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Black Liberation Theology is a varient of South American Liberation Theology. Rev. Wright and his mentors have twisted it to suit the plight of the black community. Shame on them

Al Sharpton knows fully well Obamas ex-pastor has slowly ruined his chances of getting the nomination. With all the so-called church friends Obama has, Not one came out of the woodwork to show support for him which further indicates that Rev Wright sermons and other pastors like him clearly terrorize black churches up and down the country preaching the same madness. sorry to say that Black america is not stable or supportive enough to make progressive change from the outside looking in. Thats why we should thank God Barack is mixed raced. He can see clearly Way to go Obama but remember your on your own

SJ we saw Rev Wright disrespect himself by acting like a clown, I think he is too intelligent to have acted the way he did. He's trice degreed. The trash talk about 'yo moma' did it for me

The Real Story: Should Obama NOW Drop Out of Race Due to Racial Controversy?

It's not about Obama conveniently ending his long relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright and that ends it and Jeremiah Wright is a bad man and racist and how could he?

It's all about Barack Obama how after 20 years of having a close relationship with Pastor Wright appears to have a dual personality - one of which is a dark hidden side with racial confusion and the convenient use of disposable people.

Obama - remember chose Jeremiah Wright and his church. Jeremiah Wright had very little to do with it except to just accept Barack Obama's friendship and now come to find out - hidden agenda.

It is an extreme stretch of anyone's imagination that this Obama – Wright relationship of convenience is all a complete surprise to Obama after 20 years of spiritual mentoring by Wright and Obama naming a book after a close friendship with Jeremiah Wright.

This is all about saving Barack Obama's presidential campaign after the public scrutiny does NOT like what it sees in the Obama racial controversy. This could set back civil rights 40+ years. This is NOT something to be ignored and just explain it away with another grandiose Obama public lecture/speech!!!

This candidate Obama comes highly manufactured and repeatedly groomed after more numerous focus group encounters and fine-tuning than half a dozen candidates combined. Obama may be the most highly tuned candidate, as the result of many, many focus groups – of our time. Obama "SLICK" is the quintessential political consultants dream robo-candidate that is intentionally designed to mislead the public...and he is!!

NO one - I am convinced can have it both ways. The real discussion should now focus on whether Obama should drop out of the race altogether.

This is not Presidental and what the American People deserve or need right now. This Obama racial controversy could set back civil rights 40+ years. This is NOT something to be ignored and just explain it away with a public lecture/speech !!!

Obama had it for twenty years HIS WAY with the racist Wright - now he wants us to completely disregard that - it was different - it didn't happen - we don't understand - we are taking it out of context - we need to move on - it's not important... HS it is very important. It is outrageous!!!!

The American People deserve to know exactly what we are getting into with any Presidential candidate and most rational people I know do NOT like what they see NOW in the Obama - Wright relationship of convenience.

When Michelle Obama wants to move on - that is an indication that they are into campaign damage control and no more and the race for President over-rules personal privacy and ANY relationship of convenience such as Obama- Wright.

Obama is too radical and NOT Presidential - and this comes from a Democrat.

How many of you writing against Obama would have said no to the great opportunities especially after Harvard and offer his services for the poor and the lowly. Not many of you would and you are so critical to someone who wants and has shown to serve others. This is a very rare character Obama has and we should all be proud of such and give support to his message of hope and change. Up to you now!

Only Senator Obama can beat Senator McCain. We have seen what the destructive opposing party did to the Clintons. They dragged them out of the White House by their hair, and they won't have them there again. I have not heard Senator Clinton suggest that she is going to leave her husband behind. Well, then. From past experience we can surmise that should they succeed in riding us of Obama, they will turn their attacks toward the Clintons with a viciousness that has never been seen.

This is exactly why we are discussing the Senator Obama's former pastor ad nauseam presently. It is a distraction by hate mongers meant to frighten or anger you and me. Listen, or turn it off; take a deep breath and support the candidate we trust to bring people together, and to change the fatal course that we are charging down.

Forget the rhetoric of nonsense about the senior pastor gentleman (to which such gentleman has contributed admittedly), because obviously, though he appears to be speaking our language, some just do not get it. His shoes are about 70 or so years old. They have taken him places we have not been. He speaks to some who understand and benefit. Others, including people in his community, have no clue. He has freely chosen to be a disciple of Christ, which by definition is a lover of people, not a hater. Every pastor has his unique expression. This is a distraction people. Let it go.

Obama can bring people of good will together. He has shown us that. He is a person of good will. Likeminded people are those who will save this country, set it on a positive path, energize us, attract support again from other countries and redefine what it means to be vibrant, progressive, Americans. We can save ourselves. "Yes,we can!"

As I type this I hear a news report that the latest New York Times nationwide poll shows that Sen Obama still leads Clinton among Dem Primary voters in their poll.

To tomdavie: Oprah left the church? Does she believe that there is "sin?" If not, perhaps that is why she left. Christians who are "people of the book (Holy Bible)" believe in "sin."

And as for "karma" being true, Tony, "people of the book" refer to such as "reaping what you sow."

The Obama /Wright association is old news. Time to move on. There are more important issues floating out there.
By the way , Hillary did Barak a favour on O'Reilly Fox News interview.
Barak's ratings will go up because of her comments.Thanx Hillary. WHAT GOES AROUND COMES AROUND. Errol Smythe

Obama is attacking Mr. Wright and denounce him. Does it mean that he denouce his black church and his black commnunity for the white midlle class white in Indiana and North Carolina?

