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Obama’s Campaign Gets a ‘Do-Over’

April 30, 2008 - 1:36 am - by Steve Gill
Believer
2008-04-30 18:24:44

When a man speaks truthfully, from his heart, words flow freely. He doesn’t labor – taking the greatest care – with every thought and word.

It was agony to watch Mr. Obama. Especially as he took questions. You could almost see the self-editing process. And the thought of listening to him for four more years – taking 5 minutes to answer what should have taken 5 seconds – is a nightmare I don’t want visited on any of us. Even liberals.

The divorce from Wright should have taken place years ago. There were no surprises from Wright, except perhaps that he’d lifted the veil and exposed the rank politician Obama is. But Wright bought him credibility in the community he was wooing at the time. And a voting base for the state and US senate seats he’s won.

He’s wooing a different community now – a far bigger community – and he forgot to leave this one behind. There are others, too, with whom he should never have had contact. And when those are more fully exposed, to the broader public, he’ll have to take to the microphone and face the press and nation again.

A man for whom character and judgment are a staple in his life speaks openly and freely about himself and his life. There is nothing to hide.

Have you never wondered why we all keep asking, “Who is this guy?”