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[Two Americas]

This is rare - I know I can be a pain in the ass in an online debate and very contentious and argumentative, but I am very rarely emotionally upset or angry. So I thought I would post this in here first rather than out there.

I can't believe that Obama does not have Wright's back. What has Wright said that requires this "distancing" bullshit? Either you agree with and respect the man, or you don't. Better to stand with an unpopular opinion if you agree with it then to waffle and trot out pious mush mouth blather and weak pandering pablum.

Damn it, Democrats - stand for something!!

This is the same error that "progressives" make again and again, and it is going to destroy the party. Compromise when you shouldn't - "I reject what Wright has to say" - and fail to compromise when you should - "all of those rural voters and Clinton supporters are a bunch of racist assholes and fuck 'em who needs 'em?" Standing with Wright AND with the rural voters and CLinton supporters would have won the day here. But that would take some principles and that would take some courage.

I am really upset about this. The Obama campaign has been a fraud all along, a deceptive and divisive power play - not to beat the Republicans, but to seize control of the Democratic party for the upscale progressive few, even if that means losing the general election. We have been seriously abused by Obama supporters if we dare question his campaign, and now this.

"You Clinton supporters are a bunch of racists, not worth pandering to, but now we are going to turn on Reverend Wright - to pander to you?" W.T.F.???? We are being shamelessly manipulated.