Why do people keep calling Rev. Wright Obama's mentor when he said he wasn't?

A lot of people go to church and they don't say their pastor was their mentor. I mean where is the true dirt on this guy? Let's See


1. Guilt by association( Rev. Wright makes him racist, Ayers make him hate America)


2. Not wearing a Flagpin( The last time I check our country represent more than a flag)


3. Bitter comment( I think a lot of people is bitter about gas prices, food prices, Government running deficits, going to wars and politicans not doing their jobs) Did I miss something?


Again where is the dirt,


Did the man have conflict of interest while senator or state senator?


I think there was a lot people not understand what was the hype over this guy. But as time went on he started to get a following and that excitement started to generated wins in the primaries. He built up such a big lead he could have lost the remaining primaries and still won the nominiation. Now if the shoe was on the other foot, Clinton and the media would have ask Obama to get out of the race.

Why do people keep calling Rev. Wright Obama's mentor when he said he wasn't?
I believe Obama said Wright was his spiritual advisor/mentor. Obama wrote a book he said Wright inspired him. Some white and people of color simply will not vote for a black man even though he's qualified. Racism. Plain and simple. Now they are say he wen to Trinity for 20 years. I don't care about that. Obama's church is his personal business. If Obama's church/former pastor is an issue, it should be an issue for all the candidates not just Obama. I believe Obama's problem is six degrees of separation. They want to hang Rev. Wright around Obama's neck but give Hillary and John a free pass. John Hagee is John McCain spiritual adviser. That is one example. Who a racist bigot. John McCain has several spiritual advisor: Rod Parsley, Bill Cunningham etc. etc. Hillary has association with people who worship Nazis. the Clinton's has so many bones in the closet. You can't close the door but the TV media isn't covering John and Hillary dirty laundry. I believe in separation of church and state. The media and Americans stop the double standard. The media will twist and spin Obama's church and former pastor into something that's negative. Most people are defining Senator Obama by Rev. Wright. Plus, the Right Wing for months has been spreading false rumors, lies and half truths about Obama. Many people who do not like Obama are Right Wingers.





OBAMA '08





OBAMA IS RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT NOT REV. WRIGHT...
Reply:Well my guess is that it's based on the fact that Obama went to his church for 20 years. Rev. Wright was the pastor there for a long time and even baptised Obama's children.





Mentor may be a bit strong of an analogy, because not everyone has a mentor like relationship with their church's leader. Spiritual advisor is probably more accurate and appropriate.
Reply:Obama's the one who referred to Wright as his mentor..nobody made that up.





Obama used his membership in Wright's church to establish credibility in the black communities of Chicago...this helped him win a State Senate seat... Now that Wright is no longer needed by Obama, Barack now says he basically never knew the guy, or that Wright is not the same person he knew, or some such nonsense.
Reply:Didn't Obama say that in his book?





Wright was pastor/friend/mentor of Obama for the past TWENTY years. Obama was there when Hamas was given space in the church bullieten. Obama was there when Farrakhan was given a life time achievement award. Obama was there when Wright said the country is run by white supremecists, etc, etc.
Reply:He said wright was his spiritual advisor...mentor since he was child maried him and baptized his chillin...
Reply:Your argument is weak, and you know it.


This is a man who Obama has called his "crazy uncle" and "who has been like family".


Remember......"I can no more disown this man, than I could disown my own white grandmother".





Nice try though.
Reply:Nice try at revisionist history.


Obama dedicated his book to "Reverend " Wright and called him his Mentor and Spiritual Adviser. At one time Wright was on the Obama campaign staff.
Reply:OK, let's not even bring those things you mentioned into play. Obama is a far-left liberal who's short on experience. That's enough to disqualify him in my book.
Reply:Obama called Rev Wright his mentor %26amp; spiritual advisor - /in print/.
Reply:Sorry, but whites are the majority in this country, and they are not going to vote for a racist like Obama. Period.
Reply:Obama implied he was his mentor, "He's like an uncle to me." Just one example.
Reply:20 years!





When you hear 20 years of hate...you become hate...





Helping the neighborhood...yea right....while the "preacher" is building his million dollar home. He is just helping his self!
Reply:I'm pretty sure that he said the reverand was his spiritual adviser....would you have somebody with views like that as an adviser?


He is not a regular Joe..he is running for the highest elected office in the United States..and as such needs to be above reproach in these matters..which he is not.


If all of this had come to light early on, I can guarantee that he would not have a third of the following that he has had.


Guilt by association...have you ever heard of an accomplice?


I think that you should do your research a little better so that you can make an argument that actually holds water...
Reply:Obama listened too this man preach for 20 years he was like an Uncle too him... i don't wanna hear that he never heard any racist remarks in this church ...do you know what black liberation theology is ....... read about Dwight Hopkins and James Cones there spoke about in Obamas church.... MORE THEN YOU THINK ... REV. WRIGHT speaks about this alot during sermons what you saw on TV isn't as bad as what you don't see..... there's alot more too this then you can imagine.... what goes on in this church......AND i bet you haven't heard the last of REV. WRIGHT yet !!!!!!!
Reply:Obama is no longer believable. He used horrible judgment


by not distancing himself from Wright BEFORE he


announced his candidacy. He had to know that Wright


was highly capable of making anti-American and anti-white


statements. Did he think that no one would notice?


Perhaps, he shares some of Wright's views. Why did


he make him part of his campaign team, as religious


advisor. Stupid move. Not the kind of judgment to make


for a good president.


If the Wright exposure has occurred prior to Super Tuesday,


Obama would now be losing big time. If people had a


chance to recast their vote today, Obama would be losing


big time. If it were not for African-American voters exercising


their "hoorah OJ" mentality in this election, Obama would


be losing big time.
Reply:Knowing people doesn't automatically mean you agree with them on everything or even anything.





I'm still looking for when Obama said Wright was his "spiritual advisor", it seems that only the pundits think he was.





EDIT: Love that some are trying to used the tired "20 years!" argument, even though we can't find anything really controversial before April 2003.
Reply:'cause people need a reason to hate Obama. It doesn't have anything to do with anything logical.


Right wingers enjoy mouthing the lies of the Billionaire Press - so Rev Wright is the current lie they mouth.





When that runs out fat little Karl Rove with write a shiny new lie for the right wing bootlickers to mouth.
Reply:i think wright is wacko maybe he has alot of views that offend me however there are alot black ppl that feel the way he does . obama did the right thing to divorce him i just hope (don't think so) it was in time mentor or not
Reply:It's just a bunch of hype to get you to dislike Obama.
Reply:because it serves the propaganda machine
Reply:Because they want to smear him Guilt by association. It's not working any more though



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