Rev. Jeremiah Wright was Oprah's Pastor Too

[sunnystarr]

She's a member of the same church as Obama. I'm waiting for Hannity et al to demand that she give up her TV program so she can't bring that racism into white homes every day. After all she should have known to denounce Wright and reject the church by now since all his sermon's must be hate filled and against America and rich whites.

And while everyone is busy agreeing that Wright's comments went over the line .... I'll quietly say that they sure are understandable with the history of what blacks in this country have had to endure ... as recently as Katrina. I wonder how many were thinking God Bless America then and in the aftermath.

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

1. STONE HER!!!

anyone that spoke to him should be killed lest his vile influence destroy the nation!!

[mikelgb]

4. lol

[ExtraGriz]

8. lol

woohoo...whos going to be first???

[Whisp]

17. AND STONE HER.

there is no freedom of what church you decide to go to! (unless it's milquetoast brimstone gawd stuff led by the whitey recipes of submission and acceptance to domination, coinciding with corporatist want of a sleeping herd, of a different and kinder nature ).

[mmonk]

36. Someone say stoner?

[Stephanie]

2. Hah! I hope Oprah has him on her show as soon as possible.

And thank you for pointing that out, that will influence a lot of minds.

[ossman]

5. Get to work Oprah. Squash this shit.

[TexasLady]

7. that would be genius actually!

I like that idea.

[sunnystarr]

9. It would be great if she would do a show on the church

it looks to me like they do so much good for the community. She could really help to educate those who are only looking at the pastor's lively delivery of words instead of the great things the church is accomplishing. 6,000 members is nothing to sneeze at! I think it would make a great show.

[tblue]

29. Brilliant idea! Let's all write to Oprah and ask her to do it! They accept show ideas here:

http://www.oprah.com/email/reach/email_reach_fromu.jhtml

[riskpeace]

39. The silence of

the Lambs.

[mikelgb]

3. I agree with the pastors comments

disappointing that Obama disavows them

[sunnystarr]

11. Does he really have a choice? (nt)

[mikelgb]

15. Yes.

Both David Gergen and the other fellow on AC360 did an excellent job of explaining the situation.

god damn america

[tblue]

30. I would love to hear what they had to say. When/where was it played?

And I agree, those comments don't bother me at all. But I guess they scare the crap out of some folks.

[Shoedogg]

37. As I mentioned elsewhere in this thread:

I long for a time when those seeking office will just tell me what *they* think and not what they think *I* want to hear.

I agree that he didn't have a choice if he wants to be elected. I just wish I knew if he meant it.

I should add that I, in no way, intend this to come off as Obama-bashing - I actually have no problem with the reverend's comments and was somewhat disappointed that he disavowed them rather than pointed out the truth in them.

I guess I just find myself continually frustrated by this type of thing and candidates denouncing this or that because they have to in order to survive politically. I want people who tell me what they honestly think - I'm supposed to be able to choose between candidates based on what they believe not on what they want me to think they believe.

Sorry, I'm rambling...

[Shoedogg]

33. Agreed.

And I'm glad I wasn't the only one to think that.

[saracat]

6. Yeah well rcist is racist whether it be white or black or Oprah.I don't give a damn whose Pastor he

is. He is a racist .

[mrreowwr_kittty]

14. Yeah, I'm sure those racist black people have made your life a living hell.

:sarcasm:

[tblue]

31. You go, girl! (You are a girl.....?)

[theboss]

20. How dare a black person have some problems with white society?

Where does he get the nerve?

[superduperfarleft]

26. Never mind the fact you don't seem to understand the meaning of the word "racist"

you also misspelled it.

I'm going to bed before my head explodes. Or I catch teh st00pid.

[laugle]

10. Oh no, now you are going to

ruin Oprah!!! Isn't one person enough......

[sunnystarr]

12. LOL! (nt)

[jalynn]

13. Do some research

Oprah is known to be racist

[mrreowwr_kittty]

16. Yeah, and I'm sure it's having a profound impact on your life too.

Why, I bet the black people you encounter forget to shuffle and lower their eyes. It must be horrible to be white with all the racism you are subjected to on a daily basis. :sarcasm:

[jalynn]

18. Sorry, no racism

Here, there is black in my family. So goes to show you don't know half what you think you know.

