Were they commenting on the same speech? Rev. Jeremiah Wright goes before the Detroit NAACP, claims that black and white children learn with different parts of their brain, and offers a simpering, unflattering imitation of the way white pastors speak. CNN's Soledad O'Brien gushes that the speech was a "home run" and "really funny." But over at Morning Joe, Wright's words prompted a panel member to rip the reverend as a "mediocrity" and a "buffoon."
View video here.
Soledad O'Brien was in the hall when Wright spoke. She reported on the speech at the top of CNN's 6 AM ET hour.
SOLEDAD O'BRIEN: The whole thing, frankly, was really funny. I think a lot of people have seen Rev. Wright defined as controversial, defined as angry, defined as anti-American: not in that speech. Not in that speech at all. He was funny, he was witty. This is a guy who's got two masters and his doctorate in divinity. Here is a guy who speaks five languages, they took pains in his introduction to point out all his accomplishments.
She continued.
O'BRIEN:You know, he was preaching to the choir as I said: 10,000 people who absolutely were hanging on every word, literally falling out of their chairs at some times, John, because some of that speech was so, so funny. But the most serious thing, I think, is when he talked about differences, and at one point in differences in learning styles between white kids and African-American kids. And here's a little bit of what he had to say.
Cut to clip from speech.
JEREMIAH WRIGHT: Only black children 50 years ago were singled out as speaking bad English. In the 1961, it's been all over the internet now. John Kennedy could stand at the inauguration and say [attempting to imitate JFK's Boston accent]: "ask not what your country can do for you. Ask rather what you can do for your country." How do you spell "ask"? [which Wright pronounced "esk" in supposed imitation of JFK].
O'BRIEN [chuckling]: And he went on like that in a similar vein. And again, in the context of the speech it was very, very funny. It was quite amusing. But he went on at length about these learning differences: right brain versus left brain, and I would suspect there are lots of people who, who work in education who are going to say, well, maybe some of that's not quite accurate. That, actually, all children learn differently. So I think that might kind of an interesting thing that people are going to be examining more closely
But as far as Reverend Wright is concerned, it was a great speech from his perspective. It was a home-run, not just to the 10,000 people attending. But I think it really got across the Reverend Wright who he thinks he is and how he wants to be defined.
Morning Joe played the same Kennedy clip, rolling it longer to include Rev. Wright mocking LBJ and Ted Kennedy's accents, with the pastor adding "nobody said to them you speak bad English. Only to a black child!"
Which elicited this from the panel.
WILLIE GEIST: Tucker, with all due respect to the Reverend, what the hell is he talking about?
TUCKER CARLSON: What a mediocrity! I mean, that's the embarrassing thing here. It's not just that he's anti-white and anti-American, all the things that have gotten so much publicity. It's this guy has been held up by Barack Obama as some deep theologian, as his spiritual mentor! And he's kind of buffoon.
A bit later, another clip from the speech was aired in which Rev. Wright contrasted the enthusiastic way in which pastors preach in black churches with the subdued approach of white pastors. Rev. Wright repeatedly imitated such a pastor of pallor, using a simpering voice. I urge you to watch the video.
Let's review: Reverend Wright claims that blacks learn with different parts of their brain than do whites, and mocks preachers of a different race, imitating their speech in an unflattering manner. If a white pastor had done the same, the MSM would be in an uproar. But CNN seems to think it's a "home run."
The most O'Brien is willing to say about Rev. Wright's remarks about blacks and whites learning with different parts of their brain is that it was "interesting" and that some educators might say "some of that's not quite accurate." Imagine that John McCain's self-described "spiritual guide" had made the same remarks. Is there any way CNN doesn't lead with something along the lines "McCain Pastor Claims Black Brains Different"? How long before CNN would trot out Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton and a variety of psychologists and neuroscientists to denounce and debunk such claims?
And what if that same McCain pastor had mockingly imitated black preachers? How many milliseconds before cries of "racism" would echo through the MSM? O'Brien said not a word about it.
