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1 year ago
in Trinity UCC’s Palm Sunday Statement on Jack and Jill Politics
The media will continue to run this issue into the ground, especially while people continue to make it such an issue, while McCain's identical situation is treated as a settled matter. The difference is melanin as far as I'm concerned, in the overall contest for President. My greatest concern and disappointment is the double standard. We are all familiar with the 'black tax' but damn.
When Geraldine Ferraro lost her mind by saying that Obama is only where he is because he's Black, and Hillary Clinton was asked about it she said simply, "I didn't say it". End of conversation.
John McCain says that "when he (Hagee) endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for and believes in". He has addressed this situation on multiple occasions, but at the end of his conversation, this is the point to which he returns.
Why can't Senator Obama be afforded the same luxury?
I have belonged to the same church since 1981 with a minimum of 4 pastors on the roster at any given time. Each pastor, by design, has their own style, and each 'speaks' to a different subset of the congregation. Do I embrace everything that each pastor ascribes to? Do I faithfully fall in line with their teachings without any cognitive effort on my own to discern truth and practical application? Absolutely not. I go to church on Sundays, not cult meetings.
Everyone at my church, leadership included, has an opinion on any given subject, but their opinion is not necessarily mine. There's a reason Bible class at a Black church can end with an argument just as quickly as it can with a prayer. Even with disagreement, our church is very active in the community, and agressive in its committment to the upliftment and empowerment of the Black family. We provide our own scholarships, conduct our own fundraisers and take care of our community in various ways, including environmental activism, and foreign missionary boards. I can understand why the Obama's remain at their church, and don't see a problem. I know others will, but hopefully more won't, or at the least, attempt an understanding.
I genuinely feel that for those who were not going to vote for Senator Obama, this issue serves as justification, and for those who were unsure, this may also serve as a final push toward the other side. For those, like me, who truly feel that Senator Obama will serve this country well as president, then this is just another drop in the cesspool of political attacks that I sincerely hope he survives. Hopefully, a large enough population of the electorate will not let their fears and prejudices rule the day as they have most recently, much to the detriment of the country. (see George W. Bush)
I take Senator Obama at his word that he and Rev. Wright do not share identical views on all things. His time serving in the state and US senate fall into his time at the church and its obvious from his votes that he does not lean toward radical action/thought when handling the people's business. Isn't that what really matters?
When Geraldine Ferraro lost her mind by saying that Obama is only where he is because he's Black, and Hillary Clinton was asked about it she said simply, "I didn't say it". End of conversation.
John McCain says that "when he (Hagee) endorses me, it does not mean that I embrace everything that he stands for and believes in". He has addressed this situation on multiple occasions, but at the end of his conversation, this is the point to which he returns.
Why can't Senator Obama be afforded the same luxury?
I have belonged to the same church since 1981 with a minimum of 4 pastors on the roster at any given time. Each pastor, by design, has their own style, and each 'speaks' to a different subset of the congregation. Do I embrace everything that each pastor ascribes to? Do I faithfully fall in line with their teachings without any cognitive effort on my own to discern truth and practical application? Absolutely not. I go to church on Sundays, not cult meetings.
Everyone at my church, leadership included, has an opinion on any given subject, but their opinion is not necessarily mine. There's a reason Bible class at a Black church can end with an argument just as quickly as it can with a prayer. Even with disagreement, our church is very active in the community, and agressive in its committment to the upliftment and empowerment of the Black family. We provide our own scholarships, conduct our own fundraisers and take care of our community in various ways, including environmental activism, and foreign missionary boards. I can understand why the Obama's remain at their church, and don't see a problem. I know others will, but hopefully more won't, or at the least, attempt an understanding.
I genuinely feel that for those who were not going to vote for Senator Obama, this issue serves as justification, and for those who were unsure, this may also serve as a final push toward the other side. For those, like me, who truly feel that Senator Obama will serve this country well as president, then this is just another drop in the cesspool of political attacks that I sincerely hope he survives. Hopefully, a large enough population of the electorate will not let their fears and prejudices rule the day as they have most recently, much to the detriment of the country. (see George W. Bush)
I take Senator Obama at his word that he and Rev. Wright do not share identical views on all things. His time serving in the state and US senate fall into his time at the church and its obvious from his votes that he does not lean toward radical action/thought when handling the people's business. Isn't that what really matters?
1 year ago
in BREAKING: Obama Foreign Policy Advisor Samantha Power Resigns. When Does Mark Penn Get Fired? on Jack and Jill Politics
I am a self confessed Obamaholic, but he's making me nervous. I know he has to work against the 'angry black man' theory, but I'm not the only one of his supporters/donors who must be feeling that it's time for him to throw some punches and I wouldn't really be hurt if he hit her with a little negativity. The bad thing about it is, even when he tries to, it's never strong or precise enough, and he just looks so uncomfortable going there with her. He's got to toughen up and fast, because right now, he's pulling a John Kerry, allowing himself to be smacked around and pushed into a corner by her, and like Kerry, the longer he waits, the more likely he will remain in the corner. I don't like the negativity, but sadly, it's working for her and the more it works the more she'll work it.
It may indeed be time for him to shake up his own campaign people. It's hard to run against racism, which if you look at the exit polls, is what Hillary won on, but he's gotten too far to just give up the fight. We all have, and the day after he lost Ohio, I went right to his site and donated again, and more than the last time. We can't let her have the contest, but he can't either.
It may indeed be time for him to shake up his own campaign people. It's hard to run against racism, which if you look at the exit polls, is what Hillary won on, but he's gotten too far to just give up the fight. We all have, and the day after he lost Ohio, I went right to his site and donated again, and more than the last time. We can't let her have the contest, but he can't either.
