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More on Wright and Obama

March 17, 2008 10:28 PM

Our GMA Report can be watched HERE.

Interesting other tidbits....In April 2007, Wright told the New York Times, “If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me. I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen.”

In Philly right now to cover Obama's big speech tomorrow.

-jpt

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Racism has been spoken in pastors sermons to several Presidents, President hopeful, Congress and Senators for years. Racism has been around before the eighteen hundreds. It still exist today. Anyone can change from racism of the eighteen hundreds. Racism doesn't have a skin color. Little girls burned outside a church in Alabama because of racism. Today civil rights is not accepted in some churches because of racism.

People are ready for change, regardless of anger, and racism.

IOWA VOTED FOR CHANGE

EXCELLENT JUDGMENT

We do not have the power to change others. We have the power to control what we say about others.
Americans need economic Change.
America need to produce job prosperity.
America need to improve trade agreements.
Good judgment did not say yes to this war.

America is for change.

Posted by: Em | Mar 18, 2008 7:02:55 AM

(Kyle-Anne Shiver is a contributor to American Thinkers)

"Senator Obama's insistence that he shouldn't be held accountable for a 20-year, close association with Jeremiah Wright because he was never actually there to hear a single snippet of anti-American, racist diatribe is beginning to look a lot like all those "present" votes in the Illinois legislature. He seems to be saying he wants to have his cake and eat it too. And all I can say is if Barack Obama can't stand the heat of personal scrutiny, he really ought to do us all a favor and get out of the kitchen."

Every Dem should read, doesn't matter which camp you come from.

Posted by: Substance | Mar 18, 2008 6:51:54 AM

The way some Obama supporters feeling deceived about their leader credibility reminds Forrest Gump movie.

Forrest Gump: My momma always said, "Life was like a box of chocolates. You never know what you're gonna get."

Drill Sergeant: "Gump! What's your sole purpose in this army?"

Forrest Gump: "To do whatever you tell me, drill sergeant! "

Drill Sergeant: "God da** it, Gump! You're a god da** genius! This is the most outstanding answer I have ever heard.".

Are his supporters going to be happy with Obama Just telling them what they want to hear?

Posted by: Angel | Mar 18, 2008 6:36:43 AM

Guilt by association? ABSOLUTELY! We are taught endlessly not to run with the wrong crowd.

So we have Obama who chose to be closely aligned with a screaming, anti-American bigot preacher for 20+ years, and Hillary who never had enough sense to get rid of a cheating, lying, criminal husband. The dems have really frosted the political cookie for us this time. Are these the best decision-makers they have to offer?

Posted by: browserdog | Mar 18, 2008 6:23:31 AM

I supported Obama before it was popular to. I felt hope for the first time in years. I felt the "change wave" crossing the nation and I was elated.

Now I feel so angry and let down. One reason why I liked Obama is that he seemd above the "fray." I never believed he would be caught is such a HUGE lie.

I will vote for McCain if Obama gets the nomination and I pray now that Hillary does, but I don't think she can.

Obama is a liar. He raised his children around Wright and his church. I can't imagine raising children where they could be influenced by such an evil, hateful man who hates our country. I don't know how Obama can look at the cameras and say that he was ignorant for 20 YEARS. If he is that dumb, I don't want him to be my President anyway because he can't read people or their motives. Either way, he has lost my passionate support. I am the "other" half of his race that he never talks about.

Now I truly believe that Obama must be a racist on some level, if not a huge level.

Posted by: Catherine | Mar 18, 2008 6:23:15 AM

I was tearing when Speaker Pelosi ascendent to her speakership but she's also same at any politician does. She should be backing Hillary for making history and proud instead fooling around might be losing her Majority because alot of RedStates (small) none blue color for Dem voted for Obama. That is really Pissed me.

Posted by: Supper D | Mar 18, 2008 6:10:51 AM

Notice To Obama's supporter in RED State GOD DAMN AMERICA will come and GET YOUR JOB

Posted by: Supper D | Mar 18, 2008 6:04:19 AM

WatchOut those SuperD in Red State or District who backed Obama, Mr Wright will come and haunt You ALIVE.

Posted by: Supper D | Mar 18, 2008 6:02:12 AM

I AM STILL CONFUSED???????

So, it's okay to accept what Rev. Wright has said because of all the turmoil and racial injustice that he has had to live through?

So, is it okay for me to start screaming racial slurs because of the rape, robbery, car-jacking, purse snataching and murder that my family and friends have been through at the hands of young black men? Okay! I mean, if that is now socially acceptable!!!

When the reporters interviewed members of the congregation of Obama's church they were ACCEPTING of his racial, anti-white, anti-American statements. How can Obama still justify being a member of this church? HE CAN'T!!!
That's the CRUX of it! He (Obama), Wright and the members of this church are pissed that "whitey" feels like they can tell him what to do!!!
REVERSE THIS SITUATION: Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson would be marching, boycotting and calling upon the black community to do more than just boycott Wal-Mart.
I DON'T CARE IF THESE WERE JUST BLURBS OF HIS SERMON---HE STILL SAID THEM!!!

