Obama and the Minister

[stock777]

Only a jackass would vote for this clown

 

[saxon]

Quote from AAAintheBeltway:

Obama is not some illiterate who could be taken in by a smooth-talking preacher. He was Editor in Chief of the Harvard Law Review. His wife was an Ivy League-educated attorney at Chicago's biggest law firm.

It's not like Obama has a lifetime of public policy achievements we can look on to get a measure of the man. Basically, we are being asked to accept on faith his claims to be a new type of post-partisanship and post-racial politician, based at most on a few well-delivered speeches and a cult-like following.

Under the circumstances it is entirely appropriate to look into what he himself has described as an important influence on him and see if it matches up with his public assertions.

A reasonable point. Perhaps the best way to get an indepth look at Obama's thinking is to read his books. I am currently reading "The Audacity of Hope". So far I see a person who is mostly guileless, decidedly idealistic, and committed to the Democratic party. Beyond that...there's "the vision thing."

 

[Retired]

Obama is doomed. He is a bit too radical for this nation.

He probably could have won during the 70s.

 

[client#9]

He's supposed to bring racial healing.

Did he bring healing to the people and organizations he has been a part of for the past twenty years?

 

[Pondracer]

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723302,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics&iref=werecommend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU

Obama's Bold Gamble on Race

“Politicians don't give speeches like the one Barack Obama delivered this morning at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Certainly presidential candidates facing the biggest crisis of their campaigns don't…. Obama's speech was profound, one of the most remarkable by a major public figure in decades. One question — perhaps the question —is whether its sheer audacity makes for good political strategy.

Obama is taking a substantial risk. He is counting on voters to hear and accept nuance in an arena that almost always seems to reward simplicity over complexity. He is asking something from Americans rather than just promising things to them — another formulation long out of vogue.”

 

[florida_pilot]

I'm not a democrat, but I gotta hand it to Mr. Obama. That was a hell of a speech - potentially historic.

Quote from Pondracer:

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1723302,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topics&iref=werecommend

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pWe7wTVbLUU

Obama's Bold Gamble on Race

“Politicians don't give speeches like the one Barack Obama delivered this morning at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia. Certainly presidential candidates facing the biggest crisis of their campaigns don't…. Obama's speech was profound, one of the most remarkable by a major public figure in decades. One question — perhaps the question —is whether its sheer audacity makes for good political strategy.

Obama is taking a substantial risk. He is counting on voters to hear and accept nuance in an arena that almost always seems to reward simplicity over complexity. He is asking something from Americans rather than just promising things to them — another formulation long out of vogue.”

 

[Dr. Zhivodka]

I want whomever wrote that speech working for me.

Of course I'm saying nothing about the candidate...but the speech was fantastic.)

 

[Hansel H]

Quote from ZZZzzzzzzz:

Ask Mitt Romney if this country is supposed to be a secular state.

This issue is not really religion. It is about personal judgment and who has Obama's ear.

Any person who advises Obama, who can shape Obama's opinion, who can influence his decision making...should be evaluated by the voters.

Ask any politician if they would break what they consider God's law according to their personal religious faith because it was politically expedient...would reveal if affirmative an unforgivable flaw in the minds of many in an electorate that is mostly Christian.

In addition, Reverend Wright, like many religious leaders in America, take strong political positions and they tend to their "flock." They are very much politically motivated in the name of their faith.

They attempt to influence their followers on a political level which is more than a religious leader who never attempts to shape or influence public policy.

I am not commenting on Reverend Wrights political opinions. They are out there for people to evaluate. I am however stating a fact that he does more than just "minister." He is extremely vocal with his political positions...and Obama does listen to what he says.

Obama listens, but how much does he accept. Obama seems to be a very sophisticated individual capable of making his own judgements. I wasn't much of an Obama fan before today but after hearing his speech addressing the uproar about his pastor I'm convinced this guy is far and away the most intelligent candidate for president the U.S. has had in ages.

I thought he showed character confirming his relationship with Rev. Wright while rejecting Wright's message.

Obama's going to lose. As the campaign moves along Obama will be more alientaed from the public as the public begins to reralize how complex he is.

Clinton vs McCain.

 

[Hansel H]

Quote from Dr. Zhivodka:

I want whomever wrote that speech working for me.

Of course I'm saying nothing about the candidate...but the speech was fantastic.)

CNN commentators claimed that Obama wrote the speech. I suspect that he hires speech writers to keep his message simple; his own thinking is too sophisticated to be accepted by the public.

Obama's been outed as a thinker. He's doomed.

 

[Dr. Zhivodka]

Wow...

Quote from Hansel H:

his own thinking is too sophisticated to be accepted by the public.

Obama's been outed as a thinker. He's doomed.