Although I have classically been a Hillary supporter, I am going to have to say that this Reverend Wright stuff is just crap. I feel that it has all gone severely out of context and just happened to be on video media which can be edited down to the most damning excerpts. The fiery tape that has been circulating around the world reminds me a lot of Howard Dean’s “YEEE-ARGH” speech after Iowa in 2004. Completely taken out of context.
We all remember that speech where he did not do as well in Iowa as he had been polling, so instead of Eeyore-ing it to his supporters, he came out like Tigger. He tried to rally his troops who were so loud that he had to yell into the microphone. The buzz after that speech was that he was demonic, a fireball, perhaps even a warlock. The pundits started asking, “is he presidential?” And although I didn’t support Dean, the media just ran right over him. Where is the benefit of the doubt? Really, It was a rally, media. And people will never say as much on wikipedia.
The same goes for Reverend Wright. The man is a preacher, a man of God. The context of his sermon was not to say he was anti-American or hates America, or whatever, the man was trying to say America has had years of bad policy. The fact that he said “God damn America” might seem caustic on first glance, but keep in mind he is using all those words in different contexts than people are used to. When he says “God” he actually means God, rather than when people say it on the fly - “omg!” When he says “damn” he actually means “damn” as in to condemn - rather than when people say it as a reactive interjection. And when he says “America” he means America’s policies not its principles. His anger only shows his passion for how a country had gone off course from the Christian beliefs that, no doubt, he believes should be a consideration in governing.
To be fair, where is all the media coverage of John McCain speaking at Liberty University coupled with Jerry Falwell’s beliefs about how God was punishing America for its tolerance of gays? Should not he be damned as well? Is not his speaking there an implicit agreement with everything Falwell ever said, just like Obama’s association with Wright has been playing out?
Quite frankly, what some Reverends say to their congregations/followers should really be among those entities only. Not every member of a congregation believes everything their preacher says. God damn the media for letting this continue.
Written by Steve Ander - Visit Website

