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Originally Posted by loquitur
no, of course Obama doesn't believe 100% of what Wright preaches. I bet he doesn't believe most of the more paranoid claptrap Wright was declaiming about that the press has been shoving in our faces. It's just an issue of what should bother someone enough that he'll stop choosing a certain person as an authority figure in his life for his family. Obviously Obama got enough else out of the affiliation with TUCC that he was willing to overlook certain of Wright's, um, eccentricities. Obama is a politician - he makes compromises. That's life.
Geez, over 400 posts in this thread. Something must have hit a chord.
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It is sort of interesting and I have a number of theories on it, I'm sure the motivation varies from poster to poster.
I did find it odd that while I had not seen any of his sermons until a few days ago, I have not actively looked, nor have I watched any of the news shows that may have had them, it took me about five seconds to find a blatantly nutty, anti-US, statement from him that required linking and excuses.
I don't think anyone really cares on either side what he said. One just wants damage and one just wants damage control.
I personally doubt Obama shares those views, my feeling is deep down hes as white as I am, but as you say he is a politician, he used this guy when it was useful and now he is a liability.
Perhaps thats the fear here by some of the more cult like followers, the fear isn't that Obama might lose because of this, but that he is in fact what they so desperately hope he is not. Just another politician.