Chris Matthews Show: Doesn't Matter What You Do, The GOP (And The Media) Will Make Wright An Issue
By Nicole Belle Saturday May 03, 2008 11:11am
Reality clearly has no place in politics. Because no matter how many times Barack Obama disavows Rev. Wright's words, the GOP and by extension, their complicit allies in the media (that's right, Russert, I'm talking about you) will not let it go and will continue to measure Obama by Rev. Wright's words. The crazy part about it is how for the most part, Wright hasn't said anything that most Americans--if they ever got to hear the full thing in context--would disagree with. Nor are they any more inflammatory than words spoken by conservative Christians leaders like Hagee, Robertson or Falwell. Yet, despite these facts, as the Meter Question on The Chris Matthews Show prove, the media is not ready to let this one go.
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Matthews asks his panel of Andrea Morehead, Kim Genardo and Michael Duffy whether the GOP will continue to make Wright an issue. Listen carefully to their responses, because it absolutely is a microcosm of the media narratives that refuse to be broken. Duffy knows the GOP will use it (duh, look at NC), but John McCain is above it all (gotta love that Media/McSame Man-love). Morehead acknowledges that Barack Obama has tried to separate himself from Wright and focus on his platform, but Genardo just doesn't think it's enough.
Duffy: There’s no question they’ll come after him any way they can. And everyone who supports Obama will get a version of this too. They’ll be asked to account for it, they’ll be asked to put some distance between them. McCain himself will probably say something like “I’m not going to make Rev. Wright’s views an issue,” but he’s made it already clear that he disagrees with him, so I think you can expect the entire Republican establishment to make this issue #1—unless something better comes along.
Matthews: Can a brilliant politician – Barack included, perhaps, perhaps – turn this around? Can he show that he’s different? So different from the Rev. Wright that he should be elected President?
Morehead: I think he’s already shown that. He’s already said before that he does not believe what Wright said, he was at church—was not at church that day. But obviously, he’s someone who says, “I want to bring the country together, let’s get beyond this issue of being divisive. Let’s talk about what we have more in common than what we have in terms of our differences,” So I think he’s going to be able to use this as a way to bring the country together, as opposed to using this as a division the Republicans and McCain are trying to use this for.
Matthews: Does everyone agree with that? That he can turn this around or he’s just going to have to cut his losses?
Genardo: I don’t. I interviewed him the other day and I don’t think he distanced himself far enough from his pastor, actually telling me all the great things he had done on the South Side of Chicago. Rev. Wright, that is. I don’t know, politically, you’d think he’d have to come out and really condemn his remarks and I know we already got him—got rid of him on his faith and values team, but is that enough? I don’t think so.
By the way, despite what the media will have you believe, Rev. Wright doesn't even rate on top issues for voters. But hey, that would mean doing their job and actually not just play mouthpiece for Republicans.
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Thinking the Republicans won't use this over and over may make Obama supporters sleep better, but they must have been asleep the last 20 years if they think this won't come up again and again.
Wright is the core part of the narrative they've begun to create for Obama. They will beat it into the ground.
Obama will ultimately loose the November election, I guarantee it. People are terribly naive if they think Rev. Wright was the only dirt the GOP has on Barack. They will get much more ruthless and as history has shown, negative attack ads work. The most depressing part is that many Obama supporters see this coming and are already laying the groundwork for a backup meme: that Obama's loss was due to the evil, ruthless nature of Billary. I'm not kidding, they are actually now going to blame Obama's loss on Hillary (whom they call "the evil bitch"). The Democratic Party is basically through.
Can you imagine John F. Kennedy running in 2008 and having to answer the queston why he stuck for twenty years in a Church that concealed its knowledge that it had a pedophile priest problem? Charlie Rangle today, a Clinton supporter, smacked Blitzer squarely in the jaw today on this Wright scam.
Obama's Coat Tails are certainly having an effect on 20 year old GOP strong holds...
http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&um=1&tab=wn&q=CAZAYOUX+Obama
Super Delegates should pay attention...
http://demconwatch.blogspot.com/2008/01/superdelegate-list.html
LisaCCollins @ 2:
I just love the positive attitude you present to us.
#2: Obama will ultimately loose the November election, I guarantee it. People are terribly naive if they think Rev. Wright was the only dirt the GOP has on Barack. They will get much more ruthless and as history has shown, negative attack ads work. The most depressing part is that many Obama supporters see this coming and are already laying the groundwork for a backup meme: that Obama’s loss was due to the evil, ruthless nature of Billary. I’m not kidding, they are actually now going to blame Obama’s loss on Hillary (whom they call “the evil bitch”). The Democratic Party is basically through."
