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| Jeremiah Wright could be hurting Obama's chances in the Show-Me State |
| 2008-03-20 |
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| Posted by:Fred |
| #21 The personal and professional lives and histories of all serious contenders for president are put under a microscope, and their close associates followed up. Senator Clinton was just forced to release 11,000 pages of her schedule as First Lady... reporters dug out the details of the day Senator McCain fell for his current wife at a party before he'd even thought of divorcing the wife he already had. It's about time Senator Obama was subject to the same examination. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2008-03-20 23:56 |
| #20 Dang, Paul - Is Rev. Ike still around? "Why settle for pie in the sky when you can get it right now with ice cream on top?" :-D |
| Posted by: Barbara Skolaut 2008-03-20 23:47 |
| #19 Obama needs help right now to get out of the poison grip of the Jeremiah Wright-Satan Axis™. I would recommend that he drop everything, drive over to the Christ United Church "Palace Cathedral" in Manhattan's Washington Heights section in a Prius, and hear the Word and get some serious spiritual trinkets from the tried and true Reverend Ike. |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-03-20 22:26 |
| #18 Flip the scenario. What if Bush had freely associated with David Duke for 2 decades. Would that be relevant? Damned straight. So Obama's chosen company is relevant. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-03-20 21:02 |
| #17 re: #2 - Sorry Dr. Steve - I momentarily forgot the "don't feed the trolls" advice |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-20 19:45 |
| #16 If Obama was a real poltiician he'd have had one of his loyal followers or fans create a distraction to take Wright off of the daily news. One of his Hollywood lackys going on a murder spree or something would have done the trick, but no, not Obama. He doesn't have the iron to order Danny Glover to do what it takes and if he doesn't have the stones I just can't see him as president. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2008-03-20 18:18 |
| #15 Its perfectly legitimate to examine both Obama and his close associates (such as Wright) very, very closely. They are, in fact, hoping to be the next president of the United States after all - and all that implies. The fact that Wright is a racist America-hater and that Obama has been a member of his church for 20 years (lets repeat that: *twenty* *years*) and that Obama's wife has made similar remarks (before being shut-up) is a pretty fair indication that Obama more than likely has similar feelings - in spite of what he says in his speeches. Someone damn well better follow Obama, his wife, and close associates around with a video camera and tape recorder and some damn hard questions, and yes, snoop around in his private life. The media sure the hell isn't doing it - and its their job! The same goes for Hillary and McCain as well. They aren't running for dog-catcher but to be the most powerful man in the free world. When they threw in their hat fors the presidency they forfeit privacy. |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2008-03-20 14:37 |
| #14 How would you like it if someone followed you around with a camera or tape recorder for awhile, to snoop into your private life? I'd read Rantburg aloud for them. Unfortunately, that'd probably be the most interesting part for them. |
| Posted by: Ebbang Uluque6305 2008-03-20 14:23 |
| #13 How would you like it if someone followed you around with a camera or tape recorder for awhile, to snoop into your private life? smn, I’ve got a couple of quick observations. The videos were of Reverend Wright not Obama. But regardless that your moral relativism argument falls flat from that little reality, the sermons weren’t covertly filmed they were part of the churches promotion package. That makes them, by definition, public information not “private life”. But when in doubt, use the ole “I know I am but what are you?” routine. It’s been working for school kids and Presidents that cheat on their wives for years. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-03-20 13:53 |
| #12 Obama's a hypocrite for condemning Imus and not Wright. There, smn's reading comprehension problem is solved. |
| Posted by: ebrown2 2008-03-20 13:51 |
| #11 The memory hole trip only when the revelation happens demonstrates who Obama is. Why now, why not years ago? Because he's a player who wants it both ways like any other politicians who thinks he can get away with it. He's therefore not entitled to any greater consideration than any other hustling politician. He's just got a good story line, nothing more. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-20 13:36 |
| #10 smn you're confused about the point. The point is about keeping the Rev around. He only becomes a non-person when it becomes widespread public knowledge, not during the years or year since the offensive remarks were made with his daughters in attendance. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-20 13:33 |
| #9 Here's an interesting notion from a poster at the link - Obama handled the fracas extremely well. The problem is that the networks that will regurgitate Wright's quotes forever, as out of context as they find necessary. The MSM doesn't want Obama appointing members to the FCC. "Follow the money." So the MSM is for Hillary? She'd sell them out in a hearbeat, or sell us off to the networks for a night in the Lincoln bedroom. So maybe the MSM is for McCain? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-03-20 13:08 |
| #8 An obvious difference, smn, is that neither of them is running for President. Say....weren't you a semi-regular visitor here a few weeks ago? Got your hook in the water again? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2008-03-20 12:57 |
| #7 Procopius2k, that WAS Trent Lott's and Imus's spewed racists remarks from their own mouths, you didn't hear Obama say any of that crap that Wright talked about...and that is what is called 'Guilt By Association'! How would you like it if someone followed you around with a camera or tape recorder for awhile, to snoop into your private life? FrankG (#2), he shouldn't have needed to give that speech, but he was man enough to bold it; have someone follow YOU around with a 'magnifying glass', and lets see how much you squeal! |
| Posted by: smn 2008-03-20 12:52 |
| #6 We can fully expect the Democratic Talking-Heads, like Brazille and Carville, to once again repeat their oft repeated cliché. “Now that we’ve cleared up these distractions we can move on to the real issues that confront the American people like…blah, blah, blah, and blah”. Be careful of what you wish for. Funny thing, now that folks have heard Obamas’ eloquent twenty minute version of Rodney King’s “Can’t we all get along” speech more and more people will be looking for specifics. He’s defined the “Hope” portion of the Obama narrative but the “Change” metaphor demands some details. How long he will continue with the simple “I will do better then Bush” routine without offering any real viable plans is any ones guess. This could be the “Mr. House o’ Cards meets Mr. Industrial-Fan” moment many have predicted. |
| Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-03-20 12:17 |
| #5 Obama is gonna be hard pressed to convince the super delegates that he is electable now. I believe we are seeing the beginning of the end of his run for president. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2008-03-20 11:16 |
| #4 Lay with dogs and you get Fleas. Empty-Suit Obama is learning that the hard way. |
| Posted by: OldSpook 2008-03-20 11:05 |
| #3 Just like those who won't accept Trent Lott's or Don Imus'. "I understand MSNBC has suspended Mr. Imus," Obama told ABC News, "but I would also say that there's nobody on my staff who would still be working for me if they made a comment like that about anybody of any ethnic group. And I would hope that NBC ends up having that same attitude."- Sen. Obama. |
| Posted by: Procopius2k 2008-03-20 10:32 |
| #2 "those"? Idjit. His speech was bullshit |
| Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-20 07:19 |
| #1 There are 'those' who wouldn't accept Obama's sincere explanation "guilt by association" of his spirituality even if he crawled hands and knees up to Hillary's Pastor to beg for forgiveness. |
| Posted by: smn 2008-03-20 00:41 |