Thank heavans we as a country can finally have an open and honest discourse on "race" in this country, as evidenced by this thread full of of white guys blistering one another. An interesting contribution can be found here: Politics and Black Americans By Walter E. Williams Wednesday, April 23, 2008 http://www.townhall.com/columnists/...mericans?page=full&comments=true#postComments
And I thought I was "blistering" Barack Obama... Edit to add: Walter always has educational columns...
Quandary So, Obama finally condemned Rev Wright, his ego (eg, the spectacle he created with his recent preposterous speeches) and his CTs. Most importantly, he still maintains that he never knew Rev Wright held such extreme beliefs, even after 20 years of association, spiritual mentorship and friendship. Therefore, the question now becomes: A. Is Obama a "typical" liar? OR B. Is Obama truthful and stupid? AND C. Is this the kind of person that can be entrusted with the most difficult job in the world? Any suggestions?
It is not just Rev. Wright - he is not an island. The congregation can be heard cheering Wright's incendiary preachings. They phone in to talk shows to defend Wright. They buy and sell his preachings. They honor Louis Farrakhan. Obama must have fellowshipped with these people. That church is filled with thousands of hateful racists - including Barack and Michelle Obama.
From IMAO - Saw this story about John McCain: [Ret. Col. Bud: Day relayed to me one of the stories Americans should hear. It involves what happened to him after escaping from a North Vietnamese prison during the war. When he was recaptured, a Vietnamese captor broke his arm and said, "I told you I would make you a cripple." The break was designed to shatter Mr. Day's will. He had survived in prison on the hope that one day he would return to the United States and be able to fly again. To kill that hope, the Vietnamese left part of a bone sticking out of his arm, and put him in a misshapen cast. This was done so that the arm would heal at "a goofy angle," as Mr. Day explained. Had it done so, he never would have flown again. But it didn't heal that way because of John McCain. Risking severe punishment, Messrs. McCain and Day collected pieces of bamboo in the prison courtyard to use as a splint. Mr. McCain put Mr. Day on the floor of their cell and, using his foot, jerked the broken bone into place. Then, using strips from the bandage on his own wounded leg and the bamboo, he put Mr. Day's splint in place. Years later, Air Force surgeons examined Mr. Day and complemented the treatment he'd gotten from his captors. Mr. Day corrected them. It was Dr. McCain who deserved the credit. Mr. Day went on to fly again.] Similarly, Barack Obama once continued to give a speech even though he knew a bee was in the room!
What's good about this Preachergate thingy is it smoked out these racist hate-filled Black liberation theology clowns and showed everybody where they are coming from.
I think for me it may ultimately come down to who I would prefer as First Lady for four years. A rich, good looking older blond woman who owns a beer distributor or an angry lawyer who won't shut up?