Wow, it astounds me, Judy, that after correctly identifying the two horns of the dilemna that Obama has to face, you argue with a straight face that this is indicative of Obama's lack of judgment (and, therefore and necessarily, an indication of his not having crossed the commander-in-chief threshold).
"He thought he could sneak through the minefield of race when he himself was responsible for planting the bomb that has now blown up in his face." "...when he himself was responsible for planting the bomb that has now blown up in his face." What an extraordinary vile, barely subliminal reference to terrorist suicide bombers. And it's all about *his* lack of judgment. Astounding. Truly astounding. ** --- In [email protected], "authfriend" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > --- In [email protected], "Marek Reavis" > <reavismarek@> wrote: > > > > Shemp, you are anonymous on this board, so you may be African > > American for all I know, though I doubt it. However, if you > > have ever had first-hand experience with the chronic condition > > of being Black in America, you would have a more charitable > > view of any Black American's frustration and fundamental anger > > with the racism that is still endemic in this country. And > > Barack Obama's unwillingness to condemn his minister for every > > intemperate remark, posited from a lifetime of prejudice, is > > more understandable. > > Marek, the trouble is that few white voters in this > country *have* had "first-hand experience with the > chronic condition of being Black in America," and a > lot of them are going to react exactly as Shemp does. > > So Shemp is quite right to say Wright's tirade is > a BIG problem for Obama. > > Moreover, it demolishes the notion that Obama is a > "post-racial" candidate. If he denounces what his > pastor said, he's denying the validity of the very > complaints that you're arguing are fully justified. > And if he defends Wright's remarks, then he's > thrusting the matter of his race front and center > in the campaign. > > How Obama ever imagined he could sit and listen to > his pastor's sermons for 20 years and still conduct > a campaign in which his race wouldn't become an issue > is a huge mystery. How could he not realize Wright's > tirades would become public knowledge and be thrown > back in his face, forcing him either to acknowledge > their validity and thereby confront America's racism > head-on, or to reject them and deny what blacks still > have to face every day? > > Just this appalling lack of judgment on Obama's part > is enough to cast serious doubt on his qualifications > to be president. He thought he could sneak through the > minefield of race when he himself was responsible for > planting the bomb that has now blown up in his face. > > The awful reality of racism in America can't be made > less tragic by pretending it doesn't exist. >
