Gridlock on Rye: Obama Going through his Own Howard Dean Moment

Friday, March 14, 2008

Obama Going through his Own Howard Dean Moment

Not too many people can forget Howard Dean self destructing on the campaign trail. We might now be experiencing a new phenomena, the Barack Obama moment. Barack Obama has made it almost to the point where he has won the delegates to be the Democratic nomination without being vetted for having a crazy bigoted pastor.

Well that all crashed this week as Barack Obama initially attempted to duck and weave, but ultimately had to fire his own minister from his campaign. Barack Obama himself challenged us to understand that 'Words do Matter.' He never expected when he said that (about perceived attacks from the Clinton campaign) that his words would come back to haunt him and force him to fire his own minister for these words.

Barack Obama didn't need to be Swift Boated by the Republicans, he was swift boated by his own pastor and church. His pastor's remarks by the way were made on Christmas.

So I end this article with the question, "Where was Barack's Judgement when he hired his pastor to work on his own campaign?"

He may have had the judgement to gamble successfully on the Iraq resolution before he had any power, but he doesn't seem to have had good judgement when it came to some of the people close to him including his pastor. It would appear that Barack Obama's judgement can be just as flawed as our current President who is also known to consult with bigoted pastors and preachers. The thing is that Barack's perceived judgement was the thing that supposedly qualified him for office. When that judgement is proven to be flawed, Barack has nothing left. No experience and now no judgement what's left to run on?

Barack Obama would like to argue that he (Barack) is not guilty by association with Wright, but Wright has played a fundamental role in Barack's life personally, politically and even influenced Barack's famous book.

Days like this make me wish I had focused more on tech blogging subjects instead of politics. If this weren't so important, I'd almost rather talk about an unlocked phone or something rather than have to get down in the dirt with bigots and racists.

Technorati tags: Barack Obama guilty by association, Obama Judgement flawed over Wright, Religion and Politics and Bigotry, America doesn't need another religious fundamentalist in the White House

2 comments:

Terence said...: your assertion that Obama's judgment is flawed and Bush like is based on your assumption that Jeremiah Wright is a bigot and racist, or has made bigoted and racist comments. I would like to call your attention to the definitions of the word bigot and racist. in terms of entirely debunking the validity and rationality of your slander:

rac·ism [rey-siz-uhm]
-noun
1. a belief or doctrine that inherent differences among the various human races determine cultural or individual achievement, usually involving the idea that one's own race is superior and has the right to rule others.

The definition postulates that a racist must believe that one (usually their own) race is superior to the other SOLELY because of the color of their skin.

If Jeremiah Wright or any black person, or any other non-white person for some reason stumbled upon the ideal that they were superior to white people - it would NOT and has NEVER been because of their European ethnicity. it has been and always will be because of their BEHAVIOR. Europeans, and white Americans have historically been the most popular and prolific promulgators of slavery, oppression, colonization, pillaging, genocidin, aparthidin, baptizing, excommunicating, crusading, conquerin, castratin, lynchin, chanin, and whippin. This is not to say Europeans are or were the only ones behaving this way, but history i.e. slavery and colonization outlines a factually undeniable penchant for behavior that has resulted in the oppression of non-white people. THIS OPRESSION, not the color white, is the rational and motivation for any criticism of Europeanness. This motivation is opposite to what the above definition stipulates.

big·ot·ry [big-uh-tree]
–noun, plural -ries.
1. stubborn and complete intolerance of any creed, belief, or opinion that differs from one's own.
2. the actions, beliefs, prejudices, etc., of a bigot.

When it comes to some things I would like to admit, that I am a bigot. For instance: I have complete intolerance for child molesters and their creeds and beliefs, similarly I have complete intolerance for war hawks who believed it right to pre-emptivly strike Iraq. By definition, it should be appropriate for all of us, you, me, and Jeremiah Wright to practice bigotry when it comes to some creeds, and beliefs that differ from our own. usually on the grounds of these opposing beliefs to infringe on the rights of other people, i.e. children, Iraqi civilians etc... That said Jeremiah Wright, is a bigot and so are you, and so is Obama, and George Bush, and Mother Teresa, and Hitler, and MLK, and so on...

Because I know that language is fluid however and you are not the type of person to understand the actual definitions for the words that you use I will address more directly your accusation of bigotry as I understand that you used the word to simply give more semantic teeth to your claims of racism, due to the saturation of the R word in these types of conversations. Because of this saturation, you editorial types like to use Bigot as a surrogate, when in fact, because it doesn't mention race, is at best a watered down synonym and something that at the end of the day is an acceptable state of being as I mentioned in the section above. As I recognize this game of semantics and approximation as your intent I will address the whole of your slander as an uninformed and incorrect reaction to comments by Wright that point out whiteness and American ness as traits of people and cultural ideas that have throughout history been perpetrators of oppression, stupidity, and racism. en garde?

