i'd also add that wright was not only obama's pastor, he was actually the man that he met that led him to church, to being saved. the man truly was his spiritual mentor - the reason he became involved in church at all was because of his attraction to this man and his teachings.
it's arguably sound to say that it might not be religiously motivated at all, rather politically motivated. but that doesn't help obama with the voters of faith - using a church to further your political career speaks badly about ones character.
and also that the ayers thing is a case of judgement. either he didn't know who was supporting him, what his past was, etc {which is unlikely, but not impossible} - which tells us that he didn't look into his people at ALL, or he knew who ayers was and what he did, but just didn't care. either way, to some of us it shows horrible judgment.
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Date: 2008-10-15 03:05 pm (UTC)it's arguably sound to say that it might not be religiously motivated at all, rather politically motivated. but that doesn't help obama with the voters of faith - using a church to further your political career speaks badly about ones character.
and also that the ayers thing is a case of judgement. either he didn't know who was supporting him, what his past was, etc {which is unlikely, but not impossible} - which tells us that he didn't look into his people at ALL, or he knew who ayers was and what he did, but just didn't care. either way, to some of us it shows horrible judgment.