Jeremiah Wright: What exactly is wrong with this dude?
I don't get it.
Prior to today, I'd seen a few people say Barack's pastor was "problematic" or whatever, and it seemed to me like it was hushed up, and sort of pushed to the side in the campaign. I never really looked into it, other than to google it briefly and see that some people thought he was an extremist. I was sort of glad Barack had distanced himself a bit.
In a thread at EC earlier today someone posted a couple of video clips that based on their comments seem to be designed to discredit Barack based on excerpts of some of the Rev. Wright's sermons. I clicked to see what the big deal was.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe growing up as a Chicana Catholic in Utah has radicalized me more than I realized, but as far as I can tell this dude is just right. I don't know why this is even an issue (other than the fact that it makes people uncomfortable to hear the truth). If I lived in Chicago, and he hadn't retired, I'd go to his service after Mass, because I think he's saying things that need to be said despite the fact that they are uncomfortable.
Since when is speaking truth to power a bad thing?
What kind of craptastic society have we created where the following two clips can be viewed as damning critiques of a man?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzhl-endvco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbUBTlmAiA
Two caveats:
First, I'm talking substance here, not reaction. I get that the comments on these alone prove that America is not ready to confront these issues in such a way. I get that. But we here at TPMCafe are ostensibly a rational, throughtful bunch, right? So please try to answer my query with something other than a critique that reads something like "the content is fine, but the delivery is toxic."
Second, I've only viewed these two clips. I'm not fully emeshed in the Jeremiah Wright story yet. If there are other, more inflammatory incidents, please let me know. My position on this is malleable. I just had to get this off my chest before doing some more homework on this, because after listening to these, and having them posted as some form of evidence against Barack, I was sort of appalled, because I'm pretty sure this just makes me like the dude more.
Prior to today, I'd seen a few people say Barack's pastor was "problematic" or whatever, and it seemed to me like it was hushed up, and sort of pushed to the side in the campaign. I never really looked into it, other than to google it briefly and see that some people thought he was an extremist. I was sort of glad Barack had distanced himself a bit.
In a thread at EC earlier today someone posted a couple of video clips that based on their comments seem to be designed to discredit Barack based on excerpts of some of the Rev. Wright's sermons. I clicked to see what the big deal was.
Maybe it's just me. Maybe growing up as a Chicana Catholic in Utah has radicalized me more than I realized, but as far as I can tell this dude is just right. I don't know why this is even an issue (other than the fact that it makes people uncomfortable to hear the truth). If I lived in Chicago, and he hadn't retired, I'd go to his service after Mass, because I think he's saying things that need to be said despite the fact that they are uncomfortable.
Since when is speaking truth to power a bad thing?
What kind of craptastic society have we created where the following two clips can be viewed as damning critiques of a man?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzhl-endvco
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUbUBTlmAiA
Two caveats:
First, I'm talking substance here, not reaction. I get that the comments on these alone prove that America is not ready to confront these issues in such a way. I get that. But we here at TPMCafe are ostensibly a rational, throughtful bunch, right? So please try to answer my query with something other than a critique that reads something like "the content is fine, but the delivery is toxic."
Second, I've only viewed these two clips. I'm not fully emeshed in the Jeremiah Wright story yet. If there are other, more inflammatory incidents, please let me know. My position on this is malleable. I just had to get this off my chest before doing some more homework on this, because after listening to these, and having them posted as some form of evidence against Barack, I was sort of appalled, because I'm pretty sure this just makes me like the dude more.
