Posted by
Curt Day on Wednesday, April 30, 2008 7:42:27 PM
Obama's reaction to Rev Wright was bad enough. The first part of his most recent statement indicated that the truth of Rev Wright's statements is determined by effect, not by facts. Obama's first concern is whether Rev. Wright's words are "divisive." It is the "liberal media's" reaction that is most telling. One of the most "liberal" commentators on the air today summarily dismissed Rev Wright's views by calling him "cartoonish." But when Keith Olberman did this, he was careful to avoid the details. He didn't deal with America's history in how America has treated others such as Indians, Blacks, Japanese, Panamanians, Iraqis, Sudanese, and Palestinians. He didn't remember that when Rev Wright said "America's chickens are coming home to roost," he was quoting Ambassador Peck. And he forgot to mention Rev. Wright's concern that 9-11 would move America to want "revenge" on those who were innocent.
But Olberman is not alone, I heard no mainstream media commentator say a word about Rev. Wright's quoting Ambassador Peck in asserting that "violence begets violence" and "terrorism begets terrorism." Do the mainstream media commentators think that those statements are wrong?
If the "liberal media" will not ask us to examine the morality of the foreign policies of our country, who will? People on the left and Rev. Wright will; but for most Americans, they are sleeping snuggly in their beds while assumptions of innocence dance in their heads. Unfortunately, Obama is not only playing a lullaby for America, he is showing his loyalty. Not that loyalty demands that he agree with Rev. Wright; but loyalty would enable him to itemize what he thought were valid points or concerns expressed by Rev. Wright. As for our "liberal media," their response to Rev. Wright has simply taken the suspense out of our upcoming national elections.