Comments on: White Men Emerge As Dems' Key Swing Vote

Washington Post: Questions Remain Over Obama's Ability To Appeal To Critical Demographic

[mosescat]

I am a white female. My husband and I have attended a black church, and we dearly love the people. They are not racist and comments such as those that came from Rev. Wright do not come out of their mouths, because racism is not in their hearts. We live in a country where some blacks get a free racism pass. Those people will never be free of the past, because they are slaves to racism. I feel sorry for them. Jessie Jackson wouldn''t be relevant if he and some like him didn''t keep racism alive. Also, for Obama to say he didn''t know the Rev. Wright that made the kind of racism remarks on videotape is ridiculous. I''ve sat under pastors for a lot less than 20 years, and believe me, you know their views and all their little quirks. If Obama really had no idea about the Reverend''s remarks, he is not very bright and clueless. I don''t think he is either one.

[homespunlady]

Maybe THIS is part of why he''s so angry:

By DAVID CAY JOHNSTON
Published: December 15, 2007

The INCREASE in incomes of the top 1 percent of Americans from 2003 to 2005 exceeded the TOTAL income of the poorest 20 percent of Americans, data in a new report by the Congressional Budget Office shows.

The poorest fifth of households had total income of $383.4 billion in 2005, while just the increase in income for the top 1 percent came to $524.8 billion, a figure 37 percent higher.

The total income of the top 1.1 million households was $1.8 trillion, or 18.1 percent of the total income of all Americans, up from 14.3 percent of all income in 2003. The total 2005 income of the three million individual Americans at the TOP was roughly EQUAL to that of the BOTTOM 166 million Americans, analysis of the report showed.



Earlier reports, based on tax returns, showed that in 2005 the top 10 percent, top 1 percent and fractions of the top 1 percent enjoyed their greatest share of income since 1928 and 1929.

[old300d]

Anyone who defends Rev. Wright''s speeches is defending racism and is a racist !

Bottom line. To defend Rev. Wright''s words is hating !

Rev. Wright is a con artist that uses racism to con people ! He preys on black people. They are his victims !

By supporting him Obama helped con and hurt black people !

Why should we now believe he now wants to help black people after spending so many years helping Rev. Wright hurt them ?

[mosescat]

I am a white female. My husband and I have attended a black church, and we dearly love the people. They are not racist and comments such as those that came from Rev. Wright do not come out of their mouths, because racism is not in their hearts. We live in a country where some blacks get a free racism pass. Those people will never be free of the past, because they are slaves to racism. I feel sorry for them. Jessie Jackson wouldn''t be relevant if he and some like him didn''t keep racism alive. Also, for Obama to say he didn''t know the Rev. Wright that made the kind of racism remarks on videotape is ridiculous. I''ve sat under pastors for a lot less than 20 years, and believe me, you know their views and all their little quirks. If Obama really had no idea about the Reverend''s remarks, he is not very bright and clueless. I don''t think he is either one.

[mosescat]

I am a white female. My husband and I have attended a black church, and we dearly love the people. They are not racist and comments such as those that came from Rev. Wright do not come out of their mouths, because racism is not in their hearts. We live in a country where some blacks get a free racism pass. Those people will never be free of the past, because they are slaves to racism. I feel sorry for them. Jessie Jackson wouldn''t be relevant if he and some like him didn''t keep racism alive. Also, for Obama to say he didn''t know the Rev. Wright that made the kind of racism remarks on videotape is ridiculous. I''ve sat under pastors for a lot less than 20 years, and believe me, you know their views and all their little quirks. If Obama really had no idea about the Reverend''s remarks, he is not very bright and clueless. I don''t think he is either one.

[mosescat]

I am a white female. My husband and I have attended a black church, and we dearly love the people. They are not racist and comments such as those that came from Rev. Wright do not come out of their mouths, because racism is not in their hearts. We live in a country where some blacks get a free racism pass. Those people will never be free of the past, because they are slaves to racism. I feel sorry for them. Jessie Jackson wouldn''t be relevant if he and some like him didn''t keep racism alive. Also, for Obama to say he didn''t know the Rev. Wright that made the kind of racism remarks on videotape is ridiculous. I''ve sat under pastors for a lot less than 20 years, and believe me, you know their views and all their little quirks. If Obama really had no idea about the Reverend''s remarks, he is not very bright and clueless. I don''t think he is either one.

[tomanyt]

This pastor sounds like he belongs in the KKK.

[homespunlady]

There''s a famous biblical quote that goes something like this "let he who is WITHOUT SIN cast the first stone".

In a nation that many CLAIM to be founded on such principles, there is a gigantic and growing intolerance of ANY KIND OF SPEECH that does NOT agree with the RULING class beliefs.

DISSENT USED TO BE ADMIRED.

Now it''s become DANGEROUS and likely to get you pilloried by an angry mob of pundits at best and JAILED or KILLED otherwise.

