Obama tackles race anger in major speech

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by macallan25

For some reason, a batshit crazy racist preacher, whose faithful includes a Presedential candidate for 20 years, yelling "God Damn America" from the pulpit among other things seems like it would be a pretty big deal in terms of media attention.

But mac sweetie,

There have been others batchit crazy racist preachers who have actually been presidential candidates that yell all kinds of craziness from the bully pulpit that don't get nearly as much media attention...

Besides, my question was how come the media NEEDED to amplify this kind of thing--other than being politically motivated?

Was what Rev RUN DMC Wright all that life altering for say, someone such as yourself? It is not going to change who you are going to vote for, really?

[macallan25]

Originally Posted by AKA_Monet

But mac sweetie,

There have been others batchit crazy racist preachers who have actually been presidential candidates that yell all kinds of craziness from the bully pulpit that don't get nearly as much media attention...

Besides, my question was how come the media NEEDED to amplify this kind of thing--other than being politically motivated?

Was what Rev RUN DMC Wright all that life altering for say, someone such as yourself? It is not going to change who you are going to vote for, really?

Yeah I agree with you. No, what he said was certainly not life altering, at least to me. I will say though, as a white Presbyterian I certainly am not used to that kind of a church environment, so the shock and awe factor was definitely there haha. It's not going to change who I am going to vote for either.

As far as media attention, other than for political reasons, I honestly think the media was right for giving this some attention. I think people deserve to know that a potential President of our country has involved himself for two decades with a guy who obviously has some very questionable beliefs and some very questionable ways in which he goes about expressing those belief, regardless of the good that he as done. That goes for anyone in this type of situation, not just Obama. You have to admit, for some this was extremely disturbing and I have a feeling that it would anger a good deal of people if this came out after the elections were said and done with.

[AKA_Monet]

Originally Posted by macallan25

Yeah I agree with you. No, what he said was certainly not life altering, at least to me. I will say though, as a white Presbyterian I certainly am not used to that kind of a church environment, so the shock and awe factor was definitely there haha. It's not going to change who I am going to vote for either.

LOL: We Presbyterians of the Synod are not all that call and responsive... Not even Wesleyans...

How's your brackets going? How's the SEC doing?

[jen0830]

In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright’s daughters serve as publisher and executive editor, Wright is CEO. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said, “Truly epitomized greatness”. That man is Louis Farrakhan.

Farrakhan is one of the country’s most bizarre, most repulsive, most openly racist, most offensive, public figures. Yet Obama’s minister lauded Farrakhan with an award for epitomizing greatness. Maybe for Wright, Obama, and some others, Farrakhan epitomizes greatness. For most Americans, Farrakhan epitomizes hatred, particularly in the form of anti-Semitism. Over the years, he has compiled an awesome record of offensive statements, including calling Anglo-Americans, “Blue-eyed Devils”. Wright’s comments are not theological views, but political statements. This is a serious issue for Obama in the general election. As with each new utterance on the topic of Reverend Wright, Obama confirms his own moral obliviousness and he seems to have disdain for those who are troubled by his own unwillingness to break with Wright.