Political Punch

Something is happening on the West Coast along the San Andreas faultline.Election 2008 candidates are not commenting about it. Fox news and other media channels are monitoring the situation asking the question IS THIS THE BIG ONE? Increased seismic activity in the San Andreas region is a cause for concern. Errol S

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people." BHO today

How in the world could he say that when he chose to sit in Wright's pew and hear his venom for 20 years?

Un ...ing believable.

yes that's what we need in this critical time in our history, a wannabee, cardboard cutout full of hot air, no experience, cult leader, muslim background, Christian church who is all black with ties to radical people against whites. yep. Well half the country were stupid and voted for Bush not once but twice, now half the Democrats are stupid and follow this false prophet like lemmings to the sea. God help us.

he should go back to africa if he dont like it

Jackie you are so right. This Obama campaign, is taking us back 50 years.

Im really sorry I supported my boy, he is toast

SaneJayHawk:

McCain did not "attend Hagee" (whatever that means) for 20 years. Hagee was never his pastor. He is just someone that endorsed McCain. He did not marry McCain and his wife. He did not baptise his children. HE was never describewd by McCain as his "spiritual mentor." Get your facts straight before you start trashing people.

How amazing that in 20 years Obama never heard any of this or read his church bulletin where it was coming our once a week,,,

Amazing that Obama never believed any of this stuff and never shared his doubts with the minister.

I do not believe Obama is any kind of agent for change...Unless you're talking about turning back the clock...His record and background reflect more of a return to the 60's mentality and anger....politiically and socially I don't want to go back to the anger and bad policy that we had then.

When Obama made his speech on race and included the "I can no more disown him..." line, my guess is that he thought Wright was going to stay in line and not do something like this. Otherwise surely Obama would have acted differently.

So if Obama can't assess the probable behavior of his pastor of 20 years, can't figure out that something like this might be coming down the pike (and it should have been pretty obvious, now that we've seen Wright's personality in full bloom), why should we trust Obama to lead this country? How can we rely on his judgment of foreign leaders if he can miss something this seemingly obvious? Did Rev. Wright's behavior surprise Obama? Did Obama really not see it coming?

Why is the second sentence so often left out?

"When Louis Farrakhan speaks, it's like when E.F. Hutton speaks...black America listens. They may not agree, but they listen."

THEY MAY NOT AGREE - what part of that do you not understand? It's perfectly possible to agree with Farrakhan on the Million Man March, the importance of families and father figures, yet disagree on other things he's said. Are you really that gullible and naive that you think it's only possible to believe people 100% or zero?

Uh.. HAGEE, HAGEE, HAGEE. McCain attends a pastor over 20 years that has attacked Catholics, advocates nuclear war, and says that God damns America all the time with hurricanes etc. But, let's not talk about him. Maybe because he is white and protestant?

I don't have to agree with Rev. Wrights statements, but I agree with a good number, and as long as folks want to treat Obama/Wright different than McCain/Hagee the only thing I can think of is racism and anti-Catholicism, both quiet and well known traits of the US religious right.

Some days, like Rev. Wright, I do hope the US gets hammered enough to finally wake up. If 100-Years-War McCain is elected, then I bet that is exactly what will happen.

OBAMA SPENT 20 YEARS WITH WRIGHT AND LIED ABOUT IT. DON’T FORGET REZKO, AYERS, FARRAKHAN, BLACK PANTHERS, MALCOLM X AND MICHELLE’S ANTI-AMERICAN COMMENTS.

OBAMA HAS RUN HIS ENTIRE CAMPAIGN ON LIES. FINALLY THE MEDIA IS REPORTING THE TRUTH. IS IT TOO LATE? WHAT ELSE IS HE STILL HIDING?

REMEMBER — PELOSI WANTS TO BE THE FIRST FEMALE PRESIDENT! SHE AND OBAMA, ALONG WITH HIS ANTI-AMERICAN FRIENDS, WILL DESTROY OUR COUNTRY.

THE DNC HAS WORKED OUT A “MONEY DEAL” FOR OBAMA TO GIVE PART OF HIS CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY! WHAT ARE THEY OFFERING OBAMA IN RETURN? THE SUPER-DELEGATES?

