Obama political man

[wrando]

from bartcop

"We both know that if Sen. Obama did not say what he said, he would never get elected.
Politicians say what they say and do what they do based on electability, based on sound
bites based on polls...Preachers say what they say because they are pastors.
I do what pastors do; he does what politicians do."
-- Rev Wright, lowering his old friend to "politian" status, Link

This is a different kind of politics?

bill from ct

[anonymous171]

1. Rev. Wright believes the government created AIDS.

/thread.


I liked his NAACP speech but that conference was just out of line.

[mmonk]

2. Using the Wright situation is political.

[2rth2pwr]

4. This was Obama in his "Historic" race speech

And occasionally it finds voice in the church on Sunday morning, in the pulpit and in the pews. The fact that so many people are surprised to hear that anger in some of Reverend Wright's sermons simply reminds us of the old truism that the most segregated hour in American life occurs on Sunday morning. That anger is not always productive; indeed, all too often it distracts attention from solving real problems; it keeps us from squarely facing our own complicity in our condition, and prevents the African-American community from forging the alliances it needs to bring about real change. But the anger is real; it is powerful; and to simply wish it away, to condemn it without understanding its roots, only serves to widen the chasm of misunderstanding that exists between the races.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23690567/page/2/

I guess now Obama feels it's ok to widen the chasm.

[wrando]

5. this is a political election

Obama and his flock are the only people on earth who swear he's not a politician

bill from ct

[Cant trust em]

3. Obama himself took umbrage at that comment

Pretty much said that that comment took a shot at his integrity. I believe that that comment was the straw that broke the camel's back and was what it took to throw Wright under the bus.