That an old black guy might actually have moments when he buys into a conspiracy theory, racial or otherwise (let’s not forget the syphlis experiments, etc., that did happen), is not so startling or offensive. That he might see “violence begets violence” blowback involved in 9/11 is not so startling or offensive, except perhaps to those who believe US hegemony continues to be a form of manifest destiny. The occasional “Goddamn America” is not nearly so offensive or disconcerting to me than persistent, powerful hate speech from evangelicals and the end-times politics that exists in DC and treats our nation as a Biblical pawn. That’s “Goddamn the whole world and end it now!” That IS real and disconcerting and offensive, and Hillary is connected to that through The Family.

Moreover, the few minutes of mania expressed by Wright during his lifetime, at least part of which involved quoting a white guy from the day after 9/11, is nothing compared to the hatred you would hear in one week in the words of Dobson, Robertson, Hagee, etc., against the communities and organizations they revile and the America that tolerates them.

Let’s maintain perspective about Wright. As HRC likes to say, let’s get real.

Also, Obama’s approach helps underscore the fact that, contrary to what HRC and the right-wing are saying, HIS references to race have always been in the context of response to something from the HRC campaign and the media. He has tried to campaign on everything but race. They try to accuse him of using race to his advantage, when really he is simply responding to their efforts to make it a disadvantage.

My pastor preaches of love and forgiveness in our church every Sunday. A black person could sit next to me and feel welcomed and loved by me, my family and the congregation as well as the message being delivered. I shudder to think of how I would feel in Rev Wrights church as he spewed his hateful racist anti American ideas at me.

It makes me wonder if I sat next to Obama in his church, would he smile and hug me as a Christian brother? Or would he take pity on me and tell me that I do not want to hear what his pastor is about to say? Somehow, I feel that his most likely response would be to politely excuse himself and shuffle his family off to another seat, securely next to a black family.

Racism is racism. It doesn’t matter what color it’s being dealt from.

Thankfully, that’s not the world most of us live in. We all have friends or relatives or business associates who think and say things we consider crazy and obnoxious. We disagree, we argue, sometimes things may get heated, but we do not cut them out of our lives for their beliefs. That would contradict what virtually all of us agree on as Americans about the value of uncensored thought and the right to express it.

The black and white ideological worlds of the internet and talk radio may be about forming circles of acquaintances around identical beliefs to fortify each other’s certainty and inflate each other’s self-esteem. But in the real world people are less predictable and human relationships more complex. In the real world, we bond with people we don’t necessarily agree with about everything, and very few of us would break those bonds just because a loved one believed or said something that offended us, even about politics, God or country. And I for one am grateful for a politician who, for a change, is talking honestly about his life in that real world that I can relate to.

I do not want this man as my President. Nor do I want Michelle Obama as the First Lady, they obviously have a problem with the United States of America. They’ve proven that with the remarks of Michelle Obama and staying at that church for 20 years where Rev. Wright spewed anti-american rehtoric.

I also know that a lot of Americans have a problem with Hillary Clinton whether it be because they just don’t want a woman as President or because of her husband or that they just don’t like her. But look at what she offers, she truly loves America and all the people that are in it, she wants better for us and she’s worked hard in her lifetime for all Americans, black, white, latinos and others. Her plans are smart and thoughtful and can bring real progress. She is one tough woman and doesn’t take any crap, and can handle any crap that gets thrown at her. After all these years she’s still standing and she’s still strong. Give her a chance, open your minds and look what she has to offer before bashing her.

I am voting for Hillary because I trust her, and I believe her, she isn’t racist as people like to think, most of what was said about her came from the Obama camp, to paint her as a racist. She’s done a lot for the african american community so did Bill Clinton.

Everyone wants change and for some reason think Obama can bring that. When you ask how, they say he can bring people together, well if that’s the case why are we all so divided now at this campaign season? He has divided us, blacks against whites, why hasn’t he done anything in the Senate to bring republicans and democrats together while serving his term? All this man has is a speech, and contraversial people on his side, he has done nothing in my opinion to show that he can actually do anything but make speeches.

The senator’s “church,” the “Trinity United Church of Christ of Chicago,” isn’t actually a church devoted to Jesus Christ.

Oh sure, they get tax exempt status like most churches. But they are part of the larger “United Church of Christ,” an activist organization that couldn’t care less what Jesus said, did - or died for. Read about them yourself, if you have any doubts.

As pointed out by Senator Obama himself in his own book, the main reason he initially joined it was due to its size, having the largest Black congregation in Chicago (so as to secure their votes in his rise up the political ladder). He wasn’t interested in any Scriptures. He even dissed the Book of Romans when recently trying to justify his stand on civil unions (which he is for, while against gay marriage, if that is even possible).