VOTE HILLARY!

This is not about Wright. This is not about who the person who invited him to the press club supports. This is Obama and his judgment, pure and simple. Oprah Winfrey, the much-touted "get" endorsee, left the church over disagreements with Wright. Obama chose not to. End of story.

I just listened to Rev. Wright's speech before the Press Club. I feel that he told the TRUTH and the TRUTH HURTS. However, I'm not voting for Rev. Wright for president. Obama is being found guilty by association. I've lokked at a lot of the comments, and I think that if we stop looking at what each of the candidates have done or stood for in the past, and hold that against them, none of them would be electable. Let's look at each candidate for who they are NOW, and what thier policies are on issues that concern most americans today, like the economy, the war, and health care. Forget about the all the other garbage from the MEDIA that is DISTRACTING us all from what is important. There is always going to be gossip,scandals and other stuff that is not at issue here for this country right now. WAKE UP PEOPLE! America is in serious trouble. We need someone in the Whitehouse who is going to work on the problems at hand. Forget about Rev. Wright, forget about what Bill Clinton did. The race is between HILLARY AND BARACK, NOT BILL AND JERIMIAH.

Middleof the road, you wrote: "Geo. Bush was given the presidency by the supreme court." You also wrote, "...just hold your nose and vote for her. your wallet will thank you later."

First of all, several news agencies completed the recount. And George W. Bush still had MORE votes. So it was the people of Florida and not the U. S. Supreme Court who gave the presidency to George W. Bush. The U. S. Supreme Court's ruled, 7-2, that the method of recounting as outlined by the Florida State Supreme Court was unconstitutional. At the same time, it ruled 5-4, that it was too late for the Florida State Supreme Court to come up with an alternative method for recounting that would be constitutional and also meet the certification deadline as set forth by Florida state law. Had Al Gore not tried to steal the election by cherry-picking a handful of counties that are overwhelmingly Democratic to recount, but instead had immediately ordered a statewide recount, neither the U. S. Supreme Court nor the Florida State Supreme Court would have ever been involved in the case.

Now as for your comment that "your wallet will thank you later," you are absolutely right! That's because your wallet will be on your dresser enjoying the fresh air, and not being squished between you and the chair you are sitting on, since you won't have any money to put into it anymore. Sen. Clinton has already said that we can't afford all of her ideas. But that won't stop her from trying to implement them anyway!

I dont think Barack obama is a racist,,, i think hes a poser. I truly think he doesnt agree with Reverend wrights theology but he had to blend in to springboard his political career .

The Reverend is RIGHT on Blowback.
He's right on our country's faults. For God's sake, a succession of REPUBLICAN Presidents aided and abetted APARTHEID South Africa. Just because he has a grating voice, is not white, and voices unpleasant truths, ignorant minds turn away and the media demonizes him. My wallet, my peace of mind, and I would have much rather had Rev. Wright's foreign policy over the last 8 years than that of George "W.orst Ever" Bush.

i do not care what wright says, i do not care how he acts, i care little about him at all. what i do care about is a man who wants to be president associating with this man for 20 years. it is not about the average citizen, it is about someone wanting to be president. this association shows lack of character, lack of fore thought, and lack of judgement. surely bho knew this would come back to haunt him.

3 personal observations:
1. There is no such thing as a story going away as every avenue of the media we know is about somebody getting paid. No story no pay. A commentary never addressed by our expert?? advisors.
2. To date I have not found or had a reply from anyone, expert or not, who had reviewed Rev. Wright's "hate" sermon and only a couple of folks who have reviewed any of his sermons. Apparently most folks must be having spiritual revelations rendering great discernment in weighty matters of politics, government, and religion.
3. Once again America and Americans lie to themselves and each other. This story which in honest reality does not have anything to with this election is absolutely about race.

As a follower of Christ I often question God as to why the oppressed typically are called upon to initiate and sustain efforts at reconciliation and unity. In America,to my knowledge, there has been no time when white male pastors have led a national drive for reconciliation or collectively come to the table. It would seem that as a group they should have the greatest sphere of spiritual and moral influence.

@ Lance D,

We are talking about how many % white people vote for Obama compare AA vote for Hillary.
From that percentage you can figure it out.