Note: Here is an extended video clip from last night's CNN of O'Brien and Roland Martin gushing over the speech, with O'Brien going so far as to try to explain away Rev. Wright's "God damn America" line.
—Mark Finkelstein is a NewsBusters contributing editor and host of Right Angle. Contact him at mark@gunhill.net.
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Right at the beginning,
April 28, 2008 - 07:57 ET by motherbeltRight at the beginning, Wright did about 5 minutes on the differences in the black brain and why they can learn hip-hop lyrics but not schoolwork (their descendence from an African "aural-oral" culture).
I dare any white public figure in this country to attribute anything in the black community to the fact that their brains are different.
Do the words "out of town on a rail" ring a bell?
Precisely. Motherbelt, I
April 28, 2008 - 07:59 ET by Mark FinkelsteinPrecisely. Motherbelt, I have to congratulate you on consisently being the firstest with the mostest!
<Elvis voice> Thank you,
April 28, 2008 - 08:09 ET by motherbelt<Elvis voice> Thank you, thank you very much. LOL
Just happen to be in the right place at the right time.
Seriously, though, I should have included the fact that he went on about black "language" and how it's no different from Kennedy saying "ee-esk not what your country..."
First of all, Kennedy said "aahsk" not "ee-esk". (As a near-Bostonian I am sensitive about that..LOL) That's "accent" not a different language; we do have different "accents" in different areas.
I guess, according to Rev. Wright, there's no such thing as "standard" English. However, I notice that that's what he uses in this speech.
Is he pushing Ebonics as an alternate language?
I always thought the Ebonic
April 28, 2008 - 08:31 ET by taterI always thought the Ebonic version was "axe".
Either way this guy is a ceaspool of verbal vomit. How this man became a man of God is beyond me.
"They need to have a course in college called common sense and everyone should take it. Problem is there isn't too many people that could pass or teach it." -my grandfather
I agree, having nieghbors
April 28, 2008 - 09:01 ET by mjgI agree, having nieghbors from Massachussets they pronounce things differently. I think Soledad needs a brain transplant. Most people don't think it's funny mocking someone out because of the manner in which they speak. Especially a dead person.
Of course.
April 28, 2008 - 10:40 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltAn accent is one thing, most people have an accent, dialect or regional tone in their speech, but "...where you be at?" has nothing to do with tonal variations, but lack of concern for proper grammar, word useage or sentence structure.
Especially when your parents accept it and speak that way themselves.
deleted
April 28, 2008 - 10:41 ET by WhoIsJohnGaltdouble post.
Mea culpa. Or in the parlance of today; my bad.
Mark, I like the NBF
April 28, 2008 - 09:55 ET by compmanMark, I like the NBF reference.
A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. - Sir Winston Churchill
I feel better now
April 28, 2008 - 09:01 ET by jsteve2xEbonics is now justified. It's OK to speak in a foreign tongue. This is not about communication, but rather how the opposition can be kept in a state of confusion. So if yo is finto ax a question, ....don't.
TODAY Show & John Dean
April 28, 2008 - 08:06 ET by PawpawNTODAY Show and John Dean interview this morning was weird. They tried to ask him about Rev Wright, he would not say anything. He even called MEREDITH by the name ANDREA at least twice! Never answered any of her questions, only wanted to speak about JIHN MCCAIN and the 100 years in Iraq, etc. Will the American people ever get any answers from the DIMS when asked questions! We know nothing about their stands on issues, their plan for energy, their tax plans, etc. All we know is that "they are better than John McCain" as he is just a Bush clone(how far wrong that is to our dismay!). Will any DIM ever answer a QUESTION other than softball ones?
I guess he had to remind
April 28, 2008 - 08:53 ET by PeskyDaneI guess he had to remind Meredith that she works for the DNC. No doubt she got a call later from her masters.
The Clap
April 28, 2008 - 08:10 ET by opnpt0My father is Mexican....so I am trying to figure out what beats I clap in. What about asians....
The real loser from the Rev's speach was Jessie Jackson and Al Sharpton.
