Obama Opens Himself to Swiftboaters
Watching Obama's interview with Chris Matthews last night, Obama seems to be wide opened to Swiftboating on Rev. Wright.
First, he said that the soundbites that we have seen are NOT representative of Rev. Wrights' sermons. These soundbites are allegedly some very, very isolated incidents of Rev. Wright making very negative comments.
Second, Obama said that he did not see these sermons where Rev. Wright made these statements that he allegedly disagreed with. That is apparently over a course of attending Wright's sermons nearly every week for 20 years.
Third, he said that Wright should be viewed for the entirety of his 30 years of sermons.
What effect will this have? First off, this provides a strong incentive to the Republicans to collect all of Wright's speeches and sermons, that they can get a hold of. These sermons will then prove Obama a liar on a scale much larger than Bosnia.
It is highly unlikely, I think, that Wright's negativism and invective were liminted to just a few sermons. The Republican Swiftboaters will come up with dozens of soundbites probably just as damaging as the ones so far.
It is almost certain that SOMEONE will have seen Obama, or even photographed him, in a prayer session where Wright was making very negative statements.
The best sort of Swiftboating would be if some members of the congregation were to come out and condemn Obama and/or Wright. With thousands of members, there are certainly some potential turncoats in the crowd. With the proper incentives.
Another dimension could be the participation of the FBI. After the King assination riots, the FBI took a very rigorous position on infiltrating "inflamatory" groups. Certainly Wright is inflammatory.
It is highly likely that there have been undercover agents attending Wright's church for many, many years. That information could be very damning to Obama.
The fact the Obama has not seriously rejected Wright, and has actually made excuses for him, could be his downfall. It labels Obama as being a "supporter" of Wright, so any crazy thing that Wright has done is assumed to be supported by Obama.
Including making Farrakhan "man of the year". This will almost certainly be extremely damaging to Obama if he gains the nomination.
First, he said that the soundbites that we have seen are NOT representative of Rev. Wrights' sermons. These soundbites are allegedly some very, very isolated incidents of Rev. Wright making very negative comments.
Second, Obama said that he did not see these sermons where Rev. Wright made these statements that he allegedly disagreed with. That is apparently over a course of attending Wright's sermons nearly every week for 20 years.
Third, he said that Wright should be viewed for the entirety of his 30 years of sermons.
What effect will this have? First off, this provides a strong incentive to the Republicans to collect all of Wright's speeches and sermons, that they can get a hold of. These sermons will then prove Obama a liar on a scale much larger than Bosnia.
It is highly unlikely, I think, that Wright's negativism and invective were liminted to just a few sermons. The Republican Swiftboaters will come up with dozens of soundbites probably just as damaging as the ones so far.
It is almost certain that SOMEONE will have seen Obama, or even photographed him, in a prayer session where Wright was making very negative statements.
The best sort of Swiftboating would be if some members of the congregation were to come out and condemn Obama and/or Wright. With thousands of members, there are certainly some potential turncoats in the crowd. With the proper incentives.
Another dimension could be the participation of the FBI. After the King assination riots, the FBI took a very rigorous position on infiltrating "inflamatory" groups. Certainly Wright is inflammatory.
It is highly likely that there have been undercover agents attending Wright's church for many, many years. That information could be very damning to Obama.
The fact the Obama has not seriously rejected Wright, and has actually made excuses for him, could be his downfall. It labels Obama as being a "supporter" of Wright, so any crazy thing that Wright has done is assumed to be supported by Obama.
Including making Farrakhan "man of the year". This will almost certainly be extremely damaging to Obama if he gains the nomination.
posted by Jack W. Orf | 3:03 PM
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