Posted by
Sean on Friday, October 10, 2008 10:22:31 PM
Jeremiah Wright cannot win the election for John McCain, but a timely encore from the radical reverend might help sink Obama. The McCain campaign should reintroduce Wright to those "undecideds" who might have missed or fogotten about Obama's long time spiritual guide who, instead of humbly asking for God to bless America, screams "G--DAMN AMERICA!"
Apparently, John McCain himself says Wright is off limits. This was also the case earlier in the year, when McCain condemned a local Republican ad that tried to use Wright against a local democrat. In that case, McCain was right to ban the use of Wright. That ad was not even against Barack Obama directly, and made no logical sense. It was pure "guilt by association" to the furthest extreme, since the ad tried to tie the local democrat to Rev. Wright, someone the democrat had pobably never even met. In short, it was a stupid ad that made Republicans look stupid.
This is different. An attack using Wright is completely justified against Barack Obama himself. Voters deserve to know what Obama's longtime spiritual advisor is all about, and draw their own conclusions as to why Obama would choose to listen to this guy right up until his run for the Presidency. Does anyone really believe that Wright's offensive remarks, the ones we are most familiar with from news broadcasts, were a rare exception? Every time Wright opens his mouth, you can expect something anti-American, anti-Israel, and blatently racist. This is not a one time thing with Mr. Wright. Obama knows it, and should have to explain the relationship beyond the simple, lame excuse he's been allowed to get away with.
Similarly, it's difficult to believe Barack Obama when he suggests that he didn't know anything at all about Bill Ayers reputation as a violent Weather Undergroud radical. Really? Political Science at Columbia? Harvard? And the first time Barack Obama heard about Ayers bombing the Pentegon, trying to bomb Fort Dix, and the well-documented violent history of the Weather Underground itself was when Republicans brought it up in 2008? PLEASE! Barack Obama is a highly intelligent man -- who just happens to think everyone else is stupid enough to believe his excuses. Obama should be forced to explain.
And what about the guy that financed most of Obama's political career and helped him buy a nice big house for a sweet discount? That guy, Tony Rezko, corrupt Chicago slumlord, is on his way to jail.
This is not necessarily a character issue so much as it is about judgement.
What kind of judgement has Barack Obama displayed when he seeks out the advice and contributions of these despicable people? Is this the kind of judgement we need in a time of crisis -- economic or otherwise?
Barack Obama has campaigned on bringing the country together, but has never displayed the willingness to reach beyond those who share to some degree his liberal and leftist ideology. He has practically no record of reaching out to Republicans -- yet seems unconcerned about his eagerness to reach out to those on the far left.
Voters deserve a thorough explanation from Obama -- in spite of his arrogant and visible annoyance whenever asked.