So far the prObama blogs are basically announcing “Nothing to see here, move along” on this scandal.

I believe the technical term is “whistling past the graveyard”. And boy howdy, they’ve got themselves a regular hootenanny going on!

Obama, the guiding hand to American unanimity, has for the past 20 years been a parishioner at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, whose leader is, by any reasonable standard, a racist.

BO’s cult will soon be changing this to say that he was a prisoner at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, whose leader is, by any reasonable standard, a racist.

He didn’t want to be there. He was forced to go, just once when delivering food baskets to the poor.

BO makes Jon Lovitz’ liar routine seem serious.

I’m laughing out loud! And thanks for reminding me to update my Living Will.

Thanks for your Comments..These Issues are Worth a debate..and I agree it should be more Public..
and mixed.. We white folks hve to understand that we do not see everything the same as other racial or Ethnic groups..

I have always been grateful that I always had a roof..a Bed..and something to eat..and a good Mom..who had to work hard every day..to take care of us..raised her own chickens..grew a garden..cut the fire wood..never was bitter about anything and never asked anybody for anything..

I picked strawberrys in the summer time..picked wild berrys and fruit and vegtables for my Mom to Preserve..

The problem I have with some of your position is that the Black Communitys then to Dwell to much on Anger..Bitterness over Slavery.. and Black
Citizens Demonstrating thier own form of Racism..Blaming Whitey for so many things..Hating Whitey..being Jelous of Whitey..Hating the Government..and Saying the things Pastor Wright and others Say to Inflame the Black Community..

Doesn’;t belong in America any more than the KKK or White Racists..

I think The Black Community hurts thier Cause with comments like Farrakahn and Pastor Wright or any other Person makes taht Creates Hatred..resentment..or stirs passions so much people are easily pushed into anger and Violence..

I have admired many Black people..i Have Black friends..One is a Pastor who has the Sweetest Spirit I have seen..I have been to his Church..

I Never…ever heard anyone..but Kids on the Streets and in Gangs..Talk like Pastor Wright..

I will try to do more..but I think the Black Community should stop playing the Race issue too..and be better Role Models..

There are alot of Black Multi Millionares who should be forming Trusts..help Clean up Chicago..Help people Learn a trade..and Work with Thier White Counterparts..who really do Care..and Want to help the Black Communitys To..

Thanks again..

The problem is that this just shows how separate black people are from other, more assimilated races in this country, such as asians and latinos, both of whom intermarry freely and often into the white community. This form of black nationalism has been festering for years. It becomes more visible to nonblack people only in special circumstances, such as when Bill Cosby tried to rally black people to take more responsibility for the condition of our neighborhoods and families. He was excoriated by the “academics” who follow the same line of reasoning. Rev. Wright is one of the more moderate black ministers. But it is a relative term, judged in the context of views commonly expressed in the black community when other races are not present.

It is sad that you and your sponsor, Larry, an ex-CIA agent no less, probably know certain communities in foreign countries better than you know your own fellow citizens in the black community here at home. For example, the other day you commented that Michelle was probably treated well and accepted at Princeton. I don’t know how she was treated. I do know that black students have had racial problems at the Ivy League schools. Historically, Princeton was the last to integrate and was forced to do so by the military after WWII. It was traditionally viewed as one of the roughest for black students because it had a deeply racist and large white Southern representation among the student body. In contrast, Harvard had a more diverse, tolerant, NY/Middle Atlantic, Jewish, student body and a long tradition of integration.

And the Clintons are sometimes ignorant too, despite their long history with the black community. I winced when they chose BET founder Johnson to speak for them. Anyone in the community knows he is held in low regard despite his money because of BET’s low quality and his poor treatment of his ex-(black)wife. But whites sometimes pick anyone who is wealthy and black without really checking to see how he or she is actually viewed in the community. (Note to the Clintons – don’t pick Bryant Gumble.) Black women dominate voting in the black community and our struggles to secure a place in society with far less money and very limited marriage and other social opportunities are an important factor in understanding Obama’s success. Without Michelle, with her down-to-earth style, her dark-brown skin, her deep family roots in the black working class, and her connections to the Chicago black elite, Obama would not have had the success he has had in the black voting community. In sum, Obama’s support is based not on simple “pride” as Ferarro said, stupidly and racistly, but on the belief that somehow the Obamas represent them – the same way people foolishly elected and re-elected Bush thinking he somehow represents them. Try running Tiger Woods or Bryant Gumble for President and see how much of the black vote either would get.

People on this blog can continue to call anyone who supports Obama a mindless idiot. They can continue to define “moderate” for the black community without knowing anything about the community. They can even use the “n-” word as they did on another blog today in criticizing blacks generally while discussing Rev. Wright. Or they can try to learn what is really said in the black community and to understand it so that they can intelligently challenge it. It is worth the effort.

