Letters to the Editor
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Too many Religious freaks in politics
The New York Times points out “Mr. Wright’s characterizations of the United States as fundamentally racist and the government as corrupt and murderous;” this is what is at issue? My God! How are these arguable points any longer? --John Mead
I agree yours and Wrights hyperbole contain nuggets of truth. But as Obama likes to point out words do matter, especially for candidates for president. A president cannot proclaim as their spiritual mentor or partake in a church whose leader spouts this type of hyperbole. "God-damn America!" is fine for critics hurt by national policies to yell in pain and rage from the roof-tops, it is not acceptable for a presidential candidate to associate with them.
As pointed out in these posts, since plenty of Republican politicians have used and pandered to religious right freak shows, so should Obama be cut slack also. Unfortunately arguing that because McCain associates with a religious freak, Obama should be able to do as well, is a lose lose argument.