Rev. Wright: Right?
The "God da*n America" sermon isn't quite the offense I thought at first. When seeing 10 seconds of it on endless repeat, it is offensive. When seeing this clip, it is well within theological and historical bounds. This sermon is much more complex and historical than presented on the cable news providers. See for yourself.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvMbeVQj6Lw
Put another way: Is Fox News and the conservative commentariat really defending slavery, internment camps, reservations, etc? We report, you decide.
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Thanks for making it to the conclusion many of us drew last weekend. But, let's just take comfort in the fact that you made it here at all...now, tell your friends!
March 23, 2008 7:17 PM | Reply | Permalink
I was accused of being a Holocaust denier because I chose to look carefully at Rev. Wright's claims. I didn't say that his words were true but I suggested a book by Harriet Washington, "Medical Apartheid" which documents medical experiments on blacks in America from the time of the founding of the Republic until the present.
March 23, 2008 7:35 PM | Reply | Permalink
Something I already fired off to TMP (I'm proud of the title):
Lies, Damned Lies, and Fox News
I am truly ashamed of myself for allowing the Fox News sound bites to convince me I had to come up with defenses of the Reverend Wright's "more controversial remarks" and it is sad that Barrack Obama had to distance himself from the man.
Here is the Reverend Wright's "God Damn America" remark in context:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ESVTGEOK_O8
Here is the Reverend Wright's "Chickens have come home to roost" [on 9/11] remark in context:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdlnzkeoyQ
There's no need to defend those remarks save by pointing people to the greater context and I let Fox News convince me there was no greater context. Heavy sigh.
March 23, 2008 9:36 PM | Reply | Permalink