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Rev. Jeremiah Wright isn't the problem
The hysteria over Obama's former pastor's attacks on America shows we're still in thrall to knee-jerk patriotism.
By Gary Kamiya [2008-03-25]

  • Blunders and halos of the dead

    I don't recall that kind of language from Martin Luther King or Obama for that matter. It was a political blunder to have Wright in the campaign and it was a political necessity to run him off.

    I agree that it was a blunder to have Rev Wright around, although others may disagree. I haven't heard Obama say anything close to that. But MLK said some firey stuff in his day. If I was cynical, I'd say that we have turned him into a saint so that we don't have to listen to the harsh stuff and make any changes in our lifes.

    Here's a quote and a link to a recent article on MLK:

    Feb. 4, 1968: "God didn't call America to engage in a senseless, unjust war. . . . And we are criminals in that war. We've committed more war crimes almost than any nation in the world, and I'm going to continue to say it. And we won't stop it because of our pride and our arrogance as a nation. But God has a way of even putting nations in their place." King then predicted this response from the Almighty: "And if you don't stop your reckless course, I'll rise up and break the backbone of your power."

    http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/03/20/AR2008032003021.html?hpid=opinionsbox1

    -- Uncle Fester
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    Monday, March 24, 2008 11:14 PM
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