1. Wright said, “We have supported state terrorism against the Palestinians and black South Africans, and now we are indignant because the stuff we have done overseas is now brought right back to our own front yards,” he said. “America’s chickens are coming home to roost.” - It is a fact, That Ronald Reagan, supported the Aparthied government and VETOED the Anti Aparthied Act. it is a FACT that The US, helped Create Israel and provides Unilateral support for that nations "defense" efforts, efforts which , weather you like them or not - HAVE KILLED A LOT of Palestinian Muslims, the vast majority of them civilians. It is common knowledge, that the US's unconditional support of Israel is a large part of the rational of the Taliban, and Al quaida or anyone who would want to attack an American citizen, city, o ideal. furthermore none of this statement evidences your slander of racism and Bigotry. And it is the most cited quote used to condemn Wright.

2. Wright says that America, “wants us to sing ‘God Bless America’ ” despite treating black people as second-class citizens. “No, no, no,” Mr. Wright said, “God damn America!” - It is a fact that America demands patriotism and a belief in the inherent goodness of this country from its citizens of non-European decent. These demands are impossible to meet because, It is also a fact that this country for 400 years supported the transatlantic slave trade - I have an urge to remind you of the specific horrors of this system that go beyond Wright's label of "second class citizenship" but I will not insult the intelligence of other possible readers of this post. It is also a fact that for 100 years after slavery, this country decreed and supported unequal segregation, disenfranchisement (no voting), and outright murder (Newark riots, Emmitt till, etc...). Any person that has faith in a god, and is simultaneously subjected to these types of tyranny has license to call upon that God that they believe in to condemn (a.k.a. Damn) the institution that promotes, and operates this oppression and tyranny, in this case that institution is America.

3. Wright says that Mr. Obama “knows what it means living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich, white people; Hillary would never know that, Hillary ain’t never been called a nigger”. - It is a Fact that every president and the overwhelming majority of elected officials, owners of corporations, Leaders of Churches and synagogues, and other's with power of this country have been wealth white males. Obama is a lower middle class black male who was raised in an America controlled by organs, rothschiles, rooselvets, bushes, and rocafellers. if not these men, who controls America? Hillary is a white woman. she was raised in the same America, and it is safe to say has never been called a nigger...

these are all facts... Also known as the truth.... and if you are daring enough to challenge them as such, I will be glad to review your evidence, especially the evidence that says the Hillary isn't white, American is run by Malaysian children with lisps, The US marines broke nelson Mandela out of prison single handedly, and is currently in palatine tearing down the wall, and black people flew over here from Ghana cause... it was too hot over there.

You are right. Barak Obama's judgment is flawed, but not because he was at one point closely aligned with Wright (all pun intended). Unfortunately, Baraka Obama falsely believes he must distance himself from Jeremiah due to the corrupted and age old American political paradigm which calls for a "winning" candidate to be all things to all people, even if these people are racist, or sheep, or don't know the definition of a bigot, or think that the Iraq war has made us safer, or that Israel is justified in killing 100 Palestinian civilians in 2 days...

Furthermore, Obama's rhetoric of "not saying things that divide people" bleeds with the type of misguided politically "safe" sentiments that keep oppressive institutions intact and at worst chided at from safe distances by truth speakers armed with gasless Molotov cocktails, pebbles, and broken megaphones.

The reality is that THE TRUTH will always DIVIDE! and speaking TRUTH to the POWERS at BE! whose bread and butter is dressing lies as truth. is the most comprehensively divisive rhetoric. The reality is that at some point you gotta separate the milk from the fat, the truth from the lies, and in this fashion those who profit from the lies will be separated from those who are oppressed by them. Wright understands this is a necessary and inevitable separation, the catalytic effect of a burning truth erected in the face of a widely accepted lie.

His targeting is evidence of his comprehensive grasp of the NATURE of truth as a DANGEROUS yet necessary Harbinger of DIFFICULT TO realize CHANGE! Obama fails to realize that the truth's resultant division, is no reason to abandon her. And his reluctance to stand firm on the Laurels of the truth - no matter how politically unacceptable the face, swagger, or frankness of the truth-speaker, Is a sobering reminder of the corrupting nature of a political system that requires any candidate wants to win to lick every bead of gristle from the scrotum of the hegemonic majority. Ignoring this hegemonies*- constant and unfettered tyranny.

The Media, and the political establishment have focused their message to Obama in recent days saying to him quite clearly that, "we will let you in but only on your knees, blindfolded, lotioned in the aforementioned gristle, and reciting our regurgitated lies over and over like a mantra. America the Beautiful, America the Free, America the land of Equality, Love, Where God will preserve us Eternally.(10x)"

repost here; 10:53 AM
Anonymous said...: Obama. you are a liar 20 years please give me a break. 20 years.
of this church and he is staying in this church. that stood up and cheer this man on and other pastors pat him on the bake as he said this and then to say God D** american```` GET OUT OF THE RACE. words you say matter.
HERE IS SOME FOR YOU I QUIT> i can get behind you then.; 1:29 PM

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Friday, March 14, 2008

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