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By Alexis Stodghill, BlackVoices.com
Obama is being harshly criticized for having a pastor who holds challenging views on race in America. Hillary Clinton has used this moment to express her religious views, chiming in: "[Rev. Wright] would not have been my pastor. You don't choose your family, but you choose what church you want to attend."
Interestingly enough, a story has broken about the type of "church" Hillary Clinton does choose to attend: an organization cultivated in an open quest for power with a controversial history, an un-Democratic modus operandi and ties to destructive political regimes. These facts will be explained in detail in 'The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power,' by Jeff Sharlet to be published in May.
Columnist Barbara Ehrenreich reports that Hillary seeks spiritual guidance by worshiping with The Family, "a collection of powerful right-wing politicos, who include, or have included, Sam Brownback, Ed Meese, John Ashcroft, James Inhofe and Rick Santorum." During the 1940s this religious organization "reached out to former and not-so-former Nazis, and its fascination with that exemplary leader, Adolf Hitler, has continued, along with ties to a whole bestiary of murderous thugs."
Interesting. To quote Ehrenreich further:
The Family avoids the word Christian but worships Jesus, though not the Jesus who promised the earth to the "meek." They believe that, in mass societies, it's only the elites who matter, the political leaders who can build God's 'dominion' on earth. Insofar as The Family has a consistent philosophy, it's all about power -- cultivating it, building it and networking it together into ever-stronger units, or "cells." "We work with power where we can," Doug Coe [The Family's leader] has said, and "build new power where we can't."
Obama has made every effort to explain himself and his religious beliefs, while attempting to bridge the racial divide. What will Hillary have to say of her "chosen family"?
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Obama's pastor got him in trouble
ashanticreek said: "where are the well-connected and influential members of trinity church who will stand with rev. wright and counter the slanderof the congregation as 'racist' and 'separatist'? where are the influential mover-and-shakers of the chicago black community that will attest to the good wright has done in the community and the positive impact of trinity church? why is there no outcry at the racist machinations of the press in its pilloring of rev. wright and its obvious agenda to bring obama down?" (Photo: AP) - Comments from Black Voices Boards
Sharpton Shuts Down Tucker Carlson, Defends Obama & Wright
bobgeorge66 said: "Only Al Sharpton can b*tch slap these pundits and make them like it. He brings it to them each and every time - All I have to hear is that Al Sharpton is going to be on.....(insert show here)...and I am watching it. I LOVED how he turned it around on that Tucker guy...." (Photo: Richard Alan Hannon, Getty Images) - Comments from Black Voices Boards
Spitzer Drama & Ho Hypocrisy
EbonyDiva75 said: "Between this woman who was involved with the governor and this link of a segment on the Today Show basically about high price hos, I don't see how these mostly white women who sleep for money and some notoriety (and possibly a future book deal) are any different than [Karrine Steffans, 'Video Vixen']. A HO IS A HO IS A HO--NO MATTER THE RACE AND HOW YOU SLICE AND DICE IT!!! If it was someone like Karrine Steffans doing this, it would be like oh well go figure, typical black woman (why be surprised she does that)..." (Photo: Maury Phillips, WireImage.com) - Comments from Black Voices Boards
Snoop Dog: Ugly Women Don't Sell Records
ebokisses said: "Well Snoop better keep his job becasue his wife sure won't be selling any records... LoL."" (Photo: Malcolm Ali, WireImage.com) - Comments from Black Voices Boards
FIRST INTERRACIAL DATING SHOW: WM WANTS BW
ebokisses said: "I will NOT be watching this CRAPOLA. This mess will only make black women look like fools competing with other black women over some ugly ass wigger bama. They could of at least got a somewhat attractive and successful white guy. Black men are going to have a field day clowining black women over this one." - Comments from Black Voices Boards
Conceited Black Man: A Serious Epidemic
kanyepest said: "I've been a 'polite, nice guy' and women found that boring. Whenever I've been a little arrogant and let the woman know indirectly that she should be happy to be with me, women started being more responsive to me (and opening up their legs for me more, if you know what I mean). What you read as arrogance may very well be confidence in disguise."" - Comments from Black Voices Boards
How much cleavage should be shown?