The real test, however, is love. Or in this case, the lack of it.

Christians are taught to not hate anyone, for any reason. Like the rest of us, they are human and will err. But hatred is to be shunned, in all its forms, at every opportunity, however difficult. It is the fundamental principal of Christianity; to love God, to love your brother, your neighbor and even to love your enemies.

Spending just a few minutes with anyone spewing as much vile as the “good Dr. Wright” would send any half-authentic Christian in the other direction. Actually, such an encounter would send them home to pray for Dr. Wright and his ilk. Pray they might someday “see the light,” and the great dark void in their empty, little hearts.

Because Senator Obama has let twenty years slip by without taking one, solitary step in the other direction, and instead has actually taken his own children to personally hear Dr. Wright’s ranting, raving and railing against America (no wonder so many angry felons are Black), he is no more “Christian” than his toilet, which is precisely where his campaign needs to go.

It is deplorable that he fancies himself a “Christian.” He doesn’t know the meaning of the word, literally and otherwise.

If he did then we would have been bombarded with more than a 15 second clip of hateful words. The media obviously couldn’t find more than 15 second clip in twenty years, so my mind says that the rest of the twenty years were not hateful sermons.

So, I did my homework and checked out some of the pastors other speeches and I was right, there is nothing there. It’s a shame we believe the media and have allowed ourselves to be part of their “witch hunt”. I for one am smart enough to research, before making such hateful remarks about someone.

The following excerpt is from Obama’s book titled Dreams from My Father; “I chose my friends carefully. The more politically active black students. The foreign students. The Chicanos. The Marxist professors and structural feminists and punk rock performance poets.”

Obviously, aside from Obama’s current esoteric position about transcending race- the important question is “why surround your self with Marxist professors? Simply put- Marxism is the system of socialism of which the dominant feature is public ownership of the means of production, distribution, and exchange. How does this relate to America, which is based upon Capitalism through individual freedom.

Therefore, who would Obama as President surround himself with for advisors? Would it be the Marxist Socialists from the Left? Or worse?

Obama just didn’t join any church- he intentionally joined a “militant black nationalist one.” Rev. Wright preaches a “black” gospel or “Black Liberation Theology” in the black community. It is the same Marxist/Communist, revolutionary, humanistic philosophy found in South American Liberation Theology and has no more claim for a scriptural basis than it did in South America.

Therefore, it should be no surprise why Obama chose the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to join his campaign for the Democratic Party’s nomination for President. It should be no surprise why Barack and Michelle Obama chose Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s Trinity United Church of Christ 20-years ago. When Rev. Jeremiah Wright speaks he reflects the mind-set of his congregation, which includes Michelle and Barack Obama. People attend houses of worship, which make them feel comfortable.

It is no secret Rev. Jeremiah Wright courts utterly immoral people (i.e., Farrakhan and Momar Kadafi) who hold anti-Semitic, anti-white prejudges and Marxist/Communist beliefs which are un-American and ungodly. The question is not should Obama be judged by his pastor’s comments for the past 20 years- but, are Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright inseparable in belief, theology and philosophy?

How could Obama and his wife sit in a church pew for 20 years and listen to ANTI-AMERICAN “sermons” from a Marxist/Communist sympathizer and not want to hear these ungodly words? This is not just an issue of racist remarks. It is an issue of Obama posing as the successor to JFK and MLK, but in reality he (Obama) being the Pied Piper singing his sweet eloquent sounding words as he leads this great country to disaster.

The Democratic Party leadership along with the American voters need to think about the consequences before continuing down this road of supporting Barack Obama.

JN in NY

Of course he believe in the ” Black Liberation Theology ” that is taught in his church by his mentor , spiritual guide , uncle, & pastor….

You guys need to see what your buying before he really changes America !!!!

Don’t be blind… look it up!!!

I can’t believe anyone would allow their child to soak up this hatred !!

P.S. Barack is a symptom of a deeper problem in the United States…reverse discrimination. I have lived in mixed race neighborhoods for 30 out of 38 years. White and black people are discriminated against in many ways, both one against the other and within each race. It is true that there are white racist people, it is also true there are black racist people. What we are going to do about it here/now is the next step for America.

Barack is connected in many ways to radical black racists. Would we elect someone with ties to the KKK as president? That wouldn’t be representative of America. DEMOCRACY represents the majority of Americans…or maybe America’s best days are behind her.

Dad didn’t say show me your friend I’ll show you yourself, he said show me your friends and I’ll show you yourself. If you younger people would like a list of Barack’s friends, so you don’t have to put down your joy stick and do some real research on who you’re voting for, give me a call.

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