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Friday, March 14, 2008
What's Next on Wright?
Over at the Campaign Spot, Jim Geraghty quotes a Republican source as speculating that there's more to come on the Jeremiah Wright front:
One Republican strategist told me this afternoon he cannot imagine that the Clinton camp doesn't already have something in this vein. This strategist is speculating, but he's been around the block a few times
I agree. Not for anything that I know - as my critics will attest to, I don't know very much - but because Obama just appeared in person on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News in the space of three hours. Presidential campaigns time media appearances carefully - and conduct themselves in a certain way. You don't throw your guy on all three cable news networks on a moment's notice on a Friday night unless you're in something approaching a blind panic.
Though, I don't think that Hillary even needs more footage of Obama at these services to stick the knife in. Imagine the following ad, perhaps coming from a 527:
FADE IN: A frozen image of Jeremiah Wright speaking.
NARRATOR: Jeremiah Wright has been Barack Obama's pastor and mentor for two decades.
(The image begins moving)
WRIGHT: No! No! No! Not "God Bless America" - God Damn America!
CUT TO: A still black and white image of Barack Obama in a happy pose, seated. The camera zooms in.
NARRATOR: Obama was married by Wright. His children were baptized by him. He has attended his church regularly for twenty years. The title of his second book is a quote of Wright's.
CUT TO: Wright, speaking.
WRIGHT: ...for killing innocent people, God Damn America!
CUT TO: The same picture of Barack Obama. NARRATOR: God Bless America or God Damn America: Your Choice. (Quickly) Paid for by (name of random 527)
For that matter, given that there are apparently DVD's of this stuff, they don't need to find Obama in the crowd the day when Wright shrieks "God Damn America" - they just need to find him somewhere and splice the footage together. After all, it'll keep the story in the news and, though they'd be sputtering with rage, what are Obama's supporters going to say?
"Hey, that's not fair! Obama wasn't there the day that he screamed "God Damn America" - he was just there all of the other days that he shouted racist lies. Oh, and he gave him $25,000 the other year. But that's it."
Posted by Adam T. Yoshida on March 14, 2008 in International Politics | Permalink
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You're right Adam. It's coming, and it should.
Posted by: dp | 14-Mar-08 10:07:17 PM
Gingrich had some interesting comments. His take was that it wasn't particularly racist or unusual. The far left profs and nutbars have been preaching that for years.
But it's gonna make great tv ads.
Posted by: Stan | 15-Mar-08 12:32:46 AM
"I agree. Not for anything that I know - as my critics will attest to, I don't know very much - but because Obama just appeared in person on MSNBC, CNN, and Fox News in the space of three hours. "
Stop the Presses. Obama was on Fox News. Surely this should disqualify him.
Right, Snowy?
Posted by: h2o273kk9 | 15-Mar-08 2:48:52 PM
Obama tries to tell us he wasn't aware of this type of outrageous hateful speech? He tries to tell us he wasn't aware of Louis Farrakhan's relationship with Pastor Wright or with Obama's church?
Obama has promoted infanticide! Read all about it!
www.israpundit.com/2007/?p=7069
Obama, while an Illinois State Senator, orchestrated the defeat of the Illinois’ Born Alive Infants Protection Act. This legislation would have provided legal protection for infants that were born alive, including those delivered as the result of botched abortions. Check it out on
www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=53694
Barack Obama is a main member of what looks to be an Islamic charity or civil rights organization of some such, Project Islamic HOPE, which describes itself thusly:
"Project Islamic H.O.P.E. is a national civil rights organization that advocates for the human rights of oppressed People regardless of race, gender or religion."
"Project Islamic H.O.P.E. follows the teachings of the Holy Quran and the example of Prophet Muhammad. (Peace Be Upon Him)"
"We support and follow the leadership of Imam W. Deen Mohammed, one of the world’s foremost Islamic leaders."
Read more about Obamas involvement with this group at http://michaelinmi.wordpress.com/2008/01/13/barack-obama-ties-to-hate-groups-bigots/
And if you truly want an education on Mr. Obama's relationship to the Syrian Rezko who is currently on trial in Federal court for political corruption in and around Chicago read more at:
http://pnews.org/ArT/WaR/SyR.shtml
I question just who is being hoodwinked and who is the one doing the bamboozling here.
Posted by: Ronald | 15-Mar-08 7:23:05 PM
Muslims Against Sharia call on Senators McCain and Obama to cut all ties with their racist, Islamophobic, and anti-Semitic supporters.
McCain: http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2008/03/mccains-spiritual-guide-destroy-islam.html
Obama: http://muslimsagainstsharia.blogspot.com/2008/03/racist-congregation-cheering-racist.html
Posted by: Muslims Against Sharia | 15-Mar-08 7:38:16 PM
So Obama went to church for twenty years and never listened to his pastor?
Posted by: philanthropist | 16-Mar-08 1:26:32 AM
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