I agree and maybe it's a good thing that the Democratic Party as we know it is through. With "nuke 'em" Hillary at the helm, it certainly has become "Republican Light."
When educated, liberal white guys like me, who also happen to support Obama, you know, the "elitists", walk away from her in November, you know the party is is over.
LisaCCollins @ 2:
If a non-issue like this is enough to elect John McCain, then the American people deserve another 30 years of Bush. And you know what, they probably do.
Also, do I detect a troll in the board.
"Obama will ultimately loose the November election, I guarantee it. People are terribly naive if they think Rev. Wright was the only dirt the GOP has on Barack. They will get much more ruthless and as history has shown, negative attack ads work. The most depressing part is that many Obama supporters see this coming and are already laying the groundwork for a backup meme: that Obama’s loss was due to the evil, ruthless nature of Billary. I’m not kidding, they are actually now going to blame Obama’s loss on Hillary (whom they call “the evil bitch”). The Democratic Party is basically through."
In your dreams, Lisa...
We have not yet begun to fight. McCain will be trying stanch the bleeding of a thousand cuts from his own flip flops.
The Obama campaign just keeps handing out red meat to the republicans.
But that's better than the government cheese the republicans hand out.
Although both are high in cholesterol.
Genardo: "I don’t. I interviewed him the other day and I don’t think he distanced himself far enough from his pastor,"
Is this guy kidding?
The only way he could "distance himself" any further would be to challenge Wright to a dual.
Reverends Wright and Hagee to Collaborate on Global Warming Commercial
They framed it as a judgement issue and it is a loser.
"duel" that is.
The Democrats need to Start HAMMERING the Republicans about Robertson/Hagee/Falwel.
We need to remind them that they are mostly being Racist by only getting on a Black pastor, while the others White Pastors get off with not only saying anything but Doing anything.
(like getting caught with young boys, using crank for sex etc.)
7 IndridCold
No that's not trollery, but it's also not considering other factors such as mccain tripping up.
Obama may not "loose" the election, but he has lost his inviobility factor.
Of course if the they didn't have some meaningless dribble to push, they'd have to actually, like, discuss the issues that are important to this nation.
LisaCCollins @ 2:
I haven't heard about anyone laying the groundwork for an Obama loss. As far as dirt on Obama, I am sure the Clinton campaign has dug and dug and this Wright issue is as close as they can get. Oh, I do believe that should Obama get the nomination the 527's will start a swiftboat campaign, no doubt about it. But at the end of the day,(no crystal ball just opinion) I think people are ready for change. The media is going to play a big role in this effort to change politics, it doesn't benefit them. So far the media has given McCain a virtually free ride on his gaffes, his preacher Hagee, and his stand on economics. Should this continue into the General Elections, it won't matter who the Dem candidate is, the media will only push those issues favorable to McCain.
This is O'Bama's fault. He did two things.
2) He understood Wrights effect in 2007 and kept him away from his announcement that he was going to run for president - in Springfield - and then lied about Wrights importance in his life with his initial response in 2008.
1) He gave Wright gravitas with the tone of his response. That alone is enough to interest both the media and the republicans.
I happen to agree with Wright - but absend O'Bama's implicit endorsement, no one would be listening to him now.
The media has to keep this story going, other wise
they will be forced to start examing McCains problems
instead of giving him a free ride.
Obama's nomination is a done deal and they know it,
they are just laying the ground work so they can tear him down in the fall. Do the names Al Gore and John Kerry ring a bell?
♠Bangkok-Bob♠ @ 14:
So true. Howard Dean, are you listening?
Folks, this isn't dirty pool. This is fighting the war with the weapons we've got. USE THEM!
LisaCCollins @ 2:
KyleXY @ 1:
Is there any thread immune to the bickering between the two Democrats' camps?
There might be a few Rip van Winkles on the Obama team, but most people know that the Wright issue will be a recurring theme should Obama win the nomination. And if Clinton wins the nomination, the Republicans are going to smear her too. They'll bring up old scandals, new scandals, fake scandals -- whatever they can dream up, they will bring up. Repeatedly. Saying it so many times that even Democrats start to believe it. It's how the slimy, Atwateran, Rovian brain works, and it's the only thing Republicans are any good at.
