THE BLACK PLAGUE

The actions of Jeremiah Wright lately, are inexcusable. His words are divisive, his sermons are laced with conspiracy theories, falsehoods, and innuendo, yet, I do share "some" of his sentiments. I do believe the government has forsaken the African American community, and the community constantly faces injustices that are unheard of in other communities.

How many unarmed any races besides Black, do you hear getting shot to death by police, regularly? That being said, I feel Jeremiah's latest speech is naive, at best, and comparable to Black on Black crime, at its highest level. Why now? Why say that Obama's response to the sound bites were "what politicians do"? Why does it appear that he now has a vendetta against Obama?
Obama didn't disown Wright when the sound bites first came out. Yes, he distanced himself from the divisive remarks, but he said "he could no more disown Wright than he could disown the Black community". Bravo!! Jeremiah…… now exit stage left. That should have been the end of it if Jeremiah truly believed in Obama's candidacy.

The right wingers, and his opponents would still bring the issue up, but the significance of it would not have been as severe. Now, two weeks before the next round of primaries, Wright decides to go on a speaking tour, and not only reiterate the most caustic of his statements, but he also seemed to go after Obama, as if Obama somehow betrayed him.

Politics is indeed a dirty game, but when you are running for the highest office in the land, representative of EVERYONE, you cannot have it appear that you have aligned yourself with extremists or extremist causes through personal relationships, domestic or abroad. Yes previous administrations have engaged in clandestine activities, but it was done covertly, and that's beside the point, because it is WRONG to take sides when you are running for Commander in Chief. Your duty is to make sure everyone is protected, and do what's best for the Nation as a whole, according to the law.

The middle class is what makes this country strong. The elite of this country want to keep pace with the Oil barons and the heiresses from abroad so badly, they have forsaken their own well being, and the well being of the nation for SHORT TERM gains. Yeah, they have been raking in the profits, but take a look at the recent earning reports; it's practically down across the board. Without consumption, the profits will fall, and without income consumption drastically slows down. No one shops like Americans.

All this is more reason why we cannot afford to be distracted by the nonsense that keeps us in the dark. I am no prophet, but I am confident Obama is a superior choice. He OBVIOUSLY does not harbor "all" of the sentiments his Pastor expresses. After all the man's ancestry is half white. That fact is routinely omitted because they want to blacken him up as much as they can right now. Just like Guiliani doesn't agree with the Cardinal, but Guiliani still shows up to church, and even takes the sacrament, albeit, against the Cardinal's wishes. If he were Obama I'm sure this little fact would have marginalized him as well. But we all know the first Black President is going to have a boatload of crap to deal with. The first Black anything will always be challenged. These are the conditions we need to CHANGE. Everyone should be judged based on their capabilities, performance, and merit, primarily. But the first step will always be the most difficult. Here's to change, I hope we are prepared to make our voices heard, and stop chomping at the bit to destroy each other all the damn time, consciously or otherwise……