Truemors
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Columnist Monroe Anderson has some valid questions on Sen. Barack Obama's decision to resign from his church. Although Anderson challenges Obama's willingness to stand up to the right wing, you can bet that many will question whether or not his decision, so late in the game, was caving in general, an overdue ethical and moral decision, an overdue political decision, or a rightly-timed political decision.
The discussion on this resignation, its announced reason, and its timing, will no doubt make for some controversy. One thing that will most likely take its turn at bat: was Obama's decision to quit his church based on a white person's sermon but not based on an African-American's sermons an indication of racism on his part? That questions may turn out to be the key one among many.
, ............Barack Obama sent a letter yesterday resigning from his place of worship for the past 20 years.
I sort of, kind of, understand why he did it. But I’m also sort of, kind of, concerned about what this might portend for an Obama presidency.
Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Trinity are community building blocks that the right wing has turned into bricks to be thrown at presidential candidate Obama from now until the general election ends in November—and perhaps beyond.
So in an attempt to turn manufactured right-wing ammo into blanks, Obama has completely separated himself from his minister and his church. What worries me is this: Can we expect a President Obama to cave in............
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