Barack Obama Makes 'The View' Ladies Swoon

I'm thinking we need a smart, experienced President. Not a good looking one who sat and watched while his mentor mocked Jews, whites, Israel & America and never stood up to him. No thanks on Barack Obama. Now we know why he didn't vote for the war. It's because he and his church support radical Islamic groups like HAMAS and they wanted to protect them.

Well said Jen#1.

Looks like BO is not as well spoken without his teleprompter and speeches being written in advance for him.

Yes, that makes a whole lot of sense, Jen. A Christian church supporting a radical Islamic group. Sure. You're an idiot. Also, the March 18th speech on racism that Obama gave was completely written by him, and only shown to a couple of his top advisors. That's insanely rare for a politician.

So, because his pastor took a different view of the "popular" one Barack isn't fit to be President? Not Barack himself, but a friend of his...interesting. But someone like HC or McCain, who ARE the status quo, who ARE the reason our country is in the toilet right now, as long as they don't EVER speak out of turn is a good fit? They can lie about leading us to war, they can intentiionally mislead us about Iran and their "intentions" and they can outright LIE about past experiences, but thats all good because hey, its the norm right?

Super. This reminds me of precisely what is wrong with this country. Open your minds people. Open your eyes. Dare to change something, dare to challenge something. You don't have to think this guy (the pastor) was right in any way, but at least there is a faction of our nation that are willing to challenge the current structure and see what lays beneath.

Obama supports Hamas? Got any proof? I bet if you dug deep enough and had access, you'd find many shady dealings between our existing and past gov't administrations and militant organizations such as HAMAS and the like because it served us well at the time. But thats ok? Keep up the good work guys? I don't get it. I truly don't.

Look, obama doesn't hate white people for goodness sake, his MOTHER, the single MOTHER who raised him was white.

in chicago, where i am from, politicians go to certain churches to be "SEEN" for political reasons. ALSO, the church is 98% white so it's not like it's farrakhan's church.

the pastor criticized the GOVERNMENT if you actually listen to what he said.

Well said, Lester. Now for the immature retort:
Hey Jen, go crawl up Hillary's vagina or something.

AND ALSO...what celebrity/candidate sounds "well spoken" when they're surrounded by 4 or 5 chickenheads "MikeyBoy" I'm surprised he got a word in edgewise talking to those clowns. He doesn't have to be super-serious on The View. Who takes The View seriously anyway?
I swear, the people that are so quick to say shit about Barack make me LOL.

oh yeah, one more thing...

this guilt by association thing is just that. people act like obama himself made those comments. it's SO annoying.

I had to force myself to watch him, Its normal for me to see his lips moving and i have to change channels. From day 1 this man has turned my stomach and i didnt know anything about him.
My gut instincts were right, his is a slick charismatic man, serving oly his own ego.

You guys are blinded by lies. Do you read at all? I can't believe how ignorant you are. Did you read what was on that church's website under the Pastor's Page? Did you stop to read what Barack Obama recently said about his buddy, as he's now trying to back track? Obama himself said "had Reverend Wright not retired, I would have left the church". WHY? Because Barack now admits what the Reverend was saying was anti-American, anti Israel and WRONG. Read the article and then tell me this is a "Christian Church". Read before writing next time. http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/03/28/obama.pastor/index.html?iref=24hours

I didn't see the whole show today - but I did like what he said would be the first three things he'd do if elected president. But I still don't think I could vote for a man who can attend a church for twenty years and not be aware that the minister was preaching racist ideas. It might be a prodominatly white church as someone said - but this church did give Louis Farrakhan a Lifetime Achievement Award. So what does that say?? See this link:

http://www.newsmax.com/kessler/obama_wright_farrakhan/2008/01/14/64332.html

I never planned to vote for Hillary - because of many things but one being she's such a power hungry liar.

I don't know what I'm going to do now.

My distrust of Obama is based on gut instinct and that has always been right on. It has nothing to do with color, so if u need an excuse for my dislike of him, knowck yourslelf out.
I do not trust him, he makes my skin scrawl just looking at him.

Who out here ever said he hates white people ? AHHHHH NO ONE! That's who.
Guilty by association sometimes matters, dipwit. It MATTERS when the association is the person you've followed around for half your life and the person you called mentor! It matters.

