Republicans Drool Over Wright

I'm glad this happened because I want John McCain to win. I think the economy is doing fine and I want America to win in Iraq.

I hate Barack Obama and I don't care what he says. I'm glad white people are turning against him.

I have plenty of money. If you don't have any, that's your problem. Don't coming looking for me to bail you out if you're a loser.

I want America to WIN in Iraq. And we're going to win really soon. And I don't care how long it takes. It's worth it because the only way to stop terrorism is to take over the Arab countries because they're all terrorists anyway.

I'm glad that Wright has got people to dislike Obama because now McCain can win.

The Church I attend has more than one Chaplain that offer services (4th Infantry Division Memorial Chapel). Not one Chaplain mentions race or a negative attitude towards our country. I know you're saying, "Well that's because you're on a military post. That's what Army Chaplains are suppose to do and say." That simply isn't the case. In our church, it is about three things and three things only (1) Worshiping God (2) Learning God's word through sermon (3) Offering fellowship and peace to our neighbors. If a church can't offer these three or tries to offer something different, say politics, then something is wrong. And for the congregation to buy in to it is wrong. I will pray this Sunday for peace and understanding, that it may reach inside the Church as well as outside the Church.

As much as I hate to say this, Rush has a point.

And, no wonder GWB is still in power. YOU DESERVE PEOPLE LIKE HIM.

fedup: why he needs to apologize for his wife's "I am really proud of America for the first time in my adult life"? What's wrong with this statement?

Only twisted minds twist other's statement. Isn't she proud of America? She is. End of the story!

Smear, smear, smear. That's all you can do.

Pat M: "Anybody who would vote for this clown is nuts... "

Actually, those who have voted for him consistently are the highly educated ones who can appreciate intelligence. They are not nuts at all. These were the same group who voted against GWB consistently.

Only those who believe 7-second sound bites and lack the ability to do in-depth analysis would discount him. Only those who are full of racial hatred would not give him a chance. If you are willing to open you mind and try to understand what he has said and have the ability to appreciate history, you are likely to agree with me that he did a fantastic job.

Obama made history by this single speech, perhaps one of the most important speeches in this century, comparable in magnitude to those by MLK and Lincoln. You can hate him for what he is or what he said. But in the end you will realize his speech has changed the political landscapes of America forever. To me, this is a true leader.

I just wish all of our political leaders can have that ability and courage.

Now, I start to understand why it took so many years to get rid off the much celebrated racial segragation and took a war to get rid off slavary.

Changes are hard.

Obama made the history as the only politician who can transcend race and rise above politics.

If you believe we are all created equal, you perhaps should have an open mind to listen to what the other side has to say. Perhaps, you never believed we are all created equal? If so, well, that could be a serious problem for you.

Anybody who would vote for this clown is nuts... Goodbye Obama 08.

I have lived in this country for over twelve years ... I now see the dark soul that I have sensed since living here.The hatred shown by your comments about Barack Obama may give you a temporary satisfaction (Limbaugh like) but you are about to lose something that would have changed your history,, a president that cares about all the American people ,,, tragic hatred

Obama gives great speeches. He is a smooth talker, but it was just another distraction to keep the American people of all racial and religious backgrounds from getting to the real issue that is at the center of this campaign. WHO will be the most qualified person to hold the highest office in the land? A few months ago, Obama appeared to be a good man who loved America and all American citizens. That was then---this is now. It's truly hard to believe anyone would sit through some of the sermons we saw last week. It's even worse to imagine our children hearing these radical remarks, especially in a church of God. What will they grow up to be? How did these remarks of bigotry and hatred affect them? "America deserved 9-11" ; "Riding Dirty"; "God Damn America"; "America caused HIV" and much more! There is nothing 'Christian' about these disgusting remarks. When "Pastor Wright" made his nasty, radical remarks, OVER A 20-YEAR PERIOD, why didn't Obama demand that he be fired? Why did he put him on the Obama Political Campaign as an adviser? Too many lies! Who is Obama? What does he really believe in? I think he stayed in this church so he would get the votes of the 8,000 members. I'm sad to see he's just another typical, flip-flop, politician who will say or do anything to get what he wants.

Sam writes (at 10:19):
"It will probably go down in history as one of the greatest ever--right up there with the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I have a dream" speech."

(at 1:21):
"Seems to be a recurring theme with Obama since he had no qualms throwing his white grandmother under the bus for his racist pastor."
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Uh, are these the SAME "Sam"??

For about two weeks max, some overwrought teevee people may keep spinning that speech as "great", but it's not likely to last, because it WASN'T so great -- especially the outstandingly-disbelievable part about the grandmother.//

jkh, regarding the black panther endorsement obama was obviously so proud of that he put it on his website - he took it down after people started commenting. once again, he has NO judgment. another extremist organization he thinks is good to have on his side and he only distances himself when people point out that it's not a good thing.

