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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
Really? Ron Paul's views on 9/11 were a matter of public discourse for weeks and weeks? In any case, it's a flawed analogy, as Ron Paul was running for office, so his beliefs are fair game. A better analogy would be if Ron Paul's gardener believed that 9/11 were America's fault and no-one would stop talking about it. A better analogy would be if Ron Paul's gardener believed that 9/11 were America's fault and no-one would stop talking about it.
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No, he was immediately dismissed as a viable candidate.
If Paul's gardener was his spiritual advisor, good example.
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Originally Posted by Iowa_Flames_Fan
And yes, race is a factor in this issue. How else do you explain the double standard whereby GOP candidates who consult with Billy Graham, Pat Robertson, Jerry Falwell and their ilk are hardly ever called upon to distance themselves from their remarks? Wright's comments were actualy not that far out of line with other famous black spiritualists of prior generations. Like one particular black leader who was assassinated the day before he was slated to deliver a sermon entitled "why America may be going to hell."*
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I can't explain why races follow their own, and I won't deny that is a racial issue.