Apparently Obama’s pastor is upset with the New York Times. He’s not the only one, to be sure.
I guess I find it odd that he thinks the Times is the Bush administration’s blog. Every conservative I know thinks it is a bastion of liberal thought. I think I can spot ‘middle of the road’, and the NY Times is not that.
I thought it sad that this man arrogantly thinks Obama is the only one who would understand the differences between various types of Islam, Jews and Christians.
“I told you how important it would be to have a man who not only knew the difference between Shiites and Sunnis prior to 9/11/01 in the Oval Office, but also how important it would be to have a man who knew what Sufism was; a man who understood that there were different branches of Judaism; a man who knew the difference between Hasidic Jews, Orthodox Jews, Conservative Jews and Reformed Jews; and a man who was a devout Christian, but who did not prejudge others because they believed something other than what he believed.”
Bush does some things I scratch my head at, and some things that make me want to scream into a pillow. But… he’s not an idiot, nor is he surrounded by idiots. Both men are foolish if they think being President is easy. It is one thing to know these differences, and another to work with them and their differences. This is what concerns me about Obama. In his political life he has only been a legislator. The executive branch is fundamentally different, and it would be great to see someone with experience in the executive branch of a government running for President. Call me crazy, but the best Presidents tend to be former governors (Jimmy Carter, HUGE exception).
But Rev. Wright and I can agree that the NYT seems a bit thin on the truth.
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