[superduperfarleft]

27. Black friends!

I called it! I officially win Racist Apologist Bingo tonight!

[akbacchus_BC]

41. Really! Got a link for your statement? Sheesh n/t

[theboss]

19. It is time for The Oprah to attack

She will crush all in her path.

[jalynn]

21. Ewwww

Don't scare us with the big "O". What's wrong you don't think Obama can defend his self?

[theboss]

23. This is about Oprah and it is personal

Fear the Oprah.

[Liberal Veteran]

22. Oh. Shit. I just realized. Oprah supports Obama and Oprah gave us Dr. Phil!

If we elect Obama, it's like we'd be electing Dr. Phil!!!!

The horror! The horror!

[DrFunkenstein]

24. She's a Witch!

Burn her!

[meow mix]

25. its ok to be sexist against oprah. the hillbot says so. (it doesnt actually care about sexism)

just claims to, a lot.

[BenDavid]

28. Well, now I see why she had all white waiters when she threw

that big party a couple of years back.. Maybe this is where Michelle Obama gets her disgust of America as well. Now it should become clearer that obama could and did play the race card in Janaury and blamed the Clintons.....

[Usrename]

34. white waiters huh?

:rofl:

[Stephanie]

40. it just gets weirder and weirder, right?

this is kind of amazing

[Shoedogg]

32. I'm still not sure what he said that was so wrong...

I'm not entirely certain I've seen all the clips but there's nothing in the few I've watched that I can fundamentally disagree with. I'm sure it all could have been said in more diplomatic words, but I can't say I can disagree with anything here.

Plus, I don't want anyone denouncing anything if they don't mean it, ya know? I guess I just wish for a time when people running for office would just tell me what they think, not what they think *I* want them to think.

If Obama really does disagree, then cool, denounce away - but I think, were it me, I'd have to ask the person urging my denunciation to tell me what the guy said that was fundamentally untrue.

[quakerboy]

35. Thank you

for that bit of perspective. Very helpful,

[riskpeace]

38. Give it time

and what I assume to be your sarcasm could likely be reality.

"I might be skinny but I'm tough" -- Barack Obama, February 11. 2008

At the time, we were reminded that a true boxer could bob and weave or attack.

I just wonder where does Senator Obama go from here?

[Stephanie]

42. I wonder where Clinton goes from here

She just ran out of ammunition.

[akbacchus_BC]

43. Please don't wonder! To being the next President of the USA. Hope that helps! n/t

[Teaser]

44. Oprah once propositioned me

.

[akbacchus_BC]

45. LOL, you are funny! n/t

[Teaser]

47. funny, nothing, I was scared

You can just tell, sometimes, that some women are into some kinky shit.

I mean, I like a good spank as much as the next guy, but I have my limits.

[akbacchus_BC]

48. Now you are being more funny! Am I supposed to answer that with something intelligent? n/t

[Teaser]

49. now you're getting the picture

it's our only hope in this forum.

Defuse confrontations with Oprah sex jokes.

[akbacchus_BC]

51. Much to your dismay, am not an Oprah fan!

[Blue_Roses]

46. well said

:)

[akbacchus_BC]

50. I do not want to hijack your thread, you have made a great point and intelligently said.

Perhaps, we all should tell Senator Obama to ignore the idiocy that is trying to derail him and he should focus on being the next President of the US! All this race bait, flame bait is not doing any of the Dem candidates any good. By the way, am an Obama supporter. I cannot vote in your elections, but my goodness, he inspired me to no end. Most Americans do not follow politics in other countries, but Obama is just like Walter Rodney. Enough said, this is about American politics and by the way, the world is looking on. Senator Clinton is the same old same old, on the other hand, Senator Obama is a refreshing person and many countries are already backing him, including Canada!

[sunnystarr]

52. TY It's great to have support flowing down from our northern neighbors :) (nt)

[ProgressiveEconomist]

53. Will Oprah's TV SHOW cover her pastor's media misportrayal , fomented by Fox "News"?

See http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5091705 for links, including a link to her message board.