Marek Reavis wrote: > > > ...wonderfully ironic twist on the hypocrisy > > > argument in a HuffPost essay: > > > Richard J. Williams wrote: > > Ironic twist, but Obama has both "denounced and > > rejected" Farrakhan's praise for his candidacy. > > So, I guess that there's a little more than irony > > at work here. Why would Obama denounce someone > > who was praised by Pastor Wright? It doesn't make > > any sense, Marek. > > > > http://tinyurl.com/4v3tys > > Marek Reavis wrote: > One could blithely reply "why not?" and leave > the question essentially unanswered. > > But Obama's denunciation and rejection of Minister > Farrakhan's endorsement makes obvious sense because > it was politically expedient for him to do so. > So, Obama was thinking that by denouncing Farrakhan that that would get more votes? But that Obama really does support Farrakhan and Wright? > Why would he have to do that, is the better > question, in my mind; but the answer to that is > equally obvious. > Because he would be accused of practicing politics as usual?
> Do you agree? > So, we are agreed that Obama has the audacity of opportunism.
