Letters to the Editor
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@ Wynter
"I don't truly believe Sen. Obama when he speaks on Unity and Hope. And now I doubt him even more seeing the religious mentor he had chosen for the past twenty years."
It's fair that this raises doubts for you. In fairness, though, I would urge you, if you're really interested in forming an informed opinion, to try to find a more fair and authentic picture of "the past twenty years" rather than seizing on one sermon delivered in an extraordinary time, one of tremendous stress, meant for a particular congregation.
For his part, Obama agrees with you. Remember, he said (from memory), "If all I knew about this man was that one sermon, I'd be put off too."
He then went on to offer what he considered a more balanced view of the twenty-year association.
Whether you choose to accept that or not is another matter, but if you're actually trying to think your way through all this to arrive at an informed opinion, shouldn't this factor in?
As far as Wright's ministry, I've read several very heartening assessments of it, including social work and messages of love and hope and self-reliance.
So even if you find the one sermon troubling, I do hope you'll put it in perspective. Having done so, you might find on balance the one sermon outweighs all the other stuff.
That's fine, just please consider doing some more research, if it means that much to you.
"The problem is the discrepancy between the two versions of Obama... the one that chose Rev. Wright to listen to.. and the one spouting flowery speeches of hope and unity. Which one is the REAL OBAMA?"
Obama is not a cardboard cutout, he's a human being, as we all are.
We contain multitudes, you know?