Black Evangelicals

Why Barack Won't Dump McClurkin: It's Cynical Politics Baby Pure and Simple

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.25.2007 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama has looked hard at the numbers, and knows that there are a lot of socially conservative blacks who loathe gay marriage and any talk of gay rights.

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Obama Got it Right and Wrong on Gay Bashing

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.23.2007 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

One line missing from Obama's disavowal was, "I will not appear on stage with Reverend McClurkin unless he publicly disavows his rabid anti-gay statements and crusade."

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Obama Should Repudiate and Cancel His Gay Bash Tour, and Do It Now

Earl Ofari Hutchinson | Posted 10.20.2007 | Politics

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Earl Ofari Hutchinson

Obama wouldn't dare go down the knock gay path, and risk drawing the inevitable heat for it, if he didn't think as Bush that anti-gay sentiment is still wide and deep among many blacks.

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