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Wright and Obama

Apr 08

7:20 AM

Re 'Thank God for Rev. Wright,' letter, April 14:It is ridiculous that the writer compares the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to Dr. Martin Luther King, or thinks that he speaks like a prophet. Spouting hate speech from a pulpit hardly makes you a man of God.

If Sen. Obama had attended a few of his sermons, I wouldn't think twice about it. But to have been a member of his church for the past 20 years gives me cause for alarm.

Andrew Overman

Norfolk

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If you sit in the pew...

Submitted by P-Town Hubert on Wed, 04/23/2008 at 7:52 pm.

Only an idiot or a liar could be a member of a racist and anti-American church for 20 years, and claim to not know that the church is racist and anti-American.

If you sit in the pew,
You share the view.

How to do it?

Submitted by charlesm on Wed, 04/23/2008 at 10:34 am.

We have no idea what Obama may have heard, in church, during the past 20 years, but from what we have heard recently, their goal is revolution not resolution. So the question is, by what method does he propose to change things and bring us all together?

The Chickens are coming home

Submitted by Dead Head on Wed, 04/23/2008 at 8:41 am.

It’s a problem that liberal media and African Americans were unprepared for. Leftist pundits scratch their heads that their old-hat tactics have failed to quell the fire (out of context, Obama is not responsible for Wright’s views, etc.). African American spokespersons are stymied that everyone did not back down when the race card was thrown down (He’s from the 60’s, blacks have suffered, you can’t understand because you’re white, etc.) The fact is that both groups have become sloppy with this blatant double standard. Remember Anita Hill? Almost overnight sexual harassment became unacceptable. The same thing is happening here – the free pass for African Americans to fight bigotry and racism with bigotry and racism is coming to an end. This will simultaneously be one of the most just and tragic events in out cultural history. They’ve put so many eggs in this basket – what will they do when they discover it’s empty?