Posted by: Bonny | Mar 18, 2008 5:18:06 AM

Racism has been around before the eighteen hundreds.
What is the History of racism in the Church?
What is the History of racism In our American Government?
Who is G. Wallace ? Our American government is not responsible for G. Wallace, however, we can learn form his experience.
Some people hate people for no reason.
America had racism in the past.
America has racism in the present.
We have the power to change racism in the future.

IOWA VOTED FOR CHANGE

EXCELLENT JUDGMENT AGAIN

No person has ownership to words of change.


Posted by: Em | Mar 18, 2008 5:07:12 AM

Goodbye Obama!look all the ratings his falling. I'd like to meet Mr.Wright to personally thanks for the falling of Mr.Obama. Go Hillary!!!

Posted by: rodel | Mar 18, 2008 5:05:11 AM

Wright's comments to Obama only prove that, despite Obama's current protests of innocence, he was fully aware of Wright's penchance for saying inflammatory stuff. Obama will have to stop lying about not agreeing and supporting Wright's racist views for the last 20 years.

Posted by: Joseph | Mar 18, 2008 4:14:02 AM

Oprah left Wrights church in the early 80's, after only two years. She knew Wright was poison, but Mr. smarty pants, Mr. wise judgment Obama stayed for TWENTY YEARS!!! Those who watch Obama speech on Tuesday, and are re-bamboozled by his deceiving words, have to be total zombies.

Posted by: KDH55 | Mar 18, 2008 3:45:07 AM

dk, LOVE the audacity of deceit title. would make a great website name.

Posted by: so saddened | Mar 18, 2008 3:41:31 AM

Audacity of Deceit.

Posted by: dk | Mar 18, 2008 3:38:15 AM

marie, excellent analysis, thanks! btw, to you and all the others who are interested in intelligent discourse, check out savagepolitics website (might want to write it down - they delete messages with this info pretty quickly). we have some lively conversations over there, plus there are some outstanding articles, on a wide range of subjects (mostly election at the moment, but other stuff too).

Posted by: so saddened | Mar 18, 2008 3:23:55 AM

Stock_craft-Somehow I don't think the Obama supporters understand the true extent of the damage this has done to Obama. And by extension the democratic party should Obama go on to win based on previous delegates.

Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 18, 2008 3:14:23 AM

People do make mistake and most mistake can be corrected or it can correct itself but this one never and never can. I will never vote for Obama even if Dem has Obama/Clinton ticket and will consider 3 times before I cast Clinton/Obama ballot also.

Posted by: stock_craft | Mar 18, 2008 3:06:42 AM

Marie-Well, I guess we all better prepare ourselves for Obama's speech on race relations tomorrow. Yet, I find myself unable to believe him no matter what he may say. Twenty years of NOT speaking up before he is being forced to try and explain it all away is more troubling days later for me than when it first broke in the news. It only seems to grow stronger inside my mind. How about you?

Posted by: Dogsoldier | Mar 18, 2008 3:05:23 AM

Dogsoldier, you are so right!!

Let me post here a comment on the LaTimes blog; I found it very interesting:

This, too, is part of the script. Remember first that Gerry Ferraro is no racist. Never has been, never will be. She is a political pro (like Ted Kennedy) who sees Sen. Obama, for what he is. A very lucky young man with a spectacular way with words who has been "packaged" for this "moment,"starting with his being fed others legislation for his own as an Illinois Senator, his speech at the 2004 convention, and his support from Ted Kennedy. By his own admission, this "lucky winner" of the DNC first black man as president lottery, has been running for president as soon as he entered the U.S. Senate, running so hard that he can't even hold a subcommittee hearing. And he's lucky to be black because it gives him plenty of built in teflon ... the media is reluctant to dig and vet this candidate for fear of being called "racist." He has carried entire states with a solid black vote, taken "proportionally allocated delegates" with a solid black vote, and will have yet another "moment" at the DNC Convention in Denver, which is conveniently being run by a black evangelical preacher. Hollywood could not have done better. Scripted to perfection. If he hits a few snags, he gives explanations (in this case Wright/Rezko) on a Friday evening low news cycle and then gets up on Saturday to invoke RFK and cry out for unity. While you conveniently file Wright/Rezko away, you hear the sweet talkin' guy and your mind wanders. Hoodwinked. Bamboozled. Since our guy repeatedly, conveniently, missed all these nasty sermons, maybe he was given a "heads up" that the sermon was going to heat up and that he should be a no show. That explanation is as good as any other. Quick, time to invoke RFK again. He's been dead these 40 years and you can trash him too.

Posted by: Mandelay | March 16, 2008 at 05:29 PM

Posted by: marie | Mar 18, 2008 2:54:32 AM

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