Fox likes to call Obama racist and continue to bring up the Rev. Wright dust-up.

Let's Democrats return a little fire.

http://www.thenation.com/doc/20050620/blumenthal

Seems like Hannity's a little boy throwing stones from a Glass Castle.

As for the poll. Fox is dead to me. I believe in freedom of speech, for all points of view. But that freedom also allows the right for all of us to stop paying any attention to them or their sponsors too...

Let's hear it idiotic.

"... .. The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she is a typical white person who, uh, if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know there's a reaction that's been been bred into our experiences that don't go away and that sometimes come out in the wrong way and that's just the nature of race in our society. We have to break through it. ... .." - Senator Barack Obama

Wow, I am glad Obama is finally revealing his true opinions on race. I for one as a "typical white person" take offense. I do not care who walks down the street, I treat people the same, as memebers of the "Human Race" Obama has clearly been influenced by Rev Wright and SHARES HIS VIEWS!!! I believe the minute Obama threw his Grandmother under the bus, it effectively ended his chances to be President.

you need to reword the title of this post. Its confusing. It ought to be "Majority Believes Obama DOES NOT Share Wright's views." The way you have it written makes it seem like the majority does not believe Obama...

I'd like to start a poll that says "What would you rather be polled about: important issues for the country OR a pastor that Obama knows

I can't figure out how to post a cartoon, but here's my reply:

http://www.sj-r.com/Opinion/stories/27075.asp

These poll results are hopeful, but nothing will happen suddenly. This simply means that, by his moving speech, Obama opened the door for people to understand his views and his position. But even as he focuses major speeches on substantive economic and foreign policy, he will have to, as he continues to do, address the Wright matter in a humanly understandable way through interviews with reporters, etc. What Obama is doing, though, is modelling how Democrats and Independents can begin to turn the tide in our political discourse -- and he is also modelling how the Democratic Party can be authentic in bridging its racial divisions. Either Obama or Clinton will have a surprisingly tough general election, especially after six more weeks of Democratic infighting, but the Obama struggle is so much more worth fighting to build the Democratic Party of the future. He is showing he has the grace and toughness and throughtfulness and profound intelligence to be worth fighting for, and with. What more can one ask for in a presidential candidate? Theda S., Cambridge, MA

Awesome, JUST AWESOME!

But for some reason, I am looking at David mother fucking Gregory push this and push and push right now on MSNBC! He has a self declared racist republican on there too, Joe Scarborough? just to bounce ideas off of him.

Tuned it off of course.

You know who I would like to talk to ? The 2% of Blacks who said they now had doubts about Obama because of Wright.
Talk about convoluted.

You know who I would like to talk to ? The 2% of Blacks who said they now had doubts about Obama because of Wright.
If that's not post-racial, i don't know what is.

Btw how ironic is it that the Republicans are going to try to kneecap the potential first AA President by claiming he is a .... RACIST ?
Is that, like, self-parody ?

'Who are these piece of shit Democrats, that is my question. Are they just hardcore Hillary supporters who use any excuse to hate Obama and trash him in a survey, or are they seriously that ignorant?"

HRC supporters.

From what I've seen, a small minority are very bitter and resentful. Not sure why exactly, since Obama is winning fair and square.

I agree with the comment made that if Obama can bounce back from this -- truly remarkable. Talk about a "Comeback Kid"!

The fundamentals are what matter in possible general election match-ups. And, on that score, Obama kills Clinton...

http://www.pollster.com/blogs/obama_v_mccain_and_v_clinton_b.php

He was asked about his grandmother's reaction to his potentially being president.

"She's extremely proud," he said. "The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she's a typical white person who — if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know — there's a reaction that's been bred into our experiences that don't go away, and that sometimes come out in the wrong way, and that's just the nature of race in our society. We have to break through it. And what makes me optimistic is you see each generation feeling a little less like that."

http://www.redlasso.com/ClipPlayer.a...c-690d61794d50

As a typical white person, I'm not sure how to take that!

Rae

You might want to read the poll numbers in the article. Apparently, you're not typical at all.

This part is interesting for another reason:

"She's extremely proud," he said. "The point I was making was not that my grandmother harbors any racial animosity. She doesn't. But she's a typical white person who — if she sees somebody on the street that she doesn't know — there's a reaction that's been bred into our experiences that don't go away, and that sometimes come out in the wrong way, and that's just the nature of race in our society. We have to break through it.

And what makes me optimistic is you see each generation feeling a little less like that."

This is part of what drove me nuts when I first heard about Wright: By taking his kids to that racist church and exposing them constantly to that type of hate speech since they were toddlers, I doubt that he helped promote less racist attitudes in their life by doing that. They will no doubt carry that attitude forward.

