Posted on 04/29/2008 4:58:44 PM PDT by LJayne
So, was Obama just as naive as a child for 20 years, or as disingenuous as any major political figure of the last forty years when he denied knowing the real Pastor Wright this morning?
Either way it creates a huge issue for voters. Is Obama a dupe, or just duplicitous? Do you want him in charge of the nation's security, making judgments about our enemies?
Follow-up reporting should focus on the depth of the relationship between Wright and Obama. In Philadelphia Obama described a deep, strong and personal bond. How deep? What did they talk about all these years? How could you miss the government-created-AIDS etc?
"I did not vet my pastor before I decided to run for the presidency," Obama declared today. That's not the point. The point is Obama's judgment. Or his truthfulness.
One starting point --as Stanley Kurtz notes today, Pastor Wright attended the Million Man March. So did Obama. Obama writes about the Nation of Islam in his memoir, Dreams From My Father. How can Obama possibly expect us to believe that he didn't know that Pastor Wright esteemed Louis Farrakan? This morning Obama used the Wright praise of Farrakhan yesterday as one of "ridiculous propositions" that led him to "denounce" Wright.
(When men from my church attended the Promise Keepers rally in D.C. in 1997, they went as a group. Do you think that either Obama or Wright traveled with others from their church membership to the rally? I hope a reporter asks Pastor Wright that follow up.)
I heard that Obama and Wright helped organize the march.
He name his own book after one of Wrights sermons, now condemns him.
Hillaryarious.
Obama. Not ready for prime time.
Everyone was wrong, he’s not black. He’s green, and now may never ripen.
THAT'S IT!... Crystal clear....
To our lefty friends...CHARACTER MATTERS... A LOT!
But did you pastor your vet?
Just wait for Wright to come out with proof that Obama did in fact sit thru many of those sermons he now disavows and claims he never heard.
Did Moyers (or anyone else) ask Wright to elaborate/explain/defend his “God D***m America!” declaration?
Obama is WAY over his head as a Senator....
He should not be near any of the strings of power or involved in decisions that effect the security of the Republic..
He’s a total Potemkin Village, created from whole cloth by the ultra Leftist media and black racist pimp squads.
He has a non-existent record of leadership, legislation or ideas throughout his short political “career”..
A career made possible by the slavish voting of Chicago blacks and left wing radicals — including white and black terrorists.
His entire campaign has been promises of change he hasn’t defined. He uses expressions that sound nice - but mean nothing coming from such an unaccomplished and unbelievable amateur’s mouth.
Obviously an Affirmative Action scholar......
Can’t keep his story straight..
Can’t and hasn’t described any of his goals or visions in specific terms.
Can’t debate or handle tough questions on his feet - without deflecting to an unrelated point.
He’s very long on verbiage and short on facts and ability.
His “flowery speech” in mostly fecal fertilizer.
If Obama is the best the DNC or the Republic can come up with — we’re doomed!
What really bothers me about this Hussein Obama creep is that no one has asked him if he took his two young daughters to church with him to listen to that ranting and raving anti-American lunatic. If I’m not mistaken, I have seen children in the background of some of the videos of that phony reverend’s rantings. If so, what in the hell would possess Hussein Obama to have his children there to listen to that crap?
Maybe its because Obama believes what the Pastor is saying?
Well, which is it Obama? Did you cozy up to Rev Wright because you needed him as part of your ladder to success, or did you agree with him? Either way, you are a loser!
His children were baptized in that church.....I am sure they have been sitting through some of this....and, it’s disgusting.
It shows a guy who is very naive and immature.
What’s sad in a way is here is a guy who is intelligent, who had a good education and lots of opportunities. What a waste to turn that into a typical lefty empty suit.
Obama still needs enough support to beat she who must not be named.
A blatant LIAR like Obama needs to be kept as far away as possible from the White House!!!!
How could he say he didn’t vet the man who has been his mentor and pastor for the last 20 years? How much more vetting does Berry have to do before he knows a person? Berry would rather be seen as the dumbest man on the planet than a believer in Wright’s racist lunacy. Either way I think his chances of becoming president are about zero. Amen to the reverend Jerry Wright-On-Brotherman.
He's certainly had a good education. Well, at least, an expensive one. And there's been no shortage of opportunities, as demonstrated by his career curve.
But what makes you believe he's intelligent...???
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