Obama throws Rev Wright under the bus

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And God forbid Obama knows to tell the difference between criticizing American foreign policy (having a world view of things) vs. just being petty in an attempt to use petty patriotism to make voters look the way you want them to.

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obama did right..by distancing himself from that attention #######

Dean -

Does Bosco lead you to the truths you so simply state on here - or are you just that smart on your own?

[one...two...tree 2,762]

I want our next President to be able to see past ideological differences and find common ground. I think Obama will be a true uniter and not a divider.

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

What Obama said...

The core of his message: That Wright was not only offensive, but the polar opposite of Obama's own views and politics.

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That’s in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That’s who I am, that’s what I believe, and that’s what this campaign has been about," Obama said.

"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," he said.

Obama also distanced himself from the man in a way he has been reluctant to in the past.

"The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago," he said. "His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church."

"They certainly don’t portray accurately my values and beliefs," he said.

"If Reverend Wright thinks that’s political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn’t know me very well and based on his remarks yesterday, I may not know him as well as I thought either."

"I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia, explaining that he has done enormous good in the church," he said. "But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS; when he suggests that Minister Farrakhan somehow represents one of the greatest voices of the 20th and 21st century; when he equates the U.S. wartime efforts with terrorism – then there are no exuses. They offend me. They rightly offend all Americans. And they should be denounced, and that’s what I’m doing very clearly and unequivocally here today."

"It is antithetical to my campaign. It is antithetical to what I’m about. It is not what I think America stands for," he said.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/040...ces_Wright.html

So if he truly wanted to disown the man, he coulda done it, say 15 years ago, or 5 or 1? But no, he stayed on till the scandal broke. Pathetic.

Also - why the change of heart? March 18, 2008:

In Philadelphia, Obama said he "can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother." Obama has changed his mind, even to the point of insisting that Wright was not his spiritual mentor.

link

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-can...than-i-can.html

Why the change of heart you ask?

It's right there in the text you quoted. You do know how to read, don't you? Let me know if you have trouble identifying the passage where he addresses just that question. I'll be happy to point you to it. While I might be accused of having a change of heart later, I do want to give you the benefit of the doubt that you can find it on your own.

Edited April 29, 2008 by Mr. Big Dog

[no name 1]

What Obama said...

The core of his message: That Wright was not only offensive, but the polar opposite of Obama's own views and politics.

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That’s in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That’s who I am, that’s what I believe, and that’s what this campaign has been about," Obama said.

"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," he said.

Obama also distanced himself from the man in a way he has been reluctant to in the past.

"The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago," he said. "His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church."

"They certainly don’t portray accurately my values and beliefs," he said.

"If Reverend Wright thinks that’s political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn’t know me very well and based on his remarks yesterday, I may not know him as well as I thought either."

"I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia, explaining that he has done enormous good in the church," he said. "But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS; when he suggests that Minister Farrakhan somehow represents one of the greatest voices of the 20th and 21st century; when he equates the U.S. wartime efforts with terrorism – then there are no exuses. They offend me. They rightly offend all Americans. And they should be denounced, and that’s what I’m doing very clearly and unequivocally here today."

"It is antithetical to my campaign. It is antithetical to what I’m about. It is not what I think America stands for," he said.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/040...ces_Wright.html

So if he truly wanted to disown the man, he coulda done it, say 15 years ago, or 5 or 1? But no, he stayed on till the scandal broke. Pathetic.

Also - why the change of heart? March 18, 2008:

In Philadelphia, Obama said he "can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother." Obama has changed his mind, even to the point of insisting that Wright was not his spiritual mentor.

link

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-can...than-i-can.html

Why the change of heart you ask?

It's right there in the text you quoted. You do know how to read, don't you? Let me know if you have trouble identifying the passage where he addreses just that question. I'll be happy to point you to it. While I might be accused of having a change of heart later, I do want to give you the benefit of the doubt first.

Read the whole speech.

[simple_male 1]

I want our next President to be able to see past ideological differences and find common ground. I think Obama will be a true uniter and not a divider.

I think same as you. I think, he will be a uniter.

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I want our next President to be able to see past ideological differences and find common ground. I think Obama will be a true uniter and not a divider.

I think same as you. I think, he will be a uniter.

Perhaps why he may be so hated among the dividers.

Dang mathematical dividers!

[mawilson 2,133]

[one...two...tree 2,762]

Yeah, but can you draw also?

[Mr. Big Dog 10,747]

What Obama said...

The core of his message: That Wright was not only offensive, but the polar opposite of Obama's own views and politics.

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That’s in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That’s who I am, that’s what I believe, and that’s what this campaign has been about," Obama said.

"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," he said.

Obama also distanced himself from the man in a way he has been reluctant to in the past.

"The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago," he said. "His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church."

"They certainly don’t portray accurately my values and beliefs," he said.

"If Reverend Wright thinks that’s political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn’t know me very well and based on his remarks yesterday, I may not know him as well as I thought either."

"I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia, explaining that he has done enormous good in the church," he said. "But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS; when he suggests that Minister Farrakhan somehow represents one of the greatest voices of the 20th and 21st century; when he equates the U.S. wartime efforts with terrorism – then there are no exuses. They offend me. They rightly offend all Americans. And they should be denounced, and that’s what I’m doing very clearly and unequivocally here today."

