after sunday. Nor, would I paint Catholics with a broad stroke, just because.

Stop the negative characterization of Barack based on the actions of others. Minimally, use the same standard for each candidate. It is the beginning of a new day, a United America.

Well said, Eleanor! I am tired of the media and politicians grouping Black people as if we all have the same mind. I am Catholic, but I used to be Baptist and I have been to services where I have heard Rev. Wright speak. Fiery, yes, but I never heard an offensive word. I personally have heard other preachers say some pretty raw stuff, but sometimes, it is what is needed. I left the Baptist denomination for many reasons, but none that had to do with social commentary. And, yes, despite the rampant child molestation, I am Catholic for MY faith not the priests. My mother’s pastor was accused of sexual harrassment years back (which was highly embarrassing for the church), and the majority of the members not only stayed, they forgave him for being human! Rev. Wright is just human…just as Obama!

jc,

I am African-American and I totally disagree with Rev. Wright’s sermon regarding 9/11, as THOUSANDS of African-Americans do. But we understand his anger towards the government, which is who Rev. Wright addressed in this sermon. If you bother to listen to the full sermon, Rev. Wright is addressing our government. No one can deny many (NOT ALL) of the things he spoke out against are TRUE.

African-Americans have always supported white canidates, and White’s have always voted for white canidates. Now all of us have an opportunity to vote for a canidate who is standing up for all of us. African-Americans are voting for a canidate who can unite all the races together.

Obama 08

Reverend Wright loves the limelight and the notoriety. The media loves the brouha. And it helps sell books and speaking engagement. Did you see the Clintons’ tax returns?

Obama speaks loud and clear. He gives direct answers, - wtiness the straight talk on the gas tax holiday. He does not pander, and yet he is even tempered and gives the castigated the benefit of the doubt.

He keeps his head about him when insulted in debates because he sees the big picture, he keeps his eye on the ball, he is circumspect in exercising his judgment regarding gas taxes and in authorizing the use of the awesome might of the U.S. military.

His priorities are on diplomacy, not on initiating wars, and on using American tax dollars to help Americans with medicare, education, infrastructure projects, and on using the tax system to provide incentives for corporations,factories and industries (and the jobs they create) to prosper in the US rather than to ship out to Mexico and overseas to China. He is a man for all seasons. He has a confident grace, that paraphrasing Rudyard Kipling, to walk with kings and not lose the common touch.

The US is truly blest to have a man of his talent, vision and temperment offering to serve his country. God has certainly blessed the USA.

Mike

Eleanor, very eloquently and accurately stated. The times of today are not openly riddled with the prejudice and oppression of the past. Yet, those who were the unfortunate victims have my understanding in how they perceive the times. What the reverend failed to do was to present America in his visits was a path to healing, redemption, and the hope.

How would Americans feel if Obama would give Wright some kind of role in his Presidency? Or, if his Cabinet would be made up by 90 % of Black Americans? Just a thought.

Eleanor fro Los Angeles, Obama embraced his pastor’s views, Wright was Obama’s mentor. Suddenly when the rope tightened, he denounced Wright.

Two big dissapointments in this election, at least for me.

One ,black voters who were ” loyal ” to the Clintons defected as soon as a black candidate showed up. They probably could not cared less for what he stood for as long as he was black. Perhaps they think a black president will provide more ” benefits” than a white one.?

Second, the defection of opportunists like Gov. Bill Richardson of New Mexico. What a traitor! and Obama turning on his pastor and mentor of over 20 years, no wonder the pastor is ” bitter ” with Obama. Indeed politics makes for strange bedfellows. No loyalty at all, only opportunism. I am in total agreement with Titan.

I understand that Rev. Wright can now move over, there’s a new pastor in town by the name of Otis Moss - apparently his remarks are very similar, if not worse than dear old Rev. Wright….I think referring to a Jewish leader as “a pimp” may not help Senator Obama’s cause…guess that next shoe will be dropping sooner than later…..it’s a good thing Senater Clinton is hanging in there!!

America should take a time out and actually listen to each ethnicity and race represented in this great country. We would begin to truly see the plight of each race and ethnicity. The US is not perfect, but this IS the perfect time to sit down, be honest, listen objectively, and begin the healing. You must walk a day in the life of each race and ethnicity represented in the country to truly understand each viewpoint.

