Carl Hiaasen writes in his Miami Herald column today about Sen. Barack Obaba's association with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a yammering jackass who happens to be African-American but whose chief characteristic is his religious lunacy, a destructive influence which -- like alcoholism, AIDS, poverty, and other afflictions nearly as devastating and corrupt as a faith-based world view -- is color-blind.
Hiassen notes a very important distinction between Obama's relationship with Wright and McCain's (not to mention various other Republican notables') pandering to conservative Christabouts:
"McCain's bonding with Rev. Falwell remains harder to comprehend than Obama's relationship with Rev. Wright, which began before Obama's political career. Rev. Wright was Obama's hometown pastor in Chicago; not a national TV personality whose endorsement might help get him elected someday."
Spot on. McCain has a long history of symbolically fellating anyone whose influence might earn him votes, which is doubly troubling in that it not only speaks to McCain's mentality and character but also highlights how fucked up this country has to be to render squint-eyed, knee-walking shitbags like James Dobson and the not-late-enough Jerry Falwell -- who would be nothing more than cartoon villains in most any other advanced society -- people worth sucking up to. McCain claims to have balls whenever he invokes his POW days and the Iraq war, but if he had any real sack, and more importantly a concern for America's well-being, he's distance himself from these bloated old delusion-mongering pricks and rely on his strength as a leader to earn him a seat in the White House.
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"Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a yammering jackass who happens to be African-American but whose chief characteristic is his religious lunacy, a destructive influence which -- like alcoholism, AIDS, poverty, and other afflictions nearly as devastating and corrupt as a faith-based world view -- is color-blind."
Yes, his clearly an egotistical gas bag that loves an audience. Some of what he says is not entirely insane, but appears so in the style he says it. It is probable he is envious of Barak and is trying to pull him down before he climbs out of the bucket (old crab story).
But it is worth keeping in mind that he may have a better side, in as much as Obama said that the reason he liked wright's church is that it was active in good works -helping the poor community. This is more than can be said for any of the right wing intolerant preachers whose main preoccupation seems to be to keep themselves filthy rich.
Posted by: sailor | May 11, 2008 6:19 PM
Sailor, you may have hit on it. Wright apparently does not subscribe to the "prosperity gospel." No wonder the righties are jumping all over his comments.
Posted by: Gerry L | May 11, 2008 10:11 PM