<p>^^^
Interesting, but this doesn’t seem like a Rev. Wright like incident seeing as they didn’t seem particularly close. But I can’t wait for the day when someone can actually pin something on him that HE has actually said or done instead of trying to ruin his campaign by citing things said by other people. </p>
<p>Politicians are connected to so many people that you can easily find controversial stuff said by their affiliates. I want something HE’S done. Wait until McCain is ran through a fine tooth comb. There are already some people that are quite controversial that he has ties to that come to mind…</p>
<p>Kenshinsan, one of the main reasons that Obama is being so heavily criticized for this is that there isn’t much else to criticize: he’s done so little (besides abstaining a lot) that the only practical thing he has to offer is his choice of advisers. Therefore, the scrutiny over who he associates with is justified.</p>
<p>On the flip side, McCain has a long record, and whether you agree with his policies or not, he has definite opinions, and it shows. The same does not apply for Obama.</p>
<p>Also I think there is a key difference between an endorser and an advisor. Most of the more controversial guys with McCain are just endorsers. BO’s were advisors.</p>
<p>^^^
Yeah, I get where you’re coming from. But my problem with this whole “he’s friends with a guy that said this” thing though is that he obviously doesn’t share those views. People are trying to quote what a PASTOR says in CHURCH, and then put doubt in people mind of “just maybe, Obama is secretly a closet racist and as soon as hes elected black people will be running wild in the streets doing whatever they want (as I’ve heard from many people)”.</p>
<p>Which is totally false. </p>
<p>Everything he’s written and said throughout his LIFE is contrary to exactly that.</p>
<p>I’ll start reconsidering my stance on him if something like a slew of racist statements or speeches he’s made come out of the blue. Until then though I will merely consider things like this an attempt to defame his character.</p>
<p>I’ll give you that he has some controversial company, but that doesn’t mean he shares every single view they do, and that doesn’t mean that every other politician doesn’t have at least a couple of controversial advisors.</p>
<p>A few of my friends drink and smoke weed. I’ve never touched the stuff though. Not even once. That still doesn’t mean that they aren’t good friends despite their involvement with that, and that doesn’t mean that people should assume I’ve done those things because I know people who do. Especially when everything I do concerning that matter is contrary to what my friends do.</p>
<p>I had a blank moment when I posted before: it’s true that the reason this was big <em>before</em> the Youtube videos with the context for Wright’s speeches emerged was that it was Obama’s choice of adviser that was at fault.</p>
<p>However! The issue now is that he admitted to hearing Reverend Wright make inflammatory comments (which may or may not be true, but the speeches that Fox News has been showing are certainly less convincing with context), and that he couldn’t even do the homework to find the videos that are now all over the internet. Why would he bow to public pressure instead of saying “no, I never heard him say those things, and here’s some videos of his sermons just to show you that his primary message is not hate?”</p>
<p>I’m sorry, but a President who doesn’t have the diligence to do his homework (or to have his myriad employees do it) is not really Commander-in-Chief material for me.</p>
<p>Do you honestly think that people would of taken the time to listen to him, or would they honestly just think that he’s making “excuses” for his pastor? And it would of made the issue continue longer than needed which would of only served to alienate more people, instead of just allowing it to fade away like it now has. You underestimate how close-minded and defensive Americans can become when even one bad thing is said about America.</p>
<p>But we can go back and forth about this forever. Lets just agree to disagree. :)</p>
<p>Sure! After his years working with the Clintons’ Gergen must know the value of speaking in half-truths. Here’s the version of Robert Reich:</p>
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<p>By the way, the best part of Reich’s piece? This line: “The economy … crashed in late 2000, and the manufacturing jobs lost in that last recession never came back.” </p>
<p>Wonder what fantastic lies Hillary must have in her bag of abject tricks about the reasons why the economy crashed in … 2000 when the economic voodoo vanished.</p>