The Audacity of Rev. Wright

1. Rev. Wright needs to seek Jesus. His speeches are him being stuck in the 60's. Jesus forgive all of us. Rev. Wright is teaching hatred and truly doesn't know history. His comment on Aids is so profound and out of touch. I cant believe that half of the things he is saying that he believes them himself. Rev. Wright needs to do so research and stop trying to become a bootleg polictian go to theologian school. It is sad that this is 2008 and we still have people stuck in the early 50's and late 60's with racism. This is the behavior that Senator Obama is talking about it is time for a change. It's time for the young generation to take over and move this country forward. It's time for the O'Reily's, Hillary, Ferraro, and all others that are stuck in the 50's, 60's and dealing with their on racial bias to allow them to stay stuck. Let the young generation take American and build this country where we can have jobs, health care, retire someday, and not have poverty control our schools, communities and becoming the working poor class as our parents were and still is today. LET'S MOVE FORWARD.

SENATOR OBAMA 08

jane at 11:01AM on May 1st 2008

2. There can be No forgiveness w/o confession!What Rev
Wright has exposed is the SPIRITUAL HYPOCRISY & RELI-
GIOSITY of POLITICS for so-called "mainstream Ameri
ca",where it's "taboo" to discuss,to debate,& certain
ly to teach & preach about the HORRIFIC history of
CHATTEL SLAVERY & its 150+ yrs of FALLOUT!What Barack
has revealed w/his comments is his OWN dis-connect
from the experiences that may STILL pain Rev Wright by
refusing NOT to EXPOUND upon them!For those familar
w/& only a GENERATION from the MEN used in The Tuske-
gee Experiment,it's NOT such a farfetched or absurd i
dea to suggest nor to actually BELIEVE that AIDS is a
nother "Caucasian-made" experimental virus designed to
be a WEAPON

Will at 1:57PM on May 1st 2008

3. I believe Rev. Wright is a good man and a better Pastor. Why? His words have challenged the minds of his followers to think about possibilities. It is possible for our government to do some dastardly things. It's not always possible for us to talk about them. If the claims made are never discussed, then we dismiss the truth before we know the truth. What shocks me about this is the "Aide and comfort statement." How do you know Rev. Wright's words are giving aide and comfort if you don't know the truth? What about the people forced to suffer in silence? I hope Rev. Wright keeps running for Jesus. We prayed for a champion, but that person might not be Obama. Who helped Obama get to where he is?

Cecil Jones at 2:11PM on May 1st 2008

4. "AIDS" is a "WEAPON of MASS DESTRUCTION" of the most
insidious & devious nature because it exploits the NA
TURAL tendency to express as sexual beings where one
engages in some form of seuxal intercourse w/o the be-
nefit of condoms!The Tuskegee Experiment exploited the
same NATURAL tendency & by implication was designed to
SPREAD the sexual disease of SYPHILLIS in an EXPONTEN
TIAL way directly dependent upon the sexual activity
of the individuals who were potential spreaders of the
disease in this manner!If Barack was TRULY educated a
bout or even empathetic w/the HORRIFIC experiences of "THE GREAT GENERATION" Rev Wright represents,he
would have SUPPLMENTED,COMPLIMENTED, or IMPLEMENTED a
response of knowledge,wisdom,& understanding of the
NEED to truly HEAL the WOUNDS of RACISM that still
plague the American PSYCHE!There can be & there will
be no "TRUE HEALING" until there's the dealing w/the
REAL disease,which tends to be the refusal to CONFESS
the SINS & CRIMES of RACISM that have been,that are,
& that will continue to be those of CAUCASIANS in this
country being committed against those of African-Ameri
can descent w/roots in CHATTEL SLAVERY as opposed to
Barack whose African-Amertican roots are NOT!

