Oct 15, 2008

McCain, Advisers Split On Wright Attacks

Politico: Despite Calls From Aides And Conservatives, Republican Is Unwilling To Attack Obama On Controversial Pastor

    • Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ and former pastor of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses a breakfast gathering at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, April 28, 2008. Photo

      Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ and former pastor of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses a breakfast gathering at the National Press Club in Washington, Monday, April 28, 2008.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

    • The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., the former pastor of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at the Detroit NAACP's 53rd annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner Sunday, April 27, 2008. Photo

      The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., the former pastor of Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill. speaks at the Detroit NAACP's 53rd annual Fight for Freedom Fund Dinner Sunday, April 27, 2008.  (AP)

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    Key dates in the relationship between Barack Obama and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

(The Politico)  This story was written by Mike Allen.


John McCain is at odds with many of his top advisers over launching a renewed attack on Barack Obama's ties to his long-time pastor and mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, according to campaign sources.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and several top campaign officials see a sharp attack on Wright as the best - and perhaps last - chance to rattle Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill. ) and force voters to rethink their support of him. But McCain continues to overrule them, fearing a Wright attack would smack of desperation and racism, the officials said.

With McCain unlikely to budge, GOP officials are hoping groups outside of the campaign will finance an ad attack on Obama-Wright ties. It is unclear if any conservative group has the cash to bankroll a serious effort, however.

“Wright is off the table,” said one top campaign official. “It’s all McCain. He won’t go there. His advisers would have gone there.”

The aides argue that the 20 years that Obama spent in the fiery Wright’s pastoral care-and his later assertion that he knew nothing of his former minister’s more extreme statements-provide an opening to challenge Obama’s judgment and honesty in a relevant and politically resonant way.

“He was a central figure in Obama’s life, shaping Obama’s thinking, and he made the extreme radical comments that are borderline anti-American,” the campaign official said.

But McCain will not allow it, according to campaign sources.

“There’s a slippery slope in politics on the racial divide, and Senator McCain made it very clear early on that he did not want to get into that area,” a top Republican official said. “I don’t want to be known as a racist, and McCain doesn’t want to be known as a racist candidate.”

Among those who think Wright is fair game is McCain’s running mate, Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, who told conservative commentator William Kristol for a New York Times column last month: “To tell you the truth, Bill, I don’t know why that association isn’t discussed more, because those were appalling things that that pastor had said about our great country, and to have sat in the pews for 20 years and listened to that - with, I don’t know, a sense of condoning it, I guess, because he didn’t get up and leave - to me, that does say something about character. But, you know, I guess that would be a John McCain call on whether he wants to bring that up.”

In his famous speech on race, delivered in Philadelphia in March, Obama condemned Wright’s use of “incendiary language to express views that have the potential not only to widen the racial divide, but views that denigrate both the greatness and the goodness of our nation; that rightly offend white and black alike.”

Wright, who married the Obamas and baptized their daughters, has shown no remorse for his videotaped tirades - most famously, “God damn America,” which he said several times in a row. At the National Press Club in April, he said: “I said to Barack Obama last year, ‘If you get elected, November the 5th I'm coming after you, because you'll be representing a government whose policies grind under people.’”

In early June, on the brink of clinching the Democratic presidential nomination, Obama tried to put the controversy behind him by announcing that he and his wife, Michelle, were leaving Wright’s former church, Trinity United Church of Christ, “with some sadness.” Obama said it had become clear statements made at the church “will be imputed to me, even if they conflict with my long-held, views, statements and principles.”

The McCain campaign’s decision to cordon off the use of Wright from ads and debates has provoked simmering consternation among many leading Republicans and conservatives, who believe the pastor’s fulminations might be the single most effective weapon McCain has left against Obama.

“McCain felt it would be sensed as racially insensitive,” the official said. “But more important is that McCain thinks that the bringing of racial religious preaching in black churches into the campaign would potentially have grave consequences for civil society in the United States.”

Asked about the issue during the firestorm over it last March, McCain told Sean Hannity on Fox News’ “Hannity & Colmes”: “I think that when people support you, it doesn’t mean that you support everything they say. Obviously, those words and those statements are statements that none of us would associate ourselves with. And I don’t believe that Senator Obama would support any of those … I do know Senator Obama. He does not share those views.”

Conservatives who want McCain to focus on Wright contend that the omission is another sign of a campaign that is unwilling to play tough enough with the Obama juggernaut.

As the top Republican official said: “There is a future beyond this election.”

