BigBearJohn
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Sun Apr-27-08 08:56 PM
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If Rev. Wright were running for President, I would vote for him. |
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I'm a white man and a Hillary supporter. Ok. Here it comes.
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Sun Apr-27-08 08:56 PM
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Sun Apr-27-08 08:57 PM
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Ive always wanted to vote for somebody who tells the unvarnished truth.
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Sun Apr-27-08 08:59 PM
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after hearing him speak this afternoon, absolutely without a doubt.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:00 PM
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4. and I'm not religious, but I'd go to church to hear him speak. |
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Wed Apr-30-08 09:36 PM
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42. Still feeling that way? |
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:00 PM
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5. I guess I'd have to ask "against whom"? first |
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Is that right ? who or whom? Barack gets my vote.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:01 PM
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He has a lot of interesting things to say. I wish he had gone before the media when the whole shitstorm started. Better late than never though.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:01 PM
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7. Out of curiosity, had you originally believed the scary black preacher hype? |
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I had gone over to youtube and listened to the soundbites in the full context of his sermons, so I knew he was being caricatured by the media. But I know a lot of people didn't know anymore than the soundbites.
So, if you don't mind sharing, what did you think before and after seeing him speak tonight.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:02 PM
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8. Well, there are scary white preachers as well |
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:19 PM
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17. Yeah. But you know, scary black preachers are scarier |
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:17 PM
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16. No. I didn't believe the scary hype. I saw the truth of what he was |
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saying. I agreed with him on so many levels. All throughout his speech today, I was crying my eyes out. He moved me like I haven't been moved in 30 years. This man will surpass Martin Luther King. I am so blown away, my meager words can't express it.
This man is a sage.. a living genius. If were living back in Chicago, I would have attended his church. I will most definitely buy his book.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:22 PM
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18. He is far and away one of the most powerful speakers I've ever seen |
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I'm so glad they aired this.
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Wed Apr-30-08 09:37 PM
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He's a great preacher. (Nutty, narcissistic and deluded in some aspects but a great preacher.)
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:04 PM
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9. I gotta see this speech |
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Apparently, it was powerful?
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:14 PM
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15. So powerful that the talking heads at CNN are gobsmacked |
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Gobsmacked.
It's kinda fun watching them talk about this.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:28 PM
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19. I'm so glad CNN decided to cover the speech indepth. I've found no other coverage elsewhere. eom |
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:08 PM
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Will check The You Tubes in the am.
Wow.
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Wed Apr-30-08 09:38 PM
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:10 PM
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27. I didn't see what was so great about it? |
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I'm a Rev Wright fan, but I like some of his sermons better than this speech.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:10 PM
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Why have I never heard of this exceptional man before now?
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:11 PM
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Can you feel it? :bounce:
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:28 PM
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38. SwampRat, I would beseech you to make an image of him that does him justice. |
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Something with the theme of "A Change is Coming" or "Different does NOT mean deficient!"
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:11 PM
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:kick:
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:12 PM
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13. Well since he isn't we could try and guess who he would recommend |
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:12 PM
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14. Wright is a great speaker...we need to see more of him |
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Thanks for you honest assessment.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:37 PM
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20. Rev Wright is a great man |
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And I'd vote for him too. Trinity UCC is a great congregation.
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:50 PM
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21. Like Hillary... you are a pathological liar.... |
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:04 PM
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Sun Apr-27-08 09:53 PM
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22. Not Me - the guy is toxic! Makes me glad I don't go to Church - too much hatred! |
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Anyone who doesn't think this will hurt Obama in the GE is deluded.
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:11 PM
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29. I disagree. This guy is pure love. A true sage. Better watch again. |
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:10 PM
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26. I'm waiting for the" rest of the thread" |
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Edited on Sun Apr-27-08 10:12 PM by Tribetime
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:14 PM
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31. The other shoe is not going to fall. Maybe 5 times in my life have I been so inspired by someone. |
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This man sees beyond the veil.
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:18 PM
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:21 PM
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:10 PM
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28. In her heart of hearts, I think Hillary believes in the majority of what Wright has articulated. |
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Especially with respect to the education and pedagogy utilized with our young children of color.
A very long time ago, Sen. Clinton described the merits of using the Project Approach because of the very reasons Rev. Wright articulated tonight.
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:12 PM
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30. Your perspicacity is admirably consistent... |
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Have you ever considered backing a candidate who wasn't essentially a dare?
Big deal. The legislature will still continue to trend left for awhile regardless how many 40 year-old nazis get put on the Supreme Court by smilin' John.
Then again, ANYTHING can happen this year...
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:16 PM
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32. I loved his sharing his scholarship with us -- the linguist's perspective |
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He is a fabulous orator. I liked the way he showed us, as well as telling us, that we must see one another and ourselves as different but not deficient. Challenged us to understand one another and said a change would come if we gave it a try.
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:26 PM
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37. You took the words right out of my mouth. He caused a phase shift in MY thinking. |
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My new motto is definitely go to be: "Different does NOT mean deficient."
He really cracked me up when he was talking about today's education as being "Reading, Writing, and Ritalin." I choked on my dinner when he said that.
His comments on education could change the way America teaches today's kids.
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:22 PM
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He wasn't wearing a flag pin.
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Sun Apr-27-08 10:32 PM
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39. Now here is a Hillary supporter I can respect. Good for you. At least now I believe you are voting |
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for Hillary for rational reasons. Not based on "sex", "race" or "hate".
I applaud you.
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Mon Apr-28-08 06:14 PM
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Mon Apr-28-08 06:15 PM
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41. Jeebus! The last Hillary supporter not on my ignore list. |
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Wed Apr-30-08 09:39 PM
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I would have to know more about who baptized his children, and who his spiritual mentor was...important shit like that.
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