In article <UsSSj.111932$Ft5.52048@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Day Brown <daybrown@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> fan of HCL, Jr wrote:
> > On Apr 30, 6:53 pm, Day Brown <daybr...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> >> fan of HCL, Jr wrote:> Regarding racists, I knw one who I see
occasionally
> >> and communiate
> >>> with more often, via the internet. I like him, in general, although
I
> >>> condem him for his racist views and commwens. We have agreeded to
> >>> disagree on this and stick with other subjects. Guess I'm a
> >>> pragmatist.
> >> Well ok. So, if a GOP candidate attended a church with a pastor who
went
> >> on about the exploitation of his people by another race, how far do
you
> >> think he'd get in the primaries?
> >
> > I guess it would depend upon the validity of his remarks, to a large
> > extent, and the quality of his audience.
> That's a reasonable point of view, but not one that would garner a
> majority of GOP voters. There are some few white clerics who rant about
> Jews, Catholics, or whatever, but no GOP candidates other than David
> Duke, who associate with them.
>
> Unless Obama can show us clips and re****ts of his engagement in racially
> integrated organizations, not just those that served the Black
> community, he risks his shot at the presidency. For sure, McCain
> sup****ters will ask for this footage, and if they can find any of McCain
> working with Blacks, they'll trot it out.
I think that what's not understood here is that it doesn't matter so
much if Obama has the same views of his pastor. What's more im****tant
is the fact that he befriended this guy instead of finding Wrights views
as absurd and hateful. It tells us something about Obama.
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All saints have a past--all sinners have a future
Ronald Reagan
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