By Mike Allen
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by xzonz October 15, 2008 12:28 PM PDT
bring it on! one thing is for sure, the msm overplayed the wright thing for two months. now when i see the picture its not a shocker
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by jay1jay1 October 15, 2008 12:33 PM PDT
It dosen''t matter. As you can see the media, CBS, is intent on doing the bidding for McCain on Wright and it''s going to backfire onto McCain as desperate.
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by usclimey October 15, 2008 12:38 PM PDT
There''s nothing older than old news except, perhaps, old smears. McCain can''t bring up the preacher because he''d have to say "Well Sarah thought it was a good idea."
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by credibility2 October 15, 2008 12:43 PM PDT
Telling the truth and presenting the facts is never wrong. The Wright issue and all of Obama''s other multi-year associations, affiliations and friendships to matter because it speaks to what Obama believes in, has been molded by, admires, etc. It shows a lack of good judgment and character and over the course of the campaign, his explanations kept changing to the point that he was lying and being deceptive to the electorate. He is not a man of integrity or ethics. He is only concerned with himself and furthering his personal cause of self-promotion and self-aggrandizement. That far too many continue to walk on eggshells where these relevant issues are concerned is disturbing. Obama knows that he can use the issue of race were others to rightfully challenge him on these issues, and those who are intimidated by this threat are pathetic and tragic. Were Obama white, we wouldn''t be having this discourse, since he would''ve never made it to this level of candidacy.
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by credibility2 October 15, 2008 12:45 PM PDT
Clarification...."...were Obama all white and not bi-racial...."
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by steeepe October 15, 2008 12:45 PM PDT
It would be great if McBush overrules his swift-boating campaign mangers to try to take the high road. Palin has been confirmed as a nasty liar, and McBush is teetering close to being another nasty liar. Why is it that the GOP always resorts to lies and innuendo? Could it be because they have only failed policies? Too bad the GOP got highjacked by immoral extremists.
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by brucie2006 October 15, 2008 12:50 PM PDT
McLooser voted against Martin Luther King, Jr.''s holiday, couldn''t get anymore racist then that.
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by windmaster12 October 15, 2008 12:50 PM PDT
Mccain Has so many skeletons

The worst of which is:

That he was a Collaborator with the Viet Cong
Who by his own admission,
The Testimony of Other POW''S,
And other Republicans!!!

The War Hero Myth Is a Crock
Nothing But Spin
Anyone who wants to see the Truth
About Mccain
Do a search on Google
key words:

MCCAIN COLLABORATOR

You will find he betrayed
His Country and Fellow Servicemen!!!!

MCCAIN COLLABORATOR
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by dredigga October 15, 2008 12:52 PM PDT
John McCain is an honorable man. This campaign has changed that view in a lot of Americans eyes. I think it is important for him to refute that bunch running his campaign and stick to issues. He is losing and that is obvious but there is no need to further tarnish his good reputation bringing up Wright. Number 1, it opens the door to his own religious associations, and number 2, it looks like a desperate measure, after he said before that he would not do that. Sarah Palin said it should be discussed, well Sarah Palin has become a national joke with not an ounce of credibility, so who cares what she says?
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by old300d October 15, 2008 12:54 PM PDT
People don''t care so much that he gave 10''s of thousands of dollars and helped support a racist hate group.

Rev. Wright''s racist hate group only preyed on people of color ! ! ! Who cares ? ? ? They are only poor people of color in Chicago ! Who cares ? ? ?

Nation of Islam too ! Who cares what they do to the people of color in jail !

People of color in jail ? Who cares !

The middle class ! ! ! They are the ones we care about ! ! ! They are the ones that count ! ! !

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by swenk22 October 15, 2008 12:55 PM PDT
"McCain, Advisers Split On Wright Attacks" which attacks? Do you mean when Wright attacked "G*d d*m America" or one of the many assorted over the 20 years that Obama must have sat through?
Those are the real attacks I think of...
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by emti95 October 15, 2008 12:58 PM PDT
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=95c0PeKrq4U
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by dagrandma October 15, 2008 12:58 PM PDT
Credibility2: Telling the truth and presenting the facts is never wrong. The Keating 5 issue and all of McCain''s other multi-year associations, affiliations and friendships do matter because it speaks to what McCain believes in, has been molded by, admires, etc. It shows a lack of good judgment and character and over the course of his life, his explanations kept changing to the point that he was lying and being deceptive to the electorate. He is not a man of integrity or ethics. He is only concerned with himself and furthering his personal cause of self-promotion and self-aggrandizement. That far too many continue to walk on eggshells where these relevant issues are concerned is disturbing. McCain knows that he can use the issue of his POW status were others to rightfully challenge him on these issues, and those who are intimidated by this threat are pathetic and tragic. Were McCain a black man, we wouldn''''t be having this discourse, since he would''''ve never made it to this level of candidacy.

