Sure you've probably already seen it or will soon on TV, but for those of you who haven't here go:
It's the minister (Jeremiah Wright) at Obama's church giving a sermon that is not only over the top, but also demonstrably contrary to reality in some cases. For instance he makes the claim that Obama's not rich (he lives in a $1.3 million house), that he's not privileged (he graduated from Harvard and married a Princeton grad), and that he's not white (technically he's as white as he is black).
The greater issue however, in my mind, is the fact that Obama would choose to belong to a church like this for some 20 years without leaving. Intelligent people of any color could find a handful of things in this clip alone to tune this guy out for good.
Some have opined that since Obama was raised by a white mother and followed a course few blacks relate to(Ivy League), that membership in this church is his attempt to re-connect with his "blackness". That is all well and good for the first month or maybe even the first couple years, but 20 years suggests that he has either bought into this church's viewpoint or has been afraid to walk away from it. Both of those options are problematic, particularly when you hope to become the most powerful person in the world.
Was I off?
Thursday, March 13, 2008
The "Obama's Preacher" Video
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it's not about black or white or what problems they ran into as a child, but what the next president is going to do for our economy. I think this minister was completely off the subject. The bottom line is that most black people want to see a black president. That doesn't necessarily mean he is the best man for the job.
This is why our Country will never move on.....This is why Obama will not win the Presidency...not because he isn't qualified, but because too many ignorant comments are being made, such as this preacher PREACHING HATE in a church...Shame on him....
This race-based warfare is what the Democrats have fomented for 50 years. It's just now coming back to bite them.
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