A twenty year association with some one who seems to have such a temper must indeed raise eye brows. Most folks are uncomfortable when some one who is a man of God rages and rants. Clergy generally appear calm and reassuring. The public has a right to wonder why a man who has been carefully promoting himself by marrying a black lady and associating himself with other well placed black leaders would want to be so closely associated with Wright. Oprah, a shrewd business woman left because she knows that she cannot make money if she does not get along with every one especially well to do whites. She did the right thing. She showed good judgment. Bush on the other hand has not. Obama wants to be President - with Bush there every one wonders about what type of President he will make if he is subject to Wright’s influence. Yes, Obama has some white folks backing him - but his wins in some places are due to blacks voting for him. These are realities and being touchy about them does not help. Personally, I will vote McCain if Obama is the nominee. I have nothing against him personally - but I do object to his backers (foul mouthed ones who blog) and his lack of any record.

Gary you make an interesting argument.
One, you think that certain people should stay loyal to the Clintons regardless of who else is running. Fact is people loved Bill Clinton and Hillary is NOT Bill. So to borrow your words “they probably could not cared less for what he stood for as long as he was black” I would say you are asking people not to care about what a candidate stands for as long as the last name is Clinton (be it Hillary, Chelsea or even Bill’s brother in Arkansas.) And remember that other black candidates have run before and blacks have not blindly followed.
Two, when you call people like Bill Richardson traitors you need to think a bit deeper. Why would people turn their back on the Clintons when it i the easier, more politically correct, sensible thing to do? Not because of treason but because they know the Clintons a lot better than people like you and I do. These people are not stupid. To dismiss their actions as treason rather than actions stemming from having a lot of facts seems to be simplistic thinking

1.Obama doesn’t wear American flag.
2.Obama watched while his mentor preached GD America for 20 years
3.Obama watched while for 20 years his mentor lied to public
4.Obama watched while Farrakhan was honored in Obama’s church
5.Obama is friends with William C. Ayers a terrorist.
6.Ayers held an event for Obama’s campaign at his house
7.Obama campaigned for his cousin, Odinga a Jihadist in Kenya
8.Michelle Obama has never been proud of America
9.Michelle Obama said “we are down right mean country”
10.Michelle Obama’s thesis is all bout racial divide, But their campaign is about unity
11.Obama likes to meet with the largest sponsor of terrorism in the world Ahmadinejad’s, government of Iran
12.Obama wasn’t outraged when Wright attacked America; he was only outraged when Wright questioned him.
13.Obama puts himself above his country
14.Obama changed his reply to Wright 4 times and refused to denounce him
15.Obama refused to vote yes to call the Iran’s special force a terrorist organization!! No Wonder Iran likes him!!!!
16.Obama thinks people cling to religion as of bitterness
The pattern is what concerns me.
I question his love and passion for this country and nation.

I just can not believe that for 20 years, he did not know his pastor. I believe that most people know their pastor’s, especially after 20 years. If he does not have the judgment to be able to know his pastor, what makes him think he has the judgment to run this country with no real experience? Now is not the time for this country to have a trainee CEO. We need someone with more experience than what he has. Come on people, open your eyes.

Being born and raised in a Catholic church, I remember countless times sitting in the pews and being told of all the things I was doing wrong in my life and ultimately finding myself disagreeing with the priest. I had my own beliefs and was perfectly fine in accepting them and carrying them out into my own actions. So why did I stay with the Church? I stayed because that is what faith is about. Relationships can be found and worshiped inside and outside of churches, but they will always be the tried and true places to be one with your God. It is funny how many people have failed to neglect the fact that there are what..? Less than 10 of those video clips of Rev. Wright circulating the airwaves.. all approximately around 10 seconds. So basically in the 20 years of Barack attending the church, he may have heard these types of comments how many times? These clips are just like statistics. They can be edited and distorted to look a certain way, but fail to show the whole picture. I think half of the whole fuss over this issue is that White America really never knew what was going on in Black churches until it became relevant to them.. and now there’s a huge outrage. Barack eventually distanced himself from the Reverend only for the fact that Wright made a spectacle out of himself and turned his time in the limelight into a show. These types of sermons are not new, and will not go away until the fundamentals of this country are changed. Barack is obviously mindful of these issues and is willing to take them on.

