Comments on: Obama/Wright “Divorce” Deepens Rifts in African-American Communities

By: LE

LE — Mon, 05 May 2008 00:52:10 +0000

There are at least ten reasons to not vote for Obama, that do not include his lack of judgement in choosing Wright as a pastor:  

1)Obama refuses to speak to reporters/walks out of conferences. He is not a transparent politician.   

2)He was involved with Tony Rezko, who was indicted for influence peddling and is a corrupting influence in Illinois politics.   

3)Tony Rezko got millions of dollars from the government to create affordable housing in Obama’s district, now 11 of the buildings he was supposed to fix are boarded-up and are unlivable.   

4)Obama voted “present” hundreds of times instead of taking a stand because he did not want to offend contributors, like Robert Blackwell, who Obama helped obtain state grants for.

  5)Obama chose as his mentor Bill Ayers and Dohrn, who are terrorists who detonated bombs on US territory and they helped him start his career.   

6)Obama lied about filling out a questionnaire that details his stand on many important issues like abortion, the death penalty and gun control. It has his handwriting but he said a staffer filled it out. Obama also lied about the Kennedy family helping his father.   

7)Obama also has acknowledged that he “voted by mistake” many times?!   

8)Obama made a statement that said his grandmother is “a typical white person” who has a “reaction bred” into her when she sees someone she does not know.   

9)Obama made a statement that small-town Americans are bitter and cling to guns, religion, and anti-trade sentiment.

10)Obama lies about the Clinton economic boom, if you go to FactCheck.org, you will see that Clinton is credited for passing the 1993 budget that helped create the boom of the 1990s.

If you want to see it on YouTube, here it is:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YAUJeeKohNA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s5l6oAD5d-s

By: Dee

Dee — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:16:10 +0000

I believe Obama addressed this in the “race speech” he made when this controversy first arose. To take it a bit further, understand that Afrocentric or “pro-Black” ideology in America is a vital way Blacks can establish a positive self-image and help heal the wounds created by a history of racism and slavery in this country. It is not reverse-racism, it is not divisive, it is not anti-white, it is not anti-American. It is a starting ground to establish a healthy and strong sense of self. One who is intelligent and forward thinking will take the positive experiences of that teaching and reject any residual backward and angry thinking that may rear its head with older Americans. That’s what he was saying. We Americans respect our elders, in the Black and White communities, we understand they may have limitations, maybe even bitter or angry thinking, we can reject those without rejecting the person and the things they bring to us that are enriching. We take that and go a step further, because once you can embrace yourself, you can embrace all good people around you, all races, all Americans.

By: Talktruth

Talktruth — Sat, 03 May 2008 21:44:34 +0000

And you notice the trick of leaving “religious critics say” until the end, leading the reader to initially believe that the statement is a foregone conclusion.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:40:47 +0000

We need to tell the DNC to ignore the Color of Change people until the primary is over. There are people who haven’t had a chance to vote for Hillary yet, and we want to give them that chance. Anything less, and it may mean the end of the democratic party as we know it. How does that sound?

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Sat, 03 May 2008 20:34:43 +0000

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By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:33:53 +0000

“A little knowledge is a dangerous thing.”

By: jwrjr

jwrjr — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:31:56 +0000

I live in a Southern Baptist area, thus, my comment. I will stipulate your point.

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Sat, 03 May 2008 20:06:48 +0000

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By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:02:47 +0000

Sorry, TOO…..

I’m suffering from a tooth that will be root-canal-ed next week….the pain, the antibiotics…please excuse my “to” in the previous post…

By: Gloria

Gloria — Sat, 03 May 2008 20:01:46 +0000

“Frankly, I’m going out on a limb and saying this guy can’t be trusted in the black community…”

Maybe not to far out onto a limb…Shelby Steele spoke about how people in general would eventually be disappointed in Obama after the mask dropped…

That includes black Americans, too, at this point…

By: workingclass artist

workingclass artist — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:42:16 +0000

I beg to differ….I was fortunate to have Jesuit Professors in college who taught that the recurring examination of faith in anything whether that be philosophical, political, moral, etc….was the proper use of the intellect and coupled with experience, the path to wisdom….
” The unexamined life is not worth living. ” — Socrates

By: workingclass artist

workingclass artist — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:36:33 +0000

HYPOCRITE…..THY NAME IS BARACK OBAMA !…..

