I tried very hard to listen objectively. As I’ve said before, I don’t trust his money and I don’t trust his religion. I listened and was not sold. He sounded like he was pedaling awful fast. He never should’ve had this man as the spiritual advisor for the campaign. He had to know this was gonna come up. I was still on the fence about him until now.

I guess there is always the CHANCE that Obama never personally heard Wright say anything racist, anti-American, or completely offensive.

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I have learned that Obama (and the Clintons, for that matter) are capable of almost anything - and getting away with it too.

“What’s your reaction to Rev. Wright’s speech, and Obama’s response?”

Wright is a racist. Obama’s response was…..disturbing.

Honesty is hard to take for many who already have their own views as to how things are. Obama did the right thing. People talk of wanting change, but when they get a hint of it, they rush to smash it down. We need to talk about it. Race and gender bias still exist. I have heard white fundie ministers preach the same grating sermons bordering on hate and misunderstanding. We still have white enclaves collecting weapons in western states who preach and teach their kids much worse. We have KKK publications that preach sick christianity. This pastor has some good in his backround. He is frustrated now. Aren’t most of us who are still sane after these last eight years?
I was raised in that church, but not that congregation. It is known for fielding and accepting different views. I didn’t agree with all the pastors I heard. That’s what america is all about. Many of Hillary’s supporters praised the speech today and the courage it took. Whites who have never worshipped in black churches where they are accepting seem to understand less. Religion is surviving and confronting daily life struggles. As I read today…candy christianity doesn’t cut it sometimes when your world is bleak. Obama is the one who could understand the racial divide if anyone could. Imagine being torn by your heritage daily. I’m sure you have loved ones who change as they age and evolve. Would you denounce them? Sounds like a lot of you would. I don’t care for lock step in my leaders.
You Go O! They may understand someday.You treated it like jesus would baby. High five…this too shall pass. I’ve got to grab Leonard Pitt’s column this week. Learning and an open mind won’t kill you. Continuing this insanity of distrust and accepting the status quo, no matter how warped just may harm us all. Tear down the problems…don’t tear down the messenger.

You all are racists and sexist to some extent. How dare you act indignant and superior when someone points it out. Rob, you are starting to sound like a repub. Afraid Obama will take your blond chix away? Star..still ridiculous I see.

“All racist and sexist to some extent?”— Mike

How about Wright being extremely racist, indignant, a bigot, an anti-American….the list goes on and on.

Maybe blonde dudes, he is worried about.

Star—– Awesome, how did you do that??

For me this isn’t about race. It’s about preaching crazy theories from the pulpit. A white run government created HIV to kill the black man? We deserved and asked for 9/11? We were terrorists in WWII? These aren’t racial issues. This is preaching conspiracy theory and national evilness to impressionable kids. It’s one thing to bluntly bring up the history of race and anger in this nation and to have a discussion about it. But you can’t convince me that these other fringe elements didn’t pervade his sermons on some consistent basis. To tie yourself to a man that takes any time Sunday morning preaching about the white man creating HIV to infect the black man, I’m sorry thats insane and its inexcusable. It’s very easy to point out that if McCain were so closely tied to a Pastor that preached that the black man brings crime and drugs to our culture, McCain would be done. Wright has a right to say what he wants, thats fine. But I don’t want a President that has a fringe element as his mentor.

Radical conspiracy theories are my concern, not a frank talk about race. Defending this relationship is luncacy and hypocritical. Compare Wrights fringe statements to the well wishes Trent Lott had for a 100 year old man. That man had a controversial past, true, but the statements were meant as innocuous platitudes. That cost Trent Lott a leadership position and you couldn’t tell me he’d ever have a legitimate shot at the Presidency. Contrast that with 20 years of sitting in the pews maybe not agreeingwith but at least condoning those views in the ears of your children? Uh-uh.

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Awesome…at last a red herring issue that is worth discussing. Some of you need to go back and read the full text of the speech…it’s on Obama’s site. Not hard to find. Sounds like you missed a lot of it seeing the video. It may comfort some of you to know that the new generation of worshippers worship materialism more than compassionate action for the less-blessed. That should make some on here feel right at home. it will be interesting to see if black folks and others who acquire great wealth for the first time are as evil as some of the pale blessed have been over the years.
Dan…what was your point? Lame dude…real lame.
Stuff your fears and open your ears. Study the laws of abundance. Me? I am glad when black folk talk real around me. It means we have reached some stage of trust. It’s odd how the media can focus on this reverend with a great backround of helping others when he becomes frustrated, yet they let ten equally pale folks spouting hate go without question or comment. You just make the reverend’s point, over and over. Keep your prejudives, but don’t breed it in your kids. Some try to go non-violent and take it to church. That still angers some. What is your problem that you have to be so hostile and non-effective yourselves? It’s unamerican. I’m proud of your courage Mr Obama.