I''m sorry. Did I plagiarize?

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by charlie1000-2009 October 15, 2008 1:00 PM PDT
For 20 years Obama was a close friend of Wright, a racist who spit on the US.

And Obama get away with it, because the liberal media are supporting and shielding Obama.


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by tawpdawg111 October 15, 2008 1:00 PM PDT
McCain is not in Obama''s league. If he plays the Wright card, Obama will trump it and run out. It doesn''t really matter....Obama is all trumps. This baby is over. We''re getting the best candidate in my lifetime, but I''m only 51.
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by jefflz-2009 October 15, 2008 1:04 PM PDT
If one wants to play the absurd guilt by association game, we have the McCain''s Keating Five Scandal and the McCain role in the Iran Contra Scandal linking him to ex-Nazis, and now we have William Timmons, the Washington lobbyist who John McCain named to head his presidential transition team, who aided an influence effort on behalf of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to ease international sanctions against his regime. Do these discussions move the national debate forward? A resounding No!! Bill Ayers is an obsession of the right wing and nothing more. People want answers to the financial crisis not meaningless innuendo. McCain is rightfully losing in virtually every battle ground state because he is unable to focus on any meaningful issues.
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by hamiltongrad October 15, 2008 1:05 PM PDT
Wright and Ayers = Timothy Mc Veigh.

What if MCCain had a fund raisor at MC Veigh house ?
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by jerryz7936 October 15, 2008 1:10 PM PDT
McCain had idiots running his campaign. They forced Palin on him. Once the American people found out what a nut case she was, everything and his credibility went south. He thought the American people were stupid. Now he is paying for it. Now you see how sad republicans are.

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by pitbullpalin October 15, 2008 1:11 PM PDT
We do need to focus on the middle class. The only candidate that represents that is Palin. Go Palin! we need to focuse on what has made America great! vote with your Brain Palin/McCain. and to show it go to PitbullPalin org
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by redfromla October 15, 2008 1:12 PM PDT
Let him go for it! Let him bring up Wright, Ayers, Rezko, even ACORN. LET HIM!

Obama will bury him in just one debate. Let him bring it on! McCain''s chances for even gaining any ground will vaporize the moment Barack shoots down the topic.

Let the misguided portion of the Republicans keep deluding themselves that there is anything to those accusations. The more they stray from the issues the more they lose. The moment those accusations are confronted near election time, the only chance they will have is to throw in the towel.

That just goes to show what mental midgets these people are. That''s why they are easily led by the leash by their Neo-Con masters. What those Neo-cons don''t know is somebody read their playbook and so far, all they''ve done is REACT TO THE PLAY set before them by persons a whole lot smarter than them. Persons that can get this country out of this rut and rot created by certain corrupt Republicans. They have destroyed their own party.


BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



Congratulations, President Obama and Vice-President Biden.
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by buttonjockey October 15, 2008 1:15 PM PDT
Wright is old news. Nobody really cares anymore. McCain is getting desperate? That''s the real news! The "Palin Effect" has worn off? That''s real news!

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by AJBopp October 15, 2008 1:15 PM PDT
Although I don''t expect everyone to agree with Democratic policies and core beliefs (indeed, that sort of disagreement is a fundamental strength of this great country), it is disheartening to hear of people expressing terror at the prospect of an Obama presidency, that such a move amounts to socialism on an unprecedented scale, and that it will mean the end of the United States of America. For a nation that takes such pride in the strength and scope of its educational system (notwithstanding that system''s shortcomings), it''s amazing how uneducated so much of its citizens are.

