Posted on 06/02/2008 9:14:51 PM PDT by jazusamo
It is amazing how seriously the media are taking Senator Barack Obama's latest statement about the latest racist rant from the pulpit of the church he has attended for 20 years. But neither that statement nor the apology for his rant by Father Michael Pfleger really matters, one way or the other. Nor does Senator Obama's belated resignation from that church.
For any politician, what matters is not his election year rhetoric, or an election year resignation from a church, but the track record of that politician in the years before the election.
Yet so many people are so fascinated by Barack Obama's rhetorical skills that they don't care about his voting record in the U.S. Senate, in the Illinois state senate, the causes that he has chosen to promote over the years, or the candidate's personal character and values, as revealed by his actions and associations.
Despite clever spin from Obama's supporters about avoiding "guilt by association," much more is involved than casual association with people like Jeremiah Wright and Father Pfleger.
In addition to giving $20,000 of his own money to Jeremiah Wright, as a state senator Obama directed $225,000 of the Illinois taxpayers' money for programs run by Father Pfleger. In the U.S. Senate, Obama earmarked $100,000 in federal tax money for Father Pfleger's work. Giving someone more than 300 grand is not just some tenuous, coincidental association.
Are Barack Obama's views shown by what he says during an election year or by what he has been doing for decades before?
The complete contrast between Obama's election year image as a healer of divisions and his whole career of promoting far-left grievance politics, in association with America-haters like Jeremiah Wright and Bill Ayers, are brushed aside by his supporters who talk about getting back to...
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Oh, that’s a good one. Sowell BTT.
Agreed! This is his best on Obama so far, IMO.
“You can’t say things like that about B. Hussein Obamarama! You a racist... No, wait a minute...”
Sowell draws blood here. I'd like to know just how much money Obama directed toward Wright after his "chickens coming home to roost" remarks post 9/11.
So would I and if it’s happened Dr. Sowell just may have that figure in a future column.
The Video That Barack Obama DOESN’T WANT YOU TO SEE!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sawN7uJ8s8s&feature=related
Yes, that’s a seeming bombshell. I hope to high heaven that the stops will be pulled out once he gets the nomination, there’s tons of stuff out there.
Its too bad a black gentleman like Thomas Sowell isn’t running for president.
Keeping this at the top :)
THIS IS ALL DANDY wrt keep BOH looking as bad as he really is. but my fear is that we wear out all of this stuff and the youtube and A-D-D folks forget it all come november. I hope mccain and the gop are holding back a few dandies on BOH.
oh, and since he resigned from that church, might he be asking for a koran to swear on at the inauguration?
Sowell for prez
The Democrat newsrooms are protecting Obama the way a mother protects a slow child.
I’m afraid you’re right and that’s going to be difficult to overcome, hopefully it won’t be impossible.
“...the fate of generations yet unborn”
Indeed.
The danger from foreign-based terrorism - and the danger from within: Obama’s 100 percent affirmation of abortion including third trimester abortions, and even the slaying upon birth of a child (partial-birth abortion).
We may diddle-daddle over various ideological matters; but national security and the right to life of the unborn (and the newly born) are fundamental to everything.
Everything.
a genuine BELL-RINGER ! ! ! ! ! ! !
{{ but there needs to be 4 or 5 versions of this “spot” , for a Targeted Demographic , .. no? }}
Great closing zinger by Dr. Sowell. Somebody should claim it for a tagline.
Not only Senator Obama, but too many other Americans, seem to have no concept of the seething hatred that can lead people to destroy their own lives in order to lash out at others.
I would like to know why any govt entity is using tax payer dollars to support one church over another.
Where is that infamous separation of state and church that the left is always harping about.
I know, the left only harps about it when is disadvantageous to their cause.
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