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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
But the truth is, he's someone who knows a guy who's running for president. That's all.
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He's been a friend and advisor for twenty five years, and Wright even presided over Obama's wedding. He's not 'just a guy' to Obama.
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Not really. It depends on whether you believe "spiritual advisor" is an essential campaign function. Since a campaign can function pretty much just as well without one, I think we're forced to conclude that it isn't a real position.
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That is a trite counter argument. If McCain had a KKKlansman as a "spiritual advisor" you would think it mattered.*
* Not comparing Wright to the Klan.
On a personal note, this doesn't bother me. One of my beefs was that America was electing an assimlated yuppy as the first black president and claiming that proved racism was dead. Blacks did get a rough shake in America and I like that Obama is a black leader that wants everyone to move past it.
I do take exception with deception (like Spiritual advisor is not an advisor) to dismiss these objections.