Posted on 03/18/2008 6:12:13 AM PDT by SE Mom
Barack Obama is preparing to deliver a major address Tuesday on race, politics and unifying the country after being hounded by questions about his relationship to a pastor whose sermons have been laced with anti-American invective.
In a speech whose religious significance could compare to one given in December by former GOP presidential hopeful and Mormon Mitt Romney, Obama may be forced to explain the philosophy of the 8,000-strong Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, where the Democratic presidential candidate has been a congregant for 20 years.
In announcing the morning address, to be delivered in Philadelphia, Obama would not say specifically what he will discuss, but suggested he wants to cool down the atmosphere after incendiary remarks by his pastor, retired Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr., blanketed the airwaves over the past week.
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Here’s the Cliffs Notes Version...
Our Constitution was written by racists who owned blacks as slaves - and is biased toward whites. All men created equal, my ass.
I am the genetic epitome of the multi-culturalism that our country should be. A nation of half-breeds, or blacks - no matter.
There are serious frequent flyer miles racked up at the Obama family reunion...
I condemn Rev. Wright’s hate speech (not really), but he only says that because of racism by whitey.
I’m so surprised that people have the audacity to think that I believe this... OOPS! Did I say that out loud? My bad...
Blacks hate you white people... because even after ending slavery, passing civil rights, giving us preferences for jobs, blah blah blah... because you whiteys are still racist. Except for the white college chicks that want to hit this...
Yeah, we’re ungrateful, now we want reparations and universal health care - because the free health care we already get SUCKS!
I went into this black church, and found people that hate whites as much as my racist grandmother (whom I have never forgiven) hated blacks.
However, I disagreed with eveything the pastor said.
For twenty years, a marriage, and two children raised in the church - but I digress...
Black churches are a Black thing, and whitey just don’t understand. Don’t these crackers know that only whites, conservatives, and radio talk show hosts like Rush Limbaugh can be racists? Oh, crap... Is this a hot mic?
The racial hatred spread in whitey churches is just more nuanced. That talk of love, forgiveness and inclusion is just wack, yo.
My candidacy is proof that race still matters, and I’ve been milking both sides of the fence the whole time...
Bashing my pastor never fed a hungry child, housed a homeless person, or solved global warming - or anything else that Bush is at fault for. So LEAVE JERRY ALONE!
Ashley is this white college chick that wants to do me, and she fed her mom mustard and relish sandwiches. She’s still a racist white person - but shhhhh... don’t let her know...
Uhhhh... Hope & Change!
Thank You... Thank You... Thank You... THANK YOU... THANK YOU!!! CLAP DAMMIT!!!
Why didn’t he just wrap himself in a flag?. Reminded me of Don King.
You’re a better man than I. TV is one of my guilty pleasures.
Especially football.
BHO just flat out said it today... You’re a racist if you don’t go BHO.
Excellent job, spot on.
I am also waiting to hear what Larry Elder will say, I have a feeling he will also not be convinced by what Obama said today.
On another note, i am sick of all this black church stuff, Jesus does not say black church anywhere in the Bible, he loves everyone equally and expects us to worship together as Christians not as separate races. It makes me wonder about the Jesus Obama is worshipping if he was taught about Jesus by Wright as he said he has been. No wonder so many black people seem to have chips on their shoulders when you have preachers like Wright teaching the WRONG thing—they need to stick to the Word of God, not twist it to their liking. They need to teach forgiveness instead of blaming white people continuously without end for slavery! I have been to black church’s before because I have many black friends and they taught the Word of God and welcomed me as a white person into their church, but did not treat me differently. I felt comfortable, I venture to say I would not receive that same kind of welcome in Wright’s church. That is sad. But that is the reality of what is going on in some black church’s. It is also so obvious that Wright is power hungry.
Did anyone see a report Fox did yesterday on Wright’s church? The pastor told the congregation not to talk to any reporters and like brainwashed little robots they all came out of the church saying “no comment”. It was like people in a cult. That is EXACTLY what this church is.
I’m confused. Why did he give this speech in the first place? What was his motivation?
Nice job.
Listening to the clips on Rush is making me sick. He’s an arrogant little creep.
Obama's transformative and inspiring speech this morning brought tears to my eyes. I feel like this will go down in history not only as the turning point in the campaign, but in the whole of our country.
And
I hope so. That speech was amazing. I was listening on the radio via The Stephanie Miller Show. After the speech, a girl called in talking about how her whole life she wondered what it would be like to be there when MLK, JFK, or RFK spoke and now she knows. I was at my desk, trying not to cry.
He denies the allegations and resents the alligator!
Wow! well done!
And that has become what Rev, Wrong has preached, a rousing, revelling wallow in "the bitterness and bias that make up the (hard Left, communist-inspired) black experience in America."
HF
LOL!
You've expressed exactly what I feel. Thanks for an excellent post, SE Mom.
Words have meaning...but this speech was about race, not about WRIGHT.
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