Obama's next challenge
- added May 17, 2008
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- MissJonaLyn
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After weeks of being forced to consider whether Barack Obama's relationship with his ex-pastor might hurt him politically, we've lately moved to the issue of whether their connection is sufficiently poisonous that it might damage not just Obama but anyone who supports him. The North Carolina Republican Party was the agent of this particular shift, with a mischievous ad that tried to damage Obama's supporters along with the candidate himself.
The ad, released just days before that state's primaries, began with the requisite clip of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. thundering his now-infamous denunciation of America. The narrator stated that "for 20 years, Barack Obama sat in his pew, listening to his pastor," and then got to the point: Two leading Democratic gubernatorial candidates, Richard Moore, the state's treasurer, and Beverly Perdue, its lieutenant governor, have both endorsed Obama. "They should know better," the narrator said. "He's just too extreme for North Carolina."
That's a neat piece of footwork, even by the high-stepping standards of negative political advertising. It managed to skip right by the question of whether Obama should suffer for the rantings of Wright, whom he has denounced. Instead, it insisted that two candidates who presumably have never even met Wright should take responsibility for his words because they support a candidate who once supported him. That's guilt by association by association.
It was a stretch, and John McCain properly repudiated it. Still, as the campaign pivots to the general election, there are signs that this issue may dog Obama for some time to come.
When the first tapes of Wright began making the rounds, it was quickly clear that they were bad news for Obama -- rarely do presidential candidates enjoy the sight of their mentors shouting "God damn America." The candidate initially contained the damage with his eloquent exposition on race and politics, but the speech did more to elevate discourse on race relations than it did to silence Wright's critics.
Then Wright took it upon himself to go on tour, freshening his loopy critiques of America. Obama, with his national poll numbers sagging, finally was forced to cut the preacher off. Many Obama supporters feared he would pay a priceat the polls, and the campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton poured resources into North Carolina, hoping for an upset there that could give her one last shot at victory. Instead, Obama won going away in North Carolina, sealing Clinton's fate. He even battled to a near-draw in Indiana.
That encouraged his supporters, but he's about to enter new terrain. To date, the votes cast for and against Obama have been by Democrats. Now, with the campaigns focused on November, Republicans will register their views on why Obama spent years as part of Wright's congregation, only to dump him when he took his show on the road.
The ad, released just days before that state's primaries, began with the requisite clip of the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. thundering his now-infamous denunciation of America. The narrator stated that "for 20 years, Barack Obama sat in his pew, listening to his pastor," and then got to the point: Two leading Democratic gubernatorial candidates, Richard Moore, the state's treasurer, and Beverly Perdue, its lieutenant governor, have both endorsed Obama. "They should know better," the narrator said. "He's just too extreme for North Carolina."
That's a neat piece of footwork, even by the high-stepping standards of negative political advertising. It managed to skip right by the question of whether Obama should suffer for the rantings of Wright, whom he has denounced. Instead, it insisted that two candidates who presumably have never even met Wright should take responsibility for his words because they support a candidate who once supported him. That's guilt by association by association.
It was a stretch, and John McCain properly repudiated it. Still, as the campaign pivots to the general election, there are signs that this issue may dog Obama for some time to come.
When the first tapes of Wright began making the rounds, it was quickly clear that they were bad news for Obama -- rarely do presidential candidates enjoy the sight of their mentors shouting "God damn America." The candidate initially contained the damage with his eloquent exposition on race and politics, but the speech did more to elevate discourse on race relations than it did to silence Wright's critics.
Then Wright took it upon himself to go on tour, freshening his loopy critiques of America. Obama, with his national poll numbers sagging, finally was forced to cut the preacher off. Many Obama supporters feared he would pay a priceat the polls, and the campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton poured resources into North Carolina, hoping for an upset there that could give her one last shot at victory. Instead, Obama won going away in North Carolina, sealing Clinton's fate. He even battled to a near-draw in Indiana.
That encouraged his supporters, but he's about to enter new terrain. To date, the votes cast for and against Obama have been by Democrats. Now, with the campaigns focused on November, Republicans will register their views on why Obama spent years as part of Wright's congregation, only to dump him when he took his show on the road.
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- MissJonaLyn
- 1 month ago
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Obama is connected to the Black Value System have you not read it. Those who support this crazed person is sick.
Hilter was sick this System is sick and anyone who supports it is sick. Obama refuses to salute the American Flag. He is a lier he has lied over 9 times that I have counted myself and he continues to talk about doing stuff and never says what he plans on doing because he has no experience to do anything. He had his way paid for thought the most expensive schools in Hawaii by his step Dad and his wife dresses like her clothes come from Good Will and she speaks to sigle mothers and speaks to them as if she can relate to them when she has never been in what for anything and now makes more then $300,000 dollars a year. She is a millioniare.
You need to read badly the doctrine he studied for 20 years and what he said the Pledge of Allegiance to.
Do not let the being of this Black Value System fool you It speaks of later in it Killing them off, putting them in concentration camps, Pledging Allegiance to Balck Value System.
Read For Yourself:
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- maltesetitan
- 1 month ago
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http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/trinity-united-church-of-christ-makes-changes-to-web-site/
I believe it is the right thing to do showing who candidates associate with. We need to look at these relationships more closely when we choose who is to lead this country. We have to first ask ourselves do we want a person with very little experience, 3 1/2 years, one that takes and allows their own family members to hear and be subjected to teachings that talk of hate towards the United States. Should we not hold the politicians that send or military to the same standard that we hold are US Military too.