This Wright person is Obama's personal mentor (a.k.a. substitute Dad). Obama cut him off politically but not personally, big difference.

Obama's grandmother (a.k.a. typical white person) Obama's own words, raised him, not his mom.

Just last year Wright said that the Palestinians have been treated worst by the Jews than the Jews were by the Nazi's. He calls an Italian "garlic nose". This Wright guy has a major screw loose in his head.

No one knows what is truly in Obama's heart. By Obama keeping this maniac by his side constantly is not good. You people need to wake up.

No Grace & Jen, it is YOU both that need to wake up....For a man to be persecuted for something that SOMEONE ELSE said is ridiculous.

Case in point - my parents are both racists. Plain & Simple....i am disgusted and ashamed by it, but it does not mean that our entire relationship stops because of stupid beliefs that they have. They are still part of my heart no matter how misguided. Does that mean that since my parents say racist things, that I should be blamed for it or held back because of it?

You both are ridiculous.

Brooke...
I'm not a Hillary Clinton fanatic but your comment brings her comment to mind. She said you can't choose your family, but you damn well can choose your pastor and church. This isn't about the crazy racist auntie sitting in the corner everyone ignores. This is the mentor he chose and adored, and this is the church he CHOSE to raise his children in and where he chose to get spiritual direction. He SHOULD and WILL be blamed for those choices. Your idea that he not be held accountable doesn't hold water. He admits he made a mistake. I forgive him. But I won't vote him in to run this country. Sorry pal.

First off, criticising Israel for killing Arabs is not anti-Christian, anti-American, or anti-Israel, Jen. Can a person never criticise a country's government?

Secondly, to assert that I don't read is a horrifically wrong statement. I have an RSS reader loaded with over a hundred different news sites, so that I can keep up to date every day. It's part of my workflow. I think, perhaps, it's you who's blinded by lies.

Tell me: are you against cluster bombs in civilian areas? Cluster bombs consistently and routinely kill innocent people. They're part of our "War on Terror," but what they're accomplishing is giving America the image of terrorists (an image I don't think ANY good American wants, whether they're republican or democrat), and they're fostering the kind of resentment in civilians over there that's just going to fester ad breed new anti-American terrorists. And cluster bombs are already banned by 150 nations! But guess what? McCain voted against banning the use of cluster bombs in civilian areas. Clinton voted against banning them as well, so as not to appear "soft on terror". Obama voted FOR banning them. Clinton and McCain calculated politically, while Obama calculated morally.

John McCain takes money from oil companies. Barack Obama doesn't. Have fun paying even more money for gas if McCain gets elected.

Also, have fun paying for all your medical appointments that your insurance won't pay for. The employees at insurance companies get bonuses FOR FINDING LOOPHOLES SO AS NOT TO COVER A CLIENT! What about that even seems remotely "right" to you? Huh?

And what's with the anti-anything-other-than-Christian tone to your posts? My closest friend is Muslim, and one of the most moral and loving people I know. My nephew married a Buddhist, and she's amazing. And I'll be living with a Hindu come July. And I'm a Christian (although I have a feeling that I'm not quite the same type of Christian as you most likely are). These people are all American, and need to be represented too.

A few things you oughta know. Mr. J.Wright has 30ty years of service in his community in Chicago,ILL. He doesn't deserve to be demonized in this manner. He has been exploited for his high spirited message. He speaks from a black perspective; What you have heard from white-media outlets is subjective have been reduced to a sound-bite(s).

He's about un-American as Abraham Lincoln; he speaks on subjects that make America ugly and media and politicians choose to ignore. Lets face it, since the assainsations of many of our black leaders during the civil rights movement race relations halted and we haven't made much progress with how we see each other.

(This is directed to the first comment on this thread) Protecting HAMAS>>right a christian church?? You must be lacking oxygen. Are you light-headed?? You know nothing about blk america and until you can see a life through a black americas eyes..you cannot judge him. Why don't you take a step down from your pedestal and reflect on the idiocy of your post.

Well said, fifth_miracle.

"and we haven't made much progress with how we see each other" WHAT BULL! You mean YOU haven't made much progress! YOu mean the church of Reverend Wright hasn't made much progress! You mean the black separatist movement hasn't made much progress! The rest of us were more than willing to put him in office regardless if he was black or purple! UNTIL THIS! So don't you throw your race card at us out here!