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/
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by ozonmojo October 15, 2008 1:15 PM PDT
McCain and his advisers may split on the issue of Jeremiah Wright.But the American public at large already knows very well the toxic nature of his relationship with Obama.Is it too much to expect the voters to act on that knowledge without a reminder from anybody?If it is,they deserve the fate that is in store for them.
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by john43218 October 15, 2008 1:16 PM PDT
In Obama''s own words:"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance against my mother''s race...it remained necessary to prove which side you were on,to show your loyalty to the black masses,to strike out and name names."..from "Dreams from My Father".(Which may as well be,"Lies From My Father",as it appears the "ghostwriter" may be none other than Bill Ayers.) The second quote comes from,"The Audacity of Hope":"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." Some people just might find those comments more than a little racially tinged.
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by redfromla October 15, 2008 1:17 PM PDT
Yeah, tout Palin! If Wright and Ayers are bad issues for Obama, Guess what happens when the whole nation wake up to the fact that Palin SLEEPS WITH THE ENEMY. Go ahead and the nation will realize, she''s married to someone who belongs to AIP! SECESSIONISTS!
Let them wake up to the wasteland called Wassila, where Palin allowed Wassila''s natural lake to rot where fishes can no longer live - Lake Lucille.

Tout Palin, so the nation will find out HOW and WHO supported her to win Alaska''s top post...AIP...

YES! MAKE OUR DAY!


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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:18 PM PDT
1. we have a trillion dollar debt, but when the repubs took power we had a surpulus

2. Our army is so streched, we have used our resources on people who have their own oil/resources and who don''t like us

3.our own economic mess has had a global ripple effect, and eg the olympic stadium in England will suffer just as many other imp projects coz the terms were negotiated before the financial meltdown and would have to be revised

Rev wright just but ranted away in his church and i don''t think that Barack used to religiously go to church,

its a none issue that will eat away at the precious 90 min of the debates if invoked
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by gocubs58 October 15, 2008 1:18 PM PDT
McCain is right - he needs to continue to ignore his advisors. If he brings up Wright, he is toast. The public is sick of this cr@p...Of course I don''t care what he does since I would never vote for him in the first place, but if he''s smart, he will stay away from that issue like the plague.
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by dimmu19 October 15, 2008 1:18 PM PDT
So what if McCain did win the white house some how. What is he going to due his whole first term, blame everything on Obama like Bush did with Clinton. People want to hear solutions to problems, not blame everyone. That is why people are voting for Obama!!!
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by simon9999-2009 October 15, 2008 1:20 PM PDT
What about McCain and Palin''s nutty pastors. Why isn''t CBS ad the other news media discussing them? Fair is fair.
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by dburfears October 15, 2008 1:21 PM PDT
They "will not attack", but keep MENTIONING IT EVERY DAY.

Hypocrites.
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by dredigga October 15, 2008 1:21 PM PDT
We do need to focus on the middle class. The only candidate that represents that is Palin. Go Palin! we need to focuse on what has made America great! vote with your Brain Palin/McCain. and to show it go to PitbullPalin org

Posted by PitbullPalin

I wouldn''t vote for Palin to be the town''s dog catcher much less the VP of the United States. She is the reason that McCain''s poll numbers are sinking faster than a rock in water. Had he chosen a more qualified person, he would probably still be in this race. Palin is a joke! Most of America see''s that.
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by gocubs58 October 15, 2008 1:22 PM PDT
McCain and his advisers may split on the issue of Jeremiah Wright.But the American public at large already knows very well the toxic nature of his relationship with Obama.Is it too much to expect the voters to act on that knowledge without a reminder from anybody?If it is,they deserve the fate that is in store for them.

Posted by ozonmojo

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Please - enlighten us - what "fate" is that??
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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:22 PM PDT
In Obama''''s own words:"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance against my mother''''s race...it remained necessary to prove which side you were on,to show your loyalty to the black masses,to strike out and name names."..from "Dreams from My Father".(Which may as well be,"Lies From My Father",as it appears the "ghostwriter" may be none other than Bill Ayers.) The second quote comes from,"The Audacity of Hope":"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." Some people just might find those comments more than a little racially tinged.

Posted by john43218
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you must remember that America has people of all the reliigions, and as hard as it is to believe it''s not unconstitutional to be a muslim nor is it considered treason

im yet to hear the IRS say that they are collecting taxes from only Christians


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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:22 PM PDT
In Obama''''s own words:"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance against my mother''''s race...it remained necessary to prove which side you were on,to show your loyalty to the black masses,to strike out and name names."..from "Dreams from My Father".(Which may as well be,"Lies From My Father",as it appears the "ghostwriter" may be none other than Bill Ayers.) The second quote comes from,"The Audacity of Hope":"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." Some people just might find those comments more than a little racially tinged.

