[MittFan08]

Kind of wish this had come out in the general election- Hillary will be harder to beat with her strength in Ohio, PA and Florida.

[JewishRighter]

The following is found on the church's website and listed as the system of Black Values that are guidelines for the congregation. I am astonished (not really) that Obama has not been questioned with reference to the incredible racist nature of this doctrine. Imagine if the word black was replaced with white and you will understand what I mean.

These Black Ethics must be taught and exemplified in homes, churches, nurseries and schools, wherever Blacks are gathered.

They consist of the following concepts:

1. Commitment to God. “The God of our weary years” will give us the strength to give up prayerful passivism and become Black Christian Activists, soldiers for Black freedom and the dignity of all humankind.

2. Commitment to the Black Community. The highest level of achievement for any Black person must be a contribution of strength and continuity of the Black Community.

3. Commitment to the Black Family. The Black family circle must generate strength, stability and love, despite the uncertainty of externals, because these characteristics are required if the developing person is to withstand warping by our racist competitive society.

Those Blacks who are blessed with membership in a strong family unit must reach out and expand that blessing to the less fortunate.

4. Dedication to the Pursuit of Education. We must forswear anti-intellectualism. Continued survival demands that each Black person be developed to the utmost of his/her mental potential despite the inadequacies of the formal education process. “Real education” fosters understanding of ourselves as well as every aspect of our environment. Also, it develops within us the ability to fashion concepts and tools for better utilization of our resources, and more effective solutions to our problems. Since the majority of Blacks have been denied such learning, Black Education must include elements that produce high school graduates with marketable skills, a trade or qualifications for apprenticeships, or proper preparation for college.

Basic education for all Blacks should include Mathematics, Science, Logic, General Semantics, Participative Politics, Economics and Finance, and the Care and Nurture of Black minds.

5. Dedication to the Pursuit of Excellence. To the extent that we individually reach for, even strain for excellence, we increase, geometrically, the value and resourcefulness of the Black Community. We must recognize the relativity of one’s best; this year’s best can be bettered next year. Such is the language of growth and development. We must seek to excel in every endeavor.

6. Adherence to the Black Work Ethic. “It is becoming harder to find qualified people to work in Chicago.” Whether this is true or not, it represents one of the many reasons given by businesses and industries for deserting the Chicago area. We must realize that a location with good facilities, adequate transportation and a reputation for producing skilled workers will attract industry. We are in competition with other cities, states and nations for jobs. High productivity must be a goal of the Black workforce.

7. Commitment to Self-Discipline and Self-Respect. To accomplish anything worthwhile requires self-discipline. We must be a community of self-disciplined persons if we are to actualize and utilize our own human resources, instead of perpetually submitting to exploitation by others. Self-discipline, coupled with a respect for self, will enable each of us to be an instrument of Black Progress and a model for Black Youth.

8. Disavowal of the Pursuit of “Middleclassness.” Classic methodology on control of captives teaches that captors must be able to identify the “talented tenth” of those subjugated, especially those who show promise of providing the kind of leadership that might threaten the captor’s control.

Those so identified are separated from the rest of the people by:

1. Killing them off directly, and/or fostering a social system that encourages them to kill off one another.

2. Placing them in concentration camps, and/or structuring an economic environment that induces captive youth to fill the jails and prisons.

3. Seducing them into a socioeconomic class system which, while training them to earn more dollars, hypnotizes them into believing they are better than others and teaches them to think in terms of “we” and “they” instead of “us.”

4. So, while it is permissible to chase “middleclassness” with all our might, we must avoid the third separation method – the psychological entrapment of Black “middleclassness.” If we avoid this snare, we will also diminish our “voluntary” contributions to methods A and B. And more importantly, Black people no longer will be deprived of their birthright: the leadership, resourcefulness and example of their own talented persons.

