First -- During the 2008 campaign, it drove me crazy how the Left ignored Obama's obvious side-stepping about his relationship with Reverend Jeremiah Wright. He described Wright as a close friend, a mentor, his pastor of 20 years, who performed the Obama's wedding, and baptized their daughters. No one with a functioning brain would believe that he did not fully know of Wright's anti-America and racist views.
According to Wikipedia: "Obama stated that he was aware of Pastor Wright's controversial comments, and had personally heard 'remarks that could be considered controversial' in Wright's church, but denied having heard the particular inflammatory statements that were widely televised during the campaign. Obama was specifically asked by (talk show host) Bill O'Reilly, if Reverend Wright had said white people were bad, to which Obama replied 'no.' In his book 'Dreams from my Father', Obama had quoted Reverend Wright as saying in a sermon 'It's this world, where cruise ships throw away more food in a day than most residents of Port-au-Prince see in a year, where White folks' greed runs a world in need.'" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeremiah_Wright_controversy
Second -- In 2007, then Senator Obama gave a speech castigating the administration, for its neglect of the Hurricane Katrina victims. He talked about the Stafford Act which is that the local community is to contribute 10% of the relief funds that it receives from the national government. In both cases of 9/11 and Hurricane Andrew, that 10% requirement was waived. Obama loudly railed on the government, insinuating that for New Orleans, the Stafford Act had not been waived.
From the 2007 speech: “When Hurricane Andrew struck in Florida, people said, ‘Look at this devastation. We don’t expect you to come up with your own money here. Here’s the money to rebuild. We’re not going to wait for you to scratch it together, because you’re part of the American family,’” Obama said. "What's happening down in New Orleans? Where's your dollar? Where's your Stafford Act money?"
However, Obama does not mention that two weeks prior to his speech, HE WAS AMONG 14 OTHER SENATORS WHO VOTED AGAINST WAIVING THE STAFFORD ACT FOR THE KATRINA VICTIMS. Nor does he mention that more money was sent to rebuild New Orleans, than for 9/11 and Hurricane Andrew, combined.
It could be said, in Obama's defense, that he was against the legislation to which the Stafford Act waiver was attached. That legislation was about sending more money to our troops in Iraq and Senator Obama was openly against that war. Obama knew the legislation would pass and the money would be sent to the Katrina victims, so he was safe to make his anti-Iraq-war statement via his vote.
However, there is NO excuse for his speech, directed to an audience of black clergymen. His speech was meant to heighten division and resentment. He knew Congress had waived the act. He knew money had been sent to help the victims, with more money to come. He KNEW he was deceiving those ministers, who would then take his false message back to their congregations.
And he knew Jeremiah Wright.
(From the Sean Hannity show.)
Love it Brenda! Obama is the master manipulator and divisor. The most profound and telling thing to me about the Jeremiah Wright issue, is that when Obama was forced to distance himself from his pastor during the last election, in his last closed door meeting Obama said to Jeremiah, "You know what your problem is? You have to tell the truth." It really sums up the president's view on honesty, doesn't it?
ReplyDeleteIt sure does. Thanks.
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