Rev. Jeremiah Wright is a patriot and a man who loves his country.
Fox News has become nothing more than a propaganda arm of the right-wing. Host Sean Hannity is a friend of a known neo Nazi and unfortunately the "conservative agenda" is enmeshed with the "white supremacist" agenda.
Fox and Pat Buchanan have been attempting to smear Rev. Wright as some kind of crazy wild-eyed "Kill Whitey" Negro by cherry-picking the most extreme parts of the reverend's provocative but insightful sermons.
In his speech on race, Barack Obama talked about viewing our racial divide in context.
We need to give the Reverend Wright the same courtesy and view his sermons in context as well.
Here is the 9/11 sermon, where Wright's "chickens come home to roost" comment was an embellishment and paraphrasing former U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, Edward Peck in an interview on Fox. Wright calls 9/11 an "unthinkable" act and calls for nonviolence and an end to hatred.
Here's the 9/11 sermon in a larger context:
Here's a larger portion of the reverend's "God Damn America" sermon:
Why are we not shown these longer clips on the news media? Why is Rupert Murdoch, an Australian, setting the tone for our presidential race? Why aren't reporters digging deeper than soundbites provided to them by Fox News? Why are CNN and MSNBC offering us nothing better than regurgitated headlines from Fox?
Our media is in a terrible state when ordinary citizens doing a Google search can do a better job than some of the highest paid "journalists" in the country.
I am disgusted with the way the media has handled this, but considering how lousy a job they've done in the past 7 years, I guess I should expect it. What happened to telling both sides of a story in journalism? I am sickened when I think of the number of comments I've seen on various sites where Rev. Wright and Sen. Obama have been condemned. Should he lose this election, the media will be to blame for pushing this story without providing all the facts.
Not only has the leading candidate for the nomination had to deal with this crap for the last week or so, but Rev. Wright and Trinity have had to watch themselves be abused and assailed again and again.
Well, at least all of the white folks who were uncomfortable about feeling as though they might be leaning towards voting for a black guy have found their "get out of jail free card."
But it's just so disgusting that the media have not even had the decency or fairness to play these sermons more in-full.
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The sermon Audacity of Hope is also available on YouTube
God Bless!
If those who control the money in a country, like the so-called Federal Reserve and the international banks that own it, also control the policy making of the government, then those who control our Information, ultimately control the Reality of the public mind set! We see what they want us to see. We hear what they want us to hear. And like amoebae given the proper stimulus, we react accordingly. The days of a free and open internet are nearly over. This place is the last bastion of open discourse in our society. When ATT and Verizon take control and net neutrality is dead, then so will free speech be in America. And we will see one clip of the Rev. Wright over and over and over again; one version of the "Romantic" 100 years war called Iraq; and a shiny new version of the Constitution written by Bush/Cheney available on a pay for play basis on the New Murdoch-Net!
Should ever Catholic abandon the church over the scandals involving priests, or even over a disagreement with the Pope himself regarding contraception? Who does it serve to force a person to abandon their faith?
The notion that Fox is fair and balanced has already been shown to be ludicrous. The spin and bias is obvious to all. The fact they choose this particular way to attack Barack Obama only serves to validate my support for his candidacy.
The upsetting part is that our television and radio have been non stop response to this clip and as a result just intensifies and inflames the divisions in our society ~ and in the process drags Obama through the mud of ridicule and judgement.
Is there no bottom to FOX's hate pit? Is there nothing society can do to stop this? If nothing else, Wright should sue them for defamation of character!
These biased, out-of-context stories should be classified as fiction rather than news. I am saddened by our society's willingness to accept such reports. I am constantly amazed at the many intelligent people I meet who are completely taken in by these stories without question. Thankfully the internet has given the rest of us access to other venues whereby we become journalists ourselves to suss out a more accurate and complete story.
I have a brother. We care deeply for each other and wish each other the best. If my brother thought I was harming myself ,my family, or anyone else through imprudent behavior. He would be telling me 'Goddam Scottymac11'. 'Do the right thing'. That of course would be coming from love and concern for my well being and those around me.