It seems there isn't going to be a lot of common ground here. I don't think people should be judged by the sermons of their pastor, others do. I don't think religious affiliations should condemn a man seeking public office, others do. Fair enough.

On a side note, I'm not sure this will be nearly as devestating as many people are assuming it will be. Unlike Gary Hart, Obama, himself, did nothing unethical. The people that feel there exists a direct connection between the sermons of Reverand Wright and the sentiment of Senator Barack Obama wouldn't have voted for Obama in the first place. Just examine the list of the people who have spoken on this thread. Almost all of them have been championing even the slightest slip-ups from the Obama campaign for weeks now (Mudwhistle, Alex, Imperator, Lost Soul, hairballxavier). There's nothing wrong with disliking Obama. But I think it's probably naive to suggest that the actions of his pastor are going to destroy his chances at the White House. This is a story-of-the-week that will be completely blown over by the Pennsylvania Primary (which Hillary would probably have won anyway).

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