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Rev. Jeremiah Wright-Spiritual Advisor

reviewed by irishgit

irishgit
10/08/2008

Rev. Jeremiah Wright-Spiritual Advisor 4

Nasty minded sonofabitch.

I'm not sure what Obama's explanation is about this, (maybe he sleeps in church, like so many others do) but he has moved to distance himself from the guy. I'd like to hear a better explanation from him, just like I'd like to hear McCain explain his relationship with James Hagee, the anti-Catholic, anti-Semitic pastor. 

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Automatt commented 418 days ago.
I'm not sure he's so nasty. If you heard the whole sermon from which the five seconds you're familiar with comes from, you'd probably understand what he was actually talking about. I listened to it on the Bill Moyers program.

irishgit commented 418 days ago.
Yeah, I did too, but I've seen some of his writings, and I've heard other comments of his. I stand by the review.

EschewObfuscation commented 418 days ago.
Irish, to compare Rev. Wright to Rev. Hagee is no longer a defense for Obama. You/we deserve a response from Obama about this guy. Not the" he said WHAAAAT? " we've heard before. Any idea why we won't get that?

EschewObfuscation commented 418 days ago.
And matt, way to delve deeply into the research. You heard it on Bill Moyers? Wow. Somehow, it looks to me like you get most of your news filtered through that source.

Automatt commented 418 days ago.
Bill Moyers has won a lot more journalism awards than you have.

irishgit commented 418 days ago.
EO, I agree that Hagee isn't a defense. I raised it to point out that throwing mud is a dangerous road for either campaign to go down. Neither of these guys is particularly clean, and in my professional experience, few guys at this level are. I know you're smart enough to know that, EO, and I understand spin extremely well. I've got to say, that this election is providing this old pol with some excellent entertainment.

Ridgewalker commented 417 days ago.
Hey 'git...I think Bar explained it pretty well when he said that he didn't agree with Wright's world views...he just sat there for 20 years. And, of course, he didn't associate with any of the people who attended the services, year after year. Work for you?

Astromike commented 417 days ago.
10/08/2008 Big difference. McCain was never actually in his conregation, nor did he play a big role in his campaign as Wright did in Obama's (Obama's "Spiritual Advisor" earlier this year). Obama finally got rid of him. They were WAY more attatched then McCain and Hagee, thats a "no brainer" lol

irishgit commented 417 days ago.
Sorry, Astro, from where I sit, McCain going hat in hand to secure Hagee's endorsement is every bit as bad. Ridge, no it doesn't work for me. But I'm too old a hand to get overwrought about this stuff. As I've said repeatedly, neither of these guys can claim moral or ethical highground, and its a dangerous road for either of them to go down too far.

Astromike commented 417 days ago.
Nah....Wright preached WAY more hate. You barely hear about Hagee, cause overall hes a good man that sticks to gospel. Granted he made comments about catholics that he shouldnt have, but not anti-american/white hating views, which has NOTHING to do with religion.

irishgit commented 417 days ago.
Still no sale Astro. It wasn't just a few comments, and it wasn't just about Catholics. Hagee is no more defensible for McCain that Wright is for Obama, and you're being foolish to try.

Astromike commented 417 days ago.
I disagree...Hagee has NOT been an issue in the campaign. Wright has been. I dont even hear Hagee's name mentioned at all anymore. Wright is still remembered for his radical, hate filled speeches. He was also kicked out of his church for all this, while Hagee is still going strong. What does that tell you?

irishgit commented 417 days ago.
One interpretation is that the famous "Liberal Media" has been giving McCain/Hagee a pass. And of course Hagee hasn't been kicked out of his church. He owns the damn thing. You are missing the overall point. McCain has no moral or ethical high ground, any more than does Obama. They are both associated with disreputable people and have incidents in their pasts which neither is comfortable with. Its dangerous for either one to go down this road. Its a flawed strategy for the GOP because it emphasizes the weakness of their campaign. The have been wrong footed since Obama started beating Clinton, and they haven't been able to get it together. Everything is reactive.

Astromike commented 417 days ago.
OK. You put it that way, I do see your point.

Wiseguy commented 413 days ago.
I agree with Astro on this one. The use of Hagee was a response to Hater Wright. The Liberal media recognized that they could not get any mileage out of such a weak Hagee connection and dropped it quick. We're not talking about lobbyist and what not, thats a wash, what sets Obama's associations apart is that many of the notable supporters like Wright are WAY beyond disreputable. In fact, all attempts by Libs and others to draw an equivalence has been laughable to this point.
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