The Democrats Hagee/Wright Problem
May 8th, 2008 at 03:21am Matt Margolis
Last week, America’s Election HQ blog reported on whining Democrats who think that John McCain “got a pass” over his so-called association with Pastor John Hagee. In the weeks that followed the widespread release of Obama’s pastors anti-American/racist/anti-Semitic sermons, liberal pundits and bloggers kept referring to Hagee as “McCain’s pastor” — an obvious “misery loves company” strategy that was as ridiculous as Wright’s rhetoric.
It doesn’t take a genius to understand the differences between Hagee’s endorsement of John McCain (as well as McCain’s subsequent repudiation of Hagee’s anti-Catholic views) and Barack Obama’s 20-year relationship with Jeremiah Wright, who not only officiated Obama’s marraige, but baptized his kids. And of course, Obama’s book title, The Audacity of Hope, comes from one of Wright’s sermons.
There have been a number of polls done assessing the impact of the Jeremiah Wright story on Obama’s presidential bid. While some suggest most voters say he handled it well, others showed Obama significantly damaged by it. All the while Obama supporters have been trying to argue that Wright isn’t a legitimate issue.
The thing is, Wright is a legitimate issue. Even if you choose to believe Obama’s claim that in the 20 years he was attending Wright’s church services that he never once heard anything like what we saw clips of on television or heard on the radio, no reasonable person could believe that Obama wasn’t aware of Wright’s anti-American, racist, and anti-Semitic views. Yet, he still went to the church and gave it thousands of dollars in contributions. That tells you a lot of about Barack’s character and true values… and none of what it says is good.
Still, Democrats know this is an issue that won’t go away. If Wright wasn’t a liability for Obama’s candidacy, you wouldn’t be hearing John Hagee’s name being brought up as a common rebuttal. If Obamaniacs think that Hagee is a liability for McCain, then they know with absolute certainty that Wright is a huge liability for Obama. And if Democrats think bringing up Hagee will neutralize the Wright impact on Obama’s candidacy then they are wrong. The Hagee story came and went because there was “no there there” as far McCain’s candidacy is concerned. As long as Democrats try to regurgitate that non-story then it only reminds people of Obama’s longtime connection to and acceptance of Jeremiah Wright.
Some may argue that last night’s primary results show that Barack Obama has effectively moved beyond Jeremiah Wright. Perhaps as far as the Democratic Primary is concerned, maybe he has. Afterall, Democrats probably agree with Jeremiah Wright on many levels… But in the general election? No question… big negative for Obama… no matter how much our friends on the left want to pretend it’s not.
But hey, let them pretend.
Entry Filed under: Campaign 2008, Democrats
18 Comments
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3. Freshstart | May 8th, 2008 at 6:44 am
‘Your pastor is worse than mine thread.” Conservative ideology that keeps you coming back for the laughter.
4. David | May 8th, 2008 at 7:58 am
last I checked Hagee wasn’t McCain’s pastor… way to prove his point freshstart!
5. Some Assembly Required | May 8th, 2008 at 8:03 am
20 years, 20 years, 20 years…
Next
6. SEW | May 8th, 2008 at 8:23 am
Next. You wish. Can you imagine Hussein talking with our enemies and his judgement of those conversations? Under his nose for 20 years and he doesn’t have a clue?
Next?
In your dreams. I HOPE not. NO he can’t.
7. SEW | May 8th, 2008 at 10:05 am
Next. Rezko
Next. Ayers
Next. Davis
Next. Michelle Obama
Next. Ajmadman?
NO he can’t.
8. Freshstart | May 8th, 2008 at 10:26 am
David | May 8th, 2008 at 7:58 am
last I checked Hagee wasn’t McCain’s pastor… way to prove his point freshstart!
I should have been more clear. Your “Democratic leaning pastor” is worse than my “Republican leaning pastor” thread.” Conservative ideology that keeps you coming back for the laughter.
