By an Obama Who ? commentator:
All day long today, I have had the speeches that Obama’s pastor, Rev Jeremiah Wright gave on my mind, in particular the one about 9/11. I sat back this morning to just let the memories of this tragic day flood through me.
I remember being wakened up with the tragic news of it and seeing the second air craft fly into the second tower. I was in shock and could not believe what was happening. Then the Pentagon got hit, then the other plane crashed in PA. It seemed like life was spiraling out of control all around me. I died a thousand deaths that day as did all of America. The stark horror of what had happened with the terrorist attacks just seemed to be something out of a nightmare that just would not end.
My daughter called me because she was hysterical over this. She was in another state and all she wanted was her family. She cried so hard and it affected her so badly that she moved back home to be closer to us. She told me she has never experienced such pain and terror. She knew she wanted never to go through it alone again. For days I watched in horror the pain of the people looking for their loved ones, the terror of the building going down and then felt the heartbreak of discovering I lost some friends on that day. Another one of my friend’s car broke down while he was on his way to the towers but he had to cancel his meeting since he did not get there. If he did, he would have been on the top floors when it happened.
How can America forget? How can anyone ever forget the 9/11 attacks? Every time I look at these pictures I remember, I ache inside and I feel the pain of this nation all over again. 9/11 touched every person in this great nation of America in one way or another.
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As I relived the horror of this day through tears and heartache the words of Obama’s pastor rang through my mind. “America’s chickens have finally come home to roost!” Well what if they had roosted on the top of his church would he still have been out there dancing and singing out this hate and praising the attacks? I thought about the young people going out and joining the military in droves because they wanted to fight the people who violated the boundaries of America, the young people who went in droves to join the CIA and the FBI and the spirit of America as they rallied together to protect and fight for this great nation of ours, and the children whose parents were lost forever and the families who listened to the calls from their loved ones whose voices they would never hear again. Then I thought about Obama’s pastor screaming “God Damn America.” - my blood boiled.
I’m sorry people but these remarks are going to stay with me. I am not going to over look them. I do not buy into Obama saying he has never heard them, never been in church when the words of American insults were being said. By attending this church means that he does not support them? He spent twenty years in this church, this man is his spiritual advisor who performed his marriage, baptized his children, inspired him, who he admires and wrote a book based off his sermon. Obama says he is just walking away. Obama said he did not know of these remarks but he would not let his Pastor officiate when Obama announced his running for the Presidency as Obama told his pastor that he is known for making inflammatory remarks. I honestly believe Obama did know about these racist remarks, did know about the hate his preacher has for America, did know how his preacher behaved. I also believe that Obama chose to stay with this church, chose to believe these statements and chose to try once again lie to America. Is this another NAFTAGATE where he tells the people of America one thing and is on the phone with the Rev. Wright and telling him another? I’m sorry, you just do not have this kind of loyalty to a man and his teachings then just simply walk away. Obama’s words are many minutes late and a mile short. Frankly, I believe Obama’s words to be like so much else in Obama’s campaign, just a pack of lies.
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March 18, 2008 at 2:10 pm
As much as I hate Gee Dubya Bush, the first thing I did that September morning was to lower the US flag in my front yard to half-staff.
Before I could trudge back to the front door, passersby started pulling over on the road, and we all just started crying and comforting each other. We weren’t Democrats; we weren’t Republicans; and we weren’t members of a particular race or creed that day. We were Americans.
Thanks for the thoughtful post, which serves as a reminder of how we all (except for those like Rev. Wright) stood together for at least a moment.
March 18, 2008 at 10:19 pm
Beautiful Delilah. I was three blocks from there that day. Somethings a person never forgits.