Comments on: The Hollowness Behind Obama's Rhetoric

Weekly Standard: Presidential Hopeful Forges Wow-Factor Words, But No Political Action Plan

[crater7]

fsw3 at 09:07am, wrote: a black man says the same thing and he''s a racist bigot.

HMMMM, MAKES ONE WONDER, HUGH?

I DON''T RECALL MANY WHITE MALES CALLING FOR " G. D. AMERICA." AND I AM SURE NO WHITE PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES ARE CALLING FOR "G D AMERICA."

OBAMA HAS SAID THAT THE REV WRIGHT''S RACIST REMARKS WERE HEARD EVERY SUNDAY IN OTHER CHURCHES ACROSS AMERICA. THERE ARE A LOT OF AFRICAN AMERICAN''S THAT WOULD DISPUTE THAT CLAIM.

ON A RECENT CABLE NEWS SHOW, CAROL SWAIN, PROFESSOR, VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY, STATED, I THINK IT DOES HARM TO RACE RELATIONS IF THE DECEPTION IS LEFT WITH WHITE AMERICA, THAT THIS IS WHAT TAKES PLACE ON SUNDAY MORNING IN BLACK CHURCHES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IF IT WERE MY, CHURCH I WOULD VOTE WITH MY FEET.

ISN''T THAT WHAT HILLARY CLINTON SAID?

GOD "BLESS" AMERICA. NOT " G D AMERICA."

[grumpas]

I will be one of those 29% and vote for McCain which would be settling for something I honestly don''''t think is good for the country. If Dems are smart, they will turn out in huge numbers in PA, NC, and IN and vote for Senator Clinton. It will help more than hurt at this point to put momentum behind her as she is already on that path. Thanks, Eddie in Nashville

Posted by EFarris38

How can you call yourself a long time Democrat and even consider voting for McCain??????? The only reason the Republican''s are making such a big deal out of Wright they a thousand wacko ministers just like him backing up McCain! Some of them have been in the news but it was instantly hushed up by the right wing media. Who if given half a chance would make Wright look like Mother Teresa! When hell freezes over I will vote Republican! Even if I don''t like the Democrat that''s running I will vote for them. Because as far as I am concerned I won''t be such a traitor to my country as helping to put a fascist Republican into office.

[it_oldtimer]

Any Dem that would vote for McCain is not a Dem at all - he''s a Repug in Dem''s clothing, and deserves another 8 years of Bush II.

[vmcneal2]

Obama has goals. I don''t what the heck McCain thinks about anything except for the surge is working and we should stay in Iraq 100 years if necessary.

[it_oldtimer]

Wright was absolutely right about what he said. I, for one, admire his balls for daring to speak the truth, for a change. If I, a fairly affluent totally white American can admit that, why can''t you?

[efarris38]

I agree with ANDERSONK49, totally. I am still just quite ashamed of Obama and his lack of backbone or maybe even honesty to condemn Rev Wright. I am a staunch Democrat and try not to mix politics and religion however this was just way over the line. Obama either needs to disasscoiate with Rev Wright or scold him accordingly but he did neither. I am a christian but how dare Barack Obama call himself a true christian with rhetoric like that flying around. He lost my vote and the only way I will vote for him would be if he was a Veep nominee under Clinton which is still a possibility, otherwise I will be one of those 29% and vote for McCain which would be settling for something I honestly don''t think is good for the country. If Dems are smart, they will turn out in huge numbers in PA, NC, and IN and vote for Senator Clinton. It will help more than hurt at this point to put momentum behind her as she is already on that path. Thanks, Eddie in Nashville

[it_oldtimer]

Even if, by some miracle (and that''s exactly what it would take) McCain DID win, it would still be an enormous victory for the Democratic party, since McCain was rightly voted (by his own fellow Republicans, no less) as the most "pro-Democrat" Republican in the entire Senate, LOL...

That they even nominated him shows just how desperate they are to salvage something - anything - from this election.

Some "victory" for Republicans McCains election would represent! It would be tantamount to a slap in the face for the entire party if he prevailed.

But he won''t, so the whole point is moot.

[knyghtwolf]

SOMEBODY ate an extra bowl of stupid this morning, now didn''t they? Its a shame buttlickers have to resort to this kind of yellow journalism.

[it_oldtimer]

One thing all Democrats share (your over-active imagination aside) is a total disgust with Republican leadership. It''s really a no-brainer: any Democrat is better than any Republican, you can take that to the bank.

[it_oldtimer]

Dream on! LOL...

[it_oldtimer]

Quote: "These numbers will definitely give the election to McCain."

No power in the universe could ever get another Republican voted into the Presidency this next election cycle. God himself couldn''t do it. That is just not going to happen, no matter how the race between Obama and Clinton goes.