"It is antithetical to my campaign. It is antithetical to what I’m about. It is not what I think America stands for," he said.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/040...ces_Wright.html

So if he truly wanted to disown the man, he coulda done it, say 15 years ago, or 5 or 1? But no, he stayed on till the scandal broke. Pathetic.

Also - why the change of heart? March 18, 2008:

In Philadelphia, Obama said he "can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother." Obama has changed his mind, even to the point of insisting that Wright was not his spiritual mentor.

link

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-can...than-i-can.html

Why the change of heart you ask?

It's right there in the text you quoted. You do know how to read, don't you? Let me know if you have trouble identifying the passage where he addreses just that question. I'll be happy to point you to it. While I might be accused of having a change of heart later, I do want to give you the benefit of the doubt first.

Read the whole speech.

Don't need to. It's clear to me. You are the one apparently having problems comprehending what led Obama to reconsider his initial approach. Just trying to help you see the light.

[Sheriff Uling 3]

Yeah, but can you draw also?

At least the math is correct...

[no name 1]

What Obama said...

The core of his message: That Wright was not only offensive, but the polar opposite of Obama's own views and politics.

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That’s in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That’s who I am, that’s what I believe, and that’s what this campaign has been about," Obama said.

"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," he said.

Obama also distanced himself from the man in a way he has been reluctant to in the past.

"The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago," he said. "His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church."

"They certainly don’t portray accurately my values and beliefs," he said.

"If Reverend Wright thinks that’s political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn’t know me very well and based on his remarks yesterday, I may not know him as well as I thought either."

"I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia, explaining that he has done enormous good in the church," he said. "But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS; when he suggests that Minister Farrakhan somehow represents one of the greatest voices of the 20th and 21st century; when he equates the U.S. wartime efforts with terrorism – then there are no exuses. They offend me. They rightly offend all Americans. And they should be denounced, and that’s what I’m doing very clearly and unequivocally here today."

"It is antithetical to my campaign. It is antithetical to what I’m about. It is not what I think America stands for," he said.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/040...ces_Wright.html

So if he truly wanted to disown the man, he coulda done it, say 15 years ago, or 5 or 1? But no, he stayed on till the scandal broke. Pathetic.

Also - why the change of heart? March 18, 2008:

In Philadelphia, Obama said he "can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother." Obama has changed his mind, even to the point of insisting that Wright was not his spiritual mentor.

link

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-can...than-i-can.html

Why the change of heart you ask?

It's right there in the text you quoted. You do know how to read, don't you? Let me know if you have trouble identifying the passage where he addreses just that question. I'll be happy to point you to it. While I might be accused of having a change of heart later, I do want to give you the benefit of the doubt first.

Read the whole speech.

Don't need to. It's clear to me. You are the one apparently having problems comprehending what led Obama to reconsider his initial approach. Just trying to help you see the light.

Keep drinking the koolaid, the writing is all over the Internet!

[kaydee457 13]

I just saw the whole press conference. Lots of stammering, stuttering, pausing as only Obama can do in his '**, let me think about what I'm saying cause I don't wanna ** up now!', torturous, half hearted, and unremarkably assertive drone.

This isn't going to end this any time in the near future. The question will continue to be, what the h_ell took you so long?

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Venn Diagram or Flow Chart??

The flow chart could hypothetically show time line or the flow of sequence, which is somehow lost to those that do not understand the magic of cause and effect.

1 -> 2 -> 3

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What Obama said...

The core of his message: That Wright was not only offensive, but the polar opposite of Obama's own views and politics.

"I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That's in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That's who I am, that's what I believe, and that's what this campaign has been about," Obama said.

"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," he said.

Obama also distanced himself from the man in a way he has been reluctant to in the past.

"The person that I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago," he said. "His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but I believe that they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate, and I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black church."

"They certainly don't portray accurately my values and beliefs," he said.

"If Reverend Wright thinks that's political posturing, as he put it, then he doesn't know me very well and based on his remarks yesterday, I may not know him as well as I thought either."

"I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia, explaining that he has done enormous good in the church," he said. "But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions as the U.S. government somehow being involved in AIDS; when he suggests that Minister Farrakhan somehow represents one of the greatest voices of the 20th and 21st century; when he equates the U.S. wartime efforts with terrorism – then there are no exuses. They offend me. They rightly offend all Americans. And they should be denounced, and that's what I'm doing very clearly and unequivocally here today."

"It is antithetical to my campaign. It is antithetical to what I'm about. It is not what I think America stands for," he said.

http://www.politico.com/blogs/bensmith/040...ces_Wright.html

So if he truly wanted to disown the man, he coulda done it, say 15 years ago, or 5 or 1? But no, he stayed on till the scandal broke. Pathetic.

Also - why the change of heart? March 18, 2008:

In Philadelphia, Obama said he "can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother." Obama has changed his mind, even to the point of insisting that Wright was not his spiritual mentor.

link

http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/03/i-can...than-i-can.html

Why the change of heart?

oh, it is commonly known as "DEathBED CONVERSION"