If you really want to "guarantee" a loss for the Democratic nominee in the fall, keep bickering, go on the wild goose chase for the "electable" candidate as defined by immunity to Swiftboating, refuse to unite or vote if your preferred candidate loses, and forget the lesson of this post -- it's the Democrats against the Republicans AND THE MEDIA.
LisaCCollins @ 2:
uhm, are you selling a used car? Will you excuse me if I don't take your "guarantee"? No kidding!
Aside from the trollish flavor of the post, I am sick and tired of the end-of-the-world ultimatums given us by misguided (and often racist..., oh sure, it's not them, it's the other racist Americans they are talking about) Hillary supporters...
When the empress decides to finally abdicate (what a sunny day that will be!), and when Obama can focus on McCain, then and only then will we see the full power of Obama against what is basically an unelectable and fatally-flawed republican.
Have some faith folks, Yes we can, and we will.
oh, and btw, Hardball was painful to watch and Rather was way off in his analysis... Maybe he should stay of the puns a bit and focus on debunking spin... Why is he playing along with the obvious spin cycle?
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LisaCCollins @ 2:
Riiiiiiight, so basically we should give up now, switch to Hillary... because
a) she is losing the primary, and b) the GOP obviously will give a free pass on Hillary.
It makes perfect sense, thanks!
In fact the Democrats should just run candidates who are pre-approved by the GOP. Right?
So chapeau to you, Ma'am... not.
Or maybe, just maybe... most people will not give a rat's ass about Rev. Wright. Because with gas at $4 per gallon, the economy in the toilet, and unwinnable war, healthcare that no one can afford, etc, etc... with all that, it doesn't matter that the GOPers like you try to make tangential issues the "vane" of a candidate like Obama. Because he gets a nice endorsement everyone a middle class person hits the ATM and checks their balance.
It is funny to see the conservative movement fade into irrelevance. I am looking forward to next January, to see collective heads explode when the GOP is trying to realize what the fuck happened when McCain lost big and wide.
"Wright just won't go away. He keeps poping up on the news. Obama is saddled with Wright. Wright is being talked about by the media everyday. How are the polls on Obama's relationship with Reverend Wright? What do you think about Wright? How will this affect Obama? Why won't this story go away?"
-Typical Corporate Media Mouth Piece.
ysbaddaden @ 15:
Don't think he ever had an inviolability factor. The media and the right wing just hadn't found anything they could pin on him. They complained that they couldn't criticize him without sounding racist, so what do they do? Try to label him a as some kind of closet racist himself, by associating him with someone who discusses race issues using vocabulary the American sheeple are not used to.
Also, I'm beginning to suspect there IS allot of trolling going on in Liberal blogs, and we got to start waking up to it. I wouldn't be surprised if we got some freepers here pretending to be Hillary or Barack suporters and saying sh*t to piss-off the other side.
SO PLEASE GUYS, PLEASE. LETS STOP PROVOKING EACH OTHER WITH USELESS NAME CALLING.
DON'T REPEAT THE NAMES YOU HEAR FROM "THE OTHER SIDE".
Last time I checked we are all sick of Bush and we want something different.
One of the main complaint churches have about political campaigns is that's the only time they see the politicians. They're members of convenience only.
A lot of these evangelicals in question either don't have the politicians regularly in their pews, or don't even have a physical church, but broadcast systems.
People see Wright's "Goddamn America," as that in just two words, even out of context and in only one sermon, being both anti-American and blasphemous, since being delivered in church from the pulpit. If Wright just had the intelligence to insert the qualifier, God (will) damn America, that would be more in keeping with the history of such ministers as Jonathan Edwards, "Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God."
The rationalizations other black ministers have used to justify the phrase are that white people don't understand the history of the black church, makes it sound like all black churches use such phrases. A howl of protest would follow if a white apologist said that about the black churches.
And unlike the convenient religion of other politicians, Obama belonged to this church for over 20 years. And this expression can be used in conjunction with Michelle Obama's now she has a reason to be proud of America quote.
The good part of this nonsensical "controversy" is the Evangelicals are releasing a document denouncing their own overly partisanship, possibly as a response.
It's interesting to see in this clip just how close the talking heads come to saying, "The Republicans will keep talking about Wright. Thus, we will too."
Thanks for the link to his ACTUAL sermon. While I don't agree with all of the god talk, I agree with pretty much everything else he says. I am not surprised that much of the world hates us for what we have done, I'm really only surprised that they haven't banded together and wiped us off the face of the earth for their own protection.
