06-02-2008, 04:24 PM
I saw on the news last night a story about, yet again, the 2008 Presidential election. Can't get away from it. Senator Obama publicly announced that he was divorcing his church due to it's leadership acting as a millstone around his political neck. He wants to swim, not sink.
Two ways to look at this: good politics, in terms of image burnishing and a decision not to associate with an ideology (a form of liberation theology that uses as its premise the inherent conflict in race that cannot be mitigated) that is at odds with his platform of being both inclusive, and perhaps a "post racial" candidate (whatever that means) whose vision of the future is that race loses its place as a source of political disunity.
Bad politics, from another perspective, in terms of "selling out" his old friends in favor of personal ambition. He made some points about how grassroots and community activism was at the core of his early political activity, and how he got his start into his local, then state and national, political career.
What do you think?
Good move, bad move, or left with no option but to disassociate himself from a source of poisonous political rhetoric at odds with his stated vision to where he'd like to lead America, should he succeed in his bid for the White House?
Occhi
Two ways to look at this: good politics, in terms of image burnishing and a decision not to associate with an ideology (a form of liberation theology that uses as its premise the inherent conflict in race that cannot be mitigated) that is at odds with his platform of being both inclusive, and perhaps a "post racial" candidate (whatever that means) whose vision of the future is that race loses its place as a source of political disunity.
Bad politics, from another perspective, in terms of "selling out" his old friends in favor of personal ambition. He made some points about how grassroots and community activism was at the core of his early political activity, and how he got his start into his local, then state and national, political career.
What do you think?
Good move, bad move, or left with no option but to disassociate himself from a source of poisonous political rhetoric at odds with his stated vision to where he'd like to lead America, should he succeed in his bid for the White House?
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete