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To: NOW who wrote (78530)	4/30/2008 4:04:51 PM
From: ItsAllCyclical	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 116555

OT - I think everyone has friends and family that they love/respect, but may disagree with on significant pts. Because the church and patriotism is involved it's somehow a bigger issue. It should be somewhat of a non-issue imho. People that say the Wright thing is a big issue probably weren't going to vote for Obama regardless. They were just looking for an excuse not to vote for the black guy. Much of this country is still very racist, but it's under the surface. People found out Obama wasn't perfect - surprise.. Not going to let black america off the hook either. There's plenty of racism there against hispanics and whites as well. I still think Obama can win and he's my current favorite, but I don't pretend that anyone who's elected is going to take the country in a dramatic new direction. We're basically arguing over what color paint we'd like on the walls as the house burns down. Until we get rid of this two party-no-choice system it'll be status quo. Nobody is making any hard decisions regarding energy, immigration, entitlements, the war machine, Iran, Iraq, etc.

To: NOW who wrote (78530)	4/30/2008 7:56:00 PM
From: Webster Groves	Respond to of 116555

Would not be surprised to hear his "church" recently received a large anonymous donation. wg

To: NOW who wrote (78530)	5/1/2008 7:23:34 AM
From: Aggie	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 116555

tooearly, The man baptized Obama and officiated his only wedding, and has been his preacher for his whole adult life. There should be no doubt that they are emotionally close. Ask yourself: What does convening a press conference at the National Press Club, and then putting on such a polarizing display, accomplish? It was a guarantee of the world's best media coverage for the performance that provides Obama with the best possible foil. Now he can triangulate away from the good reverend and put some distance between them, back towards center, by expressing revulsion for such stereotypically outrageous racial expression. He needs very badly to do this if he hopes to attract the wavering white demographic vote away from Hillary in the coming primaries, to expand his margin and dispose of her campaign before June. Just my two political cents. I wish Hunter Thompson was still around, he would be having a ball right now, covering this. Regards to all, Aggie