Thursday, March 13, 2008
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Does Barack Agree?
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Posted by:
Carol Platt Liebau at
12:58 PM
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ABC News reports instances of amazingly inflammatory rhetoric from Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's pastor. Here is an example:
"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people," he said in a 2003 sermon. "God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."
Now, this is the man who married Barack and Michelle Obama, and who baptized their two daughters. Of course, few agree with everything one's religious leader might say, but given the over-the-top offensiveness of these comments -- and the fact that the Obamas have continued to attend Rev. Wright's church -- it's entirely fair for the press to ask Barack for his views on these remarks and others like them.
Finally, note that such an inquiry has nothing to do with probing Barack's religious beliefs. Notwithstanding the almost incidental invocation of the Bible and God, the rhetoric above has nothing to do with religion, and everything to do with a bitter, poisonous political view of America.
Note also that Barack has compared his minister to "an old uncle who says things I don't always agree with." The obvious difference, of course, is that one can't choose one's family; one does choose one's minister.
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Clearly, Obama injects race into the election, through his surrogates, Wright and Farrakhan, each donning a First Amendment protective cloak. Non-blacks are set ablaze for uttering any word thought to be a racist "code word," or for making some remark that is an indirect, and not totally inaccurate, characterization of race in the election. Oh, cracker! How dare you use race!
Is Wright a "crazy uncle"? Someone merely to be admired but not followed? These rationalizations are disingenuous, intended to deflect scrutiny into Wright’s political and social philosophies, and their influence on Obama’s positions.
Wright openly preaches a gospel of black separatism and slavery reparations. Wright is the leader of a "megachurch.” Churchgoers, including Barack Obama, are drawn to, and influenced by, Wright’s preachings. The issue is not merely whether his preacher told him to go forth and minister. Wright is the man who inspired Obama to become Christian. Wright is Obama's spiritual mentor. This is more than mere association.
Had Obama not embraced Wright's divisive, racist teachings, he simply could have attended a different church. Obama chose TUCC because of Wright.
It is reasonable to infer that Obama has (1) adopted at least some of Wright's belief system to be converted to Christianity; and (2) embraced Wright's beliefs on black separatism and slavery reparations.
John F. Kennedy was pro-active and held an news conference, where he faced a no-holds-barred grilling, about the influence of the Church on Kennedy's ability to govern as President.
Obama must confront this issue proactively, like Kennedy.
Wright's theology is explosive and divisive, so Obama owes it to every American to explain his positions on black separatism, slavery reparations, and Wright’s impact.
See also: mhucao.blogtownhall.com/2008/03/13/ |
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It seems to me that there is more than enough ammunition here. Why even bother with the closet muslim conspiracy theories. This is real. This guy is Obama's spiritual mentor! |
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Who's this Hagee guy? Hmm. Don't hear much about him on TH. Wonder why? |
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There are lots of clips on you tube of Wright's sermons, they show him getting the audience all excited. What I want is for the MSM to find a video of the Obamas in the audience, raising their hands and clapping in agreement to this man's hate speech. |
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