Will at 2:17PM on May 1st 2008

5. If someone were to slap us in the face we'd know why we were so angry. But what about the countless misdirected individuals going forward aimlessly seeking to consume whomever/whatever they can devour? Blindly acting on insecurities, fear, and misconception(s)about what is wrong in America. God made man, but we have caused the racial divide-the distinctions in class based on race, creed, religion, sex or sexual preference, and national origin-and let us not forget the disabled. There is and will always be a convenient vehicle to separate the classes. Why? For whatever the reason it shifts the focus from the real problem. Most of us would go all around the world only to discover that everything we needed to solve our problems we had when we left. We continue to look outside of ourselves for what can only be solved internally. The measure of a man is defined by the standards he sets for himself. We've surrendered the family unit, our values, and government over to individuals that lack spiritual principles and then act surprised with the degredation of society-not a reasonable expectation. Government cannot manage government, but we expect it to manage the family unit. Again, not a reasonable expectation.
Throughout history man has attempted to character assassinate people that took a position-Abraham Lincoln, John Kennedy, Martin L. King, Malcolm X, Ghandi, etc. And, what about President Jimmy Carter? Tell me what President Carter's brother had to do with the president's ability to lead the country? However, his brother's appetite for alcohol consumption made the front page of just about every news paper in the country. This country wanted the president to explain his brother's behavior. Let us not lose the focus. What we want is leadership that will take us to the place we need to be-restoration of this country's intertity and economy, affordable prescriptions and health care for all Americans, employment without competition from other governments, and continuation of the liberties we so unappreciatively enjoy. Don't fault Obama for what someone else has said or done. And, since we are not judges, lets allow God to judge Reverend Wright's comments-only God can discern the intent of the man's heart. Remember, stupidity may be fatal, but it is not a crime.

Curtis L. Robertson Jr. at 2:18PM on May 1st 2008

6. The fact that Barack Obama is an "African_American"
w/o roots in the horrific cruelties of "CHATTEL SLAVERY",or the humiliating experiences of Jim Crowism
nor the life & death struggles of the so-called "Civil
Rights-era",he's the IDEAL societal ILLUSION of both
INDIVIDUAL & COLLECTIVE progress for THOSE he really
has NO real connection to---i.,e.,"African-Americans--
DESCENDANT---from MEN & WOMEN who were treated worst than ANIMALS in some instances,as only 3/5ths HUMAN in
MOST, & as COMMODITIES in ALL by the CAUCASIAN majori-
ty of Americans until this very day"!The problem is that Barack is being used in a larger GAME designed to APPEASE the CONSCIENCE of those who would prefer to live in DENIAL of the HISTORICAL truths,present probabilities,& future possibilities dictated by those who are RACIST to the core of their being!They
have caused him to be exposed as a "MIS-EDUCATED SUC-
CESS STORY"!

Will at 2:43PM on May 1st 2008

7. This is why politics shouldn't mix with religion. Never, ever. Mr Rev Wright is wrong, even if what he said is not false at all, but the way he say it ... but that's your country where to praise you freedom and all that propaganda. To me, a a negro from the diaspora, is a shame that you could loose the opportunity to elect such a brilliant statesman like Mr Obama. Men like him do not comes every year to this world. And he;s fully American. If you Americans, waste this chance, the entire world is going to enter another long night of bigotry and decadence like your last 20 years. Seize the time!

Farrar Soto at 2:46PM on May 1st 2008

8. First it must be recognized that Rev Wright is to religion what Hulk Hogan is to professional wrestling, a showman, a huckster and a bombastic blowhard, who nevertheless brings a lot of people and a lot of money to the gate just because they want to see his show. Secondly, Wright and a lot of other "black liberationists" depend on folks buying into their message of "victimhood". This "schtick" would be severly undermined if a person of color, like Obama, would, through his own hard work and character, achieve the highest office in the world. Indeed, what would they be able to "rant" about other than real issues like war and poverty. However, these type of rantings don't bring the "victims" to the gate of the event nearly as well as emotional issues of "racism" and blame. Besides it's much easier to be a "victim" than to be an achiever like Obama. So the last thing that the Rev. Wrights of the world want is for Obama to win and show the world that their claims of racism are nothing more than excuses.

L J. Fleming at 3:26PM on May 1st 2008

9. Yes. Rev. Wright was Wrong. But I hope we can all get past this and back to the business at hand. Obama can win Indiana if people go out and vote. If people in Indiana vote for Obama, they will be sending a message that what Rev. Wright said doesn't affect them. The very first African American President is possible. Let's stay focused.

rhonda shaw at 3:41PM on May 1st 2008

10. From Blacks4Barack...THE BLACK VOTE IS THE KEY THIS TUESDAY !!!The media thinks that blacks are absolutely stupid. They've been watching the powerful solidarity in the black community during this campaign and they're hoping we're stupid enough to lose focus and become divided over the media created Rev. Wright situation. Keep in mind....in Pa. 92% of all black voters voted for Obama. That's powerful ! Only one problem....not enough registered black voters actually voted !!!! This Tuesday...May 6th....EVERY Black voter MUST VOTE in N. Carolina and Indiana !!!!! BECOME A VOLUNTEER....MAKE PHONE CALLS....TAKE SOMEONE TO THE POLLS....CARPOOL...This Tuesday, the most important vote will be the black vote. When we go out in record numbers, the DNC and superdelegates will know that we are united for Obama...and the Re-Birth of America. This is it ! It is your responsibilty to GET FIRED UP !!!! Not only for yourself....but for the future of your children.
p.s. Hillary Clinton has still not made a comment on the Sean Bell killing which occured in her state.

