Thoughts

THOUGHTS ON OBAMA FROM PRAGER

Dennis Prager had some interesting thoughts on Barack Obama and his 20 year relationship with controversial Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

I firmly believe that if Obama loses the Democratic nomination, it'll be solely because of the harm Rev. Wright has done by continuing to be in the public eye, and prevent this issue from going away.

Prager's points were interesting: Wright makes Obama appear shady. Wright is obviously more than just a "spiritual advisor" to him since he has known him for 20 years, married Obama and his wife, baptized their kids, and prayed together on the night Obama announced his candidacy for president. That sounds like they are close friends to me.

With that being the case, how could Obama NEVER have heard Wright's anti-American views? And how did he not hear Wright's "Damn America" sermon the Sunday after 9/11. Prager notes that practically everybody was in some kind of church or synagogue that weekend after those tragic events. Are you tell me that Obama decided to skip church that week? Interesting.

And now, it seems Obama is only distancing himself from the Rev because it's a good political move. It clearly should have happened long ago.

Finally, Prager notes that even though he is not "a McCain guy," he feels McCain's character is much better than Obama's. McCain never discusses his own accomplishments and good deeds (including taking in a Bangladesh baby needing extensive medical care and rehabilitation and eventually adopting her). Meanwhile, Obama's closer life-long friends are all seeming to be shady. Of course, Prager ended this by saying that right-wingers usually weigh "character" heavily when choosing their President while left-wingers favor those who are greater activists in their political careers.

Interesting food for thought.