Get real! American''s have had more than their fill of Republican failures and foolishness. McCain never had a real chance to begin with, and we''ll all watch him go down in flames (again) in November.

[happydove]

THE WEEKLY STANDARD IS NOTHING LESS THAN THE JOURNALISTIC ARM OF THE REPULICAN PARTY. THEIR SLOGAN "FAIR AND BALANCED" IS AN ABSOLUTE JOKE.


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Posted by frankson2 at 03:04 PM : Mar 26, 2008


Well said frankson2. Well said

[happydove]

SHAME ON YOU DEAN BARNETT.
All any liberal minded person need to read about your Rhetoric is only the title AND its even more disheartening that CBS could condense so low to be associated with your disgraceful type. If indeed America is a land of free speech, what''s wrong then with Mr "Pastor" Wright expressing his speech "albeit opinion"? For years, history has it as an established fact that we white had mistreated the blacks. We''d killed, persecute them in multitude over the years and called them all sorts of hideous (unprintable)names in history AND now that one of them stood up to express his "free speech", stupid people like you are shouting "murder". Funny we attack Mr Wright of bigotry, maybe its us "the white race" that need to look ourselves in the mirror and really see who''s a bigot here. SHAME ON YOU DEAN BARNETT.

[quatrops]

Far too much credit is given to what leaders DO when in office. When a nation is truly successful, it is because of what the PEOPLE of that nation accomplish.

It is when the PEOPLE of a nation are inspired to make responsible personal decisions (economically, educationally, socially) and demand of their government that it do the same on an institutional level, that a nation becomes a great one.

The greatest single asset great leaders can have is the ability to inspire their people (most ofter with oratory and rhetoric).

It is not what the President DOES, it is what he/she can inspire the PEOPLE to do or to demand of their elected representatives. On that score, Obama should be our next president.

To: ted-zee-man

I''ll tell you what the difference is...Obama is a member of Wright''s church. He has accepted the doctrine of the church as a member. He allows his children to be taught by a religious bigot. Look at the church''s website sometimes....here''s a quote..."We are an African people, and remain true to our native land, the mother continent, the cradle of civilization". They don''t consider themselves Americans. Why doesn''t Reverent "God *** Africa... whose people are dying by the millions of AIDS....whose wholesale slaughter of human life in senseless tribal wars is epic....where starvation abounds. Rev. Wright needs to pack up his belonging and move to Africa if it is his homeland....I guarantee he''s be more than happy to come back to America in a few months...the land who gives him the freedom to say the outlandish hateful things he says. Doesn''t it bother you that he calls the USA...the USA of KKK? And doesn''t it bother you that Obama sits and listens to this kind of garbage and doesn''t speak out about the racial hatred promoted by this guy? Geez.....

[skyk-2009]

You have to admit these Neocon''s and their Propaganda "News Groups" are certainly intent on creating asome sort of Wedge issue. I doubt in the end though it will do them much good.

[ajmarine1]

Farrakhan''''s October 16, 1995 Million Man March ranks among the events about which Rev. Wright has written most extensively and passionately. Wright attended the rally with his son, and has described it as "a once in a lifetime, amazing experience." When a number of prominent African Americans counseled fellow blacks to boycott the demonstration because of Farrakhan''''s well-documented history of hateful rhetoric, Wright derided those critics as "''''Negro'''' leaders," "''''colored'''' leaders," "Oreos," and "house *******" whose most noteworthy trait was their contemptible "Uncle Tomism." "There are a whole boat load of ''''darkies'''' who think in white supremacist terms," added Wright. "%u2026 Some ''''darkies'''' think white women are superior to black women%u2026. Some ''''darkies'''' think white lawyers are superior to black lawyers. Some ''''darkies'''' think white pastors are better than black pastors. There are a whole boatload of ''''darkies'''' who think anything white and everyone white is better than whatever it is black people have."



This is some of what Obama''s pastor thinks of Blacks that don''t think like he does; if I was Black, I think I would be alittle upset.

[it_oldtimer]

All "visions" are initially just words, until the visionary who spoke them translates them into reality. A great example of this is JFK''s "I want to put a man on the moon in the next decade..." vision.

McCain is just more of the same - Bush II - no vision, no inspiration. Hillary seems to just make her own "reality" up as she goes along.

Given the choice between the three, I''ll take a chance on Obama''s "vision" - I''ll take the hope of something better over the guarantee of more of the same.

[bluestardad]

PUSH THIS ISRAELI RAG AND ITS SUPPORTERS INTO THE SEA!

GET THEM OUT OF AMERICA!

AMERICA STAND UP OR SHUT UP!

[vet_sk]

All you have to read if this article is Weekly subStandard. The author of this article says it all.