Lester, you are tremendous.>>your web-blog is hysterical>>I especially love the, Fool That I am video>>:)

Thanks, fifth_miracle :-)

"In a show of support for Washington, thousands of Iraqis, including many children orphaned by the war to oust Saddam marched through Baghdad to protest against violence and to show support for the U.S.-led occupation forces.
It was the second time in two weeks that demonstrators had gathered in significant numbers to back U.S. attempts to rebuild the country."
---Reuters

(DIRECTED TO "HELLO" post>>
Um...Seperationist movement?? Did someone order up a serving of Marcus Garvey?? Hello?? What are you smoking?? Believe it or not >Trinity is the home church to many cultures other than black americans; Asians, blacks, hispanics, Native Americans...you name it. You should stop by sometime and see with your own eyes.

Furthermore, when it comes down to race relations>>do you,your mom, dad, cousin, nephew get nervous when you see a black man on a dark and dreary street/alley/elevator>>so you dont clutch your purse a little bit harder>> or get scared?? What about when a black person interviews for the same job as you and that black person gets the gig and you dont?? What are your feelings?? Do you believe its Affirmative action or do you think they hired him based on his ablity>the content of his character>>or do you think corporate american is trying to meet a "quota"

Let me ask you a question, how many people of color do you have in your inner circle?? Or do you even bother to have people that are different than you??

Brooke, you yourself said it. You cannot disown your parents and I'm sorry to hear they are racist but you can disown a friend who says racist things. Obama can disown Mr. Wright, he chooses not to and that is very telling. For Obama being so smart he sure is stupid. Obama is wrong when he says that he cannot disown Mr. Wright. Yes he can disown Mr. Wright. Mr. Wright is not a family member.

Jen - He didn't vote for the war because it is morally wrong! We invaded a country that was no threat to us and, in the process, have killed hundreds of thousands of Iraqi citizens, not to mention 4,000+ Americans. I'll never understand people who support this war.

interesting artcile on obama
http://hnn.us/blogs/entries/48441.html

Back at ya fifth miracle!
Do you and your family get scared when you see a white police office? Do you call them all pigs and laugh at them, even though many are kind, gentle and not racist? Do you belong to a church where they preach about whites in South Africa and Jews trying to kill all blacks and Arabs, promoting hatred amongst your children? Does the church you belong to have a website that says "We are a congregation which is Unashamedly Black", knowing full well if a white church did this they'd be burned down or condemned? LET ME ASK YOU, How many white people are in YOUR inner circle? Probably not many. It cuts both ways. Quit acting as if you're the ONLY race that has EVER been put down, stepped on and oppressed, because others have gone WAY before you! In fact, black men got the vote before women in this country! So should I protest??? Should I hold it against all men for the rest of my life? Or should I move on and make the best of my life? Your choice. Either way, Obama won't be getting my vote! Good night and good luck.

Jen and OXA are either Clinton or McCain "Astroturfers" (lowly paid staffers who spew opposition talking points and bile on the internet or just angry morons.

I actually supported Edwards above the others, but have closely watched Obama and consider him to be the best of the rest. Hillary is a DLC Democrat (the corporately owned wing of the democratic party headed by Terry McCauliff) and is actually more conservative than McCain on some domestic issues.

If you want to guarantee more of the same lobbiest driven goverment, go with Clinton or McCain. Obama at least offers a possibility of change.

Grace: Or, you choose to see not only the bad in your friends, but also the good. When I moved to the state of Washington, my "surrogate family" who were (and are) some of the closest friends I've ever had, harbored racist beliefs that I detested. That said, I know that they love the shit out of me, would do anything for me, and, likewise, I care about them greatly. If you start demonizing everyone for their negative qualities, you will have demonized everyone and will die friendless. All you can do is look at other people's mistakes and try and make sure you don't make the same mistakes. And realize that people are more than a sum of their parts.

Jen>>Actually, I am a godless person, I am an atheist. I have many white friends and non-black friends but that goes without saying.
Oh and we don't need your racist, ill advised vote anyway>>How can I be afraid of white folks, they are part of my everyday life. bobspeed

BIFF said:
Jen and OXA are either Clinton or McCain "Astroturfers" (lowly paid staffers who spew opposition talking points and bile on the internet or just angry morons
OXA THINKS BIFF DONT PLAY WELL IN THE SANDBOX!
I do not work for any party, my thoughts and opinions are my own and this wonderful country allows me to express them.