So many are harping on Obama for his lack of experience. Well, let’s look at the experience of the other two candidates, shall we? One of the last poll’s shown on CNN said that a margin of 60% of people believed Hillary Clinton to be untrustworthy. Why aren’t we investigating this?! Why is this not the first story of the night? On the other hand, McCain’s experience has a) led him to believe that the ways of Bush are the way to go when the whole country is practically in turmoil, and b) landed him an involvement in the Keating Five scandal, among alleged others.
All in all, “experience” = corruption in politics.

These are the real issues we need to investigate. Let’s use our heads here people.

Noam,

The reason why Obama is considered more Black than White rests in America’s history. Any person of mixed parentage (i.e. White and whatever other lineage) was not considered White. If you had a SINGLE drop of non-White blood flowing through your veins YOU WERE NOT CONSIDERED WHITE! plain and simple. The terms Mulatto, Quadroon, and Octroon denoted what amount of “Whitness” was in you.

why didn’t hillary clinton have the easy way out and no one on cnn reported about the scandal in hillay clintons church about the minister in her church going to jail for child molestation

and whay hasn’t cnn vilafied mccain over the church people he holds so dear

IF A PASTOR IS KNOWN BY THE COMPANY THEY KEEP!
When the Rev. William Procanick put his hand on the Bible during his
sex-abuse trial in Oneida County Court earlier this year, he swore
to tell the whole truth And nothing but the truth. But as the former
Clinton Pastor was sentenced Friday to three years in prison for
Inappropriately touching a 7-year-old girl at his Home last March,
Judge Michael L. Dwyer said Procanick Sacrificed his
honesty the day he testified.

Okay, so now that Bill and Hillary Clinton’s pastor Has been
convicted of child molestation, will we see the Same furor directed
at Hillary that Obama has had to Endure these last few weeks?

IF A CANDIDATE IS KNOWN BY TH E PASTOR THEY KEEP

Poor Obama, he is getting such a raw deal on the Rev. Wright. Really are we supposed to believe that someone of his intelligence did not really know how his pastor really felt about white America. If you really listen to Obama’s speeches about change, he is only talking to black America. When he says it is time for others to have a piece of the pie, do you really think he is talking to his so called well educated whites. How could he, they already have their pie. Obama speaks with a forked tongue and I want to see his supporters when the truth comes out. He is an Obamanation.

Noam, the reason simply is the society in which we live defines blackness by the color of one’s skin. So when one looks at Obama, he obviously has black in him, even though he’s half-white. Therefore, he’s always deemed to be black without any regard to his bi-racial heritage. That’s just one of the burdens of being black in America.

Noam, you’re correct, Obama is labeled “black” solely because of the color of his skin. He, like many people of color in this nation, is bi-racial. I’m sure he is as proud to be black as he is to be white. I’m sure he has spent much of his life searching to define who he is as a bi-racial person. I’m sure he has striven to understand racial bias from a objective and compassionate perspective. Let’s move on!

It is a sad commentary on our country that many American’s in the 21st century still judge, label and are biased against other American’s solely because of their skin color. This is not 1930, folks! Most young people now find the “race issue” pretty meaningless.

Be the change you wish to see in the world ~Gandhi

Obama 2008

To all the silly white people posting stupid comments like “NOW WE KNOW WHY BLACKS HATE WHITES, THEY’RE BEING TAUGHT HATE BY PASTORS LIKE REV. WRIGHT”.
IF black people really hated you , all white people would be dead by now.
when people hate you, they kill you.

Where are the photos of black people selling white women and children on auctions blocks?
where are the photos of black people lynching white men?
Where are the stories of black men cutting white men’s penis off? (wouldn’t be much to cut off, right? and what would a black man do with it?)
the point is: “White people hate black people, and their history, books, museums etc… are filled with proof of this hate and insanity.

For years the white woman hated black and latino women for their beautiful round behinds and full lips.
Today the white woman is first in line for fake botox lips and butt implants.( The bigger the better).
former super model Cheryl Tiegs said about the beautiful Beyonce: “Her beauty, full lips and sexy round butt represents life and happiness”.
The irony? Ms. Tieg ( with a serious flatt butt and a slit for a mouth) was once considered the sexiest woman with the best body in America.
at the time cheryl ruled the fashion pages in the 70’s, People magazine would have never nominated a black or latino woman
“as the sexiest woman in America”.

That’s what hate, insanity and white supremacy looks like.

Question: WHAT WOULD WHITE AMERICA DO IF EVERY BLACK AND LATINO PERSON IN AMERICA AND THE US MILITARY DECIDED EVERY WHITE PERSON IN AMERICA MUST DIE TODAY?

