Archive for March 17th, 2008
The recent controversy over Barack Obama and the views of Reverend Wright are very disturbing. Barack’s explanation that he never heard the Reverend using inflammatory rhetoric is quite unbelievable. There are over a dozen DVDs for sale depicting the hate filled sermons of Jeremiah Wright. Barack attended the church for 20 years and was even married by the Reverend.
At worst, Barack subscribes to the rantings of the Reverend Jeremiah Wright. At best, he appears to endorse special treatment for a large segment of society. Either one of these positions is unacceptable for the President of the United States. We need a President who will end the government programs that perpetuate poverty among minorities, and others. We need a President who will encourage economic growth, through reduced government spending, that will provide opportunities for all.
People can not ask for more than an opportunity, it is up to them what they do with it.
On Friday, Obama had to distance himself from his spiritual mentor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., former pastor of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, over statements widely viewed as being anti-American. Obama has been a member of the church for two decades.
