“When the first snippets came out, I thought it was important to give him the benefit of the doubt,” Obama said of Wright, “because if I had wanted to be politically expedient, I would have distanced myself and denounced him right away, right? That would have been the easy thing to do.”
Huh? Let’s take a look at that:
“When the first snippets came out, I thought it was important to give him the benefit of the doubt.”
Really? Why?
When Obama heard the “first snippets” that Wright believed the U.S. government “lied about inventing the HIV virus as a means of genocide against people of color” and that the United States deserved to be attacked on Sept. 11 because “we nuked far more than the thousands in New York and the Pentagon, and we never batted an eye,” Obama then decided to give Wright the “benefit of the doubt”?
Why the Obama Pass?
I think we have sort of reached an impasse on Rev. Wright. Most Americans, I think, accept the following realties. Obama, by what he wrote in his memoirs, by what he said when he spoke in his early campaign speeches, by his frequent praise of Wright, and by his 20-year presence in front of, and subsidies to, Wright knew exactly the racist and anti-American nature of his odious pastor.
But many also seem to accept that they have invested too much in Obama and have come too far to accept anything that might end his candidacy. (Hence their hysteria over the Wright “smear”.)
In other words, privately they acknowledge:
“that their candidate made a devil’s bargain with a racist to create an authentic black persona in order to jump start a political career in Chicago;
“that their candidate was so inured to de rigueur anti-American speech from his church days, black-liberationist friends, assorted reverends, and former radicals like Ayers, that he never really thought things that Wright said were all that big a deal ” hence his deer-in-the-headlights approach to the initial scandal and serial hedging. After all, in Obama’s adopted world, his church really isn’t “particularly controversial;”
“that their Obama messiah is hardly a new politician, but instead a very gifted and charismatic actor, who, in skillful fashion, can talk about utopian politics but then backstep, hedge, and get away with more than anyone since Bill Clinton in his prime in 1992 (one of the reasons that those two dislike each other so is that they are so much alike) ” and that is not such a bad thing after all.
So while Obama is hurt in the primaries, and perhaps mortally so in the general election (the white working classes have a long memory), he will probably get the nomination, because his base will overlook all the above: they despise George Bush, will do anything to prevent another Republican in the White House, are tired of the Clintons, and feel Obama offers them symbolic capital, making them liked abroad and free of guilt at home.
Bottom line: unless Obama was caught on tape nodding as Wright screamed his obscenities at the United States, or an angry and spiteful Wright produces some letter, e-mail, etc. that reveals a kindred soul in Obama, or Michelle gives another speech “from the heart” about how hard she has struggled and how in return she has had no pride in this country, or there is another off-the-cuff, but recorded sneer at the white working class (50/50 chance on all four counts), I think he will weather the current storm and get the nomination. Obama evokes pure emotion and raw politics now, and logic, honesty, and accountability have little to do with his nomination.
Rasmussen poll: Most don’t agree with Wright or believe Obama
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Let’s Accept Michelle’s Invitation
“It’s Confirmed: Obama Is An Idiot”
Best headline ever.
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Agreed on best headline. Words really can’t fully describe Obama. I can’t say that enough. Already had enough of his stupid racist elitist bitter attitude. Please have mercy Lord, because four years of the Obama’s would bring the USA to tears. What perfect wording of how, “logic, honesty, and accountability have little (nothing) to do with Obams’s election.” =d>
Obama is an idiot?
What took you so long to come to that conclusion?
The headline is true. This weekend I watched Obama at speaking to his supporters, I think it was in Indiana. There he was, walking back and forth in front of the crows. There were people seated behind him (facing the camera) and you could see them reacting to his statements. He was talking about how we need to become independent of foreign oil (gosh how novel; we’ve been talking about that for 36 years now) but so far, so good. Then he touched on how we need to do it, and I thought, what a fool, the man clearly is clueless! He babbled about alternative energy sources like solar and wind power—WHAT in the world do those have to do with oil? He utterly failed to mention anything realistic at all.
And of course as he is saying this, and I am shaking my head and yelling at the TV, the sycophants in his audience are nodding their heads and clapping and staring dreamily as if they are looking at the New Messiah.
And I thought this, this is what I have been talking about. This is an example of why this Nation is in trouble.
Obama is an Idiot so whats new? most of the political people in washington are total nuts, so whats new? this government is full of people that are total idiots so whats new?
McCain is owned haillary is owned, and the little black guy Obama is owned in fact we really don’t have a nation of laws we have a business deal made long-ago in a far off place called Free American, its been dead for over 60 years so whats new?:d:(
Obama’s an idiot:d Tell me something I don’t already know.
“It’s Confirmed: Obama Is An Idiot”
Hmm…taking up Democrat’s talking points? They say the same about Bush for a while now.
Really Ted? Because I am talking about Obama.
“Really Ted? Because I am talking about Obama.”
Yes, really.
It is the same type of mindless banter that the Dems used against Bush over the past seven years. We all know that neither of these men aren’t idiots- closer to criminal masterminds.
Yes Masterminds is right all 3 are in fact political Criminals so whats new?:-?
Wow, Obama’s such a great speaker? Not so much..
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C05cxpIO71c
He’s an idiot allright. What scares me the most is that he won’t protect this country. He’s against any kind of torture to obtain information. It’s to be forgiven that they cut off heads of the soldiers and anyone else. Say what you will about Bush,at least he had guts and defended this country. When were attacked again, maybe they’ll care.
all you stupid whites that voted for this muslim, i hope you treehuggers get what kind of hell you deserve
it is true obama is an idiot he amounts to nothing more then a piss poor community organizer with not quality leadership skills. he is running this country into the ground. while he should be focused on the failing educational system and on creating new jobs nationwide he is more concerned on finacially bailing out companies that are doomed to fail with or without help and they dont even creat any more jobs for the common american anyway. spending billions on the auto industry which is not going to help the us economy anyway. quit outsorcing all the work to foriegn countries and start manufacturing it our selves that is what made this country in the first place the might of our own industry. down with obama please impeach this stupid worthless good for nothing wannabe president now
All of you need to stop bashing Obama… He is simply doing what he promised! He promised to be the President of change, and when he’s done, that’s we’ll have! We’ll all have change in our pockets.