Yesterday, a young latino man said at a rally :
” Kill the white woman, solve the problem”.

Is this the start of a new movement?
Is this the answer?

White American please stop acting like race is not an issue….

The good ol boy network is not a fairy tale…. what do you thin jim crow was?

In 2008 - race still matters and we have forgeiving you, your parents and particuliar your gran parents for all of your mistreating of our family. I said forgive not forget !!!

First of all he is a man of mixed race..Am I the only person to know that? Why is he ALWAYS called a black man? His mom was a white woman..Did he forget that?Do his kids even know that they are of mixed race? It seems that EVERYONE is so busy jumping on the race train,they are forgetting,afterall,he is just a man.

Good commentary. I’m an Obama supporter, and needless to say I find myself opposite on many of your view points. This was a good blog.

Glenn, an AMY HOLMES FAN!

I hope and pray every person throwing hate (and you talk about the hate from WRIGHT ) WAKE UP EACH MORNING AND LOOK IN THE MIRROR , and can say to themselves i love all mankind red yellow black and white ,,,I am not perfect,,I will not judge my fellow man because GODS word is clear as to who will be our judge …I pray that every person who is quoting one mans words does not base there comments on what is thrown out by the media but ,,they look deeper into what was said ,read every word of the serman ,,then ask GOD to give them insight into the meaning..We, yes we are in the midst of something bigger, better ,thats yet to come ..Look around listen for change to take place ,,1. you must not judge your fellow man 2. you must be open like a child 3. you must love your neighbor as yourself.,,who are we to condem others ,,???who are we to say 1 sin ,,sinner is worse or better then I am ??I pray every person who is passing judgment on others looks in the mirror first ..We are in a time of cleansing of old wounds ,,exposing how we look at our fellow mankind and womankind..This can only happen when we reach out with love not hate ..Was JESUS accepted in his time ??He offered love to the most unlovable , he wasn’t worried about wining a popularity test..My prayer is that we love our fellow man , using GOD’S word as our guide ..Its time for hate not to be the norm ..The words i read on here is far worse then what WRIGHT spoke ,,I’m white and a women and GOD isnt done with me yet

TO david jaye and all of those who believe that rev wright is a racist. he is no more racist than any of you who accuse him of being racist. what he did was speak the truth, and it may not be your truth or my truth, but it’s his truth his experience his feelings and he owns them. Just because he owns those feelings does not mean that Senator obama should’ve been held accountable. It’s so funny how the blame gets placed when it’s convenient, but when we talk about slavery and civil rights violations/humiliations everyone shuts up.

The bible does speak of God’s wrath on evildoers. How is it that most are christians but no one looks to the bible and sees that what he spoke about was true? America hasn’t always been the nice guy. We’re evil by far, we mistreat other countries and we expect that because we’re who we are that no one will touch us.

now i can agree that in context of his message was wrong, but everything he said was on point. Even about the aids in the community. research it and you’ll find it

Right on, Bayo, Rockville, MD!!! I voted for Bill Richardson and my prayers were answered when he endorsed Mr. Obama. Loyalty is the issue here. The issue is who has a better plan.

The one good thing about this whole Wright business is unless there’s something else waiting in the wings from the guy, the Republicans won’t be able to use it quite so much as ammo against Obama because everything will have already been out in the open and debated etc etc by the time it becomes an issue (if it becomes an issue) in the main campaign. Then again, Americans seem to have developed a knack for collective amnesia, so maybe they’ll forget we’ve talked about all this before, by the time McCain resurrects the Wright issue, say, in October.

Paris,
Nice try. But next time be more informed about your opinions. Do some research.

associate is not the same as friend. I don’t wear a pin flag either, and I bet neither do you. I could hold an event at my house for Hillary or McCain. This doesn’t mean they are my friends let alone know me.

I bet you haven’t even read Michelle’s thesis because if you had you could report back with some sense of understanding why she wrote what she wrote.

Well, I cling to my religion when I’m feeling bitter, sad and disappointed. I think most people of faith do. It just came out wrong. Please don’t act as if you’ve never said something that didn’t come out wrong I know I have.

I was so sick and tired of hearing about the Reverend Wright in the media while Hillary Clinton’s “Bosnia lie” was downplayed and virtually disappeared. I often wonder if President Clinton and his wife are so much more politically powerful that her misbehaviors are just silenced by their friends who own and work for the media.

