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Well, the real point to the Wright issue isn't Wright himself. As has been mentioned many times, he's not running for president. He's free to be as nutty as he wants.

The real issue is that this is just one more in a series of bad judgment calls by Obama. His speech yesterday (Obama's) really brought it home. Obama has argued that he's got the foreign policy bit nailed because he'll be able to somehow sit down and talk to foreign leaders and magically come to agreements and solve problems. We're supposed to trust that he's going to be able to do this in a way that no one else can, because he's Obama and somehow uniquely qualified to meet with someone, figure out who they are, figure out what they want, figure out where they stand, and then figure out how to resolve differences in a way that works for everyone.


This is a bit hard to believe, when he's got a history of naively getting involved (at least he's claiming lack of knowledge) with people who have pretty questionable agendas. The Rezko thing isn't about whether Obama was involved in a criminal operation, but the fact that he got involved with someone who was (and someone who pretty obviously was even at the time Obama got involved). Wright shows us that he can know someone for nearly 20 years and still not realize that he's racist. Yeah. How does that work exactly?


So we're supposed to believe that a man who couldn't figure out that his pastor was a pretty radical guy with racist beliefs is going to go to Syria or Iran or North Korea, size up those leaders and be able to work out deals with them? I suspect that he'll fall over himself believing them when they say they are "good guys", ignore massive evidence to the contrary and all the warning signs, get us into really stupid agreements with them, and then when they stab us in the back, he'll do what? Give a speech about how dismayed he is that this leader whom he thought was a good guy turned out not to be after the fact?


Um... How about not? We may be able to trust Obama's motives (although I'm not 100% even on that), but we absolutely can't trust his ability to accurately read other people. He'll be eaten alive by other world leaders and taken advantage of, and the US will suffer for it.


And dare I mention Odinga again? Same deal. He shows a pattern of naively allowing himself to be used by others without figuring out that they have their own agenda, much less figuring out what that agenda is.


One can argue that the most important skill for a president to have is the ability to size people up. To figure out who he can trust and who he can't. To figure out who will do a good job and who wont. Presidents to not write legislation. They don't make rulings. Congress and SCOTUS do those two things. The president's job really is about appointments and policy setting. He has to pick people to put into positions of power. A president must be able to judge character, or bad things happen. Obama apparently can't do this very well...

Why? Did you find a new poorly written, poorly cited blog with misleading statements and doctored photos?

Yes. Because he was so limited in his options growing up.

Yes, he did.

As a result of this, he was forced to attend crappy schools like Occidental, Columbia, and Harvard.

No, in *spite* of this he was able to attend good schools.


He's practically the poster child of how black kids don't have the same opportunities that white kids do.

No, he's pretty much the poster child for black politicians having to carry all the baggage of every other black politician, whereas McCain can openly accept endorsements from people who literally think Christ is going to lead a war from Jerusalem in our lifetime without batting an eye.

I could care less what you think of the guys policies, but at least get the biography vaguely correct.

Except he grew up without his father and spent time in Indonesia and lived on a farm.

And that allows Barry Hussein to paraphrase Steve Martin?

"Huh? I am not a bum. I'm a politician. I have wealth, power, and the love of a beautiful woman. Now I only have two things: my pastor and... uh... my thermos. Huh? My story? Okay. It was never easy for me. I was born a poor black child. I remember the days, sittin' on the porch with my family, singin' and dancin' down in Indonesia."


"And that's it and that's the only thing I need, is this. I don't need this or this. Just this Haav-ard education. And this paddle game, the Haav-ard education and the paddle game and that's all I need. And this remote control. The Haav-ard education, the paddle game, and the remote control, and that's all I need."

"Lord loves a workin' man; don't trust Whitey; see a doctor and get rid of it."

His sainted grandmother: Barry, it's your birthday, and it's time you knew. You're not our natural-born child.
Barry Hussein Obama: I'm not? You mean I'm gonna STAY this color?

Heheh. Classic stuff.

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Er? He grew up with a wealthy step father. You guys do realize that people can be wealthy without being white and living in western nations, right? There are wealthy people in Indonesia, and Africa, The Philippines, etc.

At age ten, he decided that he wanted to go to school in the US instead of in Indonesia. I suppose lots of poor folks in that country then are immediately sent to Hawaii to attend the oldest and most prestigious school in that state. Well, that's where he went. Then he moved to California and attended another exclusive liberal arts university. Then he attended Columbia. Then Harvard.


Sorry. Where in his life was he disadvantaged? I'm pretty sure his tale of woe really resounds with all the white kids attending the local state university on a student loan program, and they are so in tune with the hardships of Barack Obama's life.


How racist can you guys be? You simply assume that because he's black he must have been poor and disadvantaged? That's insane...

Edited, May 1st 2008 6:20pm by gbaji

No one's claiming that McCain's childhood was a "struggle" though Smash.


No? Apparently Annapolis was a struggle for him. He graduated fifth in his class of 900. From the bottom. I'm sure being the wealthy son of an Admiral wasn't a factor in him getting flight school. Clearly if Obama had gone to Anappolis and had the same class rank, he'd have been flying jets, too, since they had the same opportunities, right?

And after he'd crashed and totaled two multi-million dollar jets, Obamma would have been given yet another chance, right? Because the opportunities are equal.

*****, please.

And what exactly does that have to do with Obama's judgment?

Nothing, we were talking about his opportunities.

If you want to concede that McCain had a massive advantage in opportunities, that's fine with me.

You were arguing that Obama's didn't have good choices available to him because he was born black. Or at least that's what I assume you meant by:

No, what I meant was your argument was laughable. That's why I made a joke.

Obama's made great choices. Wright's a problem because he's black. Period. Billy Grahm told Nixon he couldn't tolerate the "Jews stranglehold on the country" but he looks like a white insurance salesman so he can have private meetings with presidents, no big deal.

Wright's a flamboyant BLACK guy, that's the problem, we both know it.

"odasity" --shadowrelm

Ow. That made my eyes bleed.

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