Wright’s diatribe and the fact that he tapes himself and sells the hate truly does define “The Audacity of Hope.”

I only wish we could call Mr. Wright for what he really is: a businessman. A very successful one.

As for Brazile, she has been lying for a long while now and nobody has called her on it. What is up with that?

Nobody but you NoQuarter!

A few lame efforts to defend Wright ended quickly. So now the “official” prObama meme is Wright is retired, Obama never knew about the statements and has now denounced them. EOS

What gibberish…

Corrente from Riverdaughter’s blog had a post about a you tube showing the generation being targetmarketed:

http://correntewire.com/these_kids_today_or_why_he_hates_hillary

It does stress Wright travelled with Farrakhan to Lybia, meeting the terrorist Gaddafi, killer of 270 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

I wonder if they know Auchi, and Rezko, too?

It’s a small small world…

I, personally would not associate with two men, (Wright, and Farrakhan) who feel there is no problem meeting socially, as a sign of respect and admiration, with another man (Ghaddafi) who sent his agents to blow up an airplane, over Scotland.

Never mind the election, this is simply moral, at this point.

Good heavens, pelosi and dean are dense.

Obama’s connections are fair game

By David Harsanyi
Article Last Updated: 03/03/2008 07:14:04 PM MST

Has there ever been a more politically unfortunate middle name — historically speaking — than Barack Hussein Obama Jr.’s?

Probably not. And though stories of Obama’s ties to Islam are sordid, his Christian ties are another matter.

When a conservative Cincinnati talk show host recently limbered up a crowd at a John McCain rally, he repeatedly referred to Obama as “Barack Hussein Obama.” This prompted massive outrage and an apology from McCain.

If you haven’t noticed, Hussein is a Muslim name — as are Barack and Obama, by the way. What the electorate is supposed to garner from this nugget, I suppose, is that Obama is a closet Islamic imam.

Now, it should be pointed out that many of the individuals so shocked by the use of Obama’s given middle name are many of the same people who eagerly label George W. Bush a Nazi or other exaggerated pejoratives. Selective indignation, clearly, is not confined to either party’s faithful.

In fact, it was a Hillary Clinton aide who last week disseminated a picture of Obama, on a visit to Kenya, looking like he was dressed for the Haj. The Drudge Report, in turn, posted shots of House majority leader Nancy Pelosi, First Lady Laura Bush, and others, wearing kafia headdresses (why an American woman would don misogynistic headwear is a mystery), as is customary on official visits.

The use of “Hussein” and the Kenyan picture are no more than petty political ploys, likely to backfire. Obama has assured Americans, with the political adeptness of a social conservative, that he is “a devout Christian. I have been a member of the same church for 20 years. I pray to Jesus every night.”

Impressive, I suppose, depending on where you pray.

Obama, the guiding hand to American unanimity, has for the past 20 years been a parishioner at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, whose leader is, by any reasonable standard, a racist.

The pastor in question is Jeremiah Wright Jr. It was his use of the term “audacity of hope” in a sermon that inspired Obama to title his best-selling book with the phrase.

Wright is a longtime supporter of Nation of Islam’s Louis Farrakhan. Last year, the “Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award” was given to Farrakhan, who, it turns out, “truly epitomized greatness.”

Farrakhan, in addition to making frequent distasteful comments about race, is a person who referred to Judaism as a “gutter religion” and its adherents a bunch of “bloodsuckers.”

Wright even tagged along when Farrakhan visited Libya’s dictator Moammar Khadafy — a terrorist financier directly linked to the murder of Americans — for a chitchat in 1980s.

Obama has shown zero inclination to agree with any of Farrakhan or Wright’s odious statements. But as Obama’s largest recipient of charitable donations, Trinity United Church of Christ is more than a fleeting distraction in the candidate’s life. This is not guilt by association. Until a last minute change of heart, Obama’s campaign invocation was to be given by Wright.

After bumping Wright, an Obama aide explained: “Senator Obama is proud of his pastor and his church, but because of the type of attention it was receiving on blogs and conservative talk shows, he decided to avoid having statements and beliefs being used out of context and forcing the entire church to defend itself.”

If he is proud of his pastor, then asking Obama to clarify his connection to Wright is neither slander nor innuendo — nor is it the right-wing “noise machine” in action.

It is nearly inconceivable to imagine Clinton or McCain — or any presidential candidate — enjoying a close relationship with pastor who praises a racist leader for “his integrity and honesty” not coming under the scrutiny of the entire media.

No, Obama shouldn’t have to deal with unfair innuendo, but he deserves no dispensation when it comes to Wright.