As far as the msm are concerned this really has nothing to do with what Rev Wright said. What this is really about is a person of color becoming president. The msm could give a shit what some black preacher said if Obama wasn't running for president, thats why hagee or any of the other white wingnut preachers get any coverage. The power elite and the msm fear the thought of a man of color getting into the white house, unless he's the butler. Racism is alive and well in america both on the left and the right, all you have to do is see some of the comments on this site and other left leaning blogs.
anon @ 18:
Anyone who plays with someone's name is up to something. It is Obama.
Mr. Obama, the honorable Mr. Obama, and President Obama.
On the other hand, it is McMad Hatter. Or McFull of Sh!t.
Do you take my drift.
fastfeat @ 20:
Unfortunately Dean is tied until the primary gets resolved.
It is quite telling that Obama's campaign has to fight both McCain and Hillary at the same time.
Which is basically why I am pretty much done with Hillary, just please fucking leave us alone.
The media hasn't changed since Bush rode over them almost eight years ago. Remember Bush refusing to speak about anything he deemed "inappropriate". While the media took delight in "examining" the 527's allegations, they were virtually silent in asking Bush tough and pertinent questions.
I see this happening again with McCain. They could and should start really asking McCain about some of his recent flip-flops but no they are too enamored in pushing the Wright issue, it sells almost as good as "white woman kidnapped".
LisaCCollins @ 2:
THANKS FOR YOUR CONCERN. YOU CAN SHUT THE FUCK UP NOW.
aquarius2 @ 32:
I would agree with you except that it started with Reagan.
jace @ 19:
Isn't that the truth.
But Obama is different from Kerry and Gore. He doesn't just roll over and piss himself when attacked. And unlike 2000 and 2004, the public is starting to actually feel uncomfortable, proving that the frog-boiling metaphor doesn't quite work. People know something's up and if we don't get competent leadership into our government we are in trouble.
The press' continual attempts to deliberately derail the Obama campaign are also having a major effect on their own credibility. People are starting to see what hacks and losers they are. Nothing would please me more than to see Matthews and Russert on the bread line. Assholes. Not to mention the entire cast of Fox News.
Alice (formerly Hussein, live free of the Borg or die) @ 30:
Love him do ya?
I have explained this before - but for those that missed it and decided to get pissy here it is again.
Mr. O'Bama is a Harvard lawyer. I dont think much of lawyers in general. The spelling is an allusion to Harvard and Boston (and their cliched Irish roots).
He IS NOT Martin Luther King Jr. He is a Harvard lawyer running for political office. Clinton is a Yaley puke and lawyer. (I have had experiences with Yaleys)
Calling me a troll is nothing less than using a purjorative. May as well call me a n****r. Site Monitor: Don't use this word, it automatically goes into moderation.
To me - and it makes my point - he is Mr. O'Bama.
#34 xoites
LOL, excuse me. Being a typical voter with short memory/attention span I only go as far back as Bush. :)
slippy hussein toad @ 33:
Not to worry, she's just another hit and run troll. Drop her little troll bomb and then run away.
25 IndridCold Says:
Also, I’m beginning to suspect there IS allot of trolling going on in Liberal blogs...
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Indubitably, John Amato even warned us this was coming a few months ago in one of this threads.
I think one of the Friday night political shows on PBS mentioned it just this weekend.
I'm just saying, I don't think IndridCold has tipped their hand yet as to being a troll or not, because except for some Earl Scheib like phrase, it was fairly reasonable.
What I think is more trollery is when they come on the site to say I used to support so-and-so but now I support this one, and often resorting to name calling and conspiracy mongering for the candidate they disagree with and the other commenters herein that support the opposition.
In fact, I tend to view terms like sheeple as bordering on trollery, and LOLand ROFL when not in reference to an actual humorous comment.
My dial-up will probably not connect anymore on this thread.
slippy hussein toad @ 33:
If the Democratic Party is basically through that would mean we live under a one party system. A one party system can not and will not last, especially a Republican one. It will be too top heavy and fall over. They have peoven incapable of rational judgement. They can not install showers without electrocuting the users. They go to war on "gut feelings" and put their "faith" in a supreme fairy tale.
So let the Republicans have enough rope and either they will collapse from their own wieght or they will kill us all. The odds are 50-50.
Who cares? Let's remember that we give power to this crap only if we care and respond positively to the spin, etc. I long for the day when people can think without media instructions.
xoites (Bitter before Country was Cool) defends Constitution @ 39:
Sad thing is, republicans and their sick world view do have support. That probably tips the odds away from even.
