Ironic, isn't it? Some conservatives have been calling for an inquiry into Barack Hussein Obama's Muslim connection--didn't he attend a madrassa in Indonesia?--when the real problem turns out to be Obama's Christian mentor, the Reverend Jeremiah Wright.
Wright is a kind of Ward Churchill in vestments. Remember Ward Churchill? He's the leftist white guy who was posing as an American Indian as he gave speeches saying America deserved to be attacked and that 9/11 was a case where the "chickens came home to roost." Eventually the University of Colorado gave Churchill the boot.
Oddly enough Wright used exactly the same language as Churchill in saying that on 9/11 America got its comeuppance. Actually, Wright's statements taken collectively are worse than those of Churchill. Wright also said the U.S. government deliberately introduced AIDS into the black community. And he insisted that instead of saying "God bless America" we would be better to say "God damn America."
This is the man that Obama calls "like family." This is the man that Obama credits with "introducing me to my Christian faith." This is the mean that Obama choose to marry him and his wife, and to baptize his children. This is the man who inspired the title of Obama's book. This is the man whom Obama credits with being a mentor over more than two decades.
I found it very interesting to hear Wright explicitly endorse Obama over Hillary in church. Normally when evangelical preachers cross the political line they get hammered for violating the separation of church and state. One pastor I know invited a local Republican official to give his personal testimony in church and had to answer to the IRS for it. How come black churches engage in blatant electioneering, even to the point of busing members to the voting booth, and nobody from the ACLU or the media raises an eyebrow?
Equally fascinating is Wright's comment in church that unlike Hillary, Obama will be a race man. Wright's argument is that Obama will stand up for poor blacks against the rich whites who control the country. In the past Obama has been accused by some of being insufficiently attentive to black concerns. The term sometimes used for this is Oreo: black on the outside, white on the inside. Wright by contrast seems to be claiming that Obama is white--or at least tan--on the outside but black on the inside.
Wright poses a possibly lethal threat to Obama's chance to be president. Obama's great appeal is that he's the political equivalent of Tiger Woods. He's not an America hater or a race man like Charlie Rangel or Jesse Jackson. Wright makes Americans wonder: why is Obama so close to a man whose incendiary views are far worse than that of just about any black radical figure with the possible exception of Louis Farrakhan? Isn't professed ignorance of Wright's political views, combined with a refusal to cut ties with him, proof of Obama's bad judgent?
Pretty soon people are going to ask: Is Wright's influence the reason why Obama doesn't want to wear an American flag pin? Or raise his hand to his chest when the national anthem is played? Is Wright's ideology part of the reason why Obama's wife says she has not been proud of America for her whole adult life? And behind all this, the big question: at a time of war, can America is entrusted to a man who seems tolerant of the kind of vicious anti-Americanism that we are used to hearing from our worst enemies?
Reader Comments ( Page 6 of 44)
76. Linda...you're third generation Washingtonian?
I am sooooooo sorry! I did not know that.
Paul at 10:54AM on Mar 19th 2008
77. and botts,
please lets do meet. i am sure we can settle whatever the issues might be-civily of coarse. i would not want to mess with your holier than thou chritian front. i still think your a false teacher who spreads lies disguised as neatly packages truth. sorry to be so blunt. but i do wish you well. and really, who you choose to marry is your concern. who cares but you.
brian at 10:59AM on Mar 19th 2008
78. This is funny...
from brian at 10:52AM on Mar 19th 2008...
"really? me racist,your nuts"
"most assurdly i am not racist in the least"
"many many many blacks are resentful of whites"
"many many blacks use the race card"
"jackson and sharpton are an affront to humans in general"
No, no really, these are all from the same post.
Good stuff.
Ryan Anderson at 10:58AM on Mar 19th 2008
79. "your nuts"
[giggle]
AOL is weirding me again
Mokele-Mobembe at 10:59AM on Mar 19th 2008
80. I saw Natalie Merchant with 10,000 Maniacs at the 9:30 Club back in...shit...I gotta do some figuring here...let's see...this is 2008...my last stay in the DC area was 1994.....hmmmm...1986.
Yup...1986 I saw 10,000 Maniacs at the 9:30 Club. It was me, my friend, two German girls from a nearby embassy that we didn't know, two gay guys we also didn't know and Natalie Merchant sitting on a wooden stool on stage. The place was EMPTY! She chatted with us between sets and I was surprised that she spoke English because I didn't understand ONE BLESSED WORD that she sang. I thought she was French...maybe she was just drunk? I don't know...
Sorry...didn't mean to hijack this comments section with my insignificant story...you may now return to your sniping at one another....
Paul at 10:59AM on Mar 19th 2008
81. ryan,
i am sorry you cannot handles the truth. the very topic we are discussing today proves the point rather well. in case you missed it obama's preacher of 20 years!!!!!!!!!!!
botts what have you to say for obama's preacher??
seems you left that off to attack me. conveniant??
brian at 11:05AM on Mar 19th 2008
82. "who you choose to marry is your concern."
-says the man who refuses to let gay couples marry.
Mokele-Mobembe at 11:01AM on Mar 19th 2008
83. brian; I'm fairly certain you don't know "many many blacks".
Ryan Anderson at 11:01AM on Mar 19th 2008
84. brian: "who you choose to marry is your concern."
Unless you chose a man.
AndrewV at 11:02AM on Mar 19th 2008
85. Ryan,
Many blacks ARE still resentful of whites. I am not a fan of Jackson and Sharpton (Who happen to be black. Both of them. Did you know that? They really are. I'm not lying). If brian had a truly racist moment this wasn't it.
Mokele-Mobembe at 11:06AM on Mar 19th 2008
86. "please lets do meet. i am sure we can settle whatever the issues might be-civily of coarse. i would not want to mess with your holier than thou chritian front. i still think your a false teacher who spreads lies disguised as neatly packages truth. sorry to be so blunt. but i do wish you well. and really, who you choose to marry is your concern. who cares but you. "
Please show me the lies. Show it. Quote it.
I only say what's in the Bible.
and more importantly
I'm not on a side. You are. All you've ever got your whole life, was false teachings.
But you are an older person now. It would be close to impossible to reverse the brainwashing that's happened.
Botts at 11:08AM on Mar 19th 2008
87. andrew,
you can choose all the men you want. thousands if need be. its just our laws, thank goodness, prevent you from marrying. do you really need the law to justify your sin? do you think the law is going to erase the guilt. realize what your dealing with. your dealing with a moral law instituted by God and he said it was wrong. lets no re-hash the same tired crap. believe and do as you choose. pay later
brian at 11:09AM on Mar 19th 2008
88. I know you’re not new to this blog or any of Hay’s posts. His motivation to write here does not stem from humble notions but from self enjoyment. He writes his diatribes not in hope of enlightening others but only to plunge a dagger into the eye of every Christian who comes across his rants. There is no friendly tone to be found within his posts. Nothing but bitterness and hatred towards Christianity.
Bryan CRT at 11:11AM on Mar 19th 2008
89. My post was directed towards Linda.
Bryan CRT at 11:12AM on Mar 19th 2008
90. botts,
is there no way to just be friends with you? do you not see the sides you take? look at the race issue,you take sides. the gay issue you take sides. i think you just need to admit you say one thing and do another.
brian at 11:12AM on Mar 19th 2008