So we have a brand new qualification for President

[bigdarryl]

You cant be President if you have people associated with you saying dumb things no GUILT BY ASSOCIATION or your not qualified. At least thats what the media and some DU'ers on her think

[davidpdx]

1. I'm assuming you are talking about Wright and Obama

Just to let you know you could be a little more specific.

If guilt be association is an issue, Clinton is just as guilty:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5729853''

[bigdarryl]

3. BUT the media is giving her a past on this they don't talk about the fact that in

the 60's she had dealings with the black panthers. NO COVERAGE at all on this

[izzie]

2. Ever looked who has been in the WH for the last 30 years or so?

It has not counted with them for sure. I will say I do think it will count with Obama. It gives a reason not to vote for a black man. Obama has to be smarter and better than the others that run.

[thunder rising]

4. First, if your black your preacher becomes fair play. I'll bet none of the others have attended the

same church for 20 years. In fact maybe that's what we find fascinating.

[sandnsea]

5. No, you can't have BLACK people

associated with you who has said anything intelligent that scares all the white folks who voted for Bush which proves that they're a bunch of idiots anyway.

[Voltaire]

19. And heaven FORBID we ever make whites uncomfortable with us

Makes me want to take a flamethrower to this country.

[boppers]

6. You can't be a former slave race, and pissed off about it.

Black=OK.
Pissed off=OK.

Pissed off about black slavery=NOT OK.

[Apollo11]

7. This is about how you spend time with your children on weekends

It speaks to character and sense of self.

[FrenchieCat]

8. Who is the judge, and what makes them superior to sit in judgement

of others?

Being an adulterer is OK, but having a Pastor who speaks his mind is not?

How did this happen.

Makes me suspect of the paragon of virtue who speak of children and weekends.

The Pope is associated with an awful lot of phedophiles for me to buy this line of yours.

Rev. Wright committed no crime.

and Obama's only crime is being open minded enough to allow a Pastor to preach to his Flock without feeling compeled to only sit in a church at had a pastor that did exactly has Obama determined should be proper behavior.

If finds the standards set to be mistifying.

[Apollo11]

9. Voters judge candidates on character and integrity

Each voter has to decide for herself or himself what issues they consider are important when choosing a candidate.

I don't agree that "Being an adulterer is OK". But I would still vote for Bill Clinton over Bush Senior or Bob Dole.

I am not a Catholic and even if I was - I would not put much faith in the current Pope.

Hillary Clinton is not an adulterer - as far as I know. B-)

[FrenchieCat]

10. So if Adulterers are OK to vote for ,

Why would having a fiery pastor disqualify one?

Can the same person rationalize that, or do they just not bother to?

[Apollo11]

14. If Obama is confirmed as the nominee I will support him 110%

Hopefully Jeremiah Wright will not be on the Democratic ticket in the Fall.

[Voltaire]

20. That's a STUPID thing to say

why WOULD Wright be on the ticket eh?

[Apollo11]

24. Dude - it looks like you are slamming my subject line! LOL!

Rev Wright is one of the few people to have openly said that he would be interested in the VP spot.

But if you didn't appreciate my wry remark, let's ask the mods to create an "irony" smilie or something.

[DemVet]

23. Whether you like it or not...

...people WILL judge Obama on his association with this racist.

[ShortnFiery]

11. Yes those TCCC outreach programs for HIV and Hospice, in particular, are super evil.

:eyes:

[Hippo_Tron]

13. Sorry but the way Obama spends his time with his children on weekends...

Does not tell me a thing about whether or not we will get out of Iraq or whether or not we will get universal health care. Then again, I said the same thing about how I just don't care about Hillary embellished a story about Bosnia, and my fellow Obama supporters gave me a lot of shit for it.

I'm not looking for a moral leader in my President. I honestly could care less if they have wild orgies in the oval office. I'm just looking for someone who will make the changes that I want to see happen.

[CBGLuthier]

16. SPIN

a million rpm think of the children RW style spin.

How's about you raise your children your way and let them raise their children their way, OK.

[2rth2pwr]

12. Yeah, good judgment is something new that we look for in our President.

whodathunk?

[Voltaire]

21. Tell that bullshit to Hillary's fundraisers

Or do the same standards of good judgement apply here? Fucking hypocrites.

[Skidmore]

22. Well that kinda disqualifies Hillary from the get-go.

She's associated with that husband of hers who was stupid enough to screw around while living in a goldfish bowl, get caught, and then lie about it. That little bit of poor judgement cost this nation hugely.

Stupid is as stupid does.

[Vinca]

15. Flame me, but I think the new qualification has more to do with skin color. nt

[noel711]

17. There's different standards depending on the candidate...

McCain gets a pass on a lot of things because he endured the horrors of
being a prisoner of War. I've heard from others that his POW status makes
him the most qualified to be POTUS. Nothing else matters.

Hillary gets a pass on a lot of things: she was First Lady, so she understands
implicitly the White HOuse. She endured the public humiliation of her philandering
husband, and so she has the 'chops' to endure the rigors of public life.

Barack Obama ... no pass at all; He is supposed to be pure as the driven snow (because his modus operandi of his campaign is 'a different politics.') And because he is AFrican American
he has to be above the fray, be better, work harder, and not have any dirty laundry anywhere...
He can't associate with anyone with any kind of a past because it reflects
on his judgment. NOt fair at all, but that's the perception.

And we, the citizens of this mess, go along with those templates. There can be no crossover,
nothing about REv. Hagey sticks to McCain, nothing about Bill sticks to Hillary.

[IndianaJones]

18. lol. nt.

[azmouse]

25. K&R