Posted by
PDX Dave on Sunday, March 16, 2008 2:45:14 PM
At a townhall meeting in Plainfield, Indiana, Senator Obama uttered words that indicated he desired to "distance himself" from the hateful rhetoric of racist Reverend Wright, the longtime pastor of the Illinois Senator's church. The Senator's words were made meaningless when he followed up by defending the racist, saying, "This is somebody who was a former U.S. Marine, who is a biblical
scholar, who's preached and taught at theological seminaries all across
the country, and has had a reputation as a preeminent preacher in the
country."
The problem with Senator Obama's lame attempt to distance himself from his racist pastor is that he did not do so. In fact he endorsed him. Saying one is distancing oneself.... and actually doing so are two different things.
The racist leader of Senator Obama's church - who has made no secret of his loathing for whites and America - has made several distinct statements, each of which need to be separately addressed by the Democratic Party's nominee presumptive. Failure to itemize the comments and rebuke them individually and specifically, in context, is not acceptable, and is tantamount to a smoke-and-mirrors attempt at refusing to rebuke the comments.
The senator needs to specifically address Reverend Wright's "God damn America" remarks.
The senator needs to specifically address Reverend Wright's "America created the AIDS virus" remarks.
The senator needs to specifically address Reverend Wright's "I hate America" remarks.
The senator needs to specifically address Reverend Wright's "America deserved 9/11" remarks.
The senator needs to specifically address Reverend Wright's racists "whitey" remarks.
And while he's at it, Senator Obama needs to specifically address his church's recent endorsement of Reverend Wright and all his offensive sermons. This is still Senator Obama's church, and his membership in it is an endorsement of the positions of that church. He can't pretend to distance himself from racist comments, while every action he takes endorses them.