Saturday, March 29, 2008

Barack Obama: The Right Choice?

Putting aside Obama's rhetorical abilities what experience does he have that qualifies him to be our President? He is a lawyer, former Indiana State Senator, with just three years as U.S. Senator: is that enough experience to qualify or deserve the tough job as President of the United States? He sounds almost Presidential, looks the part, but is that enough to be the leader of the World? What qualities does he think he has that merits his being our President?
He has a dream. He has hope, he has "answers" to tough questions, he was "right" about giving not wanting to give Bush the authority to go to war with Iraq; authority Bush already had as President, and was going to use despite a Congressional go-ahead. What about amnesty for illegal aliens? Is he "right" about that?
Blacks are flocking to his cause because he is Black. Yet he does not come from an American Black's heritage of slavery; so where is the attraction? It has become a racial issue despite all the good intentions. I've never seen so many black commentators, journalists, radio hosts being invited to speak about politics as is happening now. Then there is his glib answers to questions about Rev. Wright's comments.
The fact is he went to a church who regularly railed against White Society--for twenty years. The Reverends comments were taken out of context alright, but the Reverends approval of Farrakhan speaks volumes, context or not. Obama went to that church for twenty years and was intimately involved in its activities. Wright is like the fabled "tar-baby"; the more you try to push it away the more you get stuck to it.

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