Posted on 05/07/2008 8:39:24 PM PDT by Dawnsblood
I think since they--whomever they are--since they could not find anything wrong with him as a person, there seemingly has been an attempt to reach out and find something wrong with those who are allegedly around him. Everybody keeps saying, “Well, he sat there for 20 years." For starters, he didn’t sit there for 20 years, right? He’s been a member for 20 years. He’s not sat there for 20 years. For three years, he was in law school. Another eight years, he was in the state senate, and another three years--or three years, really now four--he’s been in the US senate. I don’t mean to split hairs on this, but it hasn’t been 20 years.
And furthermore, truth be told, there are some things that Pastor Wright has said that are absolutely true. Now, you may not like how he said it, and whenever your metaphor overwhelms what you have to say, that can be problematic. But there are a number of African Americans in this country who affirm the ministry of Pastor Wright.
Can you give an example of something Wright said that was “blown up” by the news media?
This whole G.D. America piece, that’s a great example. First of all, right after he says that, the next sentence, which they never play, says, “And that’s in the Bible.” Now, it’s not written that way in English, but the Hebraic expression basically says this: if America makes itself and views itself as God, and not Yahweh, or the Lord God Almighty as God, then America basically is committing adultery, and then America is darning itself.
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Oh, the Rev is black. Surprise.
More to the point, he's United Methodist.
More to the point, he's United Methodist.
Just what does that mean?
Every time that I’ve heard the “GD” clip played, I heard the line,”...“And that’s in the Bible.” The Rev. must be thinking about something else.
Does it get any better after the part you excerpted? ‘Cause I almost tossed a cookie getting that far. Ridiculous excuses for absurdly expressed hatred. And Wright was Obama’s pastor/spiritual mentor/adviser for 20 years whether he attended lots of sermons or not.
Bush should find a Republican spiritual advisor. But perhaps it’s too late
May I live long enough to hear a black criticize a black leader! Probably once in a thousand years. The black populace is very intimidated by such as Al and Jesse!
too bad the “spiritual advisor” sees it as he does, I don’t agree but will not belabor the points he feels are worth working to elect a vessel for liberalism, but everyone is free to their opine.
All you have to do is make Rev. Wright white; make him McCain’s close spiritual adviser; and have him mimicking black people, Hispanic people, and Asian people.
There wouldn’t be a person on the planet who would defend him or try to find some religious rationalization for what he said. The media would be in meltdown. The Democrats would use him in campaign commericials.
What we as Americans have to do is treat Rev. Wright exactly the way we’d treat any white person who said the things he did.
Making excuses or rationalizing bad behavior from non-whites is the textbook definition of racism.
THE POLITICAL AND RELIGIOUS WHORES ARE STARTING TO SURFACE, CHOOSING RACE OVER MORALITY, GODLINESS AND PATRIOTISM.
He isn’t what we might call a leader but at least its a start:
http://myspacetv.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=33293190
Ha, ya beat me to it.
How about 20 years worth of Sundays? Everyone else in the world who goes to church manages to work and go to church. Quit making excuses for Obama. He sat there for 20 years worth of Sundays, shouting "Amen" to Racist Wrights Sunday racist sermons. Wright: "God damn America!" Obama: "Amen" Wright: "American wwhitey invented aids to kill blacks!" Obama: "Amen".
I, too, do not profess to be an expert on the Bible, but it seems to me it was written before 1492, right? Wouldn’t any reference to America be one hell of a good guess?
Methodists are pretty liberal, possibly not a born again reverend but just an ordained Methodist minister, liberal of course. I don’t know him so I can’t really say, but MOST methodist ministers seem to be more liberal than conservative.
The metaphor falls on its face. It isn't true that America makes itself and views itself as God. This is just a kinder gentler anti-American prejudice. At least Rev Wright isn't pissing on our backs and telling us its raining. This guy is.
And he’s totally wacked. He must read his bible holding it upside down or something. There is NOTHING truthful in anything Wright says.
The Methodists are the farthest Left of the mainline religions except for the Jesuit Liberation Theology marxists.
They dominated the Hanoi Lobby during the war and their leaders have been involved in every major communist united front on issues ranging from the Pershing Missiles/Cruise missiles, to SDI to ANSWER, United for Peace & Justice, and the old CPUSA united fronts of the 60’s, 70’s and 80’s
Try Mia Adjali and Herman Will and Armstrong, etc.
Get ahold of David Jessups works on where Methodist money goes - to the far-left. It will shake you up if you are a normal person.
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