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Now for the proof of my thinking. Preacher Wright and Obama have known each other for 20 years, both in and out of the church pew

Until 20 years ago, Obama was an atheist raised by atheists. He moved to Chicago having no roots in the area. He was told by the Democrat Machine that

1. Atheist don't get elected in ChicagoNow for the proof of my thinking.

2. Rev Wright could provide street cred in the neighborhood

So he joined the Church and became a "Christian". Wright has shown that his "church" is really just a money making scheme based on black politics and pandering to blacks' worst fears.

Obama has squeezed all he can out of the bitter black urban church and now can move up with his elite prep school/ ivy league friends. He can still claim the kind of religion that you get from Harvard that doesn't actually require going to church. Just like he can have the kind of Harvard patriotism that doesn't require respecting the flag.

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Similar thoughts here. Obama stuck with Wright and his church going on 20 years when it was convenient and necessary for him to do so to gain power. And it did. It got him in to Chicago politics, the state legislature, and the US Senate. He never refuted anything Wright said in all those years because it was in his interest not to. He hitched his star to Wright's wagon and rode it until it was no longer convenient for him. Now he's trying to disavow everything he sanctioned for two decades (by not refuting it or leaving the church) and make a show of throwing Wright under the bus because he perceives it is no longer useful for him or actually harmful. A total manipulator and user.

Well, that isn't going to cut it. There's too much history there, too many years of acquiescence and non-denial to throw away in a press conference or two.