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  • Posted By: stevenwright @ 03/25/2008 11:06:56 AM

    He trashed his grandmother and all whites when he said his grandmother "acted like a typical White Woman". I am so sick and tired of Black racism allowed to dominate the political scene. We white's are not allowed to speak in such ways or face charges of ethnic slurs. Give me a break.

    • Posted By: Red&White&Blue @ 03/28/2008 12:10:47 PM

      Get over yourself.

  • Posted By: ReaderZ @ 03/27/2008 8:45:05 PM

    Great pictures. I see a beautiful American. A wise man. A man of compassion and kindness. After eight years of Bush, we need a president who can inspire unity and compassion in this country and win respect around the world. He's a thinker who can lead and a leader who thinks. Obama 2008!

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  • Posted By: hpearl15 @ 03/27/2008 12:49:18 AM

    Well, Boopsy, in 8 years, Jena Bush may want to run, too. Who would you rather have - Chelsea or Jena?

  • Posted By: Boopsy2u @ 03/26/2008 6:38:21 PM

    I just had a nightmare...Hillary gets elected and serves 8 years and during that time they groom Chelsea who will be just about old enough to run for the next election.....VOTE OBAMA!

  • Posted By: creedsdad @ 03/24/2008 9:16:53 PM

    you can vote for Obama,if you don't mind having a president,who trashed his grandmother just to keep votes.say yes to hillary and no too Obama. from paul hernando ms

    • Posted By: Boopsy2u @ 03/25/2008 4:31:57 PM

      Most men, as they grow up drop their nick names. As far as Barack is concerned, he didn't CHANGE his name, he just started using it as it was given to him. I can't see why he is charged with "trashing" his grandmother, he was just telling it like it was back in the days that were influenced by racism, the KKK with their idiocy and the people that couldn't see that we are all "CREATED EQUAL".
      Being a white woman in my sixties, I just can't let myself vote for Hillary just because she's a woman. I will not vote for someone who calls an out and out lie a "misstatement", whose memory is questionable.

  • Posted By: bruce5149 @ 03/25/2008 4:24:21 PM

    The fact that Reverand Wright set civil rights back 60 years is one thing with his racist ranting and ravings. But look at the facts. He cannot beat John McCain. The polls all show that. I am stupified that these hardliners continued support of Senator Barry Barrack Hussein Obama. He is not qualified to be a president. There is such a morbid curiousity in so many american minds that they were blind to George Bush's first four years and voted him in for another four years. What did it get us? It got us a mess that it will take decades to fix. Once again America, wake up!!!!!!!!!! This is your brain and this is your brain on drugs thinking he is best fit for the presidency. If what you have seen so far does not open your brain, stay home and don't vote. He will bring Armegadon to Israel. I've always had this nightmare of the need one day that we would be speaking Arabic or Chinese if there are not some serious changes regarding our position in the world. Don't waste a primary vote. This nomination will go to the convention uncertain of who will be the candidate and yes the superdelagtes will pick the nominee and yes it will be Hillary Clinton. It is clear that she and only she can defeat McCain. Don't tempt fate. Our party will colapse otherwise. I have seen more viale roll out of democrats mouths to cover all the red areas in the country. Please people, come out of your stupor and get it right. I think the right time will come for Sen Obama. I't definately not now.

  • Posted By: mugguy @ 03/25/2008 3:56:54 PM

    It's only a name but it does show that he has been aiming for this sort of thing for a long time. It's funny that changing from Barry to Barack was not followed by a change of Hussein to ANYTHING. And now all he talks about is change.
    The name does not concern me but the hollow platitudes of his speeches do.

  • Posted By: froggie2000 @ 03/24/2008 8:56:18 AM

    According to The Book of Revelations the anti-christ is:
    The anti-christ will be a man, in his 40s, of MUSLIM descent, who will deceive the nations with persuasive language, and have a MASSIVE Christ-like appeal....the prophecy says that people will flock to him and he will promise false hope and world peace, and when he is in power, will destroy everything. Is it OBAMA??
    I STRONGLY URGE each one of you to repost this as many times as you can! Each opportunity that you have to send it to a friend or media outlet...do it!
    If you think I am crazy..Im sorry but I refuse to take a chance on the "unknown" candidate

    • Posted By: froggie2000 @ 03/25/2008 1:17:26 AM

      I would vote for Obama before I would Hillary. She had one job to do as first lady and that was insurance and she couldn't even pull that off. If she can't do one little thing like that, then she sure as heck couldn't run a whole country. I like Obamas politics.

