Posted on 03/13/2008 11:21:37 PM PDT by CreativePerspective
Obama says that rather than advising him on strategy, Wright helps keep his priorities straight and his moral compass calibrated.
"What I value most about Pastor Wright is not his day-to-day political advice," Obama said. "He's much more of a sounding board for me to make sure that I am speaking as truthfully about what I believe as possible and that I'm not losing myself in some of the hype and hoopla and stress that's involved in national politics."
Wright has continued on an independent path ever since, often questioning the common sense of Scripture, objecting to mandatory prayer in schools and clashing with clergy who preach prosperity theology, a popular notion among black pastors that God will bestow wealth and success on believers.
In his 1993 memoir "Dreams from My Father," Obama recounts in vivid detail his first meeting with Wright in 1985. The pastor warned the community activist that getting involved with Trinity might turn off other black clergy because of the church's radical reputation.
When Obama sought his own church community, he felt increasingly at home at Trinity.
Later he would base his 2004 keynote speech to the Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope," --also the inspiration for Obama's second memoir, "The Audacity of Hope."
Though Wright and Obama do not often talk one-on-one often, the senator does check with his pastor before making any bold political moves.
(Excerpt) Read more at chicagotribune.com ...
Note this article is from over a year ago, Jan. 2007, but the MSM didn't bother to tell us about Wright's anti-US positions all that time.
First Amendment rights for me
but not for thee.
For you whites my contempt and contumely.
The Rev. Wright and audacious flock.
Well,I guess we now know what that means...
The Obama DemonRats have been trying to perpetrate a fraud on the American people. Obama is a black radical activist disguised as a “mainstream” Democrat. His “church” is nothing but the Nation of Islam with a false front. Obamanation must be exposed as the con man that he is. He’s a smiley-faced Al Sharpton.
Its kinda scary..... and thats just the part on this page, think I will save the rest for tomorrow.
Interestingly. This pastor quit his the church a few months ago, and joined Obamas team as an advisor! It would be hard for him to gain distance when the guy is working on his election team as we speak!
Seam Hannity has been all over this idiot Wright for months. I'd like to see him bi+chslap that @$$munch O'Reilly in primetime.
Not that I really care one way or another 'cept for the possible connection with Islam and Muslims, mind you.
Barack Hussein Obama is a member of a radical, anti-american religious organization.
but hey at least we know he’s not a muslim! whew! he got me worried there!
heh maybe you need to change your tagline. obama is now even much worse than “just” a “reasonable” socialist who wants to gut the military
What frightens me is this guy could get in office by repeating the words “hope” and “change” over and over, his opponents can’t criticize him because of his race nor even mention his name. When we say anything negative about him we’ll have to look over our shoulders and whisper “you know who” in hushed tones. Meanwhile, his mesmerized followers are whipped into a frenzy chanting “O-ba-ma! O-ba-ma!”
This is turning into some really scary Cult of Personality shit not seen since the 1930s, and never on our continent.
ever see...”The Wave”
http://www.videosift.com/video/The-Wave-A-movie-about-cults
Its simply not true if you watch the video, its all premeditated.
As "firery" as his rhetoric is, he constantly checks his notes, He says what he means and he means what he says!
This is a man who scripts his every word, its personally edited and rehearsed, he is an enemy of The United States, then again......so is Obama.
Wright talks a lot of scat in the tradition of the Black Rev, Stickin it to the man. I do not know how much of this trash he or his parishioners actually believe, but most of it has to be cant that is understood to be false but is used for its value in infuriating White People. It Works.
how can he distance himself? he says he’s a christian because he belonged to this church for 20 years.
I refuse to be bamboozled or Okey-doked by this slick-talking racist demagogue. And, btw, does anyone notice that Obama uses Malcolm X terms like bamboozled and okey-doked when he is talking to black audiencess? The whites in the crowd never get it, but it sure hits home with blacks.
I think someone should do a little research into how Rev.Wright defines “hope” and “change.’
I noticed exactly that.
Obama slips in code words that only black audiences pick up on.
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