Obama: Relationship with Wright not the same anymore

really obama? you just realized this now as it came to a head in the media? riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight.

 

Really, robbie? You think Obama "agrees" that the government created the AIDS virus?

riiiiiiight.

 

"I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia explaining that he's done enormous good. ... But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS. ... There are no excuses. They offended me. They rightly offend all Americans and they should be denounced."

I think Obama did ease the condemnation of Wright initially, because of the strong relationship,...i.e. the 20 years, the marriage, baptism, etc.,...but this latest comments should have happened then instead of now because Obama forgot this man was capable of spewing what he did, and forgot he could do it again...

After 20 years, he should have known...

What Rev. Wright did was introduce an uncertainty on what Obama really believes...If Rev. Wright is Obama's friend,...who needs enemies?

 

I have a hard time buying that Obama actually agreed with Wright's more extreme statements but that he discounted the political damage that can come from Wright.

My guess is Obama figured early Wright wouldn't be much of an issue and when Wright did he figured he could handle it with a speech, Wright would quietly retire and he could move on with the campaign. Now that it looks like Wright isn't going to quietly go away Obama is forced to take a even stronger stand.

This situation only reinforces why I have been leery of Obama. He is a phenomenal speaker with a great story but something like this he should've realized was going to be a problem. We all know Clinton has some big flaws but many of those have already been aired out.

The one good thing for Obama is that he is finally telling Wright to shut up now instead of letting this linger into the general.

 

Like the fact that she's a habitual liar?

Obama should have known his pastor was going to mouth off, that's his personality. I'll admit that this doesn't look good for his people reading skills when he's running for the biggest people reading skills job in the country.

I really don't want to vote McCain...

 

I think Obama was just trying to be respectful. I think the one thing Obama can say is that if Wright's going to go out and try to say what Obama thinks, he has to cut ties. That goes beyond the issue of Wright's comments, its down right unfair and really you have to start to wonder what wright's agenda is.

 

Actually yes. The Clintons are somewhat immune from huge hits on their character as its almost expected that they shade the truth and go negative.

This is part of why experience and a long public vetting process matters. Everyone knows what Clinton's flaws are but we are still discovering Obama's.

He should've but IMO that goes to political inexperience of dealing with the national media and preparing for such a hard fought campaign. He's done a good job of setting up a great organization but the Wright thing he should've seen coming.

As for whether you want to vote for McCain let me make a radical proposal.
Vote for the candidate that you agree with on the issues rather than the personality.

 

no i don't but you are nieve if you think that rev. wright just started saying that kind of stuff and never said anything like it before in the 2 decades that he has known and preached to obama. i watched that original sermon that made people mad where he was ripping america for hypocrisy (and not undeservingly) so i don't just look at the guy and dismiss him. he is correct to state americans have done some some horrible things but we have also done some great things.

either way the guy is a radical and to say that obama is just now hearing this kind of radical (but somewhat accepted conspiracy theory among more radical african americans) stuff is absurd. he is just now reacting to it because he is running for president and his connection to rev. wright is going to destroy his campaign if he can't distance himself immediately. it's looking like it may be too late.

on a side note i would be intrigued to see what percentage of american blacks agree with rev. wrights recent statements. i know there is obvious and deserved distrust of the american government among american blacks but i would be curious to see how much of the urban legend side of things has got into american black beliefs.

 

that is something i wonder as well now that you bring it up.

 

you can judge a man by how he behaves behind closed doors - when nobody is watching. Obama was in Wright's pews....until the media shone the light on him.....only then did he show any kind of outrage. damage control in full effect from BO

 

I have a very hard time buying the story that Obama did not know that Wright was such a wingnut years ago.

Obama probably thought that Wright could be part of the campaign, and he would be relatively quiet, and not cause a political stir. That did not happen.

Now Wright's feelings are hurt, and he is going to continuously pipe up.

Wright was Obama's spiritual advisor, rather than a political advisor. Sure. I guess. Keep in mind that one's sense of spirituality often influences how they view the world. It helps define how a person values the rightness, wrongness, and oughtness of things. It should not be ignored. It should not be overanalyzed, but not ignored either.

 

Says the man who frequents strip clubs.

 

there are reports that a Clinton support set-up the interviews with Wright. Nice politics clinton.

Sad to see Clinton work with McCain to get rid of Obama. Kinda scary actually. Maybe Wright is right about a few things and Blacks are still marginalized in this society and this election is proving it out.

A black man as president? White America isn't ready for it and it's not because Obama is an elitist.

 

Get real. The bulk of Obama's support is from white America. Look at the crowds that come out to see and support Obama -- it's racially well-mixed. Let's look at issues -- not skin color.

As far as the elitist issue, it would not have come up had not Obama said it. All candidates make stupid mistakes.

 

Definition of backpedaling.

 

Obama's never pretended not to be a politician. He has only promised to practice a different sort of politics, which he has done. If he hadn't, Clinton would have been truly "vetted" by now. (I love how "vetted" has come to mean put through the ringer to see how much we can squeeze out of the tiniest thing about a candidate.)

We have heard zero about cattle futures, Whitewater, impeachment or any of the other various old Clinton scandals during this campaign. And we have heard precious little about sniper fire (pretty much exactly zero from Obama), Hillary's lie about Chelsea on 9/11 or where the mysterious millions came from to fund the Clinton Foundation. You can rest assured that if Hillary manages to steal the nomination we will hear plenty about all of that in the general election right after she nastily divides the party and right before she loses.

 

Is there any proof(or links) to support this?