    • Posted By: dejavu65 @ 03/24/2008 6:01:26 PM

      Enter Your Commentwhat Pastor Wright said was wrong, divising and should be condoned!!....But lets all try to move forward and learn from this black and white.. let stop spending time trying to separte this country and lets realize that we all are American, ...i think a lot of people who have person bias or bigotry want to constantly make everything about Race!! This about America of all colors and lets vote for the candidate that will give hope to our children and grandchildren, ... i am sure everyone black or white has a friend or relative that is racist and has made racist statement sometime in our lives and have we disowned that friend no!. ...Look I totally disagree with Wright but i do not trust all that the media trys to display especially Fox news, Fox is pathetic talk about bias, look its the 21st century lets all learn from the past and move forward. When i look at Obamas interview on Larry King and his speech i have enough common adult sense to know when someone is open and honest on how they feel, i believe what he says, we all know when someone is lying......Look America we are all one! All this disunity and Fox new want to make everything about Race is sick. .....I have a word for all of you "EMPATHY" for blacks put yourself in white shoes and for whites put yourself in black shoes, just for aday. we are not that much different but bring different elements to the table!! Vote with your mind and heart regardless of RACE and not personal bias think about our kids future, WE are one America OBAMA

    • Posted By: swilkins @ 03/24/2008 3:39:50 PM

      We will ALL pray for you. I have a question? If Barack should denounce his pastor, what about all the Catholics who go to mass Sunday after Sunday with all that has come out about what the priest did and probably are still doing to all those little boys and girls?

    • Posted By: zouavetim @ 03/24/2008 1:19:02 PM

      If you are going to do your best to destroy someones character - do be so lame as try and use the Bible as your authority! Your comments are ridiculous, outrageous, insulting and speak to your IQ which has to be just about squat!

    • Posted By: arnoldray @ 03/24/2008 12:18:44 PM

      Totally agree Froggie

      • Posted By: williamskrln @ 03/24/2008 12:36:32 PM

        ARE YOU WHITE!!!. BECAUSE ONLY SOMETHING SO OUTRAGEOUS AND HATEFUL WOULD COME OUT OF SOMEONE'S MOUTH. IF YOU KNOW YOUR BILBE SIR, YOU WOULD KNOW THAT THE ANTICHRIST WOULD COME FROM ONE OF THE EUROPEAN COUNTRIES. WHY ARE YOU SO SCARED OF BLACK PEOPLE. YOU TALK ABOUT REV WRIGHT!!, BUT IT'S OKAY FOR WHITE AMERICA TO SPUE SUCH HATRED WITH IMPUNITY AND IT'S OKAY!!!. WAKE UP AMERICA, BUY YOUR RACISIT COMMENTS YOU PROVE EXACTLY WHAT BLACK AMERICANS IN THIS COUNTRY HEAR AND FEEL ON A DAILY BASES, SO DON'T LIE TO YOURSELF AND SAY THAT YOU ARE NOT RACISIT!!!. LOOK AT FOX NEWS, ARE THEY FAIRLY REPORTING THE NEWS? OR ARE THEY BE BIAS? REV WRIGHT WAS NOT WRONG. (SOME) !!! WHITE AMERICAN 'S ARE IN TRUE DENIAL ABOUT HOW THEY TRULY THINK AND FEEL ABOUT BLACK AMERICAN'S IN THIS COUNTRY. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU SIR, THAT GOD SHOW YOU THE LIGHT AND BRING YOU OUT OF DARKNESS!!!!

      • Posted By: isiah53 @ 03/24/2008 12:30:19 PM

        MR FROGGIE2000

        THE ANTI-CHRIST IS NOT COMING FROM AMERICA. HE WILL COME OUT OF THE MIDDLE EASTERN REGION. PLEASE STUDY, BEFORE YOU COMMENT

    • Posted By: jashley576 @ 03/24/2008 9:48:45 AM

      Have you really read the Bible or are you just trying to quote anything that souncd offensive? If you read and believe in the Bible as I do then you would know whatever GOD choices to do can be stop by someone voting or not voting for them. You are confusing man with GOD. The middle East is a great example of man thinking he can change things. The middle east has been votile since the beginning of time. But if you really understand and read the Bible the USA is not mention there nowhere and no type of reference anywhere. Which Bible are you reading?

  • Posted By: sickofthedoublestandards @ 03/23/2008 8:07:06 PM

    Sad, that the Presidential race has become a racial issue. Why always throw out the race card? I do believe with Obama's association with such a radical, racial and white fear- hating church ( as they disguiuse themselves), it has hurt his credibility. The nation will truly be in trouble if a man of color gets to the white house. Are Americans looking to start a civil race war? Do we need separate areas again for all? What the heck is happening? Face it, whites are the minority now. No matter what, the black race always shows its true colors after a while and keeps racism alive! I predict an assassination or impeachment if Obama is elected because people are just too hateful and racially charged at this point in history. GO MC CAIN!!!