Jen and OXA are either Clinton or McCain "Astroturfers" (lowly paid staffers who spew opposition talking points and bile on the internet) or just angry morons.

I actually supported Edwards above the others, but have closely watched Obama and consider him to be the best of the rest. Hillary is a DLC Democrat (the corporately owned wing of the democratic party headed by Terry McCauliff) and is actually more conservative than McCain on some domestic issues.

If you want to guarantee more of the same lobbiest driven goverment, go with Clinton or McCain. Obama at least offers a possibility of change.

Shut up Lester.
This isn't about being a good friend. This is about running the country. Obama has too much to learn to run this nation. He's still making really stupid decisions with his own life. I'd be hell bent to trust him making decisions with mine. He needs to grow up. Give him another 8 to 16 years and he'll be ready.
Fifth_miracle, how would you like it if I said no one needs your racist, godless vote? You're the only racist out here.

Hello>>Actually I would be cool with it>>Cause nothing you say has any merit to me or anyone with half a brain cell.>crawl back into your cave and bang two rocks together and maybe you can get a clue>>
And I if I am racist, than you must be Mother friggin Theresa in drag>>

It's hilarious how anytime someone isn't capable of making valid arguments, they resort to telling the opposition to "shut up." And you're asking someone else to grow up? You should grow up for another 8 to 16 years, and then (maybe) you'll be ready to have a discussion online.

Well Lester, I never claimed to be able to run the country! Your Barack, on the other hand, thinks he's quite capable. I beg to differ.

Yes, but you say he still has some growing up to do and is still making stupid decisions with his own life, yet you don't offer up even a shred of anecdotal evidence to support your claims. TELL us exactly why you "beg to differ". TELL us who you think would be better, and why. That's all part of having intelligent discourse - using your brain and backing up your claims. I've given just a few (out of the many) reasons why I support Barack Obama. All I'm asking for is a few reasons why you detest him so much.

It's funny that the person who doesn't have anything smart to say is telling the person who does to shut up.

I certainly don't hold BO accountable for what his pastor said. Sermons are for SLEEPING. That's what I do anyway. My pastor could start saying he believes we're all descendants of aliens and I'm not sure I would notice. Zzzzz.....

I didn't see the whole show today - but I did like what he said would be the first three things he'd do if elected president. But I still don't think I could vote for a man who can attend a church for twenty years and not be aware that the minister was preaching racist ideas. It might be a prodominatly white church as someone said - but this church did give Louis Farrakhan a Lifetime Achievement Award. So what does that say?? See this link:

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This is so interesting. People are running to the internet to say Obama is racist ( which is ridiculous since he is biracial I mean come on though nothing is impossible) but no mention of the last fifty or so presidents who did not try to hide their racism. Its like when a woman makes a sexist comment then the world stops. So silly. I mean the republican party caters to the conservative agenda which is basically white males only. People come on wake up. Obama is not even my candidate of choice but to call him racist and ego hungry! I mean arent all politicians ego hungry. You kind of have to be for that job. The world only produces a handful of Ghandis,Kings and Mother Theresas. The rest of us are usually full of ourselves but that does not mean we can do something good. Finally, do you really think that Bush doesn't think I am the shiznits. Of all the things I dislike about him, this is not even on the list. Grow up!

Oh and I would like to add>>don't get your answers from Rush Limbaugh's or any radical right cheat-sheet web-site>>try and make up reasons on your own:)

I just wanted to say that I am not for Obama and it has nothing to do with race. I don't feel I need to say how many black people I know to prove I am not a racist. I think it's a shame that this has become about race. It should just be about who is right for this country. It would be great to have someone who is black but we don't have to vote for the first black person who runs. If he is not the right person it will do more harm to the blacks then good. So it's great to bring up black issues but it has nothing to do with running this country.
I am sorry but I don't think he is any different from anyone else running for president. Just because people don't want to vote for him doesn't mean they are bad. It means they are FREE to vote for who they want. I feel sorry for those Obama fans that have so much anger towards those who don't share their views.
We need to get out of the past. Obama is black and running for President. That in itself is a great thing. Hopefully it will inspire others to do the same no matter what the outcome. In order to have a brighter future we need to get over the past!!!

