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2008-05-01 Home Front: Culture Wars

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Posted by tipper 2008-05-01 06:09|| || Front Page|| [4 views ] Top

#1 At a time when African Americans are on the cusp of watching a barrier come crashing down, up jumps a divisive issue that is being driven by those outside of the black community.

Obviously, Wright's timing for a press conference about his sermons couldn't have been worse.

Still, when Obama says he is "offended" by Wright's latest comments -- given in defense against an orchestrated assault on his character and on his ministry -- he's opening up a can of worms.

There is no institution in the black community more respected than the black church. And the notion that white pundits can dictate what constitutes unacceptable speech in the black church is repulsive to most black people.

"damn whitey! Always keeping us down from expressing our hate speech, whacko theories, divisive racial victimization, and then not voting for us as President!"

What a load of crap

Posted by Frank G">Frank G 2008-05-01 07:03|| 2008-05-01 07:03|| Front Page Top

#2 Who made Jeremiah Wright the archetype of the "black church?" I know more than a few black ministers, and they're not all that different from most other evangelicals. I don't think Wright's conspiracy looneyism (which is biblically indefensible) is half as common as the writer of this article (and many other Left-leaning pundits) want you to think.

Posted by Mike 2008-05-01 07:16|| 2008-05-01 07:16|| Front Page Top

#3 I don't think Wright's conspiracy looneyism (which is biblically indefensible) is half as common as the writer of this article (and many other Left-leaning pundits) want you to think

25% "as common" should be of significant concern to all Americans.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-05-01 07:38|| 2008-05-01 07:38|| Front Page Top

#4 My thoughts, too, Frank G. The notion that White Pundits are telling the "Black Church" what to say is ludicrous. But then, any criticism of what is said is seen as more white repression.

Posted by Deacon Blues">Deacon Blues 2008-05-01 07:40|| 2008-05-01 07:40|| Front Page Top

#5 Hope they all throw their EBT cards over the White House fense in protest.

Posted by Besoeker 2008-05-01 07:47|| 2008-05-01 07:47|| Front Page Top

#6 Hate is hate. I am tired of the double standards being applied everywhere.

He is racist, if you agree with what Wright says, you are too. Deal with it or get the fuck out.

Posted by DarthVader">DarthVader 2008-05-01 07:47|| 2008-05-01 07:47|| Front Page Top

#7 Read the comments at the site.
Azteca writes:
"Obama's race isn't about religion. Only when there wasn't enough mud to throw. This race isn't about Wright or the black church. It is about America turning the page on centuries of being denied and finally opening up the possibilities that ANYONE, Black, Asian, Latino, or Native American, and yes female has the opportunity for inclusion that has been denied throughout the existence of the United States".

OK, what are these supposed limitations and exclusive policies for minorities? I don't see it.
Do they want bigger welfare checks? Is that what this is all about. Because it can't be for a lack of free education or job training or even free daycare that White Devils like myself can forget about. How much legislation and special programs and preferential treatment do they need to make them equal to us evil white people?

Posted by bigjim-ky 2008-05-01 08:01|| 2008-05-01 08:01|| Front Page Top

#8 They would settle for white slavery.

Posted by wxjames 2008-05-01 11:13|| 2008-05-01 11:13|| Front Page Top

#9 WHO elected him leader of this outfit?

Posted by Alaska Paul">Alaska Paul 2008-05-01 11:29|| 2008-05-01 11:29|| Front Page Top

#10 And you don't think the Donks aren't working to do that law by law, act by act program by program, so that the bulk of the taxpaying/labor is sucked up from one easily identifiable group and delivered to others? When over half of the product of your skill, sweat, brains goes to the government in all forms of taxes, fees, and assessments for the benefit of a small number of the overall population, what would you call it.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-05-01 11:32|| 2008-05-01 11:32|| Front Page Top

#11 What a b.s. article. I must be using that left brained cognitive thing again. The black church - what a joke. Not being very religious myself I was under the misguided notion that church was for worship of a God that's beyond such petty things such as skin pigmentation.

Posted by Broadhead6 2008-05-01 11:36|| 2008-05-01 11:36|| Front Page Top

#12 There is no such thing as a black church or a white church, just the Christian church as defined biblically. Check Wikipedia out for 'Black Theology' and you will see this has nothing to do with salvation and the Rev. Wright is essentially a cult leader, and a dangerous one at that.

Posted by Thealing Borgia6122 2008-05-01 12:03|| 2008-05-01 12:03|| Front Page Top

#13 The embrace of double-standards and hypocrisy on behalf of the Rev. is almost shocking. I say almost because as a white male in the nation's capital, which is 65%+ black, I experience racism on almost a daily basis. So I'm not all that surprised that he and many of his flock feel the way they do. If any one group is guilty of judging people by the color of their skin in this country, it's black people. And that's not a racist observation, it's just the reality that I see around me every day.

Posted by eltoroverde 2008-05-01 13:28|| 2008-05-01 13:28|| Front Page Top

#14 Anyone else notice how many "Black Church" leaders have come out and backed BO in his criticism of Wright?
No! me neither. And where are all his celebrity endorsers like Kennedy, Jackson and Kerry; nowhere to be seen. Wright has received more support than Obama has. Just listen to the whooping and hollering at his Press Club speech.
Obama must be feeling pretty isolated and lonely now.
Nothing for it but to go and abjectly apologize to Wright, and see if he can be taken back into the fold.

Posted by tipper 2008-05-01 13:50|| 2008-05-01 13:50|| Front Page Top

#15 A very typical black outlook. Crosby was right.

Posted by James Samuel 2008-05-01 14:56|| 2008-05-01 14:56|| Front Page Top

#16 Bing? or Norm?

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