Obama Addresses Racial "Anger"

[Jermyn Davidson]

Originally Posted by Pressing-On

Obama's Speech Leaves a Few Question Marks
By Charles Krauthammer
Friday, March 21, 2008

His (Obama) defense rests on two central propositions: (a) moral equivalence, and (b) white guilt.

(a) Moral equivalence. Sure, says Obama, there's Wright, but at the other "end of the spectrum" there's Geraldine Ferraro, opponents of affirmative action and his own white grandmother, "who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe." But did she shout them in a crowded theater to incite, enrage and poison others?

"I can no more disown (Wright) than I can my white grandmother." What exactly was grandma's offense? Jesse Jackson himself once admitted to the fear he feels from the footsteps of black men on the street. And Harry Truman was known to use epithets for blacks and Jews in private, yet is revered for desegregating the armed forces and recognizing the first Jewish state since Jesus' time. He never spread racial hatred. Nor did grandma.

Neither did Wright. He expressed divine condemnation for an entire country, of which he is still a part. This intelligent man, who chose his words carefully, also realizes that he and his family will share in America's bitter cup! In fact, he already has!!!



From reading the rest of the article, the author has failed to realize that there is real, justified anger that is still shared among many black Americans. In his attempt to discredit Obama, he discredits himself by displaying his lack of understanding and his contempt for those who express their pain.

I have been told, more than once throughout all of this mess, that Jeremiah Wright has white church members and white church staff. He is not a racist. His declaration of America's condemnation is no different from another Preacher's call for America's condemnation, except for the reason.

But many Pastors have indeed declared America's condemnation.


Neo-conservatives are so, so eager to write Jeremiah Wright off as a racist. But to do so would be the equivalent of writing all his members (Obama included) as racist. This is the easy way out.

It is much more difficult to examine how a man of his education, intellect and level of accomplishment, be so bitter and raise 8,000 law abiding, non-hateful black (and white if there are white members) Christians to their feet in applause with such a provocative statement.