da8653 said: "Forget cleavage. Women should just go topless." (Photo: Getty Images) - Comments from Black Voices Boards
Dr. Alveda King Speaks Against Abortion
kangold05 said: "First, I wish people would use condoms and practice safe sex. Secondly, given the amount of orphaned, murdered and abusedchildren out there.....some folk should not have been given the chance to even conceive moreless give birth....I say its the woman's right to choose whether she aborts her pregnancy. In a perfect world, ever woman that gives birth is a perfect mother who gives 100% to her child(ren).....this is not a perfect world."" (Photo: Jeff Fusco, Getty Images) - Comments from Black Voices Boards
HALF OF BLACK TEEN GIRLS HAS STD!
holla1600 said: "honestly, i don't know what the real numbers are so i can't dispute what's being said and no one else can either unless someone is conducting their own studies. so my best response to this information is to shake my head and think about a solution to bring the number (whatever it is) down. cuz we all know that it's higher than what it needs to be just based on common sense alone." - Comments from Black Voices Boards
IS BLACK LOVE--DEAD?
middlepassage1 said: "Have black people given up on MARRIAGE? Is black love dead? R&B singer Monica has 2 babies out of wedlock. Erykah Badu has 2 babies outof wedlock. Laurn Hill has 3 or 4 babies out of wedlock. Puff Daddy has 3 kids out of wedlock. Rapper T.I. has 4 or 5 kids out of wedlock. Somebody on this board said that Keyshia Cole is now pregnant, and she is not married. 70% of black kids, are born to UNWED mothers--whatever happened to MARRIAGE in the black community?"
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By: Adi on 4/07/2008 2:48AM
I'm so tired of people saying "if you don't love this country get out" and go where?this country is not some perfect place where everyone is equal and loves one another like you would love to believe because you do not feel the after effects of our nations history far and not long past. Only those who do not not struggle or who'e not seen their parents struggle and who have not been taught certain damaging mentalities that have been handed down for generations on end. This country's largest problem is ingnorance by choice. whatever does not suite an American's beliefs or social standing does not exsist or should be forgotten. people like you are said choosing to be ignorant because you do not want others to speak. if you feel you have nothing to do with it then it should not effect you when others use thier voices to let the rest of humanity hear what other humans are experiancing. this country and other european based countries have damaged the world why should we who have been displaced be displaced again to an even more desolate environment because you are tired of hearing about your own history and being faced with the effects our history has had on your/our neighbors?
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By: Adi on 4/07/2008 2:55AM
Black Americans have been through more by this country than any other nationality here. it still stands you can choose to ignore and turn a blind eye but just because you choose not to look out your window does not mean that that everyone walking outside doesn't get rained on.
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By: Nisey01 on 4/07/2008 4:56AM
I am not surprised, with her demeanor, it well explains it in full. Another heap of mess from Hillary. That's why no one can/should cast the first stone. She's too far gone in her mess, I wonder what lies she will reveal now. Sometimes it's best to leave well enough alone. In Hillary's case it was just a matter of time, since she had been to notoriously pointing fingers at Obama and the pastor. Secure the hatch, it's about to be a brawl. (((DUCK))), all I can say.
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By: daphne on 4/07/2008 8:50AM
for the first time am seeing this and am suprised to see so much racism in all the comments in equality America honestly there are people who say they cant bcoz of slavery what an excuse!!!! and then racism is here to stay as much as tribalism is in Africa except in Africa everyone is in their motherland so they wont accept anything less from any other tribe but in America 400yrs later the blacks are still trying to fit in and 2 say the truth they really are slow in their efforts by now they should have a free nation like Liberia i respect this creed of liberians because they have something they call theirs regardless if its built or not but you blacks in america should get a grip quit trying and get it done!!!!!!!!!
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By: M. Alieu Iscandari Esq on 4/07/2008 5:32AM
For Cecil Jones
There is indeed a black church occasioned by the very racisit and seggregationist attitudes that Rev Wright seaks about. Remember the history of our people in the US. We were not always good enough to worship in the chirch with white people so we had our own black church. Remember the Bible in South Africa under Apartheid a regieme that the US supported until the worlds moral persuasion forced it to accept change, did state that Black were to be held in bondage by whites.
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By: ZiggyDog on 4/07/2008 2:59PM
In 1961, a young African-American man, after hearing President John F.Kennedy's challenge to, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country," gave up his student deferment, left
college in Virginia and voluntarily joined the Marines.