By: workingclass artist

workingclass artist — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:31:43 +0000

Non teneas aurum totum quod splendent ut aurum….
( Do not take as gold everything that shines like gold )
Obama by his very presense sews rancor and division. Everywhere you examine what he says, what he has done, who are his associates, there is only contradiction. If the only reason to support his candidacy is because of what he promises it is not supported by his record. If the only reason to support his candidacy is because he will bring harmony to the races this is not supported by the division he and his supporters have sewn between the races. He is literally a walking contradiction. It is illogical to assume that in a general election he is the most suitable candidate.
It is unreasonable for the democratic party to assume that it’s members will simply vote for any democratic candidate. When the party disreards flagrantly principles that it’s members hold dear it abandons it’s responsibility and integrity. The democratic party should serve ALL it’s members, not just a favored faction.

By: Ellen Tenn

Ellen Tenn — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:30:27 +0000

Does anyone know if Obama asked his supporters not to boo once they started? I can’t believe he would just stand by and let that kind of rude behavior happen. The acts of Obama supporters continues to disgust me.

I’m going to Indiana tomorrow to work for the Hillary campaign. Wish me luck!

By: sas

sas — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:20:30 +0000

Obama supporters -rude and boorish behavior. That says it all.

By: simon, too

simon, too — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:08:59 +0000

And taters essay on moral courage is very applicable, here, too.

Those are the people who will make a difference, who will prevail.

By: Catriley

Catriley — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:05:50 +0000

I was thinking about the JJ dinner last night in North Carolina. the Obama fans booed the Governor and First Lady of NC.

I realized that here were these citizens of North Carolina (I’m assuming) who are disrespecting the Governor of their own State, a man who has worked for them every day, done things to improve their lives, and they’re trashing him in favor of a guy that they hadn’t even heard of a year ago, who hasn’t done a damn thing to improve their lives.

Some people said that lots of out-of-state OBama fans came to the dinner, but there was obviously locals, too. It’s a cult. Why else would people turn on those close to them in favor of someone that is nothing more than cellophane?

By: workingclass artist

workingclass artist — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:05:36 +0000

” Thought, like all potent weapons, is exceedingly dangerous if mishandled. Clear thinking is therefore desirable not only in order to develope the full potentialities of the mind, but to avoid disaster….”
Giles St. Aubin. The Art of Argument
To continue to promote Obama is irrational. His electability defies logic.

By: Catriley

Catriley — Sat, 03 May 2008 19:01:44 +0000

I went back and forth several times. Surrounded by other blackfolks, I became self-conscious.

That statement really jumped out at me. That is why I’m grateful for Hillary’s vocal AA supporters, like Patsy (soldier4hillary) that has a youtube channel, and gets her message out there that it’s okay to think for yourself and support Hillary.

I read over on (I think) the Black Agenda blog, and AA voters had posted about AA Hillary supporters being completely isolated socially at work, and harrassed, because they didn’t support Obama. The more visible AA support Hillary has, the easier it will be to counter that peer pressure.

By: Catriley

Catriley — Sat, 03 May 2008 18:55:41 +0000

Hillary Clinton, Obama’s opponent for the Democratic presidential nomination, and right-wing commentators have exploited fears among significant numbers of white voters by creating a “scary” black figure in Wright, religious critics say.

Hillary exploited Wright’s comments? Nope. Not even close. I don’t like “critics say”, that is the same type of drive-by accusations that the right winger pundits use aka “unnamed sources.” Writing something so inflamatory then attributing it to a vague “critics” label, doesn’t work. It takes away from the rest of the message.

Hillary Clinton said that she would not have had Wright for a pastor. I would have to agree. Though the man has done some good, one sermon like that is enough to convince me I would want no part of that ideaology. Racists can do good things for other, they don’t walk around kicking people of other colors all day, they walk and work amongst us. That doesn’t erase the hateful words.