Barack Obama has been haunted by one thing after another, most of it suggested initially by Clinton. She continually “mispeaks”, manipulates and distorts and it is ignored. The impeachment of Bill Clinton and that surrounding controversy is also ignored.

I believe this difference in the coverage is what has fed the hatred and/or dislike of her by those of who once thought we might vote for her. Now, I would not ever vote for her. That includes for Senator of New York State. I’m ashamed to say I ever did.

After I saw that entire talk that Reverend Wright gave at the NAACP, I realized why Barak Obama stayed in his congregration so long, for despite the Reverends occassional paranoid remarks, he is very entertaining and I believe that when he said “God Damn America” he wasn’t damning it himself, he was just saying if we don’t always question what would Jesus do, and not just as individuals but as a nation, then if those of us that are Christians really believe our religion then God will damn us.

And I think in that light it is not so antiAmerican as it sounds from the sound bite. As for the AIDs paranoia, obviously that is ridiculous but I am white so I don’t know what a black man of his age has been through that would make him think that possible, considering we do have a spotted history on such stuff, but I don’t think you can blame Obama for he obviously sees the great good this country has done and if we truthfully examine our mistakes and flaws, including racism, then maybe a President Obama can make this country great in even more aspects of its potential.

I think the Reverend Wright backlash is like a Witch trial, where people are pointing fingers at the wrong person, for I use to go to Catholic masses until I was in my 20s and they spoke of damnation and damned people not of their faith, and I NEVER agreed with that, but I went for it was the church in my neighborhood and also when the spoke of things like Jesus’ sermon on the Mount, I felt religious and resonated with it, and I truely believe Barak Obama only resonated with the good parts of how to be a good Christian and Jesus’ teachings, and how to help the black community that BOTH he and Reverend Wright and his church served. I say beating this still is a great injustice and you news people should just MOVE ON!

Some of Obama’s accomplishments.
1. sponsered a law increasing tax credits for low-income workers, negotiated welfare reform, and increased subsidies for childcare.
2. cosponsered the “Secure America and Orderly Immigration Act” introduced by John McCain.
3. Early opponent of the Bush Adminstrations policies on Iraq.
4. Encouraged Democrats to reach out to evangelicals and other religious people.
5. Save Darfur rally in April 2006. Called for more assertive action to oppose genocide in the Darfur region of Sudan.
6. Held assignments on the Senate Committees for Foreign Relations, Enironment and Public Works and Veteran’s Affairs.
7. Successfully introduced two initiatives bearing his name. Lugar-Obama expanded the Nunn-Lugar cooperative threat reduction concept to convential weapons.
8. Coburn-Obama Transparency Act.
9. Community organizer, university lecturer, and lawyer.

And the list goes on and on.

Sen. Obama is such more than Rev. Wright. While it is true Rev. Wright introduced Sen. Obama to the Christian faith, Sen. Obama is not Rev. Wright. And we would do well to remember this fact.

Sen. Obama has lived his life serving the under priviledged. Given his education and background he could have gone for a lifestyle of the rich and famous. Yet he remained with the poor.

Whatever we might think about Rev. Wright, Sen. Obama is his own man.

God is watching our reaction to all of this petty, nitpicking. He is not pleased.

is it cnn goal to only put mostly negative comments on here ..i have lots of friends who have tried to post positives and theres never get posted …for all you who would rather your children go to IRAQ and be killed THEN VOTE FOR OBAMA ,,THOSE PEOPLE CANT GET ALONG (WHAT A JOKE LOOK AT US) PLEASE PUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS on your comment sheet , so we can inform you when its there time to serve in IRAQ…and you say WRIGHT had hate speech some of these comments are far worse then anything he said ..but of course your white not WRIGHT ,,and your hate doesnt count …and by the way im a white women married to a white man 37 years

SO should hillary get out because of her husbands indescretions? i mean u all are pouncing on obama because of soemthing he didn’t say or do. many of us have sat before friends and collegues while they’ve disrespected someone with a disability be it obesity, race, education level, poverty…we’ve heard some really mean things. how many have walked away? none! u’ve probably heard your parents say something about another race be it someone who’s caucasian, asian, hispanic or black and not one of you walked away. you know why? because that one or two comments made doesn’t make the man or woman how they are. character is defined by what you do when no one is looking? if this is the case hillary should’ve divorced bill a long time ago because she certainly was not there when he screwed monica with the cigar or when she was giving him oral sex under the desk. so if you’re gonna throw stones at obama then you throw those same stones at hillary. guilt by association is not a fair assessment given to any man or woman.

