Susan Estrich (Clinton supporter), on Obama's speech (link)

[scheming daemons]

It was an eloquent and powerful speech. But Barack Obama's inspirational oratory left one fundamental question unanswered, at least for this white American -- although judging by the reactions I've been hearing on local radio, for many others, as well.

A pastor is not a relative. The thing with relatives is we don't choose them. They just are.

Pastors and places of worship don't work that way. You choose where you go. You listen and decide. You're not born into a church, or if you are, you're free as an adult to choose a new location, if not a new faith.

If Barack Obama heard the anger in his pastor's voice, why did he stay?

If he didn't hear the anger, was he not listening?

If he was listening, why didn't he speak up?

The answer, I think, is that he did. Speaking up is what he is doing in running for president. Offering a different approach than his pastor to the injuries of race and class is what his campaign is actually about. But he has to make that connection. There's still a step he needs to take.



http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/political_commentary/commentary_by_susan_estrich/the_speech

[powergirl]

1. Estrich is a paid Fox News Contributer

I remember seeing her on that network, along with Ferraro. http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,34757,00.html

Why are the loudest voices for Clinton on that obscene network?

[CatsDogsBabies]

2. Very nice the

way she gets that his running for president, trying to heal the injuries of race and division, is the way he is trying to speak out to Rev. Wright. I think he has made that connection, I don't know how he could make it more explicitly.

[burythehatchet]

4. She's a Fox News analyst. What more need be said?

[burythehatchet]

3. Susan Ostrich advising Barack Obama. That's rich.

[HiFructosePronSyrup]

5. Blah blah blah.

Clinton supporters were desperately trying to connect the preacher with Obama- he married him and his wife, he baptised their children, etc. Now they're trying to say pastors have no deep relationship with their parishoners.

They want Obama to throw his black preacher under the bus, but not his white grandmother. Once again demonstrating double standards when it comes to treatment of white people and black people.

[Coexist]

6. ask any of my fundie friends, the person who "brought them to Jesus"

is as close to their heart as their mother.