Quick summation of the perpetuation of "the Reverend Wright controversy":
33 slippy hussein toad
D'ja spill pancake syrup on your keyboard again?
Your keys seem stuck.
Rico @ 3:
The Republicans the party of pedophiles, thieves and hypocrites.
neat video that should be on mainstream TV every day 6pm.
Matthews' Mouth: Can a brilliant politician –
Matthews' Mouth: Barack included,
Matthews' Mouth: perhaps, perhaps –
Matthews' Mouth: turn this around?
The Republicans manufacture both support and the illusion of support through their control of the Corporate Media. Their control of the Mainstream Media must end if we are to get on with the job of becoming a functioning society, let alone a democracy.
Most or All of the MSM need to constantly copulate with each other. They are on 24/7 and think they must fill every minute with minutiae. Once they get anything that smells they are like dogs and have to start humping.
What we CAN do is to write to the media and let them know.
Complaining to Each Other on here does nothing, but if we and all our families and friends start a letter writing campaign that will make a difference.
The Republicans have so many fundamental things that can be used as a club:
1) the 'War' in Iraq swindle
2) the Pentagon Propaganda swindle
3) the Investment Banker bailout swindle
4) the economy is BUSTED STUPID, swindle
5) the torture is bad for your standing among your international friends swindle
6) the warrantless wiretapping steal my business plans, intellectual property rights etc swindle
On and on, the problem is that Corporate Media has concealed the facts about these swindles. Hell, it is their buddies they would be talking about.
It is no wonder they want to focus on Jeremiah Wright 24/7.
What self respecting (there's an ironic thought for you) Republican would dare let any of those swindles become common knowledge.
The task for the Democrats is to get the word out. If you can find enough of them that aren't involved themselves.
Obama has stayed on the high ground. When the money flows for the 527s something can be done. If there is a will to do it.
Or we could just talk about Jeremiah Wright and John Hagee.
♠Bangkok-Bob♠ Says:
The Democrats need to Start HAMMERING the Republicans about Robertson/Hagee/Falwel.
We need to remind them that they are mostly being Racist by only getting on a Black pastor, while the others White Pastors get off with not only saying anything but Doing anything.
(like getting caught with young boys, using crank for sex etc.)
Bob's post bears repeating. And this morning, Tim Russert was again bringing it up with Obama on Meet the Press. Instead of pointing out to Russert that the commercial media keep Wright front and center while ignoring Hagee, Parsley, and Robertson, Obama just kept falling into their trap, defending himself, and not pointing out the hypocrisy of Russert and McCain. Allowing the commercial media and their Republican ownership to control the conversation, keeping the Democrats on the defensive, will cost them another election.
♠Bangkok-Bob♠ @ 47:
Write the media?
You must be joking.
Maybe Barack should send his goons to gun down Reverend Wright?
This is the last straw for me...I will NOT be voting for Rev. Wright!
I was going to ...but now I'm not!(roll-eyes)
That is how the media needs to be responded to...like the simpletons they are.They keep asking Obama and his supporters to answer for Rev. Wright and WE DON'T GIVE A FUK about him!
Enough! Stop answering them...berate them for asking...is it so hard...or are Obama and his supporters afraid of/owned by MSM?
I live in Indiana and have had a fairly easy time convincing nearly a dozen people to vote for Obama.
I have heard NOT ONE PERSON voice concern over what Wright said.
The MSM are playing the ultimate concern troll and I can't speak for ALL Hoosiers BUT most of us are not as dumb as they wish we were.
I will be cancelling my cable in protest of cable news!
Alice (formerly Hussein, live free of the Borg or die) @ 48:
When you are done with that list here is some of the rest.
xoites (Bitter before Country was Cool) defends Constitution @ 50:
Letter writing campaigns have been successful in forcing people off the air. The MSM is all about money, the money comes from sponsors. If the sponsors feel that we wont buy their shit because of what is on the stations they are advertising on ...
We can't take the attitude that nothing can be done, that's how we got here.
The fact that Candy Crowley on CNN today can say in one breath that no matter what happens in the remaining contests, that going into the Democratic convention it's a numerical certainty that Obama will lead in the number of pledged delegates and the number of states won, and most likely the number of popular votes, and then just seconds after that say that anything can still happen, that Hillary is still in this, and it's all still too close to call, makes me wonder as a Democratic voter, "Why bother?"
Back to the original topic, if it weren't Rev. Wright, it'd be Rev. Wrong, or some other bogeyman. Either way, there'd be something out there to help ensure we have a Hillary v. McCain contest in November.