    • Posted By: beaniesxm @ 03/24/2008 10:44:04 PM

      They need to force you to listen to Obama's speech for a whole day and then spend another one praying for you. Sticking our heads in the sand is not going to make racism go away. It is people like you that gives the pastor examples for those types of sermons.

    • Posted By: Drdike @ 03/23/2008 9:30:49 PM

      Your prediction will come to hunt you and Obama will live out his love for this country. I predict you you will spend the rest of your life with guilt and probably die with guilty soul, which is even worse.

      • Posted By: natalie4052 @ 03/24/2008 10:31:07 AM

        Yes, as a matter of fact, people ARE just too hateful. You just added to that fact with your ignorant comment "the nation will truly be in trouble if a man of COLOR gets into the White House". Why is that? When Barack is elected president and something happens to him, we all know to come looking for you because if the crime is not committed by you, I'm sure someone it would be committed by someone in your circle of racist friends! IDIOT!

      • Posted By: natalie4052 @ 03/24/2008 10:27:16 AM

        Yes, as a matter of fact, people ARE just too hateful. You just added to that fact with your ignorant comment "the nation will truly be in trouble if a man of COLOR gets into the White House". Why is that? When Barack is elected president and something happens to him, everyone will know to come looking for you because I'm sure if it wasn't you who committed the crime, it would be someone in your circle of racist friends! IDIOT!

  • Posted By: shelwoot1737 @ 03/23/2008 3:58:01 PM

    Question? If we judge Obama for continuing to attend his church with his radical preacher, then shouldn't all of the Catholics still attending mass, continuing to finance, get married in, have their children baptized in the Catholic Church, be considered hypocrits? It's one thing to hear words that are offensive, it's quite another to passively sit in cathedrals knowing what the Catholic institution knowingly allowed several genrations of children to be sexually abused by priests! How could you send you children to a church knowing the history of the Catholic Church. So is it safe to say that all Catholics support child molesters? When the outrage of the molesting Catholic Priests in Ohio, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Massachusettes blew up, why didn't all Catholics leave their church? And by staying, what does that say about your character and ability to parent? Those children were abused at the hands of their priests. Just a thought. If association brings about assimilation, than catholic church memebers have alot of explaining to do. Can't have it both ways.

    • Posted By: broman @ 03/23/2008 7:59:10 PM

      well put shelwood

      • Posted By: beaniesxm @ 03/24/2008 10:39:52 PM

        Frankly speaking, he should be admired for his conviction. If he had run away, i would not want him for a friend! When the heat in the kitchen gets hot , he dumps you? since when should this election be decided by a pastor's comments. By the way, the media did not let you hear the beginning of his arguments, people need to hear the whole sermon cause in the end, he gave many examples to prove his point and he said God damn America IF she continues.......the media did not let the public hear the whole thing.

  • Posted By: creedsdad @ 03/24/2008 9:11:19 PM

    do you want a president who trashed h is grandmother,just to keep votes?no to Obama,yes for Hillary

  • Posted By: Mom of Four @ 03/24/2008 9:04:22 PM

    Great article. Barack Obama is a great American and he will make a great American president.

  • Posted By: Mom of Four @ 03/24/2008 9:03:37 PM

    Great article. I went to the same high school as Barack and am so impressed and proud of all he has accomplished. He is a great American and will make a great American president.

  • Posted By: nonbeliever @ 03/23/2008 8:59:53 PM

    Listen, it's not that Obama is black nor that he is a friend and follower of the Rev. Wright. What really bothers me is that Obama doesn't tell the truth until he's cornered to do so. Example: Remember when he first started this campaign - it came out that he had a few outstanding traffic warrants that he never took care of. As soom as it came to light, he made a point of letting everyone know that he was taking care of them. What kind of person lets tickets pile up? Then there was the issue of one of his advisers talking to Canadian officals stating that Obama was only saying what he had to say about NAFTA to get elected. When questioned about the meeting, Obama said there never was such a meeting and a week later when it was proven there was a meeting, he made some lame excuse that he didn't know or wasn't told until recently. Yeah, right... When asked if he ever heard Rev. Wright spout any racial, anti-American reteric, Obama said no, he never did and if he had, he would have left the church. Yet in his speech, he said that yes, he had heard Wright's rantings, but didn't agree with the Rev. and likened him to an uncle that you just put up with. He justified Wright's beliefs by saying it was due to his upbringing and era in which he grew up. Hey, you can say the same thing about someone in th KKK - but bottom line - they are racists!
    Sure, Obama confessed to drug use as a youth (I guess it's ok because he admitted it) but any idiot knows that's going to come out in a campaign.
    Bottom line: we don't really know anything about Obama and he just hasn't been around long enough. At this point, I just don't trust him.

