Would you withdraw your support from a candidate if you found out he had a close associate like Rev Wright.?

It calls into question their judgment and how truthful they are about what they believe.

Because politics is a business of liars, you have to be a little cynical about what they say they believe in. When you look at their associations, it can give you a clue as to whether they are lying or not. For instance, David Duke claimed to believe in equality for all people, but he was a former Grand Dragon of the KKK. Obviously, he was lying through his teeth.

In Obama's case, I was willing to forgive the inflammatory things I had heard, because Barrack, himself, did not say it. However, as Wright continues the "Crazy man tour" getting all the publicity he can for being an inflammatory nut-job I am more and more concerned about his association with a man who is clearly unstable. Also, Obama's association with William "Weathermen Underground, let's bomb the Pentagon" Ayers adds fuel to the fire.

Does Obama really believe in justice for all people, doing politics a different way? From the friends he has chosen, I am beginning to wonder.

Hope this helps,

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Yes, I would support a candidate if he was a close associate of Rev. Wright.

I am interested in the real issues, not the rantings of an elderly man, who represents his generation and is a Pastor andn not a politician.

The media and the Republican party are so good at picking hot button emotional dumbed down American issues so the real issues, which are economics, the unending money pit war, and the corporatism which is stealing our Democracy are tucked away from view so the candidates on both sides can avoid them.

Rev. Wright said things that many educated softly and politely speaking white men and women have said and no one blinked an eye. It is because of the rough manner in which it was said and his race.

Additionally, for some reason whenever anyone in our country dares, oh yes, dares to examine the ill effects of our policies they are called unpatriotic and unamerican!

We have become blind to the lessons of history, and forbidden to find fault as much as any member of a Communist country. God forbid we talk about what we have done in South America or elsewhere for our corporations. Peasants have been named communists when all they wanted was a decent wage and working conditions and they have been killed in our name. And there is worse. But of course we can't discuss things our leaders have done that have made people hate us around the world.

I want an open debate about everything in our country and I am sick of the Nazi mentality that calls anyone who has a criticism unpatriotic.

If you misrepresented what you stand for or who you are, I would think most people would withdraw their support for you.

If you are gay but running as the straight candidate with a picture-perfect family... how can you be trusted?

If you take bribes and it affects your decisions, how could anyone believe you'll do the things you promise?

So yes, if I find out a candidate is someone different from what they've made me believe they are -- not only will I stop supporting them, I'll help lead the way to make their lies known.

No, it shouldn't pass away. And shaking their arms at us and saying we are blowing this up out of share shouldn't artwork the two. they have confidence with the aid of fact they could. they have voted for the guy, they have have been given this great emotional investment in believing he's the 2nd coming, and he can do no incorrect. i could no longer have confidence the style of them in this website the day gone by attempting as annoying as they might to a approach or the different make this Hillary's fault, on staggering of each little thing else. the day gone by they have been surely pulling up polls from actual sparkling Politics attempting to tutor no person rather cares and he continues to be up. yet those polls have been taken from 3/06 to 3/sixteen. This subject continues to be boiling, and it shouldn't quit. they could get their heads out of their back ends and quit preaching at human beings and suggesting none too subtly that any people who've a difficulty with him could be racists ourselves. It has a observe of desperation to it that tells me they be conscious of this is going to harm him and that they are in a position to't take the warmth over it. rattling. i'm a Hillary supporter and that i be conscious of approximately warmth. i be conscious of you have have been given to do your homework and stand your floor with the data particularly of having emotional and making excuses for errors - - even one as great as this. I had each purpose of voting for Obama could Hillary no longer get the nomination. Now, i'm dreading the very theory-approximately it. he gets creamed interior the final in the event that they nominate him, we would as get used to saying President McCain if that occurs.

Taken a bribe would bother me. The others things you mentioned are irrelevant.

yes to the rev wright part, I will NOT knowingly vote for a racist president.

I would NOT knowingly vote for a candidate who cheats on their spouse.

I would NOT knowingly vote for a candidate who takes bribes.

It matters to me. I would never subject my children to the heinous retoric of a "Pastor" like that for years and years.

The mentality of this entire church is shown by what was in the poolpit all those years.

A pastor, YES.

The others you mentioned, probably not.

There's a world of difference there. Obama's pastor for 20 years, who he called his spiritual mentor, shares the same core values.

Considering that GW has religious kooks that have regular access to the White House, what's your point. People don't have enough sense to see that.

No. I understand that your pastor (especially in a congregation of 8000) does not necessarily represent your every view.

Gay- don't care, TMI

Took a bribe- care and wouldn't vote for him.

affair- don't care-TMI