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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27462)	5/4/2008 11:52:29 PM
From: puborectalis	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 224749

Democrat Barack Obama appears to have rebounded from some of the damage caused by the controversy surrounding his former pastor Rev. Jeremiah Wright, according to the latest CBS News/New York Times poll. On one key measure, Obama has seen a big reversal since his denunciation of Wright’s remarks on Tuesday. He now leads presumptive Republican nominee John McCain in the hypothetical fall contest by eleven points, 51 percent to 40 percent. That compares to a tied match-up in a CBS News/New York Times poll that was released last Wednesday. Positive assessments of how Obama has handled the situation with Wright are also reflected by a continued lead over fellow Democrat Hillary Clinton in his battle for their party’s nomination. Among Democratic primary voters (those who have voted or plan to vote in a Democratic primary) Obama’s lead over Clinton has increased -- he now leads Clinton by twelve points, 50 percent to 38 percent. That’s up from his eight point lead in the poll released just a few days ago.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27462)	5/5/2008 5:51:17 AM
From: tonto	Respond to of 224749

The Obama glow is forever damaged. He made very poor choices and the storybook story is over. He did not benefit from the Wright revelation.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (27462)	5/5/2008 7:07:13 AM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 224749

"His behaviour has been remarkably consistent over the years. He has sought out and joined with the radical, anti-Western left, whether Jeremiah Wright, William Ayers of the terrorist Weatherman underground, or the anti-Israeli Rashid Khalidi." Larry Elder, the radio host and author of Stupid Black Men, wrote in his most recent syndicated column: "[The] Reverend Jeremiah Wright, Senator Barack Obama's spiritual adviser and former pastor, holds a charter membership in the white-man-done-me-wrong, things-remain-the-same, we-feel-your-pain club. "Here's the 'victicrat' mindset: kids having difficulty performing well on standardised tests? Blame 'cultural bias'. A disproportionate number of blacks in prison? A racist criminal justice system that 'targets' blacks for prosecution and imprisonment ... Difficulty qualifying for a loan? Blame banks' devious plan to prevent blacks from getting 'access to capital' ... High inner-city dropout rate? Bad teachers, unequal funding, racist teachers - yada, blah, etc ... " Another African-American commentator and author, Juan Williams, made this brutal assessment of Obama's motives last week: "He chose to join this church to solidify his credentials as authentically black and authentically part of the South Side Chicago community [his core political base] because it is the largest church there and Reverend Wright is well known, not only in Chicago, but nationally. He's also known for making these outlandish comments. "Barack Obama chose to be associated with ... Wright because he saw advantage in it. This speaks to his character, and to his judgment, the [entire] basis on which he has been running his campaign." This fusillade of outrage from African-Americans about the politics of race is just a sampling of one side, of one act, of a great drama now playing across America. smh.com.au. To: johnflipflopper who wrote (122240) 5/4/2008 10:14:40 AM From: TideGlider Read Replies (1) of 122260