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Title: Hannity & Colmes: Bringing On The Right Wingers To Lose It Over Obama & Rev. Wright
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Crooks and Liars
URL Source: http://www.crooksandliars.com/2008/ ... lose-it-over-obama-rev-wright/
Published: Mar 15, 2008
Author: Nicole Belle
Post Date: 2008-03-15 13:33:06 by robin
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Views: 360
Comments: 24
Despite the fact that Billo says he’s the only guy out there courageous enough (*cough, cough*) to talk about Barack Obama’s relationship with Trinity UCC’s Rev. Jeremiah Wright, there wasn’t much else of discussion on Hannity & Colmes on Friday night. In fact, I’d say that the outrage was proportionate to the number of wingnuts brought on to discuss it. Nevertheless, co-host Alan Colmes and Democratic strategist Bob Beckell manage to inject some semblance of sanity to the predictions of the end of Obama’s chance for the White House. C&L contributer Heather made this mash up of Friday’s show. It’s amazing to me that people responsible for injecting so much hate into the national dialogue have their knickers in a twist over some isolated statements by Rev. Wright, who while admittedly inflammatory in his framing, is not factually wrong in what he said, and certainly not more hate-filled than Jesus Camp. Does Hannity, Fleischer, Morgan & Co. think that they have market cornered on hate and just fear the competition? Note that not one of those right wingers outraged–outraged, I tell you!–addresses that Obama has disavowed what Rev. Wright has said nor that just as inflammatory and intolerant rhetoric has come out of the mouths of Revs. Rod Parsley and John Hagee, whose endorsements John McCain has actively sought without feeling it necessary to distance himself from their more extreme statements. Actually, very little by way of sanity is even part of the discussion, this is, after all, FOX News.
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#1. To: robin (#0)
Rev. Wright's not saying anything Noam Chomsky hasn't been saying for years. He just says it scarier.
Louis Farrakhan and the Rev. Wright encourage the Black community to be self-reliant. This seems to upset some white folks.
If that was all that they did, nobody would care. Unfortunately, both of these so-called "holy men" blame whitey for everything, including the fact that their kids don't want to go to school - something that is entirely their own fault.
About the Rev. Jeremiah Wright The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, 66, retired last month as pastor of Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, whose motto is "unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian." He is a beloved figure in African-American Christian circles and a frequent guest in pulpits around the country. After arriving at Trinity in 1972, he built a 6,000-member congregation. His preaching melds detailed scriptural analysis, black power, Afrocentrism and an emphasis on social justice. Wright's most powerful influence, said several ministers and scholars who have followed his career, is black liberation theology, which interprets the Bible as a guide to combating oppression of African Americans. He attracts audiences because of, not in spite of, his outspoken critiques of racism and inequality, Dwight Hopkins, a professor at University of Chicago Divinity School, said last year. Wright's defenders said the statements that have been playing this week are taken out of context, and he is not anti-white. The United Church of Christ, the denomination of the Chicago church, is overwhelmingly white. And Wright is an equal-opportunity critic, often delivering scorching lectures about black society, telling audiences to improve their educations and work ethic. "I can remember Jeremiah saying in probably half his sermons: Everyone who's your color ain't your kind," Richard Sewell, a church member, said last year. On Friday, the United Church of Christ (UCC) issued a 1,400-word statement defending Wright and his "flagship" congregation. It lauded Wright's church for its community service and work to nurture young people and the pastor for speaking out against homophobia and sexism in the black community. "It's time for all of us to say no to these attacks and to declare that we will not allow anyone to undermine or destroy the ministries of any of our congregations in order to serve their own narrow political or ideological ends," said John Thomas, UCC's president.
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#4. To: robin (#2)
Louis Farrakhan and the Rev. Wright encourage the Black community to be self-reliant.
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