Why can't wright say what he thinks about this country...

[butterfly77]

when he served this country but Cheney and all of the draft dodgers can say anything they want. So?

[thereismore]

1. I am sure he's said it a million times, during the 99.999% of his sermons that

didn't get any play on TV.

[Fredda Weinberg]

2. Because you can't say, "Damn you" and then "vote for my parishioner"

So Barry's Christian identity doesn't help him with the constituency to which it would be naturally attractive. How you manage to turn a positive into a negative ... well, it's understandable that the campaign tried to conceal the relationship.

[EFerrari]

7. That's simply untrue. The Christian community largely stepped up

to defend Wright. He has that much clout. Sorry.

[Fredda Weinberg]

10. We have different sources. Sorry n/t

[EFerrari]

14. Time to stop watching Foxed Up news.

The last time I heard Rev. Wright gave a sermon, he got a standing ovation in a Catholic Church. Then there was that other DU OP with a letter signed by many ministers in support of him.

So, yes, his peers stood up for him and continue to do that.

Your "sources' are not somehow equal. They are wrong.

[noel711]

3. Let's get real... the reason why Rev. WRight is accountable..

to the masses and the media is because
he is not a white, Yale educated, privileged
monied drone.

If he were a white preacher in some fundie
church in Colorado, it would be no problem....

[rfranklin]

9. You're saying there's racism in America? How dare you!

That's soooooo last century!

[butterfly77]

17. Exactly...

there are different standards for blacks even if they fight and die or are maimed for this country and when they come back they can't reap the same benefits as someone coming in from other countries, these same people come to this country and look down on blacks when they have given them the rights and priviledges of this country...

[Saturday]

4. Because he's not allowed to speak. Haven't you noticed

he's been muzzled since the tapes showed up. Nope, not a word out of him. Interesting, isn't it?

[Dreamer Tatum]

5. Who's muzzling him?

Who's preventing him from speaking his mind now?

[2rth2pwr]

6. He is free to say whatever the hell he wants.

Where have you heard otherwise?

[butterfly77]

18. Why is he receiving death threats...

[2rth2pwr]

21. Why does anyone receive death threats?

[butterfly77]

22. In this case some think...

that they are the only ones who can say what they want and the country is only theirs to do with and say what they want...

[2rth2pwr]

28. what do you suggest? There will always be disagreements, and there

will always be sociopaths.

[bowens43]

8. Obviously, he can.

[RememberWellstone]

11. Military service does'nt give special

rights, being an American does. He had his right to say what he did, he must now account for what he said. Many Americans do not agree nor respect his opinions, nor do they "have" to.

[billbuckhead]

12. The problem is that Hillary's opponent runs as "post-racial" but.............

The problem is that Hillary's opponent runs as "post-racial" but goes to an Afro-centric church.

[butterfly77]

19. And many americans do...

who take the time to really look at the whole sermon. Plus the fact they are full of shit because they don't have a damn thing to say about Hagee and the rest.

[DarienComp]

13. Because he said "God damn America for killing innocent people."

If he had said "God damn America for teaching evolution in public schools" or "God damn America for tolerating gays" that would have been totally fine.

[EFerrari]

15. LOL! "Goddamn Amerika for rejecting privatized Social Security!"

You're spot on.

[butterfly77]

20. Ding,Ding,Ding,Ding...

we have a winner here!These people are making excuses because he is black and hillary is a woman and its her turn...

[TahitiNut]

16. Some of us are old enough to remember the bombings of black churches.

The white churches weren't bombed.

As an independent liberal ("white male") without a portfolio in this feeding frenzy ... I get the very uncomfortable impression that it's a "dog whistle" and, quite frankly, I find it nauseating. Even on DU.

:puke:

[2rth2pwr]

27. Many churches are still being burned, white and black.

http://backissues.cjrarchives.org/year/96/5/churches.asp

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/11160244/
feb 2006- The FBI joined the investigation by state and local authorities.

In 1996, race was a factor in a series of arsons that damaged rural black churches in Alabama and elsewhere. But this week’s fires were set at four white churches and one with a black congregation.

Three were destroyed, and two others were damaged.

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/02/12/church.fires/index.html
All of the churches are Baptist; five have predominantly black congregations, and five, including Beaverton Freewill, have predominantly white membership.


http://www.boston.com/news/globe/editorial_opinion/oped/articles/2006/02/15/the_flames_of_hate_in_alabama/

[kwenu]

23. The Wright discussion is SO last month. Let's move along. Shall we.

[butterfly77]

24. No, we have to talk this out,,,

because the neocons and the racists will never let it go...

[kwenu]

25. It's already talked out. Sean Hannity has even moved on.

[butterfly77]

26. No he hasn't...

he and Greta are taking turns..

[kwenu]

29. Yes. He has. He isn't bringing a new guest on every night so that he can ask the same questions.

I knew at some point the ratings were going to take a serious hit for doing the same thing over and over. Apparently, it has. Sorry, if that disappoints you.

[DemVet]

30. Nope, not gonna let it die.

[shadowknows69]

31. He reminds white people we haven't always (ever?) been angels?

Just a guess.