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Posted By populist 1 year, 7 months ago in NewsWhat Obama Could Have Said About His Pastor
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not2needy1 year, 7 months ago
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Aidenag1 year, 7 months ago
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Here is the picture of Jeremiah Wright as a Marine Medic Tending to Pres Lyndon Johnson. Who awarded him 3 presidential commendations.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Jeremiah_Wri...
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icono11 year, 7 months ago
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I was a Navy corpsman, assigned by the Navy Dept/DOD, to the Marine corps (To note; the US Marine Corp is a very distinguished sub-group/unit of the US Navy just like the Green Berets are a very distinguished sub-group/unit of the Army.) and to my knowledge there was not a MOS for a Marine Corp medic.
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icono11 year, 7 months ago
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A correction to ..."and to my knowledge there was not a MOS for a Marine Corp medic."
It should read... "and to my knowledge there was not a MOS for a Marine Corp recruit or USMC personnel to become a medic." To do that, the Marine would have to legally 'switch' his enlistment to the Navy and go to one of the NAVY CORPS schools.
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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I read the article. Serving in the military doesn't give you a pass to say anything you want, regardless of how ignorant or racist. Using that criteria, Hitler was justified in his bigoted rants, since he was a decorated WWI veteran. A man is still responsible for his conduct, regardless of his military service. If you Libs really feel this way about the value of meritorious military service, let Duke Cunningham out of prison!
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cushi1 year, 7 months ago
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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Being a criminal hasn't hurt "Cold Cash" Jefferson so far and he got caught with more money than Cunningham. Nice double standard. You Dems should be getting used to candidates who misspeak, whether its Hildabeast and Bosnia or Obama when he said that ethnic cleansing is "...a positive thing."
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dunkirk1 year, 7 months ago
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"You Dems should be getting used to candidates who misspeak,"
Yeah did we ever find those weapons factories on actual WMD that Cheney and Dumya said were in Iraq? Ya know the ones they said they KNEW where they were? Oh yeah I forgot when the troops invaded those places where among the last to be secured.
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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dunkirk1 year, 7 months ago
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ROFLMAO, irrelevant asside? ROFLOMAO< you talk about candidates who misspeak and we have a prime example of one in Dumya AND from your last comment about going to Damascus it appears you have swallowed it hook line and sinker. ROFLMAO, or are you really saying that Dumya screwed the pooch again after identifying where all the material was kept he let it go unscathed to Syria?
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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Are you really pretending to know? I didn't get that from the President. Common sense indicates that anything could have crossed the open border with Syria during the time prior to U.S. control over the entire country. I guess you forgot that Saddam's own brother was captured after returning from Syria, so clearly, there was a great deal of movement across that border in the war's early days.
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MonkeyBiz1 year, 7 months ago
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Common sense says that whatever may have been sent across the border, it wasn't WMDs. Only an idiot would give credence to the theory that a military leader would ship his most potent weapons off the battlefield in a fight for his life.
If a powerful foreign army was closing fast on Wahington, DC, would you send all our tactical nukes to Mexico City?
LOL!!!
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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If I were conducting a weapons program in violation of UN sanctions, sure. Remember Saddam sending planes to Iran during the First Gulf War? He even buried part of his airforce in the desert. There is historical precedent for the concealment of weapons.
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dunkirk1 year, 7 months ago
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ROFLMAO, seems Dumya had 24 hour surveillance over the area, or at least what he told everyone. His prime intent on going in was to stop the proliferation of WMD and according to you Saddam managed to slip those VAST amounts that Cheney and Dumya said he had completely undetected across the border into Syria which miraculously hasn't been distributing them at all to terrorists. AND then after sending in special squads to hunt for the weapons they found NO trace of any manufacturing or storage of the weapons. SO a third rate nation cleans up toxic chemicals better then we do while facing an invasion. NOT to mention sending weap0ons he needs to fight a strategically better armed and trained force out of the country. ROFLMAO.
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djn3nunez31 year, 7 months ago
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Because the Bush Administration lied about the WMD that Saddam had.
Here's one from Rummy
"We know where they are. They're in the area around Tikrit and Baghdad and east, west, south and north somewhat."
Simply stated, there is no doubt that Saddam Hussein now has weapons of mass destruction. - Dick Cheney, speech to VFW National Convention, Aug. 26, 2002
We know for a fact that there are weapons there. - Ari Fleischer, press briefing, Jan. 9, 2003
But make no mistake - as I said earlier - we have high confidence that they have weapons of mass destruction. That is what this war was about and it is about. And we have high confidence it will be found. - Ari Fleischer, press briefing, April 10, 2003
That is what this war was about
That is what this war was about
That is what this war was about
That is what this war was about
That is what this war was about
WMD. And it was a lie. Hundreds of thousands have die.