I'm so tired of race, but, I suppose from someone elses perspective I'm bias because I'm a white male.
So am I to understand that if Barak Obama is elected president, as blacks and whites, we're even? No more NAACP, no more all black universities, no more affirmitave action? As white americans who never owned slaves we are free from our burdon of guilt over slavery? I think race should be excluded on everything except medical records.

Barack Obama had been a presidential candidate for more than a YEAR before he outright repudiated his long-time pastor for anti-American, racially charged sermons. But when talk show host Don Imus was in hot water, eleven months ago, for racially insensitive comments, Obama was the first candidate to call for his firing. Obama [who in a major speech on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, decried controversial remarks by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. dating back to 2001] called for Imus to be fired just ONE WEEK after Imus made the remarks in April 2007, two months after Obama had announced his candidacy. "There’s nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. And I would hope that NBC ends up having that same attitude,” Obama told ABC News in an April 11, 2007 interview.
I GUESS OBAMA FEELS DIFFERENTLY WHEN IT REALLY IS SOMEONE ON HIS TEAM MAKING RADICAL COMMENTS!

I'm arguing with myself... the post to which I was responding, has been deleted. Sorry.

Vile... racists really? I do not think that questioning a candidate on issues is vile or racists.

Trying to get a president for the United States of America. I'm loading up the Scale of Justice with facts, not words. She isn't balancing all to even. Us people need justice through our next elected officials, not this type of hype or bs'er politician's best interest for a special interest. Our nation and her sovereignty is endanger and this isn't the cure. We are all argueing/debating over he said she said ---- not standing as proud free citizens of a country who's very existance is dwindling day by day. People could have the power but this shows why WE THE PEOPLE do not or are not comming together. Toss out a harsh comment and we are divided, apparentally people have a personal grudge to settle more than a need for a free, prosperious, safe country to live in. May God have mercy on us all.

Warren5678 writes:
"Watch the Wright 911 video and you will see Michelle Obama standing to applaud and then sit down. Barack did not know about this."
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UH-oh! Guess the WIFE will be the next one the candidate will throw overboard.

Guess we'll have to wait until the end of the week to find out: LAST week the candidate -- mindful of the news cycle, presumably -- jettisoned his spiritual mentor on Friday.//

It is very easy to throw around turms like "extremist, racist, radical", its much harder to step back and surround someone's point of view (regardless of your take on it) in factual context, strip it of its emotional tone, and try to understand it. This is the only way that we will begin to unite the people of this country.

Conduct your own research, challenge the media, find unbiased sources, and don't run away or be frightened from things you may not initially understand or agree with. Wrap these views in the appropriate context and fact and history, and pursue knowledge.

Although Wright’s views have been looped over and over in an attempt for the media to forward their own political agendas, these comments and ideas did not begin with Wright. A JANUARY 25, 2005 article by THE WASHINGTON POST is titled “Study: Many Blacks Cite AIDS Conspiracy”. Google it and you will find much information on this conspiracy theory. I am not saying it is true or false, but realize that the media has its agenda during a political campaign - whether its ratings or their political interest. Do your own due-diligence to find truth.
For 40 years, between 1932 and 1972 the US Public Health Service conducted an experiment on 399 black men withf syphilis, who could have been easily treated and cured. The men were from one of the poorest counties in Alabama, most could not read. They were told they were being treated for “bad blood” and their doctors had no intention of curing them at all. The data from the experiment was to be collected from autopsies of the men and they were left to die of the disease whose symptoms include tumors, heart disease, paralysis, blindness, insanity, and death. By the end of the experiment 28 died directly of the disease, 100 were dead of related complications, 40 of the wives were infected, and 19 children born with it. One of the most chilling parts of the experiment is how the PHP so zealously kept these men from receiving treatment. Even the United States Surgeon General participated by enticing the men to remain in the experiment, sending them certificates of appreciation after 25 years of study.
The story finally broke in the Washington Star on July 25, 1972 in an article by Jean Heller of the Associated Press.
Its easy to ignore the real issues and problems of this country, or loop the dramatic speaches of Rev. Wright. Its harder to deal with the facts and the truths, both black and white, good and bad.
I truly hope one day we can all come together to make attempts at understanding each other, and give what Obama stands for a chance… real Unity for our country’s people. Its easy to drive even more of a wedge between people when we don't try to understand each other's history and perspectives. I hope that one day we can get past this, or atleast find a way to build our relationships with each other, and build our country, together.

Another piece to connect the dots for the Wright rhetoric that Obama did not know. Watch the Wright 911 video and you will see Michelle Obama standing to applaud and then sit down.Barcak did not know about this.