Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna

I can't buy into the description of Barack Obama's past as "shrouded and shadowy". For crying out loud, the man had a prestigious academic career, he bypassed the opportunity to make a huge salary to organize minorities so they could have a better life, he was elected as a State Senator, then a U.S. Senator, survived a bitter primary campiagn and is now running for President.

A whole lot of people have tried to find bad stuff about Barack Obama for a long, long time. Now we should conclude that because he went to a large church near his home on Chicago's south side pastored by a guy who in recent months has developed into a radical racial activist, we should disqualify Obama from consideration as President? There is no evidence of Wright's radical teacj=hings to his members before the crazy speech he made less than a year ago. No one has proven that Obama ever endorsed Reverend Wright's teachings. In fact, he has denounced his recent speech and has left Wright's church. And as you know, the "association" with William Ayers was tenuous at best.

I won't argue about it any more. You've chosen McCaain and I'll vote for Obama. I admire a smart, personable family man who has demonstrated an ability to enthuse and lead people in a very positive way, both here and around the world. That's just what we need as the President of the country. What we don't need is a man who has apparently lost his strong character and has stated he will embrace the failed fiscal policies of his predecessor, will continue a hawk-like foreign policy, and only attempts to incite his followers with backward-looking and negative personal attacks on his opponent instead of discussing the issues facing the country and his plans to address them. No, the fact that Obama went to a church that it turns out was lead by a racial activist isn't enough for me to disqualify the man.

I agree that we disagree. There's little point in continuing the dialog.