Posted by
Sheila J Murphy on Sunday, June 01, 2008 12:00:00 AM
Obama Overboard!
The seas around the Trinity Church have been rough and choppy for a long time- at least 20 years. So why NOW? Why now does Obama scurry of the deck of the ship he swore he would never abandon?
It is mysterious. He weathered the storm of Rev. Wright- but quits over the comments of a GUEST PREACHER who could have so much more easily been dismissed due to his unofficial connection.
A few factors contributed to this decision and its timing:
§ He and is campaign can now say "There is no further connection to that church and we will not discuss, allow to be discussed or answer questions in that regard." It is going to be a very handy shield to pull out if other videos, with stars such as Michelle, assailing America come to light.
§ Very recently, there has been a shift in the analysis of the Trinity debacle. People have been focusing less on the on the "trees"- Wright and Pfleger- and have begun to focus on the whole forest. The forest is the general attitude of the congregants- the way they respond to anti-white hate speech. The forest is the ambiance of anger and anti-Americanism that has flourished for decades and become entrenched. This is an atmosphere where wildly inflammatory statements are greeted with widespread cheering and it is into this environment that Barrack Obama introduced his wife and children. He selected this as his family church. That was a hugely significant decision. Obama hopes that it will no longer be examined or questioned.
§ Simply, Obama is playing his usual brand of politics. He's trying to appease troubled Superdelegates while hoping that all of his black theology backers don't noticed how smoooothly they are being slid beneath the bus.