First Obama was raised by the white side of his family so I doubt he hates white people, even if his former pastor does. I give Obama a lot of credit. Most people will never admit that they have friends/family/associates who have racist/sexist or ether extreme beliefs. This is why Obama's speech about race was a historic event. Many Americans want the race/slavery thing to just go away, like whoosh...desegregation, civil rights, yay, all better now. But that's not realistic. Like people such as Elizabeth H. from the View who say they "don't see" race. Of course they do. Seeing and acknowledging race or other differences is not a problem. (This is America after all - the most diverse nation in the world! There really should be nothing wrong with noticing someone's eye, hair, OR skin color.) But it's what you interpret those differences to mean that makes allthe dfference. Obama has shown leadership and grace in this situation given the views of his former pastor. He also showed grace on The View today because those women are so annoying!

I agree wholeheartedly with you, J. Thanks for saying that. I don't have hatred for anyone who's not supporting Obama (my "surrogate family" i talked about earlier LOVES Bush, and will vote or McCain in a heartbeat, I'm certain), I'm just against people spreading mistruths about him, and failing to back up any of their arguments. Too many people in America decide they like or dislike a politician without using any real reasoning.

It is a shame that this has become about race at all. We're living in exciting times, full of Firsts. Our next president will either be the first black president, the first female president, or the first geriatric president.

Okay, that was a low-blow, but I was just kidding guys!

Lester: Yes, you are correct about seeing the good and bad in your friends but this Mr. Wright guy is way over the top. He shows and speaks hatred of gays and every race except black and the Middle East origin. Has he done some good in other things? Probably. But I see that as a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. Mr. Wright was and is today more than just a pastor to Obama. The ties are very close between these two. I wish people can see that.

AH LESTER,
These "mistruths" you're speaking of were reported BY BARACK OBAMA HIMSELF! Go back and read the articles. Barack himself said if Reverend Wright didn't retire, BARACK would have left the church because of the things he was saying. Ok, so there are no mistruths about the hatred the good Reverend was spitting out. Problem is Obama sat there for half his life and didn't pick up on this UNTIL NOW???????????????? Either Barack has a serious hearing problem or he's really, really stupid, because sleeping in the pews or not sleeping in the pews, one knows the basic message of the church, congregation and pastor. DO they not?

But have you heard Obama say anything hateful about any race? He's certainly talked about race, lately, and everything he's said was right on.

Jen couldnt possibly be talking about Hillary, because she has no more experience than he has. The only major thing she tried to pass as first lady was a healthcare reform bill and that failed miserably because of the way she handled the situations.

That's the thing, Lester, Hitler didn't say much about race except to his inner circle and then military. It would behoove you to not listen so much to what people say, but to watch what they do. As the old saying goes "action speaks louder than words". Obama SAT in that church for 20 plus years and as far as we know never once questioned or stood up against the good Reverend. He also called him his close mentor. He also added him on to his campaign committee, so let's get real about this. The connection was very deep. Now Obama graduated from Harvard, did he not? Don't tell me for one minute he didn't realize what kind of church he was in! I don't buy it! He courted that church partially because he needed their vote, and guess what? Now his opportunistic actions are coming back to haunt him. Now he actually has to explain to the people of this country what he was doing following that a-hole around like dog, and calling him mentor. Well too bad. Sleep with dogs, get fleas. I would LOVE to find a great African American, female, Latino President. But this guy ain't it! Don't just jump at the first minority running for office. You're all beginning to look like fools.

of course he impressed them..the view hosts are morons and so is he.

Oh my God, who gives a fuck about someones church? I want someone to get us out of Iraq, and give us our economy back!

nothing bad, but when is that generation just going to retire and go away. they're SO selfish, have screwed up our country, their kids, our economy and worst of all they think they're so intense and interesting. anyone over 60 like joy or whoopie is just a boring old tyrannical facist hippie.

jules, that's a really dumb thing to say. I think you'd care a whole lot if Hillary Clinton or McCain belonged to a church that supported the KKK and spewed hatred to its children about other races. In fact, if McCain or Clinton belonged to a church like this they'd be fried -- never allowed to run for office again. Obama isn't going to do a darn thing for this country's economy OR Iraq. He's a follower and won't ever be bold enough to front that fight. Sorry to burst your bubble. In fact, the Dems haven't done JACK SHITE since they took over Congress! Pelosi and all her words haven't done a thing and they're in the MAJORITY! They're truly lame, yet they have all kinds of power now and can't do anything with it. Poor babies. Yah, so vote one in to lead the country. Good move.