"But it goes to 11"
Being half Asian, I have
April 28, 2008 - 09:05 ET by mjgBeing half Asian, I have never thought about it.
Being half-fast, even I can
April 28, 2008 - 09:26 ET by NL207Being half-fast, even I can figure out this man Wright is a race-baiting clown. His political views are clearly Marxist.
BHO sat in church listening to this Marxist for 20 years?
Rev Wright talk out both sides of his mouth
April 28, 2008 - 08:15 ET by kgRev Wright talk out of both sides of his mouth. One message for the white folks and an entirely different message for the black folks. Racism at it's finest.
"Forget change, I want improvement!"
Totally
April 28, 2008 - 12:04 ET by FranksamI'm with you, and I even have my own seperate message for the folks represented by Wright.
"Blah, blah, blah, blah.... y'all just don't get it, and you've picked the worst 'leaders' you could have in the last thirty years. Now your chickens have come home to roost, to borrow a phrase."
Guys like Wright are undoing a lot of the progress made in race relations in the last fifty years. Black and white brains are different? I'm pretty sure that Hitler thought so, too.
The left has taken "Rev." (
April 28, 2008 - 08:33 ET by msh1973The left has taken "Rev." ( I use that term lightly) Wright and made him into some sort of misunderstood victim. The msm has twisted his words to fit their agenda, making him out to be a victim of racism.
Spin cycle on High
April 28, 2008 - 08:41 ET by ThisnThatYeah, the spin cycle has begun in ernest, now. But the only thing spinning is my head trying to figure out if there is any logical thread whatsoever in the MSM explanations. They are all over the map on this one, trying to douse the fires and make this man into some kind of "normal" hero who "is the funniest preacher ever".
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I dare say
April 28, 2008 - 10:37 ET by docbyou have NEVER spent much time in a southern church[ white or black]. I spent years listening to a Baptist minister[term used lightly] spew racist rhetoric and division to an ALL WHITE CONGREGATION. This man is brighter than the average preacher and funny to boot. Rarely, do the scantimonious preachers have humour in their bag of tricks.
I often wonder how we WHITE FOLK would act if we had the experience of a Black..With the racist vitriol of the white supremists and old Klan members apparent here..it would not be about reconcilation!
To come so far and not get there...shameless.
doc??
April 28, 2008 - 10:42 ET by candanceI've been to churches all over the deep south and never heard that kind of rhetoric from a pastor.Unless you were going to churches run by the Klan....??
docb, What in the heck
April 28, 2008 - 19:11 ET by msh1973docb,
What in the heck are you talking about? I live in the South and I have never heard a "white" preacher ever say one word to degrade other races. I assume by your comment you agree with Rev. Wright and his hate speech. Perhaps you are speaking of the fringe in any society.
Docb's time travelling post
April 28, 2008 - 19:14 ET by Mica the MagnificentI think docb posted that in 1860 and it took this long to appear.
That must be it.
I dare say..
April 28, 2008 - 21:57 ET by TheDeuce...if you think Wright's racist BS is acceptable and you use the empty "spent time in an all white congregation" yada, yada, yada...
Hey, wait a minute...Senator Byrd, southern dem...now it all makes sense.
Sorry, dude, the Jim Crow signs of old were placed there by democrats. Check the political demographics in the time of and in the areas that had them.
Denounce
April 28, 2008 - 08:37 ET by Gat New YorkAt some point Obama is going to have to outright denounce Wright and completely divorce himself from Wright. It's not about the Black experience. It's about bigotry by Blacks like Wright and Farrakohm concerning Whites, Italians, Jews, Bostonians, Texans, etc.
Wright himself said that
April 28, 2008 - 11:27 ET by motherbeltWright himself said that Obama was going to have to distance himself, and he said that Obama agreed that would have to happen.
I guess at the time they didn't realize that they could count on the MSM to run interference for them.
Is this where we have come
April 28, 2008 - 08:43 ET by Jack BauerIs this where we have come to in race relations?