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MonkeyBiz1 year, 7 months ago
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THAT was what the war was about?!? Dang, I thought it was to free the Iraqi's from a ruthless dictator... No wait, it was because Saddam supported terrorists... hmmm.. no, it was to spread democracy in the middle east wasn't it?... oh darn, there were so many I forgot. The last one (at least I think it was) is pretty catchy though, "If we don't fight them over there, we'll have to fight them over here."
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DropkickaLib1 year, 7 months ago
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Issue dodged! Jefferson has everything to do with wrongdoing and the hypocricy of the DenOrats. Cunningham went to the bighouse for less bribe money and was one of Vietnam's greatest heros. Why don't you let him out if military service atones for everything you do afterwards?
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dunkirk1 year, 7 months ago
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MonkeyBiz1 year, 7 months ago
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OOPS! Accidently gave you a positive. But since I am here... It wouldn't have made a bit of difference which planes he knew how to fly, the reason he was in that unit in the first place was so he would not have to go to Vietnam. He did keep the skies over Texas safe from VC fighter-bombers for a year or so though, gotta give him that.
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dunkirk1 year, 7 months ago
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Wow so he didnt demand to be trained on one that was because? After all he got into the National Guard the day after he appplied when the normal waiting period was 6 months or more. Oh yeah george the hero wanted no part of going there and actually fighting. In fact he wanted no part of the military since he needed to take time off to work on an election campaign. So maybe you can explain how being three months in Nam vs not setting foot there is somehow less respectable. ROFLMAO. The logic of the right is the subject of many debates , fist and foremost of which is does the right HAVE ANY.
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Codi69341 year, 7 months ago
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His service was great, no one is complaining of that. It is his seperatist ideals that are the problem. If a white man had said the same thing, he would had been branded a card carrying memeber of the klan. No questions asked, no time to clearify.
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ningyo1 year, 7 months ago
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typical anti-american populist bilge--this rev wrong and obamasama are hard left racist marxist loonies..read his book and the good rev's church bulletins...these are two peas in a pod that loathe themselves , america and all it stands for..the only place this idiotic nonsense finds an audience is here and the rapidly shrinking dinosaur media--and commenting on the predictable populist bile only elevates his socialist propaganda..but in this case it was too easy--the obama kool-aid drinkers are laughable in their defense of this bigot
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Goppy1 year, 7 months ago
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Why ninny! You are soundin even more craaazie than usual.
Now, when you say socialist, are you talkin bout GOERGE W. BUSH's brand of Socialism?
Thats the one where instead of building a stadium hisself, he extorts the goverment of Texas to build a stadium FOR him?
Here, its all right here in this Popieller members bio I came accrost.
http://www.propeller.com/member/welfare_made_me...
You know, the more you rant on bout Kool Aid, Im wonderin if you aint really talkin bout yourself.
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Goppy1 year, 7 months ago
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Did you read some of ningys comments on the "Performance Problems on Popeiler"?
Check it out!
Ningyo: "Somehow populist and others dont seem to have any problem juicing their propaganda right through to the top."
Is that truly pathetic whinin or WHAT!! I mean ... just LOOK at how many stories made it to the front page bout Rev Wright compared to how many made it to the front page bout John McCain PLEADIN for an endorsement from the 'Catholics are W hores' John Hagee!
Its irrational.
But liek I tolt ningy. I appreciate the effort. Its a standard policy for us Conservatives to whine LOUDLY AND OFTEN bout Libural Media. It all ties in nicely with our demands for extra special considerations.
Cause, you know, we Conservatives ARE special. We are PRECIOUS!
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smithichie1 year, 7 months ago
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"read his book and the good rev's church bulletins".
By "chuch bulletins", I assume you mean the webpage for Trinity United, Obama's church, which I will provide a link for so that you can specifically cite what you find racist or offensive. I have heard numerous claims about Trinity United, but have found nobody willing to point out what they find so offensive about the actual site, just a few lines they have heard from one Reverend, repeated every 30 minutes for over a week straight.
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cowboygrandpa1 year, 7 months ago
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I can go along with most of what is said.
They want to remain true to the mother country of Africa. OK.
So does that mean they don't love America?
Does that mean they want to turn America like Africa?
You know I experience racism from African Americans too. They hate me when they don't even know me. So should I do the same? No!!!
I also have a problem when they say they are a black church with a black worship.
Funny, if the church I went to said it was a white church with a white worship it would be called racist!!!
Christianity can know no color in worship or it is not Christianity. Now those are things that bother me.
Does it mean as a white Christian I'm not welcome in their church?
