The United States WAS built on institutionalized racism, but where did Wright say that the white man "ONLY" serves to bring the black man down?
He said that the white man serves to bring the black man down... and when that's the foundation of one of your sermons, and there was no praise for those white politicians or figures who have stood up and aided African Americans in this country, it's hard to view it as anything other than hatespeech.
Where did he say it was justified? He said it was a case of the "chickens coming home to roost" i.e. what goes around comes around.
He didn't say it was justified, just like Nagasaki and Hiroshima wasn't justified.
The "what goes around, comes around" logic revolves around the idea that "the harm which comes to you is justified based on the harm you've done to me." Trust me... my mother used to thrive on that logic... saying "what goes around, comes around" implies that one side deserves payback... which, when used the way Rev. Wright used it, is completely un-American and disgraceful.
Even if Wright didn't
say that the A-Bomb justified the deaths suffered on 9/11, he implied it and refused to comment otherwise.
And he compared the struggles between Obama and Hillary and said that Obama had to face more tribulation on the basis of his race, which is true, even now.
I think you're wrong here. He mocked Hillary's struggles as a woman, saying things like "Hillary ain't ever been called a [n-word]" as if to say Obama has indeed suffered more than she had in life. Regardless of who suffered more, we shouldn't be voting for someone because they had to deal with more trials and tribulations in life... though Obama and Hillary come from the same financial class, had some of the same problems with being taken seriously, etc... it was obvious Wright said what he said to divide, not to unite.
Once these statements were brought to his attention, he took action. He's not been saying them every Sunday. Hell, the most controversial statements could've been once every five years or once every 10 years.
It doesn't matter. He still said them. Michael Richards only said what he said once... and his lifestyle and psyche are doomed to being ripped apart and psychoanalyzed for the rest of his life. Jeremiah Wright has said deeply offensive things, while serving as the adviser of a chief presidential candidate. Wright aimed to rile up one demographic while demonizing another... so his comments deserve special attention.
Yes, Obama threw the man off his campaign staff... but he shouldn't have hired him in the first place. Wright has been making controversial statements all the time... ones which received media attention in Chicago, apparently... so he should have known the controversy which would follow his campaign. Again, Obama exercised poor judgment, and only removed Wright from his campaign once his comments became scrutinized on a national level...
Again, that's not Obama, that's Wright. Wright has the right to believe what he believes. Obama has denounced and rejected Wright's inflammatory statements. That's the end of that.
Right. Wright has a right to believe what he wants to believe. But Obama has a responsibility to ensure that he runs a clean, professional campaign, void of any whack-jobs or crazies who will draw considerable controversy. That's why he disassociated himself with Louis Farrakhan early on in his campaign. But he didn't do the same with Wright, knowing well enough what kind of things Wright would say. Obama has denounced Wright's statements and fired him... but he shouldn't have hired him in the first place. Not to mention, those statements are pretty cutting and will make a lot of his right-wing support do a double-take on who exactly it is they want to support...
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