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April 2008
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April 28, 2008 2:23 PM
Rev. Wright Removes All DoubtIt is better to keep silent and have the whole world think you a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.—Folk wisdom Rev. Wright’s speech to the NAACP last night, which is available on video here, reveals a seemingly intelligent and godly man who addled by ideas he cannot see the evil in. Before the NAACP speech, he was known mainly by soundbites and youtube.com clips. He was the minister who damns God. He was the Obama adviser who consorts with Louis Farrakhan and contends that AIDS was manufactured by the CIA to kill black people. He was the man who said America deserved the 9-11 attacks. Then he was offered a prime speaking role at an NAACP convention. This was a chance to confound his critics and rescue his friends—by presenting himself as the measured, thoughtful, faithful man that the Obama campaign said he was. Instead, he appeared in his natural plummage; a seemingly educated man who traffics in bizarre theories. In the NAACP speech, he calls for reaching out to all faiths “including the Nation of Islam”—a sect that believes that white people are evil beings created a mad alien scientist underneath a volcano. Also in the NAACP speech, he weirdly claims that no one in Detroit speaks English. “They speak American.” He puts on a phony Boston accent to impersonate JFK. Than switches to a bad Texas drawl to channel LBJ. Then back to a fake Boston accent to imitate a senator he calls “Ed Kennedy.” Finally, the good reverend reveals his point: Why does no one fault these presidential and senatorial accents when they condemn black speech? That it is the grammar, not the pronunciation, never seems to occur to him. Nor does it occur to him that millions of blacks—from Tiger Woods and Bill Cosby to your doctor and your stock broker—speak standard English. The patois of the streets, so beloved by rappers, is spoken only a small minority. Why does Rev. Wright think the most uneducated are the most authentic? He believes that music in 4:4 time (a traditional waltz) is heard differently by blacks and whites. (Nevermind that most of the memorable waltz music of the 20th century was performed by black Americans and much of it was written by black Americans, too.) He says that blacks and whites love God differently. He then shifts into a mock “white” accent and says, with no feeling, “I love Jesus.” Meanwhile, he continues, blacks are passionate. And he bursts forth with praise music. Why ridicule other people’s faith if his point is religious tolerance? In short, he is ridiculing any standard as racist. In his world, everything is different but equal. The words of a poet and street rambler, the music of Cole Porter and the banging of empty paint cans near the subway platform, the preacher who counsels his flock to resist temptations and the rabble-rouser who feeds the mob’s throaty roar. And there is one more thing. Rev. Wright is a racist. He sees people as inherently different in musical ability, speech patterns and nearly everything else based solely on something as inconsequential as their skin. This is racism, in its full, undiluted essence. Why would the NAACP give a man like this a forum? Why would Obama sit in this man’s pews for almost 20 years? Why would the media describe the NAACP speech as “inconsequential”? Has political correctness crippled our ability to stand up to racists when they appear? UPDATE: As always, I have some of the smartest comment makers on the web—while I continue to make easily checkable blunders. A waltz is 3:4 time, not 4:4 time. If I had been thinking, that song from Dire Straits (“Sultans of Swing”), with the line about “double four time,” might have given me a clue. Comments (24)j green :LSD :I have heard many defenders say that his sound bites were taken out of context (all sound bites are) but they seem to think it's enough to stop there; I've heard none of them bother to explain a context that would make that sort of bile palatable. Assistant Village Idiot :Look up time signature on the waltz. What has distressed Christians of more (small o) orthodox belief is not that this theology exists on the edges of the faith - heck, a lot of weird things exist on the edges of the faith - but that it is much more common than thought. Worse, it is regarded as unremarkable by many who do not fully share it themselves. Political orthodoxy is trumping religious orthodoxy among many Christians. They will soon be only residually Christian. Concerned Citizen :Rev. Wright is a racist. Louis Farrakhan is a racist. I won't do business with racists. I won't associate with racists. I won't vote for racists. Or people who associate with racists (by not disavowing them). Rev. Wright and those he associates with have the right to believe and say whatever they will. I have the right to ignore. I hope someday Rev. Wright can find Truth-Compassion-Tolerance in our world. I feel sorry for him. FamouslyUnknown :Wright is nibbling at the truth when he speaks of brain and learning differences among the races. It is well known that there is a range of learning abilities within each 'race' for visual, sound, and touch inputs to our sensory system. Monte :Way dat bout waltz not being 4/4 WRJonas :Another well written and logically persuasive article. Mr. Miniters columns and essays are among the best on the Internet. WRJonas :Another well written and logically persuasive article. Mr. Miniters columns and essays are among the best on the Internet. Susan Powers :Very well written article. This is what point I was trying to make but somehow could not find the words to express myself in a concise way. Yes, simply said, racism is wrong and so is sexism. I study the issues. I vote on the issues and how they are addressed. It is time Obama