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I like Reverend Wright! Don't you? w/poll

Tue Apr 29, 2008 at 10:25:26 AM PDT

I do, I think the guy is hilarious.  I watched his speeches yesterday and I thought he was incredibly funny and entertaining, nothing controversial at all.

I don't know why everyone is freaking out about these speeches, but I suspect a number of these diaries are concern trolls trying to divide us or disillusion us.  Maybe it's even the Clinton strikers coming back as trolls.

But, I totally don't understand why anybody is offended by him or his very recent speeches.  I'm not offended at all by him.  In my opinion, with these speeches, Rev. Wright did exactly what he had Every right to do a month ago but didn't out of respect for Senator Obama.

More conspiracy theories below and detailed analysis of what makes Rev. Wright a total asset.

When Fox news started airing out of context clips of just a few soundbites from just a few of Rev. Wright's numerous sermons, they were trying to Swiftboat Obama, but not directly, by proxy, through Rev. Wright.  Obama ultimately deflected the attacks because guilt-by-association is retarded, everyone knows that.  And, he gave that race speech also, which was historic and, well, sort of changed my life, I don't know about you.

The real loser and victim in that situation was Rev. Wright and the members of his church and the Millions of other Americans who have very similar worship styles to Rev. Wright.

When Fox was in full swing with those soundbites I considered it all blatant racism.  Yeah, I didn't like that they were using a guilt-by-association attack on Obama, but even more than that I Hated the fact that here was this conventional news organization attempting to denigrate a huge section of our population, black people who go to churches like this Across the country.  

Everyone knows black preachers have their own certain style, that black churches have their own style just like Baptist, Methodist and Presbyterian churches have their own styles of worship.  And, they all have a right to worship in whatever style they wish to, we all do, that's supposed to be one of the great things about this country.

Religious freedom is something we should all stand up for.  Rev. Wright has done a Lot of good in his life and I consider him a fellow christian, absolutely.  

In my opinion, what is un-American is attacking other people's religious beliefs and style of worship.

So, in short, Rev. Wright was sticking up for himself and all the other Americans that must've felt alienated by the gop attack on Black Churches and Black Preachers across the nation.  I say, good for him, and Thank you Rev. Wright for having the courage to come out and to stick up for yourself and everyone else that the GOP was trying to marginalize.

Poll

Do you like Rev. Wright and think he's funny and a Good Christian?

77%147 votes
22%42 votes

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