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Security issues? I believe that. I wouldn't want to come down to the South if I was him either.

Toots,
What issue do you personally have with Dr. Wright? Have you heard his sermons their entirety?

Casey, is there some part of his sermons where he says, "and you know that thing I said before about 'God DAMN America'? Well, I was just kidding -- I love America!" Or are you saying something more analogous to "he only beats his wife on every third Wednesday?"

Casey, where and how did you come to understand that Toots is opposed to Wright? He/she made a comment about security, and you read that as opposition to Wright? No wonder this country and this city has the leaders it does - people don't read, and leap to conclusions.

Who the fuck is Jeremiah Wright and why would anyone give enough of a shit to bother harming him?

Vain.

Here are some more batshit-crazy claims from one of Rev Wright's newsletters:

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2185/2361640904_f78427e96d.jpg

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South Africa and Israel worked on an "ethnic bomb" that only kills blacks and Arabs? Um, how would that work, exactly?

This stuff is straight out of the Farrakhan playbook. Only a tinfoil-hat nutjob could believe this kind of crap.

Well ... guys have been shot for less offensive stuff in the past. I can understand playing it safe ... especially in Dallas.

If I were a sponsor, and I wanted to back out of a now-awkward commitment to a volatile and mildly insane speaker, what better way than to cite "security concerns?" The speaker gets to imply racism and near-martyrdom (he's like MLK, see?), the sponsor is spared possible embarassment, etc.

I think the only people "embarrassed" at him coming are the very people at the core of the problem.

According to Wright's buddy Farrakhan (who has been given an award by Wright's church), the white devils and the Jews are at the core of most of the world's problems.

Reverend Wright is the gift that keeps on giving. Thank your, Barry, for explaining how your wife, who went to ivy league schools on tax payer dollars, never felt proud of her native country. Oh sure, wearing a flag pin in your lapel may make you less GQ-lishious. Wanting to invade Pakistan and turn your back on Iraqi and Israel is very politically fashionable. Heck, you could afford to toss one of your grandmothers under the proverbial buss but hey, you got like three others right. Audacity of Hope? Heck, you are now your own ethnic bomb!

I would love to seen him in a no holds barred fight with Rod Dreher.

I would love to see the two of them just beat the crap out of each other in the name of Jesus.

Hey Casey, I fear for Rev Wright's life from assholes like BaconButt who is a racist but not man enough to admit it. Kind of like some jerk who calls black people "niggers" in a bar until a couple of them come in, then they shut up and hide under the table.

The article found here: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5648912.html said that his Houston appearances were also cancelled, as well as a several day/multi-event trip to Tampa, Florida.

I think he is just laying low to reduce Media attention to the Campaign.

Hey Toots, have a nice day!

Why does Toots hate you so, RoB??

RoB: you crack me up!