I may not agree with this angry preacher and what he says but I stand by the rights provided by the CONSTITUTION and thus WILL DEFEND HIS RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH.

Painting any LISTENER TO THAT SPEECH whether that person agrees or DISAGREES as a traitor is ALSO DENYING CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS to freedom of belief.

FEAR has been EXPLOITED for FAR TOO LONG in this country.

The result is a group of ELITIST loving, pandering toadys terrorizing the MAJORITY who are simply trying to SURVIVE and instead find their way of life slipping through their fingers into a hades of ECONOMIC, SPIRITUAL and PHYSICAL CONTROL and DEPRESSION.

[xlib]

Of course they back this racists, hate monger. Of course they do. As for racial strife and racism in this country. Folks, it goes both ways. I am sick and tired of the "angry black man/woman", sick and tired. If they can stand up on the pulpit and spew this filth then there is nothing wrong with a white preacher doing the same. Let''s talk double standard to the max.

[libsrweak]

I guess the word racism is a cheap and meaningless word..

if you dont get what you want?? if you dont want to work to get what you want?? SCREAM RACISM..

black people remains in the bottom of the economic totem pole..and you guys know why?? because people like obama would argue that its okay to stay where they at..BECAUSE THEY ARE BLACK AND YOU CAN USE THAT WORD ''RACISM'' and watch the LIBERAL MASSES SQUIRM

[colonieny]

CARTER WAS A WOMAN ! And still is !!!


Think about this: If Bill Clinton was the first Black President, then clearly, Carter(call me Jimmy) was the first WOMAN President.

[stoltz61]

I find this minister''s words very offensive! Obama supported this minister for 20 years, so telling us now he didn''t know what he said is a crock! Obama has made race a part of his campaign and that is not acceptable. He blames it on the Clintons. Does he or his supporters ever take responsibility for their actions? He should step down and forget his agenda! There are many black people that could be president and are more capable of doing the job. Obama is all talk and as for uniting - forget it!

[colonieny]

One good thing about this race, is that it forces Blacks to be treated as adults, and not given a pass for stupid racists ideas, just because they are a minority. With so much power on the line, the media and the Clintons, are no longer so PC. Huh ??

[lilvinnyb]

Those trying to compare Obama''s situation with Other pastors are totally off base.

It''s about the fact that Obama (who is running for president of our country) has chosen to associate himself with an organazation that simply sounds like it sometimes "hates america". He has constantly talked about judgement...where is HIS judgement on this issue. Remember, we really dont know much about him, other than what he tells us. His belonging to this organization gives us insight into his thinking.

Why attend the church if you don''t feel influenced there? Last time I checked, Mccain IS NOT a member of Hagee''s church.

Which brings me to another point. HAD Mccain belonged to Hagee''s church, you BEST BELIEVE that JAckson and Sharpton would be protesting down there right now and every major news media would be calling on him to LEAVE the church. Bush got blasted for simply SPEAKING at bob jones university.

I belong to a black church and they NEVER spew this kind of rhetoric, which is one reason why I chose it. Should they begin to sound like Obamas church, I would leave.

Lets not forget that this church also praises louis farrakhan. I dont get it! How do you praise the same individual who denies one of the basic tenants of what your church preaches...that salvation is thru Christ?

[my2centss]

"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction"
from Obama%u2019s book Audacity of Hope

"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mother%u2019s race."
Dreams from My Father

He cannot distance himself from his own words.

[vet_sk]

What is worse telling people that 9-11 is the result of g.ays like Pat Robertson has said several times, or some senior citizen retired pastor telling them at least partial truth, that the hijackers and their movement hated, hated the foreign policy of the United States. ...What Bush now calls "Freedom"

I also noticed some comments on Wright non-Christian behavior. Again, this is not what these sermons are about. I watched Pat Robertson last year say that the US should assassinate a foreign leader and then was praying with our president within a month of that.

Certainly, Wrights comments were out of line but why does that transfer to Obama? We all know that someone in our family or even someone we respect who says idiotic things %u2013 it doesn%u2019t mean that we can no longer have contact with them.

Let%u2019s take a minute to remember that Barack went from Harvard Law to the south side of Chicago to work as a community organizer. You also have to remember that large churches like this have several pastors %u2013 not just one. And the church is bigger then Wright, who is now retired or more likely asked to retire for his nutty behavior and rants.

[quetzal0666]

and the truth hurts???
No one looks to Crooked copeland or Fat Hagee the same way, and they saew hate and violence all the time,

[infidel_us]

''Congregation Defends Obama''s Ex-Pastor''

Of course they would. I''m sure David Koresh''s congregation would have defended him. I''m sure Jim Jones'' congregation would have defended him.

They are in the belly of the beast and can''t see that they ae being deceived.

If this is the kind of c r a p black''s preach, it''s no wonder there is so much racial strife in this country.