In 1963, this man, having completed his two years of service in the Marines, volunteered again to become a Navy corpsman. (They provide medical assistance to the Marines as well as to Navy personnel.)
The man did so well in corpsman school that he was the valedictorian and became a cardiopulmonary technician. Not surprisingly, he was assigned
to the Navy's premier medical facility, Bethesda Naval Hospital, as a member of the commander in chief's medical team, and helped care for
President Lyndon B. Johnson after his 1966 surgery. For his service on the team, which he left in 1967, the White House awarded him three letters of commendation.
What is even more remarkable is that this man entered the Marines and Navy not many years after the two branches began to become integrated.
While this young man was serving six years on active duty, Vice President Dick Cheney, who was born the same year as the Marine/sailor,received five deferments, four for being an undergraduate and graduate student and one for being a prospective father. Presidents Bill Clinton and George W. Bush, both five years younger than the African-American
youth, used their student deferments to stay in college until 1968. Both then avoided going on active duty through family connections.
Who is the real patriot? The young man who interrupted his studies to serve his country for six years or our three political leaders who beat
the system? Are the patriots the people who actually sacrifice something or those who merely talk about their love of the country?
After leaving the service of his country, the young African-American finished his final year of college, entered the seminary, was ordained as a minister, and eventually became pastor of a large church in one of
America's biggest cities.
This man is Rev. Jeremiah Wright, the retiring pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ.
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By: lol on 4/07/2008 7:21PM
most black people in this country are half black since white slave owners would get lost on their way home.
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By: TimeForUnity on 4/09/2008 10:13PM
#77 TOM- ALL I HAVE TO SAY TO YOU IS STFU BECAUSE YOU SOUND RIDICULOUS!
#83 DAPHNE - UNFORTUNATELY BLACK PEOPLE WILL NEVER BE EQUAL TO WHITE PEOPLE NO MATTER WHAT THEY THINK OR FEEL. YOU MAY ACQUIRE MATERIAL POSSESSIONS AND WHAT YOU DEEM GOOD JOBS BUT WHEN YOU MOVE INTO THEIR NIEGHBORHOODS AND WALK IN CERTAIN AREAS THEY MAKE IT ABSOLUTELY CLEAR TO YOU AS A BLACK PERSON YOU ARE NOT EQUAL TO THEM NOR DO THEY RESPECT YOU OR WANT YOU AROUND. ALTHOUGH THEY MAY SMILE IN YOUR FACE AS IF THEY RESPECT YOU BUT REST ASSURED BEHIND YOUR BACK AND OUT OF THEIR PRESENCE YOU ARE SOMETHING ELSE ENTIRELY. IF YOU DO NOT KNOW THIS NOW YOU WILL SURELY KNOW IT LATER. BECAUSE THEIR TRUE COLORS WILL ALWAYS REAR ITS UGLY HEAD. THEY CANT HELP IT, ITS THEIR NATURE. EMBEDDED WITHIN THEIR VERY SOULS. #85 - LAMB YES THERE WAS THE STORY CIRCULATING AROUND THAT THE KKK ENDORSED OBAMA BUT IT WAS DEBUNKED AS A FALSE ARTICLE.
THE BOTTOM LINE IS THE CLINTONS ARE LIARS AND FIND IT CONVIENANT TO USE BLACK PEOPLE IN ANY MANNER THEY DEEM FIT. THEY STARTED THE OBAMA RACE ISSUE AND NOW HELLIRY SETS IN BLACK CHURCHES PUTTING ON A SOUTHERN DRAWL. INSULTING. BASICALLY THIS WOMAN IS TELLING BLACK PEOPLE THAT YOU ARE SO UNINTELLIGENT AND EASILY DUPED THAT THEY WILL BELIEVE ANYTHING. YES, I SUPPORT OBAMA BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN HIS CAUSE AND ALSO BECAUSE HE IS BLACK!! YES WE CAN! TO BE HONEST IF SEPARTION OF THE RACES WERE ON THE TABLE WITH SEPARATE GOVERNMENT I WOULD JUMP ON THAT IN A HEART BEAT.
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By: Ronnie Jones on 4/13/2008 3:18PM
I don;t know why the Clintons are bashing Reverend Wright when they had a relationship with him even had him at the White House in 1998
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