9. fartotheright | May 8th, 2008 at 10:31 am
There is a BIG difference between Hagee and Wright. I have not personally heard Hagee say anything anti-Catholic so I can’t speak to that, I don’t know if it’s true, or if their is the “guilt by allegation” political ploy going on. (I have listened to him a few times.) Hagee is Pro-America and Pro-Israel where as Wright is Anti-America and Anti-Israel. I have not heard Hagee say anything racist, but I have heard Wright spew racist comments. And yes Hagee is not McCain’s Pastor. I have not heard Hagee spew racist remarks nor have I heard him being accused of racist remarks. So their is a big difference between them. If Hagee has said anything Anti-Catholic, I have to disagree with that. I am not Catholic and I disagree with many things Catholic, but Catholics are still Christians, and I don’t want to say anything negative about a fellow Christian. I just speak to what I disagree with.
10. Kahn | May 8th, 2008 at 11:09 am
Polls show that high percentages of blacks agree with Wright on many controversial subjects. Just as most blacks think that O.J. is innocent. It is absolutely no surprise that Obama got 90% of the N.C. black vote AFTER Wright.
The blacks that subscribe to these crazy theories and anti-America attitudes actually hope that Obama is denying Wright ONLY as a political expedient and that he secretly agrees.
Though stifled now, it appeared at one time that Obamas wife was making it clear that SHE was on board the hate train.
TRUTH?
11. fartotheright | May 8th, 2008 at 11:28 am
Feshstart, you have the typical arogant rudness of the left. Why don’t you stay away from that childishness and stand above the crowd. Yes I know that their may be those here that behave just like you do, but it’s not a mature reason for the tit for tat nonsence. You know, “I do it because you do it.”
12. Freshstart | May 8th, 2008 at 6:04 pm
9. fartotheright | May 8th, 2008 at 10:31 am
Since Matt will not lead you down the path of enlightenment let me provide a link to the pastor McCain sought endorsement: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uViQ0hVV57Q&eurl
13. Kahn | May 8th, 2008 at 6:08 pm
Freshstart - so what? He wasn’t McCains pastor for 20 years. There is no evidence McCain OR his wife agree with him. AND, the vast majority of whites, conservatives, white christians, Christian conservatives, conservative white Christians disagree with him vehemently.
Don’t you get it? Some blacks actually vote for Obama BECAUSE of Wrights crazy views - which they share.
You have a bigger problem on your side than you realize.
14. FmrMarine | May 8th, 2008 at 6:15 pm
freestart;
I heard NOTHING on Hagees teaching that approached these.
I do not agree with his interpretation,
but I heard no hate!
Tell me the same of the following……
http://youtube.com/watch?v=khuu-RhOBDU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hAYe7MT5BxM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTBiWxN4BlM
http://infidelsarecool.com/2008/03/20/rev-wright-got-his-masters-degree-in-islam-in-west-africa/
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/01/barack_obama_and_israel.html
http://www.americanthinker.com/2008/03/typical_white_factbased_reason.html
15. FmrMarine | May 8th, 2008 at 6:20 pm
Kahn;
“Just as most blacks think that O.J. is innocent.”
BUT BUT…..you mean he’s NOT!
OH the humanity!!!!!
LOL
There will always be idiots who believe anything, for no reason other than skin color.
This is sad, and so is the democRAT party.
16. fartotheright | May 9th, 2008 at 10:12 am
Freshstart, can’t look at this YouTube video, it’s blocked here at work. You’ll have to work a little harder to “enlighten” me.
17. fartotheright | May 9th, 2008 at 10:27 am
Another thing Freshstart, you come across so puffed up and arrogant that I am very antagonistic to anything you say. Your coming across as a vain snooty liberal. Who would listen to a vain arrogant snooty person? Only those as arrogant, snooty and gullible as the communicator I suspect.
18. majoriot | May 9th, 2008 at 5:22 pm
I think this says it all regarding the Rev. Wright situation.
http://www.harpers.org/archive/2008/05/hbc-90002900
By the by, check out his other cartoons. He spares no one. I like that.