Please by all means keep attacking on the issue. It will make them look the buffoons they are, Obama can properly cast light on the fact they are attacking something he already denounced, and are attacking nothing of significance and shows they just want more of the same old crap we have had for the last 8 years.
♠Bangkok-Bob♠ @ 55:
It may be affective in forcing some people off the air over time, but the problem goes much, much deeper than who is the least popular mouth piece today. GE owns NBC and is making billions off the wars we fight and the wars we will fight. War is a big money maker for the news media. This bullshit they are hyping about Wright is fueling ever more expensive ad campaigns between Hillary and Obama. They can find the nicest people in the world to spew thier bullshit for them but it will still be bullshit.
It always was a rigged game -- how could Obama not know that?
What he should have said was this: "Rev. Wright is a passionate man and I am honored to call him my friend."
Period. Because they are going to hang Wright around his neck no matter what he says, why not be a mensch and stand up for him?
LisaCCollins @ 2:
Rev Wright is "dirt" that the GOP has on Obama ?
Compared to Hagee , Robertson et al , he is an insignificant speck.
BTW
The party that has fucked up the US the past 7 years was voted out of power in November for a reason , aqnd that will continue this November ; and you're claiming the Dem party is "basically through" ?
And you're claiming others are
?
Good call............
Sadie Baker @ 59:
Obviously you don't understand how the MSM works.
xoites (Bitter before Country was Cool) defends Constitution @ 58:
Point Taken, but we still should write and show our displeasure. Ratings are EVERYTHING!
I'll tell you that over here the American and Europeans Ex-Pats I run into daily know bullshit from news. One day I'd like to come home to the America we ALL Loved, but ..... it's a good thing I like Asia.
LisaCCollins @ 2:
Uh, Lisa? It was the Clinton campaign that first played the race card against Obama. It was the Clinton campaign that got the Rev Wright booked to speak before the National Press Club. It was Hillary who once responded that "As far as she knew" Obama wasn't a Muslim - this about a man who was her colleague in the Senate. So yeah, hate to burst your bubble, but Hillary is running one dirty, mean-assed campaign. Sorry if you can't face that, but that's the way it is.
If most of america is still getting their news from the msm, then we are screwed. I don't believe even the magical being can save a country of fat,lazy dumb fucks from their own stupidity. He who controls tv controls the stupid! When did humans lose our ability to recognize a dirty rat when we see one no matter how many times we see them or what kind of squeaking they did? You don't need a scorecard to tell you that Haggie is a screwball or mccain is a punk or bush is a coward, it's written on their faces for all to see if you just look. Each one of us has a built in radar to detect danger and /or rats and although it may be inhibited by disuse or neglect and the msm, it is a vital tool we must dust off and initiate immediately if we are to save ourselves and our country! CEO
In testimony before the Senate Armed Services Committee on April 10, 2008, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates made the following jaw-dropping statement: "We were attacked from Afghanistan in 2001, and we are at war in Afghanistan today, in no small measure because of mistakes this government made--mistakes I among others made in the end game of the anti-Soviet war there some 20 years ago."
With this statement gates validates the "chickens come home to roost" focus of Wrights sermons. Why isn't there a demand for bush or mcsame to distance themselves from him.
TV News networks are commercial enterprises. A TV news segment featuring Rev. Wright generates bigger TV ratings and more advertising dollars than all discussions about tax policy, health care, social security, home mortgage crisis, Iraq, and gas prices combined. Rev Wright will be front row center in the mainstream media for the next 6 months.
Sadie Baker @ 59:
I don't think you've been paying attention to current events. If Obama had stood up for Rev Wright, then he would have been portrayed by the MSM as being an American hater who is friends with a racist. If he distances himself from Wright (which is what he ultimately did) then he's portrayed as a coward with no prinicples who threw his pastor under the bus. There is no upside for Obama; it's damned if he does and damned if he doesn't. He can only follow the strategy which he is currently employing: hang tough, put distance between him and Wright, and wait for the Clinton campaign and it's lackeys in the msm to finally let the whole matter drop.
xoites (Bitter before Country was Cool) defends Constitution @ 54:
That is an amazing piece of work. There is just little ol' me here and every once in a while they let me work some for my little ol' living, only some, though.
A list like Hugh's takes a very serious amount of effort, more than I could muster.
And then too, with the likes of the Bush crime family, a list like that could never really ever be finished. My credo is at best, less is more.
Kudos in spades.