Posted by
Roxanna M. on Friday, March 14, 2008 10:08:56 AM
Alan Colmes just sets my teeth on edge. Doesn't it always seem like he's on your last nerve? Recently, he has been robotically spitting out the phrase "guilt by association" any time someone mentions Obama's pastor. It's long past time for that non sequitur to be laid to rest.
Colmes is saying that you shouldn't blame Obama for what his pastor says, that what his pastor says is no reflection on Obama. He is, of course, quite wrong.
In a sense, a pastor is the church. He sets the tone. I left a church because of the pacifist, anti-American puke the pastor liked to spew. Like me, Obama is free to leave that church. By staying, he is, in a sense, ratifying what his pastor says and agreeing with it, just as I would have been. And, unfortunately, Obama's current status is elevating Pastor Wright to a level of national prominence he has no right to attain.
It serves no purpose for Obama to disagree with his pastor while campaigning, but continue to attend the church. His actions put a lie to his words.