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Thread #109662   Message #2295905
Posted By: GUEST,Jack the Sailor
23-Mar-08 - 12:24 PM
Thread Name: BS: McCain/Lieberman Vs. Clinton/Obama?
Subject: RE: BS: McCain/Lieberman Vs. Clinton/Obama?
From the first article that Rabbi-Sol posted.

>>>Several concerns leap out at us. Until this speech, Sen. Obama maintained that he hadn't heard or known about Rev. Wright's controversial comments. This claim plainly did not pass the smell test. <<<

This plainly is untrue. I saw Mr. Obama is several interviews before the speech and I have seen old recordings of Rev. Wright since then.

Mr. Obama was careful to refer to those statements that were currently playing on youtube and elsewhere when he made those statements. And it is plain to me that Wright said plenty of controversial things, critical of US policy that fall short of the inflammatory rhetoric which has caused the controversy.

Also they point out that Obama told a group in Cleveland that Wright was upset with Israel because of their support for apartheid. But the Jewish press says this was a lie because he was upset about the oppression of the Palestinians. Why couldn't both be true? Certainly it is a lie to say with certainty that Obama was lying.

This article plays fast and loose with the truth and is plainly a smear job.

If this website wants to support McCain because they feel that he is an aggressive war mongering hawk, then they out to say so. The shouldn't resort to lies and smears and false accusations of racism.