Comments on: Obama’s preacher’s Christian hatespeak http://atheists.org/blog/2008/03/19/obama_s_preacher_s_christian_hatespeak A Blog of Atheist Thought Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:05:55 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mxracer652 http://atheists.org/blog/2008/03/19/obama_s_preacher_s_christian_hatespeak/comment-page-1#comment-79278 mxracer652 Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-79278 Dave,<br /> The big deal is that this is hypocritical of the left and secular democrats. You're also confused, this is a church that Obama supports, Rudi hasn't (to the best of my knowledge) attended a Robertson church for the past 20 years. Supporting a church with probably tens of thousands of dollars and pandering for votes are two entirely different things.<br /> <br /> Had this been McCain's preacher preaching racist bullshit, everybody would be crying for him to be removed from the GOP ticket.<br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> Dave,
The big deal is that this is hypocritical of the left and secular democrats. You’re also confused, this is a church that Obama supports, Rudi hasn’t (to the best of my knowledge) attended a Robertson church for the past 20 years. Supporting a church with probably tens of thousands of dollars and pandering for votes are two entirely different things.

Had this been McCain’s preacher preaching racist bullshit, everybody would be crying for him to be removed from the GOP ticket.

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2008/03/19/obama_s_preacher_s_christian_hatespeak/comment-page-1#comment-79282 what Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-79282 MXRacer<br /> <br /> Give me (us?) a break. McCain advocates for the invasion of a country that posed no threat to us. THAT is what should keep HIM off the ticket yet it HASN'T. <br /> <br /> Yesterday Obama gave the best and most adult-like speech I have ever heard in my lifetime from a president or presidential candidate. Judging candidates by the company they keep is ineffective at best. Judging them by one specific member of this company is ludicrous. If you want to know their position on the issues then ask them. If they don't support those positions in office then elect someone else. Our bad representation is no less our fault than those we elect to represent us. MXRacer

Give me (us?) a break. McCain advocates for the invasion of a country that posed no threat to us. THAT is what should keep HIM off the ticket yet it HASN’T.

Yesterday Obama gave the best and most adult-like speech I have ever heard in my lifetime from a president or presidential candidate. Judging candidates by the company they keep is ineffective at best. Judging them by one specific member of this company is ludicrous. If you want to know their position on the issues then ask them. If they don’t support those positions in office then elect someone else. Our bad representation is no less our fault than those we elect to represent us.

]]> By: anadrol http://atheists.org/blog/2008/03/19/obama_s_preacher_s_christian_hatespeak/comment-page-1#comment-79285 anadrol Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-79285 Seems like clutching at straws to me. If they need to attack Obama by the company he keeps then he is in pretty good shape. Also I would have to think that any rational person running for president appears religious but really isn't, since for some stupid reason you have to believe in fairy tales to be elected in this country. <br /> <br /> <b>Obama for Pres.</b><br /> Seems like clutching at straws to me. If they need to attack Obama by the company he keeps then he is in pretty good shape. Also I would have to think that any rational person running for president appears religious but really isn’t, since for some stupid reason you have to believe in fairy tales to be elected in this country.

Obama for Pres.

]]> By: what http://atheists.org/blog/2008/03/19/obama_s_preacher_s_christian_hatespeak/comment-page-1#comment-79286 what Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-79286 This is all they have got on Obama. When it comes time for the dems to go after McBush the words Keating Five will ring loudly. You would have to be mentally retarded to elect such a deregulation-obsessed politician in the midst of an economic meltdown due to deregulation. McBush is corrupt. If it was not for his "war-hero" status he would have been in jail for his involvement in the Keating Five.<br /> <br /> This is all they have got on Obama. When it comes time for the dems to go after McBush the words Keating Five will ring loudly. You would have to be mentally retarded to elect such a deregulation-obsessed politician in the midst of an economic meltdown due to deregulation. McBush is corrupt. If it was not for his “war-hero” status he would have been in jail for his involvement in the Keating Five.

]]> By: ej http://atheists.org/blog/2008/03/19/obama_s_preacher_s_christian_hatespeak/comment-page-1#comment-79287 ej Wed, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000 #comment-79287 The issue is that this guy is Obama's "spiritual mentor." If we criticize or condemn GWB for his consultations w/ Graham, then we should do the same for Obama when he has this nutjob as one of his counselors.<br /> <br /> By the way, did anyone else pick up from Obama's speech that he was partially excusing Wright's remarks because of historic racism?<br /> <br /> In any case, there are much better reasons to be critical of Obama, and you can find them all in his voting record.<br /> <br /> http://www.counterpunch.org/gonzalez02292008.html<br /> <br /> Granted, Matt Gonzalez is running against Obama (and Counterpunch is pretty extremist), but the article raises some excellent points. The issue is that this guy is Obama’s “spiritual mentor.” If we criticize or condemn GWB for his consultations w/ Graham, then we should do the same for Obama when he has this nutjob as one of his counselors.

By the way, did anyone else pick up from Obama’s speech that he was partially excusing Wright’s remarks because of historic racism?

In any case, there are much better reasons to be critical of Obama, and you can find them all in his voting record.

http://www.counterpunch.org/gonzalez02292008.html

Granted, Matt Gonzalez is running against Obama (and Counterpunch is pretty extremist), but the article raises some excellent points.

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