The Number 1 Question For Sen. Obama
Posted 18 weeks 5 days ago byAfter watching Rev. Wright on his media blitz, it is apparent from some of his remarks that, he and the Senator do in fact communicate. As Sen. Obama tries to distance himself from his pastor, the big question still is, why have you and your family remained in the church for 20 years? (Although, it now appears Wright is trying to distance himself from Obama.)
In order for Obama to distance himself from the pastor he will have to say things that won't compute with the voters. If he disagrees with Wright so much, it doesn't make since that he stayed in the church so long, and even exposed his daughters to these racial outbursts.
He may be able to hold off this issue long enough to get the nomination, but he can't beat McCain this fall when he needs some independants and crossover repubs. Again, I just hope the super delegates wake up in time to rescue this election for the democrats.
Thoughts
Obama's integrity
Submitted on April 29th, 2008 by Jim LakelyI feel for you, Monica. When you made this statement, you had no way of knowing that Obama was going to ... well ... not merely toss Wright under the bus, but hop in a tractor trailer and run him over several times, horn blaring.
So, does it follow that Obama has less integrity today than he had yesterday? Maybe just a smidge?
Integrity Short lived
Submitted on April 29th, 2008 by PreboomerWhat are we to think now that Sen. Obama has disowned Rev. Wright, the person, as well as his statements? I think the pastor is right on when he said that Obama will say anything to advance his candidacy.
My question remains, why did it take yesterday's rantings by Rev. Wright for Sen. Obama to finally decide to make these statements repudiating the pastor? It's hard to believe that Obama didn't have at least a hint about Rev. Wright's views. After all, we all knew several weeks ago and we didn't even attend the sermons, as the Senator had.
And, it still bugs me that he exposed his daughters to these racial rantings, which only serves to pass this race thing on to the next generation.
I want to buy into Obama's statement because I want to support him if he's the nominee. I haven't heard enough yet.
A question
Submitted on April 28th, 2008 by KansasGirlWho do you want in office, the person who does what they feel is right and defends it to the last? Or the person who does what is politically expedient and runs from that position as soon as the truth comes out?
There is integrity in the fact that Senator Obama will disagree with the statements made on certain occasions by Rev. Wright without disowning the man. It says that he understands that you can learn from those you disagree with - I became a Democrat listening to a church full of Republicans. My notion of how important non-discrimination is was formed by watching bigots and sexists at work. I think the fact that Wright is attempting to capitalize on the "scandal" is ridiculous, and just shows him for the opportunist he is. But don't assume you know the full story of "20 years" in that church from what you see on TV. And remember that although you disagree with Wright, so does Obama, and he's still up for the job of leading both of you. A President cannot pick and choose his constituents, nor is he supposed to ignore those on the other side of the fence (even when they're wrong). There is one candidate who understands that.
As for electability, the GOP is running ads with that very reasoning against Obama right now. You tell me, is it advantageous to run ads against the weak candidate or the strong one? I think we both know how electable Obama is - and I like that the GOP's running scared of him. About time we had a Democrat that could do that!