Wednesday, April 30, 2008

Wright is wrong ...

So I'm watching FOX and the Obama "denunciation" of his pastor (former or otherwise) was on every single show in the prime time line up, even the "law" program of Greta's. "Outrageous", "disrespectful", "shocking", is what he called Wright's comments at the National Press Club. Consider this - has any presidential candidate EVER had to go on radio or TV or in print and denounce his church leader before? So, I watched the National Press Club interaction on You Tube (of course), and ooohh my gooooodnesss ... this "Reverend" is in every sense of the word a radical. US Marines are tantamount to Roman Imperial soldiers; we are an imperial nation seeking to take over the world; AIDS was developed by the government to destroy it (black) people. And on top of all the loony (no other word suffices) theories and propoganda, his demeanor and behavior can not be described as anything other then thuggish. He demeaned the white woman whom was the host. He mimicked her words with his mouth behind her back as she spoke into the michrophone. He dismissed her legitimate press pooled questions out of hand. He kind of popped around on stage like he had too much coffee. It was juvenile, classless and simply thuggish. I've never seen such a performance. And to top it off his theme was that any critic of him personally is in actuality attacking the black church as an institution. Obama's press conference made much more sense after having watched Wright's.

But here is the million dollar question - Obama's entire candidacy, in order to combat the "experience" question posed by Hillary and soon by McCain, is that "judgment" is more important then experience. That is his entire message in answering the question is he ready to be the CIC. Well cheetoh, you're telling me this is the first you've heard of your own pastor's looney theories and message? This "black liberation theology", Wright's version of Christianity, is wrought with political demands of reparations and downright radicalized socialism. And Wright himself said yesterday that he personally told Barak in 2007, "If you become president I'm coming after you on January 21st because you will be the head of a government that grinds up and mistreats the poor." This is how Wright views America - as an unholy experiment.

Even more damaging is the "friends" of Wright (mostly pastors of other Churches on TV subsequent to the speech) saying this is exactly how Wright has preached for decades. I'm telling you, this is going to get down to asking what days Obama was in attendance, then reviewing the DVD of that Sunday's sermon (they sell all the sermons in the Church lobby). "What did he know and when did he know it?" It's going to come down to that, and soon. Keep in mind that the man he is denouncing prayed with him in the basement, with his wife, minutes before he announced his candidacy to the press, and 8 months later it's persona non grata having just now got to know the "real" Wright. I ain't buying it ... he knew of Wright's radical ideology, apparently embraced it through attendance and financial contributions, and it has come back to haunt him. I never thought I would utter these words, but I agree with Hillary - she told Bill Richardson in a private phone call Richardson later revealed on CNN, "Bill, he's just not electable."

She's right.

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