Obama’s Six Degrees Scares the Hell Out of Me
Barack Obama’s longtime minister, mentor, and sounding board has been a key supporter of Louis Farrakhan and last month honored the Nation of Islam leader for lifetime achievement.
Farrakhan has repeatedly made hate-filled statements targeting Jews, whites, America, and homosexuals. He has called whites “blue-eyed devils” and the “anti-Christ.” He has described Jews as “bloodsuckers” who control the government, the media, and some black organizations.
“Do you know some of these satanic Jews have taken over BET [the Black Entertainment Network]?” Farrakhan said in a speech on Nov. 11, 2007. “Everything that we built, they have. The mind of Satan now is running the record industry, movie industry, and television. And they make us look like we’re the murderers; we look like we’re the gangsters, but we’re punk stuff.”
The month after that speech, Obama’s minister and friend, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. and his Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, honored Farrakhan at a gala, bestowing on him its Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Lifetime Achievement Trumpeteer award. Continue reading…
*** My thoughts ***
From early in life, we try to teach our kids that when you run with the wrong crowd, most times you’ll be considered a part of that crowd — even if you don’t agree with or participate in many of the things they do.
Given the LONG history of Obama with Jeremiah Wright - doesn’t it seem funny that a politician with an eye on the White House would not take the time to remove himself from such harmful situations?
When you lay down with the pigs you come up smelling like them.
I’m not sure there’s enough substance in the public denouncements to make me believe Obama still isn’t in thick with the likes of Wright and even more terrifying, the likes of Farrakhan.
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But have you ever considered the fact that maybe, just maybe, Barack is the type of person who tries to see the good in everyone? I believe that he is this type of person.
I too feel as though Rev. Wright was a bit harsh, but unfortunately, racism has done this to him and whether people want to acknowledge it or not, racism is still alive and well here today. It’s so unnecessary, but our society has done this to these Americans, people of color and it’s so sad. Why can’t we all just get along? People are afraid and WHY?? People are people, there are good people and bad people, but I get frustrated when people are labeled immediately just because they are different than you or I.
Rev. Wright is his own person, and because Barack is bi-racial, and he joined that church because he wanted to experience the other side. Remember, he was raised by his white grandparents and he wanted/needed to know how the other side of his heritage lived. So he chose the biggest african american congregation in Chicago. Makes sense to me. He wanted to find a place, a spiritual place to call home. He wanted to understand the strifes which African American’s go through on a day to day basis, to walk a mile in their shoes per se. He needed to find a place to fit in. I understand that in regard to bi-racial children. They are confused. Where do they fit in? Let’s consider them growing up as children. They aren’t totally comfortable with caucasion children, because the white children, call them names or pick on their hair, but the black children don’t want to accept them because they aren’t “black enough” which I say is so ridiculous. I can’t imagine that it was very easy, especially having been born in 1961 to an inter-racial couple. You and I both know that probably didn’t go over very well.
I can see why Barack wasn’t ready to throw away 20 years of something he was trying to understand, a place to call home, apparently a place where he finally felt welcome. For him, it helped that he didn’t “appear” to have caucasion in him so many African Americans are a little more welcoming when they really don’t “see it”. I believe we are on the road to healing though in that regard. I believe that Rev. Wright, in his own twisted words and ways, inspired Barack Obama to get out there and try and do something about our world and the way we all interact and live amongst each other. It’s crazy that there is so much hate, so unnecessary and I think that Barack gets that!!. We should be way beyond all of this hate and racism here in 2008, but it sadly still prevails.
Since Barack Obama has been running this campaign, I have felt a positive difference in my dealings with African Americans, one which has given many people a sense of peace, a sense of hope that change is possible, so that we can all live peacefully together and not judge each other just because…. Myself personally, I always try to be pleasant and get along on a day to day basis, with everyone, so the positive feeling is spreading and that’s a very good thing. I’m guessing that Barack did get tired of hearing those negative messages from Rev. Wright and being a pro-active, activist type of person, Barack felt that he wanted to, instead of “joining the ‘oh poor me’ club” that he would do something about it!! I applaud Barack Obama for stepping up and wanting to make a difference. To bring American’s together, because after all, ALL of us are either immigrants or children of immigrants and we all want a better life. I wish nothing but great things for our country.