I'm not racist and I don't put up with people who are no matter what color they are.
So if I'm reading it wrong please point out to me where I've erred. I'm hoping I have.
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memestryker1 year, 7 months ago
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A few months back, I saw a story on this man, and they also had literature and signs he had placed in the church that would have made me very uncomfortable to attend.
I was surprised at the time that Obama had attended this church for many years, and wondered if maybe the man was getting old and having senior moments.
I have a lot of empathy for people who had no protection from nightriders and who were not treated equally by law enforcement, the justice system, or political leaders. I know some still have memories of friends and family members being attacked or killed by angry mobs. Condi Rice's father and his neighbors sat at the end of their street with a gun to protect the family because the police refused to patrol their neighborhood.
That can leave a permanent mark, and even the Bible talks about how "sins" affect people for generations. Maybe that's what is really going on--an engram that continues to drive his thoughts and behavior.
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tanglang1 year, 7 months ago
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Well said Cowboy. You did not read it wrong.
N2N, in the past I have made almost the same exact post that CG has made here. Yet instead of giving me a pos as you have done here, you called me a racist. May I ask what the difference is? Because the only one I see is that CG is not a conservative.
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cushi1 year, 7 months ago
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CG, just a few things for you to consider:
"They want to remain true to the mother country of Africa. OK. So does that mean they don't love America?"
Of course not! Because you love your mother, does it mean you do not love your father?
"You know I experience racism from African Americans too. They hate me when they don't even know me. So should I do the same? No!!!"
I am African American. I do not hate you; I don't even know you! It is wrong to indict a whole race of people based on your limited experiences.
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cushi1 year, 7 months ago
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"I also have a problem when they say they are a black church with a black worship. Funny, if the church I went to said it was a white church with a white worship it would be called racist!!!"
Your white church has not had to struggle with its identity, and thus has no reason to define itself in terms of its whiteness. The opposite is true of blacks and the black church. American history has treated us as if we were non-existent in the grand scheme of things. We were robbed of our history and our heritage; therefore, it is not only important, but MECESSARY to re-establish and maintain a connection to our past.
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cushi1 year, 7 months ago
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"Christianity can know no color in worship or it is not Christianity. Now those are things that bother me. Does it mean as a white Christian I'm not welcome in their church?"
In an ideal world, this would be true; but as you know, this world is far from ideal - especially in this part of it! It bothers me, too. It bothers me that any man should exalt himself over any other man to treat him as if he were less than human, and not entitled to the same rights and benefits as other men. It bothers me that people so quickly pass judgement on other people without knowing all the facts or even caring to know them.
No, it does not mean you are not welcome in their church. It does mean, however, that if you are unprepared to hear the gospel from a black perspective, you may not feel comfortable. Let me assure you, there are white, asian and hispanic members who attend regularly and are neither intimidated nor turned off by the ethnic flavor of the services.
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cushi1 year, 7 months ago
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You seem to be equating or confusing ethnic pride with racism. They are distinctly different. The one seeks to instill positive feelings while not excluding or denigrating anyone else; the other seeks to instill negative feelings toward someone else, to exclude and degrade. It also needs to be said that Rev. Wright's condemnation was against America, not against 1 particular race of Americans. At the same time, though, it is true that rich white Americans have a played the larger role in creating the circumstances that led to Rev. Wright's comments.
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amazed1 year, 7 months ago
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((It also needs to be said that Rev. Wright's condemnation was against America, not against 1 particular race of Americans. ))
Well that makes me feel EVER so much more comfortable and relaxed, that the next POTUS has a spiritual advisor, mentor and inspiration, someone who is attacking ALL of America than just one subset of it.
Yep, that'll make me sleep so much better at night!
(for those of you who are humor-challenged, that post was sarcastic)
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Georgia501 year, 7 months ago
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"We were robbed of our history and our heritage" by African tribesmen who pillaged one village after another and sold your forebears to white men.
Oh...and the ones who were NOT sold into slavery? Cut to pieces by machete, Rwanda style.
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smithichie1 year, 7 months ago
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CBG said, "Funny, if the church I went to said it was a white church with a white worship it would be called racist"!!!
There is another Trinity Church in Chicago, it's known as the oldest POLISH Catholic Church in Chicago, would you call them racist?
CBG said, "Does it mean as a white Christian I'm not welcome in their church"?
Why would you think you wouldn't be? Where did you read that whites weren't welcome? Next time they show Wright on TV, if they show the audience, look for the white faces, they are there and probably in bigger numbers than there are black faces at the Polish church, mentioned above.
http://www.pgsa.org/ArchChiPolPar/HolyTrinChi.htm
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