That's what I wanted to hear. You ignorant fool.

jules, you were a breath of fresh air in this big argument :) I'm glad you got that HELLO idiot. Some people just don't know when to stop.

HELLO? .. You are a typical dolt! Hey posters, don't try to reason with a child. This person is a one sided idiot who wants claim racism on a guilt by association situation. America has been a white run society forever. There is always a white person out there who wants to get their panties in a wad when it comes to a person of color being associated with something that the white majority doesn't agree with. Pretty much every president that ran this country up until this century was a slave owner so give me an f'n break. They were a bunch of racist assholes. Barak Obama is half white. You may see him as black because his skin is dark ,and you are ignorant and haven't taken his white side into consideration because he doesn't look like you. I am a white woman and people like you in the white race who are so ignorant make me sick. Maybe you should go onto the "Stuff White People" blog and whine there.

Grace,

Obama supports gay marriage. Doesnt that contridict what Wright said in his sermons? Doesn't that throw your "guilty by association" argument right out the window?

Stay tuned for an upcoming book that sheds an unflattering light on the religious affliation of that lying harridan, HilLIEry Clinton. Then we'll see what all the screaming, idiotic racist turds will have to say about that.

Obama looks directly at the idiot child and asks how would you like it, if somebody put the five stupidest things you've ever said on a DVD. Priceless. Joy, trying to stifle a laugh was beyond priceless. He shut the idiot child down. How could anyone pick out the five most stupid thing this bitch has ever said? She says at least two a show.

Jax: You are wrong. Obama is against gay marriage. He was on the Larry King show and Larry King asked him and he flat out said that he was against gay marriage.

Jen#1... (and other such ignorant comments)

wow... it's reading comments like this which makes me so happy that I'm not American because i would probably have to move countries out of pure embarrassment. To the rest of the world Obama is a well-spoken, intelligent man with good overall policy ideas. It shows how narrow minded a lot of folk are in the so called 'land of the free' when a man can be guilty by association. America is obviously such a racist country and I for one actually fear for Obama's life should he become president.

Yet American's can't figure out why the rest of the world doesn't just LOVE America. Please.....

Everybody was looking for an excuse for not voting for Obama, now they found it; Guilty by association. Stupid...

You can choose your family,Hillary made a choice to stay with her husband after he cheated on her 5 times.

You can choose your family, Hillary made a choice to stay with bill after he cheated on her 5 times.

You can choose your family, Hillary made a choice to stay with bill after he cheated on her 5 times.

You can choose your family, Hillary made a choice to stay with bill after he cheated on her 5 times.

if and when obama gets the nomination, he will not win the presidency. this crap is conjured up b.s. so that the public loses focus on the issues and the dem's lose another election, and another 4 years.

wake up and smell the joe.

The spotlight has placed the 8,000 mostly black members of the church in the unusual position of being asked to explain something deeply personal - their faith and the way that they worship.
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Two points:
1. Jeremiah Wright was Barack's spiritual leader for twenty (20) years. A spiritual leader is someone you look to for guidance and direction in formulating your own moral and ethical convictions; what he says MUST resonate deeply within yourself if that person is to be any kind of mentor and guidepost at all. You CANNOT follow a spiritual leader for twenty years without KNOWING what he believes and without embracing it yourself.
-that is, unless your "religion" is nothing more than a posture and a sham designed to further your own worldy fortunes.
2. With all this talk of Barack's "sexiness" on these female gabfests like The View, I don't ever want to hear another word about how unfair it is to criticise Hillary's dowdiness or how women are "forced by societal pressures" to focus on looks.
A strong jawline and a twinkling eye is what we need in the White House, eh ladies?

