Hillary is willing to say anything to be elected, she may be able to win in November but we'll just have more of the same old with her in the WH. Obama's the man. He will be able to go beyong the Wright controversy, he is stronger than his detractors. Yes we can.

Can Obama get beyond Rev Wright? Nope.

The LIBERAL MEDIA will try to SPIN him out of it and surpress what they can.

Fox news inst controlled by Obama. Fox has a higher viewership than any news organization.

So no. He will never live it down.

Besides. Does anyone REALLY think Wright is going to keep his mouth shut for the next 6 months???

lol

Geevil:

Would you prefer he'd said, "I am going to force her to do the right thing and drop out?"

You can't have it both ways!

Obama 2008 -- Yes, WE CAN!!!

Not tough len, going in to this contest 48% of all voting Americans disapproves of Hillary Clinton. (not to even mention that she has run such a disgusting race that now many Dems like me will not vote for her)

-- That's it, end of story. She can't win when half the country is against her from the beginning.

Sounds like some of the folk hanging around this here board could use a good tin foil hat or three.

Not that there is anything wrong with this, its just an observation.

Clinton will come from behind in NC and Maintain her lead in In and Obama will be knocked back because of his associations he didnt do enough to get away from wright he only did it for poltical expediency North Carolina is Clinton country and we do not want your devisive racist pandering vitole thatcomes from the Obamabots please stop or leave the Deomocratic party you arent true Deomocrats

jackt51 - I am most certainly a subscriber to the concept of freedom of speech which, by the way, also allows me to air my opinions. However, I'm not sure if you perhaps misunderstood my previous entry. I am an Obama supporter, 100%, have been from the beginning.

Anne,

Good comment.
Thanks

Is the media capable of writing a single story about Obama without using the word "Wright" in it? I know that sharks find it hard to stop a feeding frenzy as long as there's even a litle blood left in the water...

Thomas, you are correct in what you say.-----"Which is worse? Wright saying outrageous things, or Bishops who simply transferred molester priests to other parishes so they can molest more kids? It's pretty clear to me."----- But it is not clear to me, the question remains ---How will Mr. Obama's association with this movement influence his beliefs, ideas, and actions as President of the United States? I think this is a legitimate question. If you knew Bishops or Priests were going to commit further crimes because of their philosophy that would be okay with you? The values and teachings of this church are radical and have been for years. Does anyone think I am wrong asking this question as a US citizen?

As for all the egregious comments from Obama supporters about white voters being racists, it isn’t about race. Obama’s race has little to do with people not voting for him, or his dramatic slip in the polls. The Governor of my state happens to be African American (David Patterson), and he’s supporting Hillary. Is he being racist by not supporting Obama? Numerous prominent African Americans are also not supporting Obama, and countless more have questioned Obama’s choice of pastor and friends. Are all of them racists? No, they aren’t. Neither are many of the millions of Americans who do not support Obama because of his twenty-year relationship with the militant and racially separatist Rev. Wright, and his long time friendships with unsavory characters like Bill Ayers and Tony Rezko.

The problem is Obama’s questionable judgment by maintaining relationships with people whose anti-American sentiments and actions are reprehensible. Obama’s friends speak volumes about what he believes and his ability to make good decisions.

From all that has recently been disclosed about the attitudes that Obama and his friends share involving working class whites, older Americans, church-goers, gun owners, people from small towns, and Jews, the question isn’t whether certain voters are prejudiced against Obama, but whether he’s prejudiced against them.

@ BKMC:

You need to do some homework.
Obama's 2007 tax return shows 4.2 million dollars in income. The difference between Obama and Hillary is that Hillary has never lied about being rich and she donated all 10.5 Million in income from her books to charitable causes, per the tax returns over the past 8 years. Divide it up and see for yourself: She averaged 1.3 million per year in income from her books and donated all of it. Clinton is only rich because of Bill and has been forthright in giving back to others, while Obama has not. His tax returns show nearly all of his less than 1% in donations were to TUCC - a church who spends its money giving Rev. Wright a $1M home and a $10M open credit line unscrutinized by law. Take off those rose-colored glasses and look hard at the facts. Obama is not who he professes to be and is fooling half the democratic electorate.

Am I the only one who thought Obama looked totally uncomfortable drinking a can of Budweiser and trying to talk to the locals in North Carolina?

Sure Obama looks beyond Rev. Wright but to the voters his character may be a issue. Obama may have used the shady characters he is associated with as stepping stones into the political arena.

Obama seems to feel he is above other politicans and working people. The statements he made about small town Americans are too much in detail to be a mistake.

Anne,

Your question, "How will Mr. Obama's association with this movement influence his beliefs, ideas, and actions as President of the United States?" is legitimate. So what remains is whether or not your believe his answer. Obama has, in no uncertain terms, completely rejected Wright's statements. He has been up front and honest about a difficult issue. Either you believe him or you won't, and the only way to judge whether or not he is telling the truth is a judgement about his integrity. His response to Wright has been thoughtful and measured. When Wright had the chance to admit that his more controversial statements were wrong (AIDS, etc.) and didn't, Obama broke with him and rightly so.

I happen to have a perspective on this church because I have a friend who attended it when she was a girl growing up in Chicago. She describes the church as rather mainstream and not radical at all. She doesn't remember ever hearing comments like Wright's. It's a large, non-denominational church that attracts not just blacks, but whites too.

Wright's comments are certainly incendiary, but he doesn't necessarily speak in a general way to the beliefs of the congregation members any more than Pat Robertson's explanation that Katrina happened because of America's tolerance of homosexuality speaks for Christians who listen to his program.

And by the way, the "God damn America" clip that has so many people upset was said in the context of historical racial injustice in America. That is correct. God damn America for its racist past. The other stuff Wright has said is crazy, and his congregation knows it.

The problem is this clip is easy fodder for politicians. It's "gotcha" journalism.

Obama has spoken about this forcefully, eloquently and believably. Hillary flatly lied several times about her trip to Bosnia. That doesn't speak well to her integrity. Conversely, Obama's handling of why he shouldn't be held accountable for another person's words has been very credible.

Naive, boneheaded, proud of America for the first time in my life, did not hear what he was saying for twenty years, gave back all the money tied to Rezko or all that we could determine, had him look at the house, bought part of the lot next door from his wife for "fair" value, he and I and our wives spent the day at his lake house, not really a close friend, fundraisers--cannot remember attending or meeting Middle Eastern guests.......do you get the picture? Just words? Words to believe in.

Was any elected official asked to resign when it was proven that some Catholic preist molested many children? No, because you cannot take a person to task because of what their pastor did. Start looking for another loophole.

All the pieces of the puzzle such as Rev. Wright and his church, Rezco, Ayers, Farrakhan and probably many others are starting to to come together to form a picture.

Obama doesn't want to help working people with gas costs this summer and he doesn't want to help them with thier health care but only to force them to buy insurance on thier children. What does Obama offer to working people, nothing?