Barack Obama: Unashamedly Exploitative and Unapologetically Wrong

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Barack Obama had a perfect opportunity to transcend old racial attitudes and practice a new kind of politics with his A More Perfect Union speech. Unfortunately, Obama failed to distance himself from Reverend Wright by disavowing him and his divisive, hate-filled rants. Obama defended Wright’s statements as echoing the attitudes of his generation. He was not as generous to his “typical white” grandmother. Barack stretched to find some moral equivalence in a woman who never asked God to damn America, never said America invented the AIDS virus, never said Roosevelt knew about Pearl Harbor, never blamed 9/11 on America and never preached to thousands and proudly sold her remarks on DVD. While criticizing the grandmother who helped raised him, he defended Reverend Wright as a product of segregation and Jim Crow laws.

“This is the reality in which Reverend Wright and other African-Americans of his generation grew up. They came of age in the late fifties and early sixties, a time when segregation was still the law of the land and opportunity was systematically constricted.”

That’s fine except for the fact that Reverend Wright did not grow up in a segregated South. It would also be very difficult to argue the Reverend’s opportunities have been systematically constricted in an honest look at his background.

At the same time most of the country was shocked by seeing and hearing the words of Reverend Wright for the first time, the Democrat dominated Illinois House was passing a resolution to honor Reverend Wright in his retirement from Trinity United Church of Christ. Another old style liberal Chicago politician, State Rep. Monique Davis of Chicago, sponsored the resolution which was passed by the House on March 11. The resolution does not describe a minister who grew up in a segregated South, attending segregated schools, drinking out of separate water fountains, being attacked by police dogs and sprayed by fire hoses. In fact, it says Reverend Wright grew up in Philadelphia, PA – were segregation was not the law of the land and is ironically the same city where Obama delivered his speech.

What the resolution tells us is that Reverend Wright attended integrated public schools in Philadelphia. He went on to earn a bachelor’s degree from Virginia Union University, a Master’s Degree from Howard University and another Master’s Degree from the University of Chicago. Revered Wright enjoyed the advantage of some of the finest education American provides.

Rep. Davis also sponsored another resolution last year in celebration of Reverend Wright’s 35 years at Trinity United Church of Christ. That resolution tells us that Reverend Wright was a third generation family member to graduate from Virginia Union. His parents attended and met at Virginia Union and his grandparents graduated from there in the early 1900s. There are tens of millions of Americans of all backgrounds who would like to say their grandparents are college graduates, but can not. Reverend Wright’s opportunity was not constricted, nor was his parents’, nor his grandparents’.

”For the men and women of Reverend Wright's generation, the memories of humiliation and doubt and fear have not gone away; nor has the anger and the bitterness of those years….At times, that anger is exploited by politicians, to gin up votes along racial lines, or to make up for a politician's own failings," Obama said.

The last line is one of the few parts of Barack’s speech I agree with. If we are to believe Barack Obama wants to transcend race and rise above old racial attitudes, then what are we to think about his $22,500 donation to his church in 2006? If the lunatic rants of Revered Wright are simply driven by the fear and bitterness of a past generation, why bring your children to his church and expose them to such anachronistic hate?

The Trinity United Church of Chicago says that their congregation is “Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian” and remain "true to our native land” of Africa. Barack Obama is unashamedly exploitative and unapologetically wrong and remains true to the heritage of old style, racial Chicago politics where you say anything and do anything it takes to be elected.

The Dems have done it again! by Nobama

Just like they did in 1972 and 1984, they have nominated a candidate/clown who is capable in losing in 49 of the 50 states.

The "O-bomb" is now trailing McCain in recent polls nationwide and in Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Florida.

Wait til Michigan voters start to grasp how he has disenfranchised them by opposing a "re-vote" (something that can only exist in a party as dumb as the Democratic Party).

I think that McCain will hold the 31 states that voted for Bush in 2004 and pick up Pennsylvania, New Hampshire, Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, and Minnesota. I'm hoping for an upset in Washington State, too. With Dino Rossi running against Gregoire in the "we-was-robbed" election, perhaps McCain could see some derivative benefits. And the GOP should pick up a senate seat in Louisiana with the "O-bomb" on the top of the ticket there and everywhere else.

Proudly supporting John S. McCain for President (McCain/Romney?)

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Ralph, this is getting embarrassing by David Hinz

First, I find you out standing on the exit ramp with the cardboard sign reading, "Will Run For Food"

Then you come here to RedState posting the same silly post day in and day out. Look Ralph, your day has come and gone. It is time for you to admit YOU WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT!

Now, go back to that little auto shop you started, and restore all those old Corvairs and build a retirement on selling classic cars.

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why would they nominate anyone by mostlygood

who can't win ohio or florida? that seems like political suicide.

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I knew Wright's a Marine but I didn't know his pedigree. by jonlester

That's a heritage to be proud of and which would be much better served by honest awareness and pride. Now the legacy of his ministry seems more the result of choice than calling.

I feel for other Marines when individual brothers take embarrassingly different paths in life after their service. Wright isn't Lee Harvey Oswald but he isn't John Glenn or Daniel Inouye, either.

lesterblog.blogspot.com

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Original Sin by Whitehorse

The more I think about his "original sin" comment the more disgusted I become. My ancestors were the "sporting" type, so I have a varied geneaology. I have ancestors who fought on both sides of the civil war, & (it gets pretty murky regarding my paternal grandfather's family) may have some African-American in my background.

I was born in 1966. Yes, some of my family were racist. I am not. I was taught & further learned how to make up my own mind & put that into practice every day. I work predominately with African-Americans, & have a female AA boss. Her boss is also an AA woman. They weren't given their jobs - they earned them, as I have mine.

Obama could have transcended this skin color stuff. He chose not to.

I daresay that if one were to ask Obama at a campaign rally if he is proud of being black, he would answer "YES" to thunderous applause. I wonder what he would say if he were asked if he is proud of his caucasian background?

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