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April 30, 2008
THE REVEREND WRIGHT-OBAMA CONTROVERSY
By Profesor Martin Danenberg “El Quijote del GED”
If Barack Obama had not been running for President and gotten to where he is, this controversy would be on page 12 or 42 from time to time. This controversy is really about Barack Obama and not Reverend Wright. On the surface, the radio and television comments made against Reverend Wright appear correct, but something appears to be wrong about them. I am not saying that Reverend Wright is correct, but it appears to me we are not uniformly treating people the same way when they tell their communities things.
Jeremiah Wright is a deeply religious man.
George W. Bush is a deeply religious man.
Jeremiah Wright does not have proof that the US government spreads drugs in Black Communities.
George W. Bush does not have proof that there are weapons of mass destruction and Al-Qaida had links to Sadaam Hussein.
Jeremiah Wright is fighting for other goals more than the proof of his words in fighting for the justice of Black people.
George W. Bush is fighting for other goals more than the proof of his words in fighting for the protection of Americans and others around the world.
Jeremiah Wright is under attack from radio talk show hosts Sean Hannity, Bill O’Reilly, Michael Savage, and others (and so is Bill Moyers for not taking on the untruths spoken by Wright).
George Bush is under attack from radio talk show hosts (at times) from radio talk show hosts.
Jeremiah Wright’s patriotism is under attack by radio talk show hosts and listeners.
George W. Bush’s patriotism is not under attack by those radio talk show hosts and listeners.
Reverend Jeremiah Wright’s speech made me think that he leaves out the Holocaust and the role that American State Department officials played in holding back help to Jews who were facing death in Europe. It leaves out the attacks on Jews even before the Holocaust in Palestine, beginning with the slaughter of about sixty Talmudic students in Hebron in 1929 and I do not hold the United States responsible for that. There was a wave of terror committed against Jews (innocent Jews) in Palestine from 1929-up to the present.
Sean Hannity and others have said that Bill Moyers should be fired for the show he did with Reverend Wright and others concur. If Wright, Moyer, and Bush were teachers in the classroom, they all could have been fired for what they did if they did not have tenure. I am in agreement that a there are pastors in many Black churches that do not use the tactics used by Wright to stir up congregations where many people want to hear those things. Jewish rabbis are fighting for justice for people and the ones I have heard do not use inflammatory idea, controversial remarks.
I believe that the American that that Hannity, O’Reilly, Savage, Wright, Obama, Farrakan, Sharpton, and Jackson (Jesse) are trying to help is not the American (citizen or resident) that I am trying to help. You can include Clinton (Hillary and Bill) and Mc Clain, too. I believe that by practicing the non-violence of Dr. King (and he said things that would compare with Reverend Wright’s comments) and advocating the GED for 40 million adults who do not have a GED across America that we will all find a much better America where justice can be increased to all, making patriotism reach a higher level. Patriotism fluctuates like the dollar and justice has achieved by fighting against people calling themselves patriots. Patriotism has it ups and downs, but not for the O’Reilly’s in this country who barely help the Americans that I want to help. They should all make this commitment to use themselves as a public service announcement to mobilize all Americans (African Americans and Hispanics who are in great need) toward higher education and better opportunities in life through the GED. The conservatives and liberals have been off the mark for decades.
If Barack Obama had not been running for President and not gotten to where he is, this controversy would be on page 12 or 42 from time to time. I repeat this for emphasis.
MARTIN N. DANENBERG
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www.mothersagainstpeerpressure.org See the work of Alfonso Bonilla as he rescues youth who have been incarcerated by providing hope and healing. Everyone in this nation has to take a close look at what he is doing for the prisoners, their family members, and the prison administration.
Profesor Martin Danenberg April 30, 2008 07:33 AM | Noticias | GED Math