Many Obama supporters have asked that the Rev. Wright’s comments be put in the proper context, so I will. It just so happens to be one Mr. Chetwynd is familiar with. Only one word needs to be changed:
“The Jews spread disease to destroy us.” – Hitler.
“The (white) government invented AIDS to inject into the black community.” – Wright
“Rich powerful Jews hold us down and strip us of our dignity.” – Hitler
“This country is run by rich white people.” – Wright
“The Jews will bring their own annihilation down on their heads.” – Hitler
“America’s chickens coming home to roost.” – Wright
See? All you have to do with Rev. Wright’s rants is to change the word White to Jew and you’re right back in the Reichstag circa 1935. Also, Notice that the last two statements essentially justify mass murders?
Racism is racism, no matter WHO does it, be it David Duke or Jeremiah Wright. Racism is an Equal Opportunity Employer. There is no context that justifies it. And this is a man Obama not only sat listening to for 20 years in silent complicity, but whom he claims as his spiritual mentor and refuses to disavow.
His speech was less an attempt to bridge the racial divide between black and white than it was to bridge the ideological gap between mainstream American voters and Rev. Wright. As history has shown us, that is a bridge we cross at our own peril.
Were this situation reversed and it was John McCain and a racist white preacher he called his mentor and refused to disavow, how many of you Obama supporters would be willing to give him a pass? Fact is, on Election Night it will be the Rev. Wright’s words echoing in my mind, not Obama’s. And I am FAR from alone.