9. Pledge to Make the Fruits of All Developing and Acquired Skills Available to the Black Community.

10. Pledge to Allocate Regularly, a Portion of Personal Resources for Strengthening and Supporting Black Institutions.

11. Pledge Allegiance to All Black Leadership Who Espouse and Embrace the Black Value System.

12. Personal Commitment to Embracement of the Black Value System. To measure the worth and validity of all activity in terms of positive contributions to the general welfare of the Black Community and the Advancement of Black People towards freedom.

The last two really piss me off. Pledge "allegiance" to all black leadership that embrace the black value system? Obama must be asked if he is one of those leaders who embraces the "black" value system. The measure of worth is what you do for blacks? This is EXTREMELY DISTURBING. I can't believe the Clinton campaign is ignoring this.

[kenavi]

No way one of the two major parties gives the nomination to a candidate so closely associated with this nut job.

Hillary will get the nomination, and yes she will be harder to beat.

For the nation, your boy should be the VP nominee of McCain's. They will each cancel out the other's excesses.

[luvie]

Christ teaches about love.

The church is the bride of Christ.

Therefore....this man of hate is not a Christian nor is his place
of “business” a church.

[metmom]

So why is he still here?

There’s plenty of other countries he can choose to go to.

Say, rev, don’t let the door hit you on the way out....

[BraveMan]

"He has impacted the life of Barack Obama so much so that he wants to portray that feeling he got from Rev. Wright onto the country because we all need something positive," said another member of the congregation.

Well then. Here's hoping he doesn't go negative . . .

[Halgr]

Some of the biggest racists I know are blacks themselves.....

Lots of anger and dysfunction there, disproportionately so.

[popdonnelly]

The only reason Obama goes to a church in the first place is to get votes.

[GVnana]

[khnyny]

The Clinton Machine in full force. Both CNN and FOX are running major stories on this Pastor. Gee, what a surprise. The Clintoon’s are bringing out all the dirt. PA voters are up for grabs. It’s the Clinton’s, but the GOPS and even people like Sean Hannity are being blamed. Too funny.

[RepublitarianRoger2]

He said Rev. Wright "is like an old uncle who says things I don't always agree with," telling a Jewish group that everyone has someone like that in their family.

That might be true, but the difference is that if we do have someone like that in the family, we don't go to his house every week to listen to him blabber stupid, inflammatory stuff that we don't agree with. We avoid relatives like that.

[Rockitz]

Say hello to President McCain. This is going to stick big time and make it hard for him to ever win elective office again.

[se_ohio_young_conservative]

I think with the link to the Weather Underground terrorist, this guy and the other anti semetic nation of Islam dude.

It is becoming a legit question.

Is Barack Hussein Obama a terrorist ?

[Fledermaus]

Let me get this straight: the libs say in no way does this nutjobs “views” tarnish their messiah Obama but Falwell, Robertson and Mormonism (only on the right since Harry Reid is one) taint the GOP because of their ideals.

Just wanted to get “the rules” straight.

[rightwingcrazy]

“...his appreciation for the good works he has done...”

He made the trains run on time?

[TruthShallSetYouFree]

Obama's Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Has a History of What Even Obama's Campaign Aides Say Is 'Inflammatory Rhetoric'

I figured out what Obama's campaign song should be:

Jeremiah was a bigot
He was a good friend of mine

[eleni121]

He reminds me of Red Foxx...without the wonderful humor

What an awful and dangerous racist he is.

[Ghost of Philip Marlowe]

I agree. I wish we’d wait until Clinton Inc. is dead and buried before we get into this type of story. Save it for the general.

[maine-iac7]

I hope someone can find a video of that 20 year old sermon of WRight's - "The Audacity of Hope"

I think Obama is leaving some things out of what he heard in the speech - if that video, or a script, could be found - that would be the end - as he says it was THAT sermon that inspired him - and then he attended for 20 more years - no way to wiggle out of it -

He really should've been installed as their new preacher when Wright retired a couple months ago...he make a good preacher there - he's NOT presidential material -

[Marysecretary]

I hope Obama wasn’t impacted TOO much...

[Just Lori]

Will someone please show this a$$hole the way out of the country?