Rev. Wright's Rhetoric...&.. Richard Cohen (WaPo's)" Farrakahn Test"

[KoKo]

This is Ugly Stuff folks. This is something that is so divisive to our party....

Here's a little of Reverend Wright has said from his Pulpit.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAYe7MT5BxM


]Here's what RW Richard Cohen says about Wright and his calls that he's Anti-Semitic. Obama needs to deal with this soon..



Obama's Farrakhan Test

By Richard Cohen
Tuesday, January 15, 2008; Page A13

Barack Obama is a member of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ. Its minister, and Obama's spiritual adviser, is the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. In 1982, the church launched Trumpet Newsmagazine; Wright's daughters serve as publisher and executive editor. Every year, the magazine makes awards in various categories. Last year, it gave the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award to a man it said "truly epitomized greatness." That man is Louis Farrakhan.

Maybe for Wright and some others, Farrakhan "epitomized greatness." For most Americans, though, Farrakhan epitomizes racism, particularly in the form of anti-Semitism. Over the years, he has compiled an awesome record of offensive statements, even denigrating the Holocaust by falsely attributing it to Jewish cooperation with Hitler -- "They helped him get the Third Reich on the road." His history is a rancid stew of lies.

It's important to state right off that nothing in Obama's record suggests he harbors anti-Semitic views or agrees with Wright when it comes to Farrakhan. Instead, as Obama's top campaign aide, David Axelrod, points out, Obama often has said that he and his minister sometimes disagree. Farrakhan, Axelrod told me, is one of those instances.

-snip-

This, though, is not Farrakhan's dream. He has vilified whites and singled out Jews to blame for crimes large and small, either committed by others as well or not at all. (A dominant role in the slave trade, for instance.) He has talked of Jewish conspiracies to set a media line for the whole nation. He has reviled Jews in a manner that brings Hitler to mind.

And yet Wright heaped praise on Farrakhan. According to Trumpet, he applauded his "depth of analysis when it comes to the racial ills of this nation." He praised "his integrity and honesty." He called him "an unforgettable force, a catalyst for change and a religious leader who is sincere about his faith and his purpose." These are the words of a man who prayed with Obama just before the Illinois senator announced his run for the presidency. Will he pray with him just before his inaugural?

I don't for a moment think that Obama shares Wright's views on Farrakhan. But the rap on Obama is that he is a fog of a man. We know little about him, and, for all my admiration of him, I wonder about his mettle. The New York Times recently reported on Obama's penchant while serving in the Illinois legislature for merely voting "present" when faced with some tough issues. Farrakhan, in a strictly political sense, may be a tough issue for him. This time, though, "present" will not do.

more........at

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/14/AR2008011402083.html

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

1. Appreciate the right wing talking points

did Hillary and Murdoch dream this up at the fundraiser he hosted for her?

[DemBones DemBones]

2. Truth hurts, huh? nt

[IrishBloodEngHeart]

3. The "kitchen sink" will move on to include

some additional fake controversy. If you are proud of that kind of campaign, enjoy it the next few months while you still have a candidate running who engages in it. After Obama gets the nomination, you can move over to McCain because he'll engage in the same slimeball politics the Clinton campaign does.

[Nitrogenica]

4. Iggs

[cbayer]

8. Are you in a bad mood today?

I am. I woke up grumpy and just can't get past it.

[Kahuna]

5. How many times are you going to post this? Isn't this like..

the THIRD time? Sheesh.

[blm]

6. Ever listen to the Billy Graham tapes? Ever see a GOP distance themselves from Robertson?

Ever see a Clinton distance themselves from Graham?

[KoKo]

7. What does Billy Graham have to do with this??

:shrug: That was long ago...and wasn't inflammatory rhetoric. I don't like ministers involved with Candidates making pronouncements and hawking them from the pulpit. Whether it's Graham or any others like the one that endorsed McCain.

[blm]

9. Billy Graham-Nixon. Graham didn't reform from being an anti-Semite. He just got caught.

.

[KoKo]

11. I remember some talk about Graham

being anti-semitic. He was the Pastor to so many Presidents....who knows. :shrug:

[blm]

13. And close with Poppy Bush AND the Clintons - just like fascist Jackson Stephens.

Gee - another coincidence or maybe people can start realizing that the Bushes and Clintons get the approval of a Graham AND a Jackson Stephens because they serve the SAME purpose and the same overall agenda.

[cbayer]

10. Billy Graham was actually a pretty cool dude.

You might have him confused with some of the far right wing evangelists.

[Spider Jerusalem]

12. You mean the Billy Graham who's on tape talking to his good buddy Dick Nixon...

about how 'something needs to be done' about 'Jewish control of the US press and Hollywood'? THAT Billy Graham?

Not confused.