Comments on: Obama and that Judgment Thing

By: thegimmick » Wright-ing Obama Off

thegimmick » Wright-ing Obama Off — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 01:38:22 +0000

[...] a month ago, I wrote about Obama’s judgment gap. One of his claims has been that despite his relatively short legislative record, he possesses the [...]

By: marcus

marcus — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 15:09:24 +0000

The problem with Obama and Wright, though, is that if I sat in a church and, week after week, the pastor was saying kooky things, to the point that it became a pattern and not just an anomaly, then the burden is on me to either say something to the pastor to correct him or vote with my feet. This is especially true when you’re a prominent politician with higher aspirations. I’m not saying that there’s some transitive property in church membership whereas my pastor’s views should automatically be grafted onto me. But I am saying that if you sit quietly in the pews and allow those views to pass without comment, then you do raise questions about your own judgment.

By: Wonders for Oyarsa

Wonders for Oyarsa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 03:31:46 +0000

I gotta say, Marcus, that on this point at least that I’m sympathetic to Obama. Don’t get me wrong - the guy scares me - but I daresay I know what it means to have friends with some kooky views and who like to go off on tirades, who nevertheless have hearts of gold, and for whom I have deep affection and have learned much. You’re telling me you grew up in the evangelical world, and you don’t?

By: Obama and that Judgment Thing

Obama and that Judgment Thing — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 02:46:12 +0000

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