Decent people of goodwill want to move past things that happened generations ago... in which they had no hand, and in which their ancestors played no part in slavery, as they were part of the poor and huddled masses themselves.
Yet we have a member of the human race, a homo sapien sapien explaining how members of the human species have different "brains." And an audience goes wild. Hootin' and a Hollerin.'
Anyone wonder what would happen if Billy Graham went on TV and started muttering about the difference in the "brains" of blacks and whites. Maybe throw in some comments about Koreans at the same time.
THIS IS FRACKIN' CRAZY TALK.
Now I am assuming that the famed anthropologist, expert in physiology, and general brain clever dick, the Reverend Wright thinks these difference affect people. And that his "race" has got the better deal in the "brain" stakes.
But who knows? As Carlson commented.. this buffoon was the guy that Barack Obama looked to for sage advice.
God help America.
Jack
April 28, 2008 - 08:54 ET by ThisnThatSuppose, for a moment, a white guy gave a speech saying there were innate differences between men and women -- would he be treated the same as Wright -- described as funny, and protected from criticism because his remarks were taken out of context?
Look at what happend to Larry Sumner, Harvard, when he said those things. He was forced to resign as President of Harvard. Why the difference, I wonder? Couldn't be MSM agenda or PC mania, could it?
Just goes to prove it's who you are, now what you say, in the minds of the MSM.
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It already happened.
April 28, 2008 - 08:53 ET by sarcasmoSee the huge controversy resulting from libertarian Charles Murray's release of "The Bell Curve," where blacks and whites screamed at eachother about IQ-test biases, in many cases revealing they'd never even once cracked Murray's tome. All the while these political talking heads, black and white & left and right, were carefully avoiding the politically-incorrect fact - made clear to anyone who actually DID crack said book - that asians are quietly kicking the other races' asses on said tests.
JMR
The tax & spend drug war looks racist in the real world.
That's exactly what makes
April 28, 2008 - 09:51 ET by SamThat's exactly what makes me sick Jack. This ars clown can talk like a complete racist and I've got to hear that he "hit a home run" from the guilty silver spoon in mouth liberal elite. A racist is a racist plain and simple and Reverend Wright is over qualified in that regard. Obama is a loser for not taking a real stand against this fool's racist and anti-American remarks.
The Rev's hypocricy is showing
April 28, 2008 - 08:53 ET by Philly Pete 07I caught some of the Rev's speech on FOX last night. The previous posters are absolutely correct in their observation that if a white celebrity had dared to talk about the alleged differences between the races, vis a vis their brain rythyms being different it would be career susicide. There have been sportscasters and political pundits fired for harboring such beliefs. Listening to the Rev at one point I thought he was on his way to making a valid point about culture differences, namely his entertaining depiction of the difference between a marching band hailing from the University of Michigan vs the band for the Florida Gators. I presumed his message was going to be no one should criticize another because of a different way of marching, dancing, or speaking. But alas, he then turned to ridiculing the way different white preachers spread the Word. It completely wiped away any credibility he had begun to develop with me. He was doing the exact thing that I thought he was telling us was wrong to do. Mocking someone for the way they speak or their different accent is sophomoric and wrong. If Imus had done this people would be calling for his head all over again. I predict that neither Clinton or McCain will touch this with a ten foot pole. Obama may comment but it will be more of a side step the issue variety than a real critique of the Rev's comments. I think the Rev's 15 minutes may be up. He is a fraud.
Did he talk about
April 28, 2008 - 08:58 ET by 10ksnookerBlack Liberation Theology? That would be funny. The fact that people believe him and went to his church, that is really funny.
Whitewashing is just stupid. The brain difference part is really interesting.
Me, I guess that's why I dance to river dance. Who knew.
Garlic Nose Music
April 28, 2008 - 09:19 ET by Mica the MagnificentBeing a garlic nose, I can't help but belt out aria's at the breakfast table.
Boy, did the rev ever have me pegged!
As another garlic-nose, I
April 28, 2008 - 10:23 ET by motherbeltAs another garlic-nose, I will confess to being incapable of speech, like all of my "paisans," if someone tied my hands....
