Comments on: The Wright Questions For Obama

The Nation: Sermon Excerpts From Rev. Jeremiah Wright Damage Credibility Of The Senator

[element51]

babs118...One other thing...look at who wrote the article. It was The National Review..America''s Premier Site for Conservative News, Analysis and Opinion. Why would a conservative publication show bias in favor of Obama?

[element51]

babs118...I guess you and I see this story in a completely different light. How can you say that this if a free pass for Obama? Just the opposite..it is the end of him as a serious candidate. This is like the stake through the vampires heart. There is no way that he can defend himself no matter what he says any any speech. In the unlikely event that he does get the nomination the republicans will be able to defeat him on this story alone. You should be dancing in the street. You have just been handed the presidency on a silver platter. You won and you hardly had to fire a shot. Congrats.

[element51]

I knew it was just a matter of time before the big bomb was dropped. I just didn''t expect it this soon. There is just no way in He11 that the republicans were going to lose this election. It made no difference who the democrats nominated, they were going to lose. That is a special talent the democrats have. This article, which was written by the National Review, not The Nation, is represenative of how deceptive things can be. I''ll bet most of you thought this was an article from The Nation. I have tried, as an independent voter, to look at the facts to help in making my voting decision. But I have discovered that in reality there are no facts. Just smoke and mirrors. So for me it comes down to this.Once he is elected, I will support McCain because since he will win we had all better hope and pray that he makes some good decisions. I think that the republicans will take back the House and Senate so McCain will have clear sailing to do what he wants. Based on what has happened the last 7 years, he can''t possibly do any worse. We are a strong people and we will survive whatever is to come. God bless America. We need your help!

[pdchapin]

This shows Obama''s basic problem. Since few people really know him - he''s depended so far on first impressions - when a serious charge surfaces, whether it''s true, false or misrepresented, people get uncomfortable. Uncomfortable people don''t vote for you. If people knew him better they would be able to judge the justice of the accusation better. And everything we''ve seen so far is minor to what the Republicans are going to do to him. They don''t have to prove anything, just raise questions. If nominated, he''s going to get crushed, and probably take some Democratic members of congress with him. I just hope it''s not to late to get another candidate. Hillary''s no prize, but we know all her warts already and have already passed judgment on them and she''s still running neck and neck with McCain.

As for the charge itself, image McCain belonging to a church that gave an award and praise to the head of the KKK. African-Americans, and most whites, would be outraged. If the pastor in my church did that I''d quite on the spot. There are other churches.

[babs118]

if there was any question about media bias in favor of obama, you are proving it right now. this "news break" is just one more campaign speech, given freely and enthusiastically. and also a free ad for his first book. you and your comrades should be ashamed of yourself.

[Netterz]

WHO would attend a church for atleast 20YEARS, Married there, kids baptised there, but not agree to the words being preached, an beleive and follow, for 20 LONG years, his entire ADULT life, a part of his spiritual upbringing,the views and donate a crapload of $$ to a CHURCH he shares no interests or views? Who blatently keep reverse racism alive and thriving? This same man who refuses to recite the pledge, refuses to place his hand over his heart, or even a small gesture, to show he loves this country, by wearing a flag pin on his lapel....Any one who votes for this man, beleives his lies of how he can ''heal''America, needs to have there head examined. He is as slick as the slimiest used car sales man on earth. If he gets elected, we might as well seal te death warrant on our own fates, and this once great country we call home. He slides around,every time the heat turns on him, like a snake charmer.. Scary...

[ianlou]

Give me a break! Look at all the Nut-Job Evangelists Bush associated himself with, he filled the Whitehouse with Ivory Tower League Christian Collage graduates.

[neonink]

Here are the reasons why obama is a self-loathing character:

1) cocaine as a young man, known fact. Kids do drugs when they don''t feel good about themselves.

2) How does a man with a VERY white mother sit Sunday after Sunday in a church that is condemning "whitey" for everything?

3) Michelle looks more in charge than Obama, watch them together sometimes. She rules the roost. Pay attention next time.

4) Former muslim, atheist, and now christian he has no identity.

5) white/black? father left. He has no identity.

6) To saddle up to someone with a VERY STRONG message like Rev. Jeremiah Wright as a mentor, spiritual advisor, uncle like he has never known made Obama a sponge for any hate diatribe that he was integrated to. With Wright, Obama finally found his "roots".

Of course, without a strong identity of Wright and wrong, Obama has probably been brainwashed into most of the trash Wright has taught him. A young man with an absent father found a new teacher.

Do you really want a President with so many psychological issues? Scary.

The whole family needs some SERIOUS THERAPY that Michelle Obama CAN BE PROUD OF.

[ramos937]

I voted for Obama in the TX primary.

"-"Here is a comment made by Paul Goode in another venue that deserves to be repeated:
"So let me get this straight...Barack Obama''''''''s pastor makes an ill-considered remark in the sanctity of his church, and Obama is called out in the public pulpit and made out to be somehow responsible for it. But, for the last 28 years, lunatic right-wing Christian ministers can spew anti-gay, anti-woman, anti-Arab, anti-Semitic, anti-Catholic, anti-science anti-human bile from their cable networks and talk shows; summon the wrath of their god on the Muslim world; and call for the assassination of foreign leaders -- and the Republican presidents and politicians who consort with them not only get off scot free, they get away with branding the media as liberal. What a world..."--
Posted by CBS_Oliver"

Sorry, but the folks listening to this type of sermons were not running for President.

I frankly now believe that Obama must have sat through a number of similar sermons during the 20 plus years he attended this church. He never objected or took issue with the content. To me, a Presidential candidate, no matter his/her talents and/or failings, must love the USA and so show it. By failing to speak out or object in some way, Obama funked this test.

Also, if someone does think that the Republicans would not use this issue againist Obama, that person is extremely naive.

I now wish I had my vote back.

[ksh1022]

I can''t believe there are people out there trying to defend Obama and his choice of churches and spiritual advisors. Obama obviously knew what the "Reverend" (and I use the term lightly) Wright was. He condoned Wrights racism and indeed paid for it with his financial contributions. I''m not opposed to a black president as some would like to believe. I just think that Obamas judgement is in question. We need a President who loves all Americans not just the black ones. We need a president who has enough sense to run as fast as he can from a racist bigot. Obama didn''t run he had his arms around Wright for the last 20 years.