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Former Republican Presidential candidate weighs in on the Jeremiah Wright “noncontroversy.”
As easy as it is for those of us who are white to look back and say, “That’s a terrible statement,” I grew up in a very segregated South, and I think that you have to cut some slack. And I’m going to be probably the only conservative in America who’s going to say something like this, but I’m just telling you: We’ve got to cut some slack to people who grew up being called names, being told, “You have to sit in the balcony when you go to the movie. You have to go to the back door to go into the restaurant. And you can’t sit out there with everyone else. There’s a separate waiting room in the doctor’s office. Here’s where you sit on the bus.” And you know what? Sometimes people do have a chip on their shoulder and resentment. And you have to just say, I probably would too. I probably would too. In fact, I may have had … more of a chip on my shoulder had it been me.
- Mike Huckabee, offering his perspective on the preaching of Rev. Jeremiah Wright. (Source: MSNBC)
(HT: Brian McLaren)
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In case you didn’t catch it, many conservatives are unhappy with the Bush/Cheney team. The Iraq War has become somewhat of a sticking point for those on the right and many feel that conservatism (in general) has somewhat lost its soul. There were no presidential candidates that conservatives liked, and John McCain as the presumptive nominee makes most conservatives shudder. Some have gone so far to suggest that they will vote for Hillary if McCain is the nominee (by the way, that’s not very flattering).
I came across this article on Slate.Com. I found Doug Kmiec’s endorsement of Barack Obama insightful and helpful as I consider my options during this election cycle. Unlike Ann Coulter and other thought-less conservatives, Kmiec is not boycotting his party this time around, but voting with the conscience of an American. He writes, “As Republicans, we are first Americans.” I am a fan of John McCain. I like that he has crossed the political aisle frequently and has historically appealed to moderates (such as me). But I have a fundamental disagreement with him on the Iraq War. Of late, McCain has been warming up to the Bush-style conservatism, which makes me wonder whether we would be getting a third Bush term with a McCain presidency.
I have been impressed by Obama and find that his voice and thoughts to be refreshing. I’m not convinced that experience or the lack of it to be a detriment, particularly since our political system does not necessarily function any better or worse with it.
I’m not ready to make my own endorsement (as if that even matters), but I will say this: people like Kmiec are talking the right kind of talk.
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It seems like we love controversies and scandals even when the scandal itself is a non-issue. In the past week, there have been several scandals that have surfaced that are non-issues.
McCain’s inappropriate relationship. “The New York Times” has recently come out with an article alleging that John McCain had an inappropriate relationship with a female lobbyist. The allegation states that those close to McCain have tried to distance the two as it could have hurt his Presidential ambitions. All of the allegations are by un-named sources which weakens the allegations, and both conservatives and liberals have come to McCain’s defense.
Michelle Obama is finally proud to be an American. In introducing her husband at a rally, Michelle Obama said that this is the first time in her adult life where she is proud to be an American. The implication is that Obama is less than patriotic. Conservative pundits and Cindy McCain jumped on that by saying that they have always been proud to be American.
Is that true? Were conservatives proud to be American during the Clinton years? When Rush Limbaugh was counting down the days of the Clinton presidency calling it a presidency taken hostage, was that not an expression of dissatisfaction and perhaps even embarrassment? When Bill Clinton was caught having an extra-martial sexual relationship, were they proud to be an American?
Barack Obama plagiarizes his speeches. It’s fine for the Clinton campaign to suggest that Obama is all talk and no substance, but Obama is hardly plagiarizing speeches. Apparently his soundbites are similar to his friend Governor Deval Patrick. In fact, Patrick had apparently given many of those lines to Obama.
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The campaign strategies of John McCain and Barack Obama in New Hampshire provide some fodder for leadership insight for this week. As of Monday January 7, 2008, both Obama and McCain are in the lead in their respective parties in the New Hampshire primary race. Even a month ago, these men were running at least 10 points behind the leader. What happened? Continue reading ‘Leadership Insight 23: What McCain and Obama teach me about leadership’
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