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Anonymous says that Barack Obama's decades long support of the inflammatory and knuckle-headed Pastor Wright is merely a small indicator of the Senator's poor judgment.

Forget Rev. Wright

by Anonymous

It's nothing short of astonishing that popular media have latched on so forcefully to the outrageously thick-head comments from Barack Obama's pastor. It's as if the Senator's continued support for the Reverend was evidence of Obama's inability to make a good decision, but he's already demonstrated that time and time again in far more obvious ways. This latest blunder does serve to highlight Senator Obama's shortcomings, but do not mistake it, alone as proof positive that he's not Presidential material. He's done that in other ways, that seemed to have escaped the scrutiny he's receiving now from the Rev. Wright flap.

Take that comment that always draws a cheer from Barack Obama's glassy-eyed followers when he says, he's the only candidate who's opposed the Iraq war from the start. People love to hear it, even though it has no foundation in truth. The reality is that Senator Obama voted time and time again to fund the Iraq war, but that seems to be lost on the people who simply what to accept every word that falls from his mouth as gospel. It makes life so easy -- just listen to what the messiah says and believe it. No need to check facts or use your own brain for its intended purpose, which includes thinking. Barack Obama has duped his followers about that critically important issue, adding to the evidence that shows he lacks the ability to lead the country.

Then there's his brilliance on the economy. He says America needs higher taxes, even though economy's in decline. No doubt he missed a recent story about taxes that pretty much sums up how it goes when politicians rely on money they think they're going to get from a tax hike. It's the story about the Chicago tax on bottled water and how the cash the city receives from it is about 40 percent short of projections. Gee, let's ponder that one.

Oh yeah, that's right -- it's simple to figure out, if you've spent more than an hour running a business, household or attended a business school lecture. People figure out ways to escape tax increases by modifying their behavior. Raise taxes and individuals will respond in ways to avoid it. That's not the worst of it. Any tax increase amounts to a drag on the economy, no matter if it's directed at the 'rich' the 'super-rich' or 'super-duper rich' and Senator Obama's plan to do that is reckless, especially because he's talking tax increase during economic contraction. Yeah, that'll work.

It gets better, readers. How about his statement on his willingness to bomb terrorists who try to escape into Pakistan from NATO forces fighting them in Afghanistan. That's one of the most foolish, dangerous and lame-brained things any politician has ever said. What do you think will happen if American led forces dropped bombs on an ally that just happens to have nuclear weapons? The result would be disastrous, but Senator Obama said he's willing to carry the fight into Pakistan and his followers said, good idea, Barack. What are they thinking?

How about that plan to build a fence along the U.S. - Mexico border? Barack Obama was right there, supporting the plan that does nothing to solve the fundamental problems associated with illegal immigration. People come to the U.S. illegally for a myriad of complex reasons that are rooted in economics and to think that some fencing along the border with Mexico is going to fix the problem is short-sighted, but that's Barack Obama for you. A border fence will simply force undocumented immigrants to pay a higher price to get to America and make the brutal, unsympathetic and criminal smugglers wealthier. Great on that one, Senator.

The fiasco with indicted Democratic fundraiser Tony Rezko is another of Barack Obama's epic blunders that he, himself acknowledges was a bone-head move. You remember the deal between the Obama's and Rezko's wife who sold them a ten foot strip of land that created a buffer around the Obama mansion, that they bought $300,000 below asking price. Sweet, for them and Rita Rezko who was able to score a few bucks on the deal with the Obama's. Very cozy.

There was also that gaping lack of good sense the Senator exhibited when news broke about the campaign contributions he received from the hard work of his pal Tony Rezko. Recall that Barack Obama decided to donate that money to charity only after those stories about those campaign dollars became public.

The scary thing about it is that this is just a sampler of the bumbling, stumbling mis-steps from the Junior Senator from Illinois who thinks he's got what it takes to run the nation. Hardly. Rev. Wright's rant on how the government lied about inventing HIV as a means of genocide against people of color is not a reason to condemn Senator Obama. Nothing the Reverend has said about that or anything should be taken as reason to withhold your vote from Senator Obama. Hardly. Barack Obama is capable of underscoring his numerous shortcomings and alienating clear thinking people all on his own.

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