→ Kraut chomper
April 28, 2008 - 10:30 ET by Cool ArrowI guess the Rev would call me a Kraut chompin' goose stepper while he's on his racist rant.
Funny, I've always thought of myself as an American. Who knew?
♣ a seal
"This is a guy who's got
April 28, 2008 - 09:01 ET by rimsky"This is a guy who's got two masters and his doctorate in divinity. Here is a guy who speaks five languages.."
Are these credentials for real? I have a hard time believing this.
You want to talk about
April 28, 2008 - 10:24 ET by motherbeltYou want to talk about belief???
Joy Behar has a Bachelor's degree and a Master's! (at least according to here Wike bio.)
Soledad & the "Press"
April 28, 2008 - 09:04 ET by harry flashmanAt the very beginning of his screech he mentioned the "press" present, Soledad O'Brien by name and warned them that they'd have to catch him on the run to another speaking engagement on the way to the airport.
Soledad, no doubt, changed her underclothes after "gushing" at his, uhh, er, compelling "oratory."
Is there a vid of Wright's
April 28, 2008 - 09:15 ET by Dee BunkIs there a vid of Wright's speech available?
Not only Soledad was
April 28, 2008 - 09:29 ET by marpelNot only Soledad was gushing, but so was Geraldo. I'm really sick of him...
And I'm WAAAY sick of Rev. Wright and the MSM's attempts to canonize him.
UGH...I can't wait until this election is OVER!
Election - Over
April 28, 2008 - 09:42 ET by harry flashmanTake heart Marpel - it is over but the principal actors onstage are compelled to finish the scene to a theatre comprised of the "Press," the "Media" (and their ratings), the Polistrocracy and the delicious Convention of Cannibals continuing amongst the Krazy Kos Kids, MoveOn.Id. and Code Pinko.
Start playing "Hail to the Chief" when Marshall McCain enters the area.
Last DemoSleaze out of Howie Dean's office - please turn out the lights - the Party is over and besides, you're Noble Goracle Green.
Harry,
April 28, 2008 - 09:52 ET by AgnosticNot to be offensive but how can you read this site and not realize that this is far from over. The media has not even begun to sink their teeth into everything McCain and there is a ton of ammo there. As soon as the primaries are over you will witness a lovefest the likes of which the 60s only wished it could create over the Democratic nominee and every skeleton will be vetted for Senator McCain.
They are laying the groundwork for Wright. A passionate and misunderstood pastor who is just trying to use "humor" to uplift is black congregation. After all, you know those conservatives don't get humor right?
What political or Religious figure
April 28, 2008 - 09:33 ET by Dee BunkHas mocked the way black people speak? Most Black people I know have an accent and that is completely different from Ebonics. Even still, I don't remember any recent history of White preachers or politicians mocking black peoples accents or their Ebonics.
Wright's current speech
April 28, 2008 - 09:37 ET by candanceI'm watching his current speech at the National Press Club. It's like a really bad SNL skit. Let me sum it up for you:
-It's not enough to call yourself a Christian because whites and blacks see Christ differently. Thus the "black church" experience is more important than the gospel of Christ.
-America's criticism of Wright is an attack on black Christianity as a whole.
-America is a terrorist state who deserved 9/11.
-Bush lied, people died.
-Wright is more patriotic than Bush or Cheney because he was in the military 30 years ago.
-Black Christianity has been influenced by the old mythologies from Africa.
-Modern black churches were forged in the 1600s during slave days.
-Louis Farrakhan is not an anti-Semite.
-The American government strategically puts black criminals in prison longer than white criminals.
So....this guy is a bastion of intellect?
This is sick
April 28, 2008 - 09:39 ET by Cool ArrowHe's got the MSM shouting amen and applauding.
♣ a seal
cool
April 28, 2008 - 09:46 ET by candanceNotice how he randomly mentions passages in the Bible where someone was rebuked, and finds a way to apply it to America.
He just threw a personal insult at the woman who asked him a question.