now for those of u who swear that you’d rather vote for a dead snake than to vote for obama, why are u even commenting? i think that’s the most ignorant thing i’ve heard in all my days. you don’t have to vote fr obama, but to vote for a republican who does not and will never have your best interest at heart, can mean only one thing. you’re the racist that you claim rev wright to be. for those of you who say that 90% of the africian american vote is what is giving obama a win in the primaries you’re dumb as hell as well. african americans don’t even make up 26% of the population in the us, so how is that 26% can beat out 67% and the other 7% of races of those who vote?

you all need to wake up and stop wearing the blinders. america is one of the most prejudiced nations in the world and unless a man/woman is white he or she don’t mean squat! you say that’s untrue and that everyone is given a fair shake, bull sh*! because Obama who is neither just black or white has not been given a fair shake. the game changes, and when someone else other than a white man is putting his bid in to be in the position of power

Judgement,

There is an ol’ saying, “you can Judge me after you walk a mile in my shoes”. The Churches such as Wrights deal day in and day out
with the worst cases in our Society, Poverty, Injustice and wiegths
heavily on the Psychy of these community organizations.

Wrights comments are the embodiment of our impoverished,
disenchanted and those have felt the lash of injustice. This does
not just Happens in Wrights Congregation, this happens every Sunday
in Many Parish’s, Churchs and Mosque’s that deal ongoing with results of our Social Failures.

These Failures transend our Social, Political, Geographic and Ethnic Boundaries as we have witnessed over many, many years.
War, Drudgery, Education, Houseing, Food, the very basics in life that
we take for granted are denied to those in wrights community and many, many other comminities as well, Rev. Wright has had to deal point blank with these issues everyday.

Rev. Wrights comments were an insight to our own Wrecthedness, although many of us disagree with his words, we can all agree that we there is still much work to be done to elevate our selves as
Human Beings, and a little compassion and understanding would
be a good start.

-Donovan

There wasn’t much to defend or apologize for as the whole issue was manified to do what it didblow smoke up the a*ses of racists & bigots needing nothing more than the resemblance of a reason for their platform of hate & cultural division. These are issues often supported by extremely low self esteem & self hatred.There is help but for those who choose to hold on to such wasteful dynamics, too bad, the rest of the country is moving on to things more constructive. Together we all stand , divided we fall …. furthur. Other countries will use the same tactic ,class division, that a hatefilled few have used,while they continue to make gains buying our country right from under our noses .It is time for a new , & inclusive effort to reverse what has been set in motion by Nafta blessed corporations & their lobbyists & supporters. Yes We Can !! Obama 08 is the start !!!

WOW!

PARIS and JC, I’m sorry to say that you guys have it all wrong. You must read between the lines

JC - You can’t equate supporting Rev. Wright to whites supporting Mr. Duke and make a political relation. First, Sen. Obama did not make those accusations. His pastor did. I’m sure that this is clear to you. Sometimes you have to weigh the pros and cons of relationships. I’m sure that Barack has heard absurd remarks coming from the pulpit, and he admitted as much. It happens in the Black church, and really no one really takes such comments to heart. It really doesn’t mean much to anyone. It’s just rhetoric. I guess when you compare the snippets of nonsense to the tangible good deeds of a church, it is then that you make your decision.

Duke’s rhetoric was and has always been about decisive action. Trust me. It’s at work today. When points of view come across like yours and Paris’s, it just proves the point.

Paris, get a life!!!

Let’s get something straight. Rev. Wright was Obama’s spiritual leader not his political leader. I don’t know about you but I don’t go to my doctor and ask for his political advice.

It is very suprising to me that there are individuals who are calling Obama a racist with their racist blogs. Black people is not a singular subject. When I fill out a questionnaire I do not say I am Black people however, I do have a dark skin complexion. This notion that there is one supreme being that controls the minds of blacks is outrageous. I, yes an African American, actually came from parents who supported Republicans, GO FIGURE. Maybe there are people who actually think for themselves in this world. Like someone said earlier this campaign and the negative darts that Obama has had to endure is quite alarming. Does everyone really have a fair chance in this country, I love to hear people say America is equal. Even within the white race itself, there is division depending on who you know and the oppurtunity that you are given. There are poor blacks AND whites. Everyone does not have an equal oppurtunity and its fact, not even with race. Black people and OH some of America’s white families have had to endure their mothers and grandmothers not having the right to vote. America has never been an equal oppurtunity and as a matter of fact its still not.