He has used the black vote to get to this level, now he betrayed his master and his based support (90% of black voting for him) for the cause of the white voters?

His Pastor wanted him to gain the nomination and then the presidency in order to get an apology from the US President to the slavery of the Black People.

He betrayed his master because he is now white not black. Is that his new unity politic. For me, this politic is worse than the Bill Clinton scandal that Libermen has quoted "immoral"

Did Obama find Jesus after Bob Dylan?

There are serious issues out there that need to be discussed and addressed. High profit windfalls of Gas companies while people are struggling to pay off their mortgages and find out that gasoline has gone up again.
Yeah what about all these tornadoes, hurricanes, earthquakes,fires, floods etc and talk about compensation cheque shopuld be in the post stories.
Or what about these big companies on the stock exchange that make billions from poor people that have a dream to get rich quick and get ripped off like how it is said by some that ENRON made money on the backs of broken dreams.
There's climate change,global warming, desertification,pollution,tsunamis,unemployment,poverty in Africa and elsewhere etc etc.
Time to move on. This election soap opera is stuck in the mud and it nis time to take down the props.
Too much time wasted on this Obama and Wright 20 year association. The election is about America and America being the Beacon of Hope (as said by President Ronald Reagan). As you know ,President Abraham Lincoln said " United we stand ,divided we fall". Errol Smythe.

It matter because we need to know if Obama lied to get our vote our not. We need to know how much we can trust him on his view and judgement.

Can there be timeout on all this ? The election is not about Obama and his associates. Surely there are real substantial issues that need to be addressed like the rising cost of fuels,alternative energy sources, global food crisis, housing crisis, banking crisis, pension crisis, tax rebates,world peace, global warming and climate change, desertification,pollution,ozone layer,agriculture, poverty,hunger, empty food shelves in Africa etc etc etc.
Barak is just living the American dream. What is wrong with that? Why do we like broken dreams more than fulfilled dreams/ Let the dream live on. Hope is a good thing there is nothing wrong with hope. Peace to all and goodwill to all men .TIME FOR CHANGE. A BREATH OF FRESH AIR. Errol Smythe.

Funny that all this time Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson have been "noticably absent" in Obama's campaign. Obama avoided MLK day-wasn't Sharpton in charge of it? Now after all the bad press with Wright, Sharpton comes out and defends Obama. Somebody please tell me if Obama has been seen with ANY of these guys since he kicked off his campaign. I think it's all part of the plan.

Wait, let me get this straight.... Is Obama a white guy with a black dad, or a Black guy with a white mom? Barack Obama is not the "black guy". Also, Barack obama came to Jeremiah Wright for "spiritual guidance", not political guidance. It is obvious that jeremiah wright has some off the wall views, but it is also obvious that he knows a ton about theology. I go to my financial advisor for advice on finance. I dont necessarily agree with all of his political views. This guilt by association thing is ridiculous.

Senator Obama with his lies, distortions and political pandering has done more to harm the Democratic Party and American citizens than any other politician in the last 100 years. He needs to go back to South Chicago and fulfill the promises he made to those voters in his last two election.
He is not a statesman nor presidential material. He is just another very corrupt politician who will say or do anything to gain the power of the presidency.
For twenty years he knew he belonged to and supported a Black Liberation Theology Church and Rev. Wright let us know the beliefs of the church. Nothing more.

New Yorker writes:
"when [a] real threat to the nation arises ..."

9-11 (cruel as it was to those killed, maimed, and otherwise effected, especially the ranks of the Fire Department) was a stunt, not "a real threat to the nation."

New Yorker writes:
"911 demonstrates to the world that Americans will lull itself to sleep with non-issues when real threat to the nation arises ...

Americans will be fast asleep, lights out, 'when the bridegroom cometh'"
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Nah. 9-11 demonstrates that there's no mischief of which over-privileged corporate business travelers aren't capable.

As for pore ole St. Matthew, we'll see your Matthew, and raise you a Revelation 3:16:
"So then because thou art lukewarm, and neither cold nor hot, I will spue thee out of my mouth."

Imagine, the US nation is being led towards the abyss by a bungling bush; and the focus is on the HARMLESS RHETORIC of an old Black man?
All because of America's racist obsession!

All any intelligent mind has to ask is, "How really harmful can mere rhetoric of Right be to ANY American?" Who is bruised?

It's not like Mr Right is making threats of harm against the nation or against individual Americans?

911 demonstrates to the world that Americans will lull itself to sleep with non-issues when real threat to the nation arises.

Americans will be fast asleep, lights out, "when the bridegroom cometh"

Eric writes:
"Sharpton said Obama was "grandstanding for the white perople"."

Nobody of any color can really argue with Sharpton on this. Meanwhile, Jesse Jackson's gone to Haiti.

"What example are we setting for the entire world"

You better not be a McCain or Hilliary supporter then.

Hilliary on Iran "WE would obliterate them" and don't forget her husband was impeached and almost destroyed the dignity of the presidency.

McCain- Well what other policies does he have other than being in Iraq? He's another Bush.

Those are your choices America. I'd rather go with Obama.