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The hysteria over Obama's former pastor's attacks on America shows we're still in thrall to knee-jerk patriotism.
  • @ John Elliot

    f"The sermons are out there. Even I, a man armed only with FireFox and Google, could find them. Why have these intrepid reporters not done the legwork, I mean fingerwork?

    The fact is that if you listen to his sermons, including the ones Fox butchered into a few soundbites, in their entirety, there is nothing hateful or racist about any of them, and he demands of his flock the same behaviour he demands of "mainstream" America, the same tolerance and respect for others."

    Because they're ill-educated. Or hollow men. Or lacking the mental capacity required to put to thoughts together. Or simply dishonest. Or all of the above.

    Thanks for doing their job for them and for presenting your thoughtful analysis here.