Posted by john43218
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
you must remember that America has people of all the reliigions, and as hard as it is to believe it''s not unconstitutional to be a muslim nor is it considered treason

im yet to hear the IRS say that they are collecting taxes from only Christians


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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
In Obama''''s own words:"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance against my mother''''s race...it remained necessary to prove which side you were on,to show your loyalty to the black masses,to strike out and name names."..from "Dreams from My Father".(Which may as well be,"Lies From My Father",as it appears the "ghostwriter" may be none other than Bill Ayers.) The second quote comes from,"The Audacity of Hope":"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." Some people just might find those comments more than a little racially tinged.

Posted by john43218
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
you must remember that America has people of all the reliigions, and as hard as it is to believe it''s not unconstitutional to be a muslim nor is it considered treason

im yet to hear the IRS say that they are collecting taxes from only Christians


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by AJBopp October 15, 2008 1:23 PM PDT
@ozonmojo:
"McCain and his advisers may split on the issue of Jeremiah Wright.But the American public at large already knows very well the toxic nature of his relationship with Obama.Is it too much to expect the voters to act on that knowledge without a reminder from anybody?If it is,they deserve the fate that is in store for them."

And if you really believe that, you do not deserve the benefits that are in store for you when Obama wins. But better that you should reap what you did not sow than that the rest of America should reap what McCain sows.
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by guysdigdirt October 15, 2008 1:24 PM PDT
What about McCain and Palin''''s nutty pastors. Why isn''''t CBS ad the other news media discussing them? Fair is fair.
Posted by Simon9999

Because their religious leaders and self-porclaimed "mentors" are not hate-mongers who preach that "God will bless you for whatever hateful thing you can do to the whiteys".

Obama has been around these types of hate-mongers for his whole life, now some people want to put him in the most powerful position in the world? I just have to say they have $hit for brains.
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by dredigga October 15, 2008 1:24 PM PDT
Please - enlighten us - what "fate" is that??

Posted by gocubs58

I think he is confused. If we survived 8 years under GWB (barely) we will do fine under Obama/Biden. I think Obama has the chance to be one of our greatest Presidents of all time. He has my vote (and I am from the GOP)
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by daffy64 October 15, 2008 1:27 PM PDT
Oh so it''s his campaign advisors that are acting like idiots. Poor McCain. He''s toast.
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by guysdigdirt October 15, 2008 1:28 PM PDT
In Obama''''''''s own words:"I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance against my mother''''''''s race...it remained necessary to prove which side you were on,to show your loyalty to the black masses,to strike out and name names."..from "Dreams from My Father".(Which may as well be,"Lies From My Father",as it appears the "ghostwriter" may be none other than Bill Ayers.) The second quote comes from,"The Audacity of Hope":"I will stand with the Muslims should the political winds shift in an ugly direction." Some people just might find those comments more than a little racially tinged.

Posted by john43218
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you must remember that America has people of all the reliigions, and as hard as it is to believe it''''s not unconstitutional to be a muslim nor is it considered treason
Posted by Xzonz

This has nothing to do tiwh taxes or the constitution. It has to do with hate. Hate for all those who do not believe as you do and do not have the same color skin as you have. Obama has followed his mentors all his life who have preached you should "take flesh from the whiteys, and god will bless you".

Get educated, then you will have the ability to make an informed decision.
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by rebnrdu October 15, 2008 1:28 PM PDT
I had a gut feeling that Sarah Palin was introduced to stir hatred and divide the black/white, rich/poor, religious/atheist, male/female, just what every works for her at the time. I think she%u2019s unprofessional, divisive and couldn''t possibly represent %u201CCountry First%u201D. Sarah, the Republican VP pick, doesn''t understand how it could hurt anything by bringing up Rev. Wright and the black church. That''s akin to her unethical behavior by abusing her power in Snowy Alaska. Now people get to see the precious gift that McCain has offered to the American people when his number is up. Just being raised and bred in Alaska is a disqualifier to me. This woman couldn''t possibly understand the trials and tribulations this country has faced due to race and, apparently, haven%u2019t stopped to see where this country, now, stands through it all. Anyone that doesn''t understand the African connection to the U.S. and just a step away from the highest position in the land has the potential to be one of the most dangerous characters this world has ever known.

Obama/Biden 08
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by wapotank October 15, 2008 1:30 PM PDT
McCain has every right to bring up Wright. The people have a right to know what Obama is truly about. The Devilcrats and Obama''s cult can paint it anyway they want, but the truth is Obama is a liar, a fraud who refuses to surrender his birth certificate for vetting, and a racist black theologian who the people feel they are in such desperate times they would let a weasel like Obama run. They people have a right to know what kind of greasy character Obama is!
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by dredigga October 15, 2008 1:32 PM PDT
the Disasta from Alaska.

