Obama and "Reverend" Wright

Yet another topic I need to take on when I have the time.

Imagine if you will that this was reversed and John McCain's pastor had said these kinds of bigoted, racist, vile things about blacks. The media and voting public would crucify him. Not just his candidacy, but his entire political life would be ruined. Why is there a double standard when blacks spout despicable hate speech towards whites (in church no less)

Oh, and how is Geraldine Ferraro wrong in her statement that Obama's success is due in part to him being black? Is it not true? Why should she apologize and resign for making a true statement that is in no way insensitive? If a white person makes a statement of fact or espouses an opinion having to do with race that is rational, factual, and without malice how are they being racist? If I say that young black males are committing a majority of the violent crimes in this country that would not be racist. It would be a fact

Obama's success is most certainly not BECAUSE he is black, but that's not what Ferraro said. How can you deny that his being black has not aided in his success? He has ~75% of the black vote at this point. Were he not running that constituency would have gone to Hillary and Bill (the 1st black President) Clinton. If his race is an advantage then so be it. There's nothing wrong with a white woman making that observation.