Visit: www.Blacks4Barack.org for Phone Bank Volunteer (make calls from your home)info and Much More ! Over this weekend...send comments everywhere (particularly Indiana & N.Carolina)to get our people fired up !!!!

Say It Loud...BARACK & I'M PROUD !!!

Greg Jones at 3:57PM on May 1st 2008

11. Barack lost my vote, I relate better to rev.Wright.
Barack walked right into the trap that the racist media set. Has any presidential candidate ever had to denounce his pastor to win election?
John McCain will win, because most blacks probably won't vote now that we know barack is not in our corner.

chuck burnz at 5:21PM on May 1st 2008

12. As a black mother, grandmother, and 60’s civil rights community organizer, I am more angry than any white person could ever be over Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s despicable “briar patch” performance during the Q& A at the NPC because, I’ve witnessed this show many, heart-breaking times before.

In it, black surrogates are used as the mouthpiece for powerful white individuals to destroy any black man whose thoughts transcend the “briar patch.” J. Edgar Hoover, attempting to destroy our civil rights movement, used black surrogates as his mouthpiece to portray Martin Luther King, Jr. as a trouble-making communist sympathizer, and to try to convince the millions of white people who actively supported our movement that it was a dangerous anti-American front for the communist party.

Black surrogates (the NATION OF ISLAM and LOUIS FARRAKHAN, yes the one Jeremiah Wright praised so highly in his National Press Club speech) were also used to harass, intimidate, and attack Malcolm X. When these did not work, the NATION OF ISLAM and LOUIS FARRAKHAN assassinated Malcolm X in the presence of his wife and young children. Thus, these black surrogates were used to permanently silence a most powerful black voice of the 20th century for change and global unity of all people against the oppression of a select powerful few. Wright, an intelligent man, seems to have forgotten this sad pieces of black history. And he seems also to have forgotten that this same LOUIS FARRAKHAN, represented at the NP Club by his officials, is a bosom buddy of Pennsylvania’s governor, Ed Rendell (Hillary Clinton’s campaign manager in that state).

Wright was one of the Clinton’s marriage counselors and comforter during Bill’s impeachment trial over Bill’s adulterous relationships---Monica, Jenifer, and others. Cornel West of Princeton University and Barbara Reynolds, rabid Clinton supporters, arranged this NPC spectacle) otherwise without this powerful influence, Wright would never ever have been invited to speak to this group).

Lets use our mother wit and our history in assessing this matter and not the mouthpiece of the Clintons to whom we owe nothing. They should thank us for voting for him, thereby making it possible for them to earn $109 million after he left the White House.

Need I say more.

jayC at 5:53PM on May 1st 2008

13. Rev. Wright did a fine job letting the public see who he is. An educated blackman that is fearless in the mist of the storm. It seems as if we think the struggle is over and it is not. Almost every black analyst and or commentator/anchor is afraid to agree with the man because of job security or disconnect with realty of our own struggle as if we are all living in paradise .There is a difference but does not mean defictive . Everyone is unique in our own way
But when one set the standards for all to

kevin Riley at 6:13PM on May 1st 2008

14. I was not finished....wake my beautiful people sleep
time is over. Everytime we differ in opinion , we are considered angry or ranting and raving... how bout you are going to hear me and you are not going to shut me down. Speak truth ,to powers that be. The world is being brainwashed to believe in the lies they tell. Meaning white people. We are all trying to assimilate and they are becomming us. Music ,singing and dancing etc..,stand up and be who we are children of the diaspora..children of Africa

kevin Riley at 6:13PM on May 1st 2008

15. JayC thanks for the education and information. I couldnt figure it out, I was wondering why Rev. wright was trying so hard ot hurt Senator Obama and his family. A young couple that he counselor, married, and baptized his children. Thank you, if I get it wright he is a wolf in sheep clothing. This is a sad day. Truly thanks.

jane at 7:24PM on May 1st 2008