Letters to the Editor
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@ Baldie McEagle
(re-post to correct a typo; added word in CAPS)
Who believes:
"I doubt anyone here thinks Wright is of no interest whatsoever in this election year."
I am that guy.
Jeremiah Wright's opinions are intesting as an election issue only insofar as they are shared by a candidate. And that means they are of no election interest at all, because if a candidate shares those views they are interesting because they are the views of a candidate.
Wright's opinions would surely be interesting to Obama's biographer, but Wright's opinions tell me nothing about Obama's ablitities or his intent.
We are facing a world wide food shortage; a continuing occupation of Iraq; a potential meltdown in the world's financial system; an increasingly dysfunctional healthcare system; homelessness; soaring budget and trade deficits; crumbling infrastructures; students who are falling increasingly behind; and is that enough?
When is enough enough?
At some point we will look back at these days, as the nation obsessed over a presidential candidate's MINISTER'S opinions, with shame. Well, most of us will.
The Karl Roves and neocon warmongers will look back in pride that they were able to hijack what should be a serious undertaking, the selection of a president who is going to inherit a country that is hurtling towards the edge of the cliff.
Interesting? Jeremiah Wright? This whole thing is nothing but the age-old right wing red and race-baiting game.
Some of us fell for it again. So how do we stop? How do we leave this crap "issue" behind and get back to the serious business of vetting the people who would make life or death decisions?
I think we stop by stopping and this is my last post or comment about any of this.
Everyone - just slap your cheeks, wake up, and leave this non-issue behind. Let Karl Rove work on his next scheme and let the rest of us figure out how to keep on living.