Posted by jcnbma1

This is classic :)! This is the best nick name that could have been given to her. The Disasta from Alaska, I like it. It is even better than, "20 Jan 09, The End of An Error"
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by windmaster12 October 15, 2008 1:32 PM PDT
Mccain Has so many skeletons

The worst of which is:

That he was a Collaborator with the Viet Cong
Who by his own admission,
The Testimony of Other POW''''S,
And other Republicans!!!

The War Hero Myth Is a Crock
Nothing But Spin
Anyone who wants to see the Truth
About Mccain
Do a search on Google
key words:

MCCAIN COLLABORATOR

You will find he betrayed
His Country and Fellow Servicemen!!!!

MCCAIN COLLABORATOR
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by a2s2d October 15, 2008 1:32 PM PDT
MCCAIN AND THE G. GORDON LIDDY SYMBIOSIS

Does John McCain "pal around with terrorists?"

Certainly McCain''s continuing "association" and relationship with the convicted Watergate burglar and domestic terrorist G. Gordon Liddy might suggest that is the case, if we are to apply the standards drawn by the McCain campaign.

In 1998, Liddy gave a fundraiser in his Scottsdale, Arizona home for McCain''s senatorial re-election campaign -- the two posed for photographs together; and as recently as May, 2007, as a presidential candidate, McCain was a guest on Liddy''s syndicated radio show. Inexplicably, McCain heaped praise on his host''s values. During the segment, McCain said he was "proud" of Liddy, and praised Liddy''s "adherence to the principles and philosophies that keep our nation great." From the program:

Article at:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/carl-bernstein/ayers-and-the-mccain-g-go_b_134256.html
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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:35 PM PDT
Asked about the issue during the firestorm over it last March, McCain told Sean Hannity on Fox News%u2019 guysdigdirt:
this is a quote from presidential hopeful John Mcainn;
%u201CHannity & Colmes%u201D: %u201CI think that when people support you, it doesn%u2019t mean that you support everything they say. Obviously, those words and those statements are statements that none of us would associate ourselves with. And I don%u2019t believe that Senator Obama would support any of those %u2026 I do know Senator Obama. He does not share those views.%u201D
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by krescera October 15, 2008 1:36 PM PDT
McCain is actually scared of raising the Jeremiah Wright issue.He is worried that he might be accused of racism because of that.That would hurt his great maverick image,he thinks.He is more interested in preserving that image than winning the election.He is a godsend to Obama.
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by dredigga October 15, 2008 1:36 PM PDT
McCain has every right to bring up Wright. The people have a right to know what Obama is truly about.

Posted by dragonfly4u

Come on people, this is old news. It didn''t work with Hillary and it won''t work now. I think there is more important things to be concerned with. I, have sat in church myself and heard my pastor say things that I don''t agree with. Haven''t we all? This is a non-starter and simply a distraction and I am not the least bit interested. I want to hear about issues and ideas, not this bull "S". This is one of the reasons I have been turned off on McCain.
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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:39 PM PDT
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Breaking news:
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A high number of blacks arte being arrested daily. Just check your local paper. Black arrested for drugs - Black arrested for murder - Black arrested for rape - Black arrested for stealing - everyday, it is the same thing and now Blacbama will give them free reign to commit further crimes. Cosby had it right when he stated you cannot take the JUNGLE FEVER out of these Spinners


Posted by LIBScrew at 01:35 PM : Oct 15, 2008
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LOL!
u made my day! ha! ha! ha!
yes its what happens to any society which lacks education jobs recreation.most black neighbourhoods lack proper schools many are jobless and many dont have money for recreation, thats why we have all this kind of problems
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by xzonz October 15, 2008 1:39 PM PDT
sOMG!
Breaking news:
www.spinnersgonewild.com
A high number of blacks arte being arrested daily. Just check your local paper. Black arrested for drugs - Black arrested for murder - Black arrested for rape - Black arrested for stealing - everyday, it is the same thing and now Blacbama will give them free reign to commit further crimes. Cosby had it right when he stated you cannot take the JUNGLE FEVER out of these Spinners


Posted by LIBScrew at 01:35 PM : Oct 15, 2008
''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''
LOL!
u made my day! ha! ha! ha!
yes its what happens to any society which lacks education jobs recreation.most black neighbourhoods lack proper schools many are jobless and many dont have money for recreation, thats why we have all this kind of problems
Reply to this comment
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