Then he repeated his theory about America inventing selling WMDs to Iraq.
Well, now we know where
April 28, 2008 - 10:27 ET by motherbeltWell, it's plain to see where Obama got his habit of placing himself above scrutiny and instead lecturing the rest of us on our "shortcomings."
Following the speech, a
April 28, 2008 - 09:48 ET by ThisnThatFollowing the speech, a number of pre-written questions were asked. Great Questions. We need to get the transcript. This person's answers and whole attitude says it all. What a real jerk.
One of the questions asked him about his "damn America" remark. He tried to say that the U.S. Government is different than the U.S. people, and his Damn the Government remark stands.
Has he ever read the U.S. Constitution? We (the people) are the Government. We have control over who's elected. We can lobby for our interests. He doesn't need to lecture us.
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Yeah, I'm wondering what
April 28, 2008 - 09:43 ET by KillgraveYeah, I'm wondering what those "5 languages" are, too. Is one of them "Bullsh*t"? Because he definitely speaks that fluently.
And I read somewhere this clown is an "Egyptologist". I'm throwing out a guess here, but he probably claims that Cleopatra looked like Oprah Winfrey. The contention the lady was Greek is actually a "white lie".
I was wondering if one of
April 28, 2008 - 10:28 ET by motherbeltI was wondering if one of them is "Ebonics."
Obama is done. I am
April 28, 2008 - 09:51 ET by Free ThinkerObama is done. I am shocked Wright is still found out giving these ridiculous speeches and the msm looks foolish to even those who otherwise wouldn't notice. Even my father-in-law, a once supporter of the unknown Obama, has been turned off because of all his radical connections and socialist ideology he has been forced to admit to having. I guess the msm really does love John McCain.
Right on, Free
April 28, 2008 - 10:07 ET by iveseenitallRev. Wrong is living proof that Barry and his ilk are dividers, not uniters. If a white man had made a similiar speech dividing the races he would have been toasted in the MSM. Instead, some of them actually praised the s.o.b. And he got a standing O from his "brothers" at this racist event. Anyone white or black person who votes for this crowd, led by Barry, Michelle, Wrong, Louie, Al, Bill A., Jesse, et.al. must also want to "damn America".
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
WOW
April 28, 2008 - 09:53 ET by candanceWright just told a flat out lie about the Bible.
Jesus never said he had sheep in unkown folds who did not need the blood of the cross for forgiveness.
And everyone clapped? It's okay to lie about the Bible and no one in the room knows otherwise?
"It's better to be thought a fool than to open your mouth and prove it" - not in the Bible either!!!!!
Proverbs 17:28 Even fools
April 28, 2008 - 09:58 ET by taterProverbs 17:28 Even fools are thought wise when they keep silent with their mouths shut; they seem intelligent.
Maybe he was paraphrasing but he should heed that advice.
"They need to have a course in college called common sense and everyone should take it. Problem is there isn't too many people that could pass or teach it." -my grandfather
tater
April 28, 2008 - 10:02 ET by candanceYes, that's a paraphrase, but he certainly used the modernized version and couldn't identify the passage.
Also, he played fast and loose with so-called Bible sources all during the whole speech.
That must have come from
April 28, 2008 - 10:29 ET by motherbeltThat must have come from Nancy Pelosi's HSV...Her Speakerness Version....
CHANGE!!
April 28, 2008 - 09:57 ET by tdavisjrI think a lot of people are missing this important point. In this speech, Wright said "Change is coming" about 50 times. Haven't we heard this before. This is what Obama has been says since his campaign began. I am now seeing what CHANGE really means. Obama's wife says America is a mean country, Wright says we are a racist country and lo and behold, only Obama can CHANGE all of this. I'm sorry, I don't think I want this type of change.
tdavisjr
April 28, 2008 - 10:19 ET by iveseenitallRight on. This "change" goes back to 1917 Russia. It's the Red Army. It's Marxism/Communism. I am so glad Rev.Wrong is out there, showing America what so many of us have been saying for months. Barry and his ilk are commies, looking to destroy America as we know it. Decent Americans should be out there demonstrating against Barry (and Hillary), not for them.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
change
April 28, 2008 - 10:21 ET by dronetekYeah, I noticed this too. Why cant anyone articulate what exactly change is?
