Obama is going to have to denounce the statements of the pastor of the church he's belonged to for many years in much stronger terms than he has previously if he has any hopes of becoming president. This ABC news story has many very damaging quotes from Obama's Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11.
This is what I find the most offensive - Jeremiah Wright speaking in terms very reminiscent of Ward Churchill's vile article after the September 11 attacks:
In addition to damning America, he told his congregation on the Sunday after Sept. 11, 2001 that the United States had brought on al Qaeda's attacks because of its own terrorism.
"We bombed Hiroshima, we bombed Nagasaki, and we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye," Rev. Wright said in a sermon on Sept. 16, 2001.
"We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards. America's chickens are coming home to roost," he told his congregation.
He even uses the same metaphor as Churchill - chickens coming home to roost.
And Obama's campaign hasn't been nearly forceful enough in its denunciations of Rev. Jeremiah Wright.
"In a statement to ABCNews.com, Obama's press spokesman Bill Burton said, "Sen. Obama has said repeatedly that personal attacks such as this have no place in this campaign or our politics, whether they're offered from a platform at a rally or the pulpit of a church. Sen. Obama does not think of the pastor of his church in political terms. Like a member of his family, there are things he says with which Sen. Obama deeply disagrees. But now that he is retired, that doesn't detract from Sen. Obama's affection for Rev. Wright or his appreciation for the good works he has done."
I don't really care if Obama doesn't think of the pastor of his church in political terms - a lot of other people will, and will identify him with the comments that Wright has made over the years. He has to denounce him, and quickly. I don't believe for a minute that Obama believes the same things as Wright does - but he has to make that crystal clear.
Source: BY Mystical Politics
Obama's spiritual mentor
Everyone should know that Obama has followed Rev. Wright for 2 decades. He allows his children to attend and be taught in this racist church with a man who spews hatred for whites and for the country in which they live. This is not just an acquaintance-Obama has claimed this man as his mentor-the one who lead him down the path to Jesus. The tenets of the church are afro-centric- the mother country for members of the congregation is Africa-not the United States- Barack Obama is running to be President of the United States- The press has known about this for over a year- why didn't it come out before? Most of the media is trying to change their demographic -get more young viewers- increasing ratings which means money and corporate greed is controlling the news. This is shameful and needs to be stopped- We must have a fourth estate we can trust otherwise our democracy is at risk. Imagine if Hillary Clinton's minister preached white power and gave their annual award to David Dukes? How long would she have lasted?