And she was almost our VP ...

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Final-Fan said:

Sqrl said:

Final-Fan said:
I think that the loyalty to Wright can be explained by the fact that it would do his reputation no good to drop the man like a radioactive potato at the first sign of trouble.

Even if we assume the strategy is sound and dropping him outright is a bad move, why would you bring him closer?  I mean he reaffirmed how close his relationship was at a time when people were calling for him to back away from the guy.  I have a hard time believing that was a self-serving decision, I honestly think he did it out of loyalty.

Really though, I think trying to figure this out after the fact is a bit moot anyways, we're each likely to see whatever we want to see, and there is no objective method of determining the true answer.

PS - Does anyone find it a bit ironic that I was arguing for Obama's loyalty and Steven/FF against it =P That really was a strange conversation =P

To be honest I didn't follow the Wright story that closely -- you say he strengthened the relationship in response to the initial story and I have to believe you because I really have no idea and you're generally trustworthy. 

I was just trying to say that it seemed consistent with steven787's theory, not trying to take a stand on whether I thought the theory was right.  But if he did strengthen ties instead of keeping steady then it would weaken his theory.

The exact quote was:

"As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. He strengthened my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. Not once in my conversations with him have I heard him talk about any ethnic group in derogatory terms, or treat whites with whom he interacted with anything but courtesy and respect. He contains within him the contradictions - the good and the bad - of the community that he has served diligently for so many years.

I can no more disown him than I can disown the black community. I can no more disown him than I can my white grandmother - a woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world, but a woman who once confessed her fear of black men who passed by her on the street, and who on more than one occasion has uttered racial or ethnic stereotypes that made me cringe.

These people are a part of me. And they are a part of America, this country that I love."

Intepret that as you will, as I said I think this one is very opinionated so I'll leave it at that.  I just wanted to present the quote I was referring to so you would know what I meant specifically.