I'm afraid "change" might be
April 28, 2008 - 10:30 ET by motherbeltI'm afraid "change" might be nickels, dimes, and quarters....all we have left in our pockets after Obama gets done "helping people in their everyday lives"......
Not in the mood for a lecture.
April 28, 2008 - 09:59 ET by CTI for one am not in the mood for a lecture from a Marxist dare I say a Communist about America and race relations. Rev. Wright has the right to speak out and practice his faith as he desires, just as I have the right to suggest to him and his followers what they can do with it.
Sen. Obama has called for a national discussion on race relations, what are next reparations? My immigrant ancestors fought against slavery at great cost to themselves. I do not intend to accept a lecture from the likes of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright or Sen. Obama and I do not believe America will either.
I've just watched this
April 28, 2008 - 10:00 ET by Delsapompass ASS in C-Span
He is truly a comic strip. He is no CHRISTAN and his so called church is a farce.
And I am referring to "his" church nation wide.
This so called Church of Christ is not a holy Church. Look at the top of their church as in their leaders.
This is not a black man, he is a dark man with an extremely dark soul. Very Dark man.
WHO IS OBAMA???
Personally, I think the dark side of Obama is his WIFE!
Elmer Gantry
April 28, 2008 - 10:10 ET by harry flashmanParaphrasing Ben Stein's teacher in "Ferris Bueler's Day Off" -
"Gantry?"
"Anyone?"
"Elmer Gantry?"
"Anyone?"
"Shuck and Jive?"
"Anyone?"
Yes, the problem is his wife
April 28, 2008 - 10:24 ET by tdavisjrDelsa,
This is something that has not been pointed out. Michelle Obama is the radical here. I think Obama don't know who he is and is just trying to "fit in" witht he black community. Why you think they moved back to the "south side" of Chicago. Why you think they went to that church. This is Michelle's background and she pretty much told him if he want a career in politics, he has to establish his black creds. However, Obama can't throw his wife under the bus so he has to take the political hits. Thanks for pointing this out.
tdavisjr YOU are welcome
April 28, 2008 - 14:42 ET by DelsaI happen to think the wife is the racist and I think she is far more dangerous than he is.
Naturally, I feel both clinton and obama are equally dangerous but at least with clinton we know who and what we would be getting.
Obama maybe far more dangerous to our being but I'm not sure
Barack can't denounce
April 28, 2008 - 10:04 ET by Hunter12Barack can't denounce Wright at this late date. That's why the MSM is carrying the water to color this guy less radical. You don't sit in a church for 20 years listening to a line of oratory that you don't accept and find some comfort in. You walk out and find another church. If you can sit there for 20 years and not realize that the man in the pulpit is a racist and a fool, you are either a racist and a fool as well, or you need to get to bed earlier on Saturday night because you must be sleeping through the sermons and are going to church for appearances. I've listened to Rev. Wright's sermons and I don't think you could sleep through them.
\"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Barry
April 28, 2008 - 10:28 ET by iveseenitallBarry doesn't denounce Rev.Wrong because he "AGREES" with the guy. Barry and Wrong are joined at the hip, along with Michelle, Jackson, Sharpton, and the rest. For a host of reasons, they HATE white America. If this isn't obvious by now, it'll never be.
NEVER,NEVER trust a "liberal"
I agree that he agrees, but
April 28, 2008 - 12:44 ET by Hunter12I agree that he agrees, but I think Barack would like to say, "I didn't realize Reverend Wright was such a racist and had such a radical view of America and white people in general." The probelm becomes the need to insert, "Although I listened to his sermons for 20 years, ..." at the beginning of that statement. It make Barack seem like a liar or too stupid to be put in charge of the country. That's why I think the MSM is pushing this whole line of BS about Rev Wright being funny and taken out of context. When you put the full sermon texts and the 20 years of acceptance from Obama together it is too damnimg to be ignored. What we are seeing now is the MSM as the Great Oz, "Ignore the little man behind the curtain!".
