I voted for Bill Clinton twice, for George W. Bush twice, and have been an enthusiastic supporter of Barrack Obama -- until now. Until this speech. To be sure, hearing and seeing the crazy rantings of his minister was very disturbing. More disturbing was learning that this minister was a "spiritual advisor" to Obama. You don't make a crazy man any kind of advisor, even on matters "merely" spiritual. And why didn't Obama give us any warning that this might break? That this screaming, scolding conspiracy buff was lurking just off center stage? It might have at least lessened the shock. And, before this speech, I was more disappointed than anything else. It appeared to be nothing more than a vote-getting alliance with a kookbag who had the ability to sway needed votes Obama's way. Sad, but politics as usual. It was his speech that changed my mind about Obama. Now, in good conscience, I can't vote for him. His speech was dishonest in many respects, most notably in trying to compare the minister's comments to those of Geraldine Ferraro (who's apparently lost a few screws herself), and those those statements of our own priests, ministers, and rabbis with whom we might disagree. Excuse me? Maybe if my priest was Lyndon Larouche or David Duke. Now, I, realize, I don't know who this man is or what he believes.
I voted for Bill Clinton twice, for George W. Bush twice, and have been an enthusiastic supporter of Barrack Obama -- until now. Until this speech. To be sure, hearing and seeing the crazy rantings of his minister was very disturbing. More disturbing was learning that this minister was a "spiritual advisor" to Obama. You don't make a crazy man any kind of advisor, even on matters "merely" spiritual. And why didn't Obama give us any warning that this might break? That this screaming, scolding conspiracy buff was lurking just off center stage? It might have at least lessened the shock. And, before this speech, I was more disappointed than anything else. It appeared to be nothing more than a vote-getting alliance with a kookbag who had the ability to sway needed votes Obama's way. Sad, but politics as usual. It was his speech that changed my mind about Obama. Now, in good conscience, I can't vote for him. His speech was dishonest in many respects, most notably in trying to compare the minister's comments to those of Geraldine Ferraro (who's apparently lost a few screws herself), and those those statements of our own priests, ministers, and rabbis with whom we might disagree. Excuse me? Maybe if my priest was Lyndon Larouche or David Duke. Now, I, realize, I don't know who this man is or what he believes.