My last word on Wright/Obama

I really have nothing else to say about this. Perhaps, sometime, I’ll talk about my theological issues with what I’ve heard from Rev. Wright. Probably not, since I have better things to do. But, maybe …

I find no merit in the argument that a couple statements from Rev. Wright proves that he is an unforgivable racist, and therefore Obama’s association with him proves that he, too, is an unforgivable racist.

Nor do most conservatives.

Huh?

No, they don’t. You see, this kind of logic means that George W. Bush is a supporter of Saddam Hussein. Before you argue with me, I have photographic proof.

   Perhaps you’ve seen this picture of Donald Rumsfeld shaking hands with Saddam Hussein in 1983. That’s Saddam Hussein, the thug-dictator of Iraq later executed for his activities. And that’s Donald Rumsfeld, whom George W. Bush named as his first Defense Secretary, shaking his hand. Obviously, that handshake shows that Rumsfeld was Hussein’s friend, and if Bush would nominate a friend of Saddam Hussein as Defense Secretary, then that means that President Bush is really a supporter of al-Qaeda, right (because, of course, we all know what a big supporter of al-Qaeda Hussein was)?

Come to think of it, what about George Bush’s brother Neil? Isn’t he a bit off? Between the Silverado Savings and Loan and his Asian prostitution involvement, I think that George Bush’s refusal to distance himself from his brother plainly means that he supports marital infidelity and prostitution.

Come to think of it, wasn’t Neil Bush touring with Sun Myung Moon? That must make George W. Bush a heretic, too.

Of course, Bush’s grandfather, Prescott Bush, apparently had some business dealings with Nazi Germany!

Obviously, George W. Bush is a supporter of Nazis and al-Qaeda, and believes that married men should see Asian prostitutes!

Moving on … Mitt Romney said that Mormonism was the “faith of [his] fathers,” and he would not repudiate it. Of course, in the 1970’s the Church of Latter Day Saints was still viciously segregated. So, Romney is a racist? And every single person who endorsed or voted for him must be a racist, as well?
And speaking of Romney’s forefathers, do you know what Romney’s grandfather, did?

Of course, Romney’s father, George, claimed to have been brainwashed into supporting the war in Vietnam, didn’t he?

So, Mitt Romney obviously supports racism, polygamy, and believes that the military brainwashed his father.

Or, maybe, guilt by association is a weak argument. Maybe, just maybe, these people have records of their own, and we should look at those, not try to play “gotcha” based on what some associate has said.

For one thing, we seem to be out to malign the associates. George Romney, for example, wasn’t really suggesting some nefarious secret brainwashing exercise. He chose a poor word for what he was trying to say — that he bought into a propaganda campaign. But I could run with the words he said and make him sound like some kind of paranoid freak.

My wife and I last night played a game trying to make my church sound corrupt — off the top of my head, I could come up with quotes that make you think that my pastor is a raving liberal or even a horrible pervert. Knowing this, I’m not prepared to judge Rev. Jeremiah Wright as quickly as most people seem to be. I’m certainly not willing to make the leap, then, from condemning Jeremiah Wright to, then, condemning Barack Obama.

This is now two supportive posts for Obama. I’m pretty sure that that’s all I really have in me. I will not put a whole lot of effort into it. I have my reasons to oppose Barack Obama, but this isn’t one of them. All I want is honesty in the argument. I don’t think that this debate is being handled honestly, or even-handedly.

George Bush is not a Nazi. He’s not a supporter of Saddam Hussein. He doesn’t believe in Moonism, and I have no reason to believe that he endorses adultery or prostitution. Mitt Romney is not a racist. He doesn’t endorse polygamy. He’s not paranoid about government brainwashing.

I know these things because Mitt Romney and George Bush have records, in business and government. I can evaluate what they have actually said and done. I don’t need to rely on a few things said by associates.

It is my hope that we can move on to substance in this election, so that I can go back to attacking Barack Obama.

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