As for Rev. Wright, I believe the only thing he did wrong was use incorrect verbage. The Clinton’s did not face any backlash for having him pray at a ceremony. Or for Clinton’s former pastor having molestation charges. AMERICA, we will we please open our eyes and see that there are no perfect individuals therefore our country will never be either. I believe that Clinton and Obama are both very deserving candidates. However, you can not say that Obama is winning because of Black people, when Hillary has the Latino vote and OH wait they actually outnumber black people now in the country, go figure again. This campaign has really done nothing but dissapoint me in seeing how Americans really think, as I have witnessed in this blog. I am only 19 years old and when I get older I just hope I have social security. How about we actually focus on the issues for just once?

Obama 08

For 20 years he didn’t understand his own mentor.
Obama is either lying or not very smart.
I stated the facts, now you can spin it however you like.
The fact of the matter is Obama’s judgment lead him to make choices like Wright, Odinga and many more.

If I was candidate I wouldn’t allow my campaign to have an event at a house of a terrorist, as simple as that. As a leader you can’t just sit back and watch when people being brained washed for 20 years unless you agree with it. Obama lacks the judgment and the leader ship to be the president.

America, you are looking a gift horse in the mouth . this man is not what he seems . though he is sauve but he is no smooth talker. i cant even get past his stumbling of words . so this is who youwant to be your next leader . a man who worships in a church that is a bunch of biggots.hum . isnt this like the president that smoked pot but didnt inhale . so i can go to a biggot church for years and not receive any influence what so ever . give me a break . he shares those views as well .
a man who says that he is not going to run the white house like the old time politicians . but hey i will take your endorsements . mr . barack welcome to the new version of the good olds boys network . you finally broke through .
and as for me in november if your are on the ballot for president i will be at home .not voting at least that way i can say told you so .
you are doing an excellent job of fooling all those people .

How many people actually bothered to look at the whole video? Exactly what is the issue here? I don’t get it. The only thing that dissappoints me is that people either want to forget the things that really were done by the Gov’t with the publics Knowledge-The AMERICAN INDIANS, CIVIL RIGHTS for anyone, Gitmo, CIA holdings across the world, China slowly poisoning us which we accept as part of a TRADE agreement. Why do people either get to angry to dicuss the issue at hand or want to ignore it. I think that’s why Obama “stumbled” where is he supposed to start conversations about the umpteen misdeads this nation has done to its own people? When we are so divided. Hes running for President to hopefully fix these issues, sorry but he can’t give us all the time neeeded at this point to be Dr. Phil.

To those that make the comments about terrorist ties? Where do you get this stuff? If it really was true, with our fear of them, why has it not hit big like this story? Honestly when I see it I will believe it that he did/does support terrorism. But he does doesn’t he; He supports the Isreal/Palestine Conflict? Right there are 2 Terrorist groups in my opinion but doesn’t every One Candidate support them? Clinton and MCCain? Its called Politics.

Backlash that never came? Check small midwestern back rooms.

My family had a reunion for Mother’s day. Politics came up. So 50+ people in small town Wisconsin.
Just about all of us are Democrats or Independents. Those that initially were for Obama- are waivering and taking another look at Hillary Clinton/John McCain.

Several of the over 60 crowd (who religiously vote) refused outright to ever vote for Obama. They would rather take a chance on 4 more years of Bush than risk what they don’t know about Obama. The Rev. Wright episode actually scares them about Obama. What his beliefs really are and what type of policies he would put in play.

I don’t know who the polls actually poll but I can tell you that my family of active Seniors was serious shaken by Wright. They are not alone- they have these discussions in their VFW, American Legion, Senior lunches, and other gathering meetings.

If Obama gets the nomination there could be a real shift in older voters to John McCain- it’s the devil they know.

In response to Paris….. from your statements I am guessing your are a Fox news / Limbaugh fan.
Please…. do some real research, and find the real facts, then make an unbias informed decision.