Should they also protect the Constitution of the United States of America and be held accountable if they violate that trust. Should the ones that run for office salute the American Flag and show their patriotism for those who have died for this country.
Obama does not and goes around every question when asked why he does not.
Here is the reason he does not.
Please Spread this Around and tell everyone you can, this is something so powerful that the military will want to know about it.
Want To Know Why OBAMA Does Not Salute THE AMERICAN FLAG.
CHECK THIS OUT!
PUT THIS IN A GOOGLE SEARCH / TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST CHANGED WEB SITE
You will find the archived Web Site From that church at the middle of the page Three LINKS.
ARCHIVED WEB SITE
WEB SITE AS IT IS NOW
AND A PDF FILE FROM ARCHIVED WEB SITE
IT IS THE TEACHING OF THAT LOCATION CALLED THE BLACK VALUE SYSTEM THIS WAS LOCATED AND SAVED BY FOX NEWS SO THEY CAN USE IF OBAMA WAS TO WIN THE NOMINATION. THIS THEY REMOVED FROM THE WEB SITE BEFORE THE SITE WAS CHANGED SO AS NO ONE ELSE FOUND THIS OUT AND SO THIS WAS NOT PUBLISHED TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC. WITH THIS INFORMATION YOU AS AN INFORMED CITIZEN CAN MAKE A REAL DECISION AS TO IF YOU WHAT SOMEONE RUNNING THIS COUNTRY THAT FOLLOWS THESE BELIEVES.
IT IS CALLED THE BLACK VALUE SYSTEM.
PLEASE DO NOT BELIEVE ME! I WANT YOU TO READ THIS FOR YOURSELF.
THIS IS NOT A JOKE! THIS IS ON A WEB SITE THAT IF IT WERE NOT TRUE COULD BE SUED FOR ALL IT IS WORTH.
THIS IS STILL ON THE TRINITY UNITED CHURCH OF CHRIST WEB SITE BUT YOU REALLY HAVE TO SEARCH FOR IT BECAUSE THEY HIDDEN IT'S LOCATION SO IT IS NOT EASILY FOUND ON THEIR WEB SITE.
THIS ALSO EXPLAINS WHY THE BLACK PANTHERS ARE SUPPORTING OBAMA, AND WHY YOU NO LONG HEAR ABOUT THEM AS YOU DID IN THE LATE 60's.
THE ONLY GROUP CLOSE TO HAVING A DOCTRINE OR TEACHING AS SICK AS THIS WAS HITLER'S STROM TROOPERS.
AND WE KNOW WHAT HE WAS ALL ABOUT.
NO ONE NOW NEEDS TO WONDER WHY OBAMA GOES AROUND THE QUESTION WHEN ASKED WHY HE DOES NOT SALUTE THE AMERICAN FLAG, AS HE DID TO THE LADY IN PENNSYLVANIA. AS HE SAID TO HER,
THERE IS KNOW WHERE ELSE I CAN DO WHAT I'M DOING! DID HE MEAN STAND UP IN FRONT OF PEOPLE AND TALK AROUND THE QUESTION HE WAS ASKED AN THINK HE IS GOING TO GET AWAY WITH IT ? OR DID HE MEAN IN NO OTHER COUNTRY COULD HE GET AWAY WITH HIS LIES WITH OUT GETTING SHOT BY THE GOVERNMENT THERE.
HE NEVER ANSWERED THE QUESTION .
QUESTION WAS: WHY DO YOU NOT SALUTE THE AMERICAN FLAG.
NOW HE WILL NOT SAY BECAUSE HE HAS PLEDGED ALLEGIANCE TO THE BLACK VALUE SYSTEM.
WHICH HE STATED HE WILL NOT LEAVE THAT LOCATION NOW YOU KNOW WHY.
EVERY TIME HE OPENS A SPEECH NOTICE HOW HE MENTIONS A BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSON TO MAKE HIMSELF FEEL AS IF HE IS SPEAKING TO AFRICAN AMERICANS.
REMEMBER HE LEARNED TO SPEAK TO PEOPLE IN A AFRICAN AMERICAN GROUP SETTING AND FROM JEREMIAH WRIGHT TAUGHT HIM AND STILL ADVISES HIM, A BLACK VALUE SYSTEM CHURCH.
WHAT KIND OF THINGS IS HE GOING TO DO IF YOU LET HIM.
READ THIS PDF FILE FOR YOURSELF.
HERE IS A LINK TO IT.
http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/03/17/trinity-united-...
Please advise everyone you know of this info and please place this info on your web site this needs to be told.-
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- maltesetitan
- 1 month ago
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I don't foresee Obama having as much trouble in the general election as commentators tend to suggest... The Democratic party is far more electrified right now than the Republican party for one thing. Furthermore, Obama is a much faster thinker than McCain, which will become quite obvious when the two have their debates. There is a general lack of trust in America for the Republican party, so the democrats have a clear advantage.
Last but not least, all of the dominating attacks on Obama are purely peripheral, whereas the Critique against McCain are based upon the man himself.
I believe the only remaining wild card is the question of who will be selected for the position of Vice President in these two camps? I think that's the only question remaining on the minds of the majority.
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