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Originally Posted by powerclown
I think this has turned into the issue it has because Obama has promised so much from the very start. People are skeptical of false prophets, someone trying to sell them something that appears too good to be true. This is a very, very charismatic politician that is promising a hell of a lot, and I think people have a right to be skeptical. So when cracks start appearing on the surface, when flaws start showing, when skeletons start coming out of the closet, people start to question this person's authenticity. Is he for real? Didn't he promise to bring the whole country together (not just blacks and white liberals)? Can we trust what he says? Or is he just another wolfish politician in sheeps clothing who will do or say anything to secure for himself the most powerful position on the planet?
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I think it's good to not trust politicians. That being said, this has become an issue because no matter how much Obama points out his disagreement with Wright, no matter how clearly he makes their differeces known, certain folks keep bringing it up like Obama hasn't said anything at all. It isn't Obama's fault that some people aren't able to understand that you can choose to associate with someone even though you don't agree with all of the things they say. It isn't his fault that no matter how much he explains what is wrong with the things Wright has said, the people who don't trust him still don't trust him.
The problem isn't that Obama's pastor said controversial things, it's that the fact that his pastor said controversial things gives the people who were looking for the smallest smidgen of a reason to not like Obama the smallest smidgen of a reason not to like Obama. And now they all furrow their brows, hem and haw, and say, "Well, you know, that Obama, he seemed like a good kid, but some guy he knows said things that in context aren't all that surprising or interesting, but when viewed 20 seconds at a time offend Sean Hannity. So, I just don't know anymore."
If it weren't for this, we'd probably be talking about how Obama's garbage man is a snake handler, or that his middle name is Hussein.