I am from Florida so what I have to say may not count,but let me be clear on something. If someone has associates who are raciest people then how do they not share some of those views. Obama has his rev. his wife, his other sen. in IIl. , his bombing terrriorts campain workers, and many others in his closet whom he has had in his life for a very long time. I say this is something that needs to be looked at. If character is not important and morals are not important than how about a voting record? Are there any people who see a problem with this cand. or is it just me?

Let’s keep Wright in the picture, the more and more that the American public see this man and his crazy notions the more they will see Obama made the right choice and in no way can share his views.

I think Wright was a good test for Obama and just goes to show that African Americans have their own way of thinking and Wright’s way of thinking is absolutely CRAZY!!!

The presidential race should be about who is the best candidate for office not a civil rights movement - I do not trust Obama or his wife. They are both very anti-American. My vote is for Clinton.

Remember everyone Bill got impeached because of his indescretions with Monica. It had nothing to do with the way he ran our country. I think he was one of the best presidents we ever had. Our economy was great, and we werent at war, and everyone had work. I support Hillary because of her experience, I’m not sure how I feel about Obama. There’s so many negative things said about each candidate, If Hillary doesn’t win the nomination I dont know who I will vote for, I definetely donot want 4 more years of Bush! He is only for the rich person. I hope Hillary wins or I can get a better feeling of what Obama represents, and can do for our country.

Anyone who wants to keep Wright in the picture is casting a vote for him for President. Rev. Wright hasn’t entered the election, the media entered him in the picture. For all of you who say that Obama listened to Wright saying those things for 20 years, HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT HE DID OR DID NOT HEAR! YOU WERE NOT THERE. You are so narrow minded and small. And it shows your prejudice. You don’t want the truth, and quite frankly, you can’t handle the truth! And by the way, on the Ayres stupidity, Obama was 8 years old at the time of these acts were done. Should he be held liable for this connection as well, even as a child? Why can’t white americans understand that the white house is not just for white people, it’s for all of the people. You have got to share it sooner or later. Better now than later. The country is in the biggest mess ever, because of “White People” running the country.” Think about that the next time you go to the gas pump.

People of this nation have lost their minds! Wright is just one example of who Obama is! And everyone tends to forget this. Not only did he and his wife sit under this man for 20 years, but also their children..which means those two have heard him ALL their lives! And Now Obama is going to denounce him. Am I missing something here. Of course he has to denounce him…he’s only running for the United States of America’s Presidency! Don’t forget his wife is just now proud to be an American…my God…picture HER as first lady! LOL…Do they now tell their children not to repeat what they have learned or heard from Wright? This subject can NOT be forgotten when it comes to being President. Surely the DNC will realize there is NO way Clinton supporters will EVER vote for him…

Someone commented on Wright being a spiritual advisor to the Clinton’s at one time. Bet they had never heard one of his hate speeches before that or he would not have been. Those people (Clintons) have always loved America and what it stands for. The Wright people hate it. And I am appalled when someone refers to him as “Rev.” I’m almost 50 years old and in all that time I have NEVER heard a Rev say anything remotely close to Wright’s statements. And I will NEVER believe that Obama had never heard (in 20 years) anything from Wright like that…BULL…..

To Paris.

How do you know what was in Michelle Obama’s thesis? IF you make remarks about someone on the bloggers, you need to prove it. Otherwise it is a fallacy. How do you know Michelle Obama made that comment about the United States?

Maybe Obama wasn’t listening or paying close attention to Rev. Wright’s messages, but even if he was, he disregarded them.

Mr. Obama comes across to me, as really wanting to change the way things are done in Washington. Whether or not we see any real change, we will see next year. Maybe Obama is the one to talk terrorists out of attacking us? If Hillary gets in? We will certainly be in WWIII without a doubt.

Nobody will take you seriously, if you write a fallacy.

Cindy,
It is amazing that you question my knowledge of the thesis.
Google it. Find it and read it, maybe that will help you.
I heard Michele Obama’s comments my self it was covered on all channels.
Maybe if you follow the news like I do you have a better idea.
Good for you for finding Obama the way you do. I find him to be an opportunist that is been lying about who he is.
The evidence is undeniable.
Why don’t you read about Robert Melloy and tell me when Obama can’t be clear on his policy with his campaign how is he going to lead this nation.

Cindy, furthermore if you think the terrorist that we are dealing with
can be talked out of attacking us you need to educate yourself more on the
ideologies we have to deal with.

As far as terrorists are concern we are infidel and we must be destroyed.
Why don’t you do some research on the law of TAGHIAH (it is Arabic term).