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Originally Posted by SomeRandomGuy  My understanding is that the choice to join Wright's choice was primarily a strategic decision for a young local politician. Joining the church helped Obama connect with the African American population of Chicago and gave him some important contacts (such as Oprah Winfrey, who also attended).
As strange as it might seem for you and I, politicians often do things based on how they think it will impact their political career, not based on their personal feelings on the matter. That is why Benjamin Franklin was a member of the Christ Church (an Episcopal Church in Philadelphia) even though he considered himself to be a deist. If Obama's political career had never expanded beyond the City or possibly State Level, his association with the Wright church may have continued to be considered an asset. |
In either case it's a deficit, maybe he agrees with Wright's racist views or he's just another politician who'll do and say anything to get elected. I actually think it's little of both, but I'm judging by my own standards and I just would not put up with 15-20 years of that guys raving just as a suck-up, of course that excludes me from any public office because basically they ALL lie and half-truth their butts off to get elected.