stands down if he loves this country. james conrad :no way this helps obama if he's the dem nominee.BTW, 'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt. isnt that quote attributed to A. Lincoln? Jay Smooth :you are right that the Kennedy comparison was off-base, you can't compare accent to grammar/syntax. BUT, you are badly mistaken in your portrayal of Black English as something to look down upon and link only to gangsta rappers.. millions of Black Americans who are well educated and successful commonly use Black English when speaking with their peers, while being fully able to use "proper" english in other circumstances. David Gillies :gp :"He believes that music in 4:4 time (a traditional waltz) is heard differently by blacks and whites. (Nevermind that most of the memorable waltz music of the 20th century was performed by black Americans and much of it was written by black Americans, too.)" Richard, you are right-on about Wright, but please stop writing about music. You embarass yourself. david mott :Wright is retired from his church. Obama gave him his one moment on the stage of history and he grabbed it with, as JFK would say "with great vigor." david mott :Wright is retired from his church. Obama gave him his one moment on the stage of history and he grabbed it with, as JFK would say "with great vigor." david mott :Wright is retired from his church. Obama gave him his one moment on the stage of history and he grabbed it with, as JFK would say "with great vigor." david mott :Wright is retired from his church. Obama gave him his one moment on the stage of history and he grabbed it with, as JFK would say "with great vigor." david mott :Wright is retired from his church. Obama gave him his one moment on the stage of history and he grabbed it with, as JFK would say "with great vigor." michael v :Wow. A healthy skepticism for America's faults? You mean like, if in the past the American government experimented on it's citizens and used them to record data while not treating them for diseases, you might have to be skeptical that they may do something similar again? Say with AIDS maybe? [www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.ht...] (If you took the time to read this guy's blog, you can read that too.) As for Rev Wright being a racist, seriously have you ever put yourselves in the shoes of a black person in America? I agree anyone can be racist and many black people have done racist things, but really take some time to think what you realistically would be thinking/saying/doing as a black minority in a country where another race takes up most of the government positions and are the majority . Or better yet, think of what you would be thinking/doing/saying as a white minority in a country in a country where another race takes up most of the control. I'm not saying that covers for any racist comments, but just think how much of these "racist" things hes saying are actually racist, and how much of it is exactly what you would be saying if you were in his shoes. And not voting for someone because they associate with racists? I hope you're including McCain in that category with the preacher who endorsed him. michael v :Wow. A healthy skepticism for America's faults? You mean like, if in the past the American government experimented on it's citizens and used them to record data while not treating them for diseases, you might have to be skeptical that they may do something similar again? Say with AIDS maybe? [www.cdc.gov/tuskegee/timeline.ht...] (If you took the time to read this guy's blog, you can read that too.) As for Rev Wright being a racist, seriously have you ever put yourselves in the shoes of a black person in America? I agree anyone can be racist and many black people have done racist things, but really take some time to think what you realistically would be thinking/saying/doing as a black minority in a country where another race takes up most of the government positions and are the majority . Or better yet, think of what you would be thinking/doing/saying as a white minority in a country in a country where another race takes up most of the control. I'm not saying that covers for any racist comments, but just think how much of these "racist" things hes saying are actually racist, and how much of it is exactly what you would be saying if you were in his shoes. And not voting for someone because they associate with racists? I hope you're including McCain in that category with the preacher who endorsed him. clarion :Lawyers representing Wright & Obama have likely been talking to each other. stupid :haha sorry the Greg G comment is fake... i posted it just to see if i could cuz it wasnt working earlier... so uh... yea Greg G aint even real. stupid :haha sorry the Greg G comment is fake... i posted it just to see if i could cuz it wasnt working earlier... so uh... yea Greg G aint even real. SAM :Rev. Wright... THE GUY HAS ISSUES ! Comments have been archived for this page. |
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Right on Richard! He's extremely racist.
Based on the lecture I heard on TV, it seems to me that, according to the racist Rev. Wright:
1. Blacks learn differently from all others which implies they must have severe retardations that prevent them from learning like the "European-Americans", and one has to assume, the Japanese, Chinese, and all other cultures. Way to equalize your culture Rev!
2. Blacks should be compared only to other blacks, which means, I guess, blacks still have more retardations that necessitate them being graded on a curve. Does he want black-only schools and self-imposed segregation). Very uniting.
He is also a hypocrite based on his own asertions--if he thinks its unfair that people criticize blacks for ebonics, then why didn't he address his audience in his mother tongue? Did he not think people would take him seriously?
Apr 28, 2008 04:00 PM