"An appeaser is one who feeds a crocodile, hoping it will eat him last." - Sir Winston Churchill
Proof
April 28, 2008 - 10:21 ET by ScrapironDoes anyone need more proof that BDS has driven every democrat over the edge? Insanity is displayed on every liberal news program.
Old, Retired and glad of it.
A toast to Obama
April 28, 2008 - 10:24 ET by Cool ArrowHere's to Obama. He's toast.
♣ a seal
Keep talking, Soledad…
April 28, 2008 - 10:26 ET by maggieqpublicKeep talking, Soledad… “mainstreaming” Rev Wright will take a lot of effort on your part.
Here's to the Rev.
April 28, 2008 - 11:45 ET by HumblepieWhy is it the "Church of Christ" continues to support this individual and his views? Is it for the money they make off it? This man (term used loosely) uses his so called position to spew his venom out to the masses and they (individuals/press) love him. He teaches that it is the"white man's fault for all wrongs committed in this country while instructing his flock to live off the government since they're entitled for passed transgressions. If anyone of color goes outside the norm, they are considered anti-black, Uncle Tom, or better yet like Condi, a Sambo of Al Jolson's era. He continues to teach the best defense against issues is "well I'm Black, so it's ok." Remember now, we go to church for the Black Experiences not for the teachings of the Bible.
During this time with political correctness at its zenith, I reserve the right to let you know you're an idiot.
Huh?
April 28, 2008 - 12:28 ET by okiehawk44Listened to some of Wright's speech to the NAACP last night and was reminded of Farakan's speech to the Million Man March some years ago when Wright started disecting the music of europeans vs. that of africans and upon which beat of a 4 beat blah, blah, blah the beat was tied to vs. Farakan's interminable speech about numerology and the meaning of the number blah, blah, blah and how it affected africans etc.
Is there something in the water men like this drink that causes them to go off on these tangents? Do their respective audiences think this makes the speakers more intelligent or deep thinkers or what?
I think it makes them look foolish and appear to have nothing of merit to talk about. That and the audience is being talked down to, but that is too obvious to even mention huh? Oh, I forgot, B.O. and Michelle are part of the audience too aren't they? Guess they just sit there and pander and make believe that they live in Zimbabwe or Kenya. (message to Wright: Hussein is not a Kenyan name -- it's an Islamic name -- and Barack's missing father from Kenya is not an Arab -- he was an african muslim from Kenya not an Arab from Kenya Wright!)
Sista Soledad
April 28, 2008 - 13:24 ET by SickofLibsYes, I think we all agree Rev Wright is an unbelievably funny comic and a virtual laugh riot.
Remember, O'Brien is a member of the National Association of Black Journalists. Her father is of Irish descent and her mother from Cuba...apparently nowadays that equals fashionably black. So I guess that would mean half her brain was black, the other half white, perhaps resulting in a twisted, abnormal sense of humor.
I heard some of this report
April 28, 2008 - 14:26 ET by bigtimerI heard some of this report last night from her, she is a brain dead, rude as heck talking head, she was something else on msnbc when she first started, I called her once and gave her some advice...then she moved on up to CNN....what a whiz-bang...she is a leftist without a clue, I couldn't take all of her gushing make believe report, she does not live in the real world...at all...even other leftists saw this speech for what it was.
I don't know if anybody caught Rick Sanchez who also used to work on msnbc last night right after Wright was done, he was flabbergasted, amazed at the hate-filled rhetoric, it was obvious by his reactions then they went to a commercial break, when they came back you could tell that somebody got to him to tone it down and spin it...I didn't last much longer after all of this...clicked the channel and there was Geraldo on Fox, I just immediately turned the sound down and came to NBs....lol....
"Never murder your opponent when he is committing suicide." ~ W. Churchill
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April 28, 2008 - 22:11 ET by TheDeucedouble dipped...oops