Any church-going black person on Chicago's south side (or any other "ghetto" of America) sees a different view of the world than most of you. Take a look at what historically and continually occurs in those parts of AMERICA. If you are an upstanding church going member of that community things can get a little depressing. You might actually believe that its your fault for all the poverty, crime, drugs and become self destructive as well. The Rev. Wright like many other black pastors trying to keep their people afloat point out the destructive behaviors of others that try to keep them down. Its a fact that white people like to look past but slavery existed for a long time, Jim Crow laws and more importantly Jim Crow MENTALITY were in use well into the 70's & 80's and the people who existed during that time still harbor strong feelings about it on BOTH sides.

NOT all white people are to blame but some of you (or your parents and grand-parents) ARE. You don't like the feeling of being guilty-as-charged so you claim that his words are anti-American. On the contrary they are quite American but you just choose to ignore that part of OUR history.

That being said everyone should vote with their heart and if you feel that Obama is so influenced by Wright that if he becomes president he'll put white people into slavery then by all means don't do it.

The last article I read by the National Geographic about what the palestinians have to endure under the oppressive Israeli Goverment made my blood boil and I'm not palestinian. I can't imagine what they feel. The fact remains they oppress these people and steal their land with the help of the United States. That's why the US will NEVER have any credibility in the region. You can't say anything about Israel w/o being labeled an anti-semite. The politicians are petrified of the powerful Jews & the powerful Jewish lobby so they'll pay it lip service and won't do crap about it. The other Mid-East goverments just used the palestinians suffering for propagandas against the West. Nobody Truly Cares about their plight. They use it whenever it's politically convenient for them.

The only thing from Obama's Pastor that I questioned was his statement on the Goverment and Aids, and it's not like the goverment hasn't done experiment on Blacks before. Almost EVERYTHING he said is TRUE. The truth is a beetch ain't it.

I'm on board with those who question Obama's long, long, long, long, long, relationship with Reverend Wright. You might not like what HELLO is saying but HELLO is being real. As I see it the rest of you are so blinded by political correctness (or you're under the age of 25) that you're not seeing the truth of what's going on.

Nice ad hominem attack, Wake Up! You totally failed to refute anyone's arguments. If there's something wrong with our arguments, explain, rather than say we're "blinded by political correctness" or "under the age of 25" (I'm not under 25, by the way. I'm a business owner - on my tenth year! - , an active member of my chamber of commerce, and an opinion columnist for my local newspaper. And I'm 25. That said, there's a lot of people under the age of 25 that are able to make very valid points.)

Lester I think you need to get a life. Looks like you'e been out here for 48 full hours stumping for Obama. I'm sorry but I think a lot of the writers out here have addressed and refuted your arguments. They, like JBonz, think a 20 year relationship with his MENTOR is highly suspect. You can disagree if you'd like but what many are saying is that Barack only addressed this issue when he got caught with his pants down. If my MENTOR is John Mills from the KKK and I sat in John Mills meetings for 30 years, wouldn't that say a lot about who I am? If I never stood up to John Mills or decided to leave those meetings on my own will, in all of those years, doesn't that say a lot about my judgment? If I then ran for Congress, and everyone found out my MENTOR AND BEST MAN was the leader of the KKK and THEN I decided to address the race issue, wouldn't that seem suspect to you???? WOuldn't it be a day late and a dollar short? I appreciate Obama addressing the race issue but it doesn't exempt him from answering some very serious questions about what he was doing there all those years and why he chose that particular man to be his mentor. He should answer to the people. "THE PEOPLE" vote and deserve answers, BUT "THE PEOPLE" have every right to not vote for him on this issue alone, if they'd like, because it's valid concern. It's not racist (as many are trying to say); it's a valid concern that raises BIG questions about what Obama really thinks about race, this country, and the people in it. Those of you crying "racism" either really love this guy so much that you're willing to not see the forest through the trees or you're very serious Hillary or McCain haters to the core. The rest of us know how important this is. It's THE PRESIDENCY of a NATION, people, not a student council popularity contest where we vote in the best looking, most charismatic person regardless of experience, platform, or personal history.

I can't believe the absolute crap in this forum.......if all you've got to worry about is BO's preacher, well I'm truly dumbfounded. America's reputation around the world is in tatters, you have a candidate here who is young, refreshing, intelligent and could put your country back on the map, and all you can do is bitch about this preacher. Get your heads out of the sand and start worrying about the real issues, like the war and your economy. Let me tell you, as an outsider looking in, you could do a lot worse than have Barack Obama as your President. I think he is the best thing that has happened to this whole presidential campaign.

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