    • Posted By: Ruthaee @ 03/24/2008 3:52:15 PM

      Nonbeliever - I could not have said it better myself.. I have read a lot of comments by Obama supporters who call Hillary a liar,. Well, I think the shoe fits on Obama's foot just as well.

    • Posted By: Ruthaee @ 03/24/2008 3:48:49 PM

      Nonbeliever - I could not have said it better myself.. I have read a lot of comments by Obama supporters who call Hillary a liar,. Well, I think the shoe fits on Obama's foot just as well.

    • Posted By: zouavetim @ 03/24/2008 1:42:28 PM

      Keep in mind that Abraham Lincoln was an unknown to most of the country when he was elected! He didn't have decades of political accomplishments at the time, and when elected he lead the country through the most devastating event in our history! For being an old country boy who was terrific at telling stories I personally think he did the country a great service! From tiny seeds might trees are born!

    • Posted By: X-man @ 03/23/2008 10:09:56 PM

      yea i guess you just trust G Bush and the republican party to lead us into the future.They would NEVER LIE TO US!They always care about the mid-class and the poor working people of this country.Dick Cheney was recently told about a poll taken that americans dont approve of his methods.His answer was "SO WHAT".Yea thats more of what americans need concerning our problems "SO WHAT".

  • Posted By: Ethel @ 03/24/2008 2:52:06 PM

    Obama should grow his hair longer, a la, his youthful days. The longer hair puts his ears in proportion, giving him a handsomer look.

  • Posted By: Dare270 @ 03/24/2008 2:18:55 PM

    Obama is a great man, and all the hate speech by the right wing fear mongers will not stop him. I got money on it.

  • Posted By: SEMUA @ 03/24/2008 12:43:56 PM

    Senator Obama does not stand alone in his love for this country - we all have people in our lives we rather have nothing to do with but as Christians we have to accept them and moreover, we need to learn from the disturbed and the ugly -

    Senator Obama should not be linked to anyone in particular and he should not have to answer to anybody regarding his personal decisions. Let us not destroy the name of our next President please !

    It would be very easy for the Obama Camp to distribute videos of certain White Churches that hate Jews and Catholics alike , will this please everybody ?? will this put it all in the perspective so that the few , the very few that cannot see , would understand the world as it really is ???

    We are white Republicans , but in this particular election we are Obamicans
    which to me it means "the only party worth fighting for right now "

    Wake up America ! Barack is a good person, it is clear he has not a single nasty bone in his body and that what we see is what we will always get - a person with an amazing sense of integrity whose experience is unique and special

    For those of you who think 'experience' important - I recommend you read Time Magazine with Barack on the Cover - An eye opener - because this job is unlike any other :

    the only experience required to be a President is that of having been a President , the more successful Presidents of the United States of America have been those without the so called political experience !

  • Posted By: revsharpowell45@yahoo.com @ 03/24/2008 12:39:54 PM

    This editorial seems like it could have been authored by Rev. James Manning. Again, if Sen Obama had to denounce Rev. Wright, why is everyone silent or deaf to Rev Manning calling this man's mother a whore? Is this more politics as usual?

  • Posted By: Democrat In Texas @ 03/23/2008 9:06:15 PM

    Barack Obama is a one in a lifetime candidate. He transcends race and party lines. He is brilliant and composed, he can bring Democrats and Republicans together like no one else has been able to. I believe that it had to get this bad, our country had to sink this low, to be able to see past race and gender and get candidates this good. We can all come together behind Obama, he is the hope of the future, and he's what we need so desperately.

    • Posted By: RFisher66 @ 03/23/2008 9:23:09 PM

      You have to be kidding. Just what supposed Republicans are you talking about that Obama can bring together with him. Cite one instance where he has reached across party lines to embrace a Republican ideal, other than despising Hillary Clinton. Brilliant? Just what has he done in the Senate? Nothing. Name one of his policies that actually means something and doesn't include the word "change", as if that is the magic bullet. Tell me how he plans to "talk" to terrorists who would cut his head off if they had the chance. He is naive, sophomoric in his arguments and completely unprepared to be the Mayor of Chicago much less the President.

      • Posted By: thoughtcriminal @ 03/24/2008 12:36:39 PM

        His two legislative accomplishments (securing loose nukes and other former Soviet weapons, and ethics reform) were both achieved with a Republican Co-Sponser. Get your facts in order before opening up your big yap.

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