Do you think that this ever even crossed his mind when he took his kids there?

If not, that's bad judgment.
If so, that's bad judgment.

Rae

These poll numbers seem to suggest something shocking in today's political environment: Americans are actually capable of holding nuanced beliefs!

I know, it's unbelievable. It seems that voters are "people" with "brains" which don't explode when confronted with "shades of grey".

Truly mindblowing to the wonk class.

I'm a typical white person and I sympathize with Senator Obama's grandmother. She was born and raised in an era that taught that black people were different and should not mix with white people.

"Typical" covers a broad spectrum.

Interestingly enough, when I look at the ministries at Trinity Church, I don't see a "hate-whitey-ministry"

I do see ministries that...
Support those affected by cancer
Support those affected by HIV-AIDS
Offers professional counselors to people and families in crisis
Supports people in recovery
Supports victims of abuse
Feeds the homeless on a regular basis
Cares for the mentally/physically challenged
Minister to inmates on a weekly basis
teach kids to read
cares for seniors

So, this is a church that has an afro-centric view of Christianity, is deeply involved in helping people, and had a 66 year old pastor that has black power style beliefs of the United States and used incindiary language.

Interestingly enough, my Pastor last night claimed that Russia will lead Islamic nations to destroy Israel and that anywhere in the world where there is Islam there is violence. A fairly typical Wednesday night sermon in the bible belt. My last Preacher - in a church with 9,000 members - claimed that God blessed the Iraq war because it allowed Christian missionaries into Iraq. Sermons about how homosexuality and abortion are going tobring/already have brought God's wrath down on America are also common place.

Jeremiah Wright is right in place with alot of very talented, very flawed, very myopic religious leaders in this country. I think the biggest reason that this is so startingling to many folks is that they have never heard Christian literalist political views filtered through a black power leftist lens instead of a zionist rightist lens.

EASTER TIME! Time for families to come together and discuss!

Insider Advantage poll:

If you heard Obama's major speech on race, are you more or less likely to vote for him?

More likely - 19%
Less likely - 52%
About the same - 27%

The most talked about thing on the street (that I hear) is how disrespectful Obama was to throw his grandmother under the bus.

Brand new from Survey USA

Minnesota
Obama 46%
McCain 47%

Massachusetts
Obama 47%
McCain 47%

OHIO
McCain 50%
Obama 43%

NO DEMOCRAT WILL WIN AN ELECTION IF THEY HAVE TO SPEND ONE DAY OR ONE DIME ON MASSACHUSETTS.

WE ARE LOOKING AT A MONDALE-LIKE DEFEAT WITH OBAMA.

Easter is this weekend and families across the country will gather together and discuss this matter. I expect to see these poll numbers continue their nose dive. I will eagerly await the daily tracking polls to come out startin Tues. or Wed.

MKyleM: What an unseemly joy you appear to take at the attack on Obama by the right wing smear machine (the mention of Easter is especially piquant). Your gloating suggests that if HRC isn't the democratic nominee, you'll positively enjoy watching the defeat of a progressive candidate by the forces of hate and division.

The general election is a long way off, and if it's going to be decided on marginal issues like Jeremiah Wright, rather than questions like whether our country should stay bogged down in Iraq for at least the next eight years, then we are all in very deep trouble. Fortunately, the generally positive reaction to Obama's speech suggests that he may be able to defuse attacks like this in a way that Democrats like Dukakis and Kerry were never able to. I would add that I am skeptical of Hillary Clinton's ability to do the same. Not only do her closets contain far more skeletons, but her response to such attacks, composed about equally of defiance and denial, will help make mincemeat of her once Fox News and the rest of the whole sick crew train their sights on her. You want a Dukakis-style defeat in November, she's your candidate....

Obama, disrespect his grandma? Na, he's just begun referring to her as the "typical white person"....

From Jake Tapper, head obamaphile, ABC News:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/obama-talks-mor.html

Obama - Irreparably Damaged Goods and it just gets worse...

By the way, thank you Eric for this post. You made my day and last week big time. Thank you.

Please see the G D America speech of Jeremiah Wright sermon in a fuller context. The sermon's intent was not adequately expressed in the clip:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvMbeVQj6Lw

Context is critical.

Teflon, baby.

Jeremiah Wright in context… tell the MSM to do their jobs.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RvMbeVQj6Lw

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdlnzkeoyQ&feature=related

I'm with you guys. I don't believe a damned thing FOX puts out. FOX is obviously trying to trick us into thinking Obama still has a chance. Frankly, as a "typical white person", Hillary is my man.

Anymore pro Obama media bias and I'm going to throw up.