Posted on 03/18/2008 12:31:14 PM PDT by Iron Munro
WOW, nice work.
Hmmm, seems the "squeaky clean" senator really does have skeletons in the closet!!!!
There's still some continuing question about that, but no, I was asking your thoughts on this thread in light of the fact that today Obama that admitted he HAD, in fact, heard Wright say the things that last week Obama denied ever hearing.
I AM NOT in any way trying to diss you for this, I sincerely respect your extreme dedication to giving the public that not only the mass media but the DoD seems unwilling to do. but YOU DID catch the apparent error in the original article. I'm simply interested on your opinion of Obama's actions and admissions.
It’s $20,000 bucks worth of support whatever way he paints the picture.
THAT’S the screen name. Thank you!
He's still got "well spoken" left...
\;-| One for each personality?
Drudge now has this article linked.
http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0308/9104.html
“Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church?” Obama said. “Yes. Did I strongly disagree with many of his political views? Absolutely — just as I’m sure many of you have heard remarks from your pastors, priests or rabbis with which you strongly disagreed.”
No one in the press has pointed out this statement made just 3 days prior:
"I wasn't in church during the time when the statements were made."
He is going to have to explain that.
From the article:
Obama also said, in effect, that some white people simply don’t get black churches. “They are full of dancing, clapping, screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear,” Obama said. “The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty, the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance, the struggles and successes, the love and, yes, the bitterness and bias that make up the black experience in America.”
This is pure B.S.
I belong to an Evangelical church and a denomination that has African American members and pastors. The sing in the choir, preach from the pulpit, lead mission, and pray with me (a white man) as brother and sisters.
They have the love of Christ in their hearts.
Dr. Tony Evans is a real Christian who is also black.
I "get" that, him, and other black Christians.
Obama is now trying to talk down to his critics and say they just don't get blacks for acting celebratory. That isn't the issue. The issue his pastor preaching things that are un-Christian in deed, manner, and word.
If BHO don’t have the courage to confront his pastor about a hate speech how would he deal with a world leader on a issue that could hurt the US?
By allowing the conversation to be tied to only one sermon and only one day, the right has allowed Obama to dictate how this will be perceived. Short of video showing Obama in the church on that date, there is enough doubt to completely diffuse the issue.
Instead the message needs to be that these sermons on YouTube were the norm rather than the exception. Whether he heard a specific hate filled diatribe is irrelevant to most voters. But if he heard dozens of them, that is something people can seriously use to question his judgment.
Easy: by embracing him/her/other/confused/undecided as a kindred spirit.
Nope, way too late. The 20 year association has already become the center point.
He turned 18 around 1979, so there would’ve been no draft.
No draft but he was required to register, born after 1/1/60 if not registered, may be denied employment in the executive branch of the federal govt.
http://www.sss.gov/FSbenefits.htm
And to SkyPilot:
Obama also said, in effect, that some white people simply don’t get black churches. “They are full of dancing, clapping, screaming and shouting that may seem jarring to the untrained ear,” Obama said. “The church contains in full the kindness and cruelty, the fierce intelligence and the shocking ignorance, the struggles and successes, the love and, yes, the bitterness and bias that make up the black experience in America.”
The “untrained ear”? We have to train our ears to make this hate rhetoric less jarring?? Let me translate this.
If you hear it often enough, each time, it will become less jarring. The members of our church have heard it so much, it doesn't jar us at all.
Propaganda works that way too.
“Untrained Ear” is New code for: Sorry if you aren't quite up to speed with Our People. He IS a separatist in his attempt to unite.
So much for Mr. Change and Unity.
Obama is so power hungry, riding the fence of appeasement to radicals and appeal to mid-stream Democrats.... he will self-destruct. I can't believe I'm cheering for Hillary at this point.
"I did not have auriculocranial relations with the good reverend's buccal cavity."
"You can ask my wife, Michelle, if you want unbiased confirmation."
We haven't heard much from her lately. She seems to have learned the lesson:
"Never interrupt your enemy while he is in the process of destroying himself."
OUCH
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