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Old 03-13-2008
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No secret that I am not a fan of either Hillary or Obama...and not much of a fan for McCain, but still will vote for him. I have watched as people have tried to paint Obama as a Muslim sympathizer, and attacked statements by others close to him to knock him down. None of this seemed fair to me. I thought his stance on the issues was enough to disqualify him from my vote and that attacking him on the issues was sufficient.

Now I am changing my mind.

I have watched about a half dozen videos of his pastor in his (Christian) church. They are vile and racist and hate filled as anything David Duke used to say. Obama says that his pastor says things that he does not agree with....but when I watch these videos I cannot help but wonder....What does Obama REALLY believe? Is it all a carefully crafted facade? What would make you sit there and listen to such hate week after week and year after year and have this reverend marry you and baptize your children if you REALLY disagreed with all this stuff. Obama says is is like having an Uncle who you disagree with but who is part of your family. No...it is not like that...you don't get to choose your relatives...you DO get to choose your minister. Here's an example of this minister who has been a friend and mentor of Obama's for 2 decades. Even if you don't believe that Obama feels this way himself...it certainly reflects on his JUDGEMENT to be closely associated with such a person.

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