Why?

If you have been keeping up with Barack Obama's latest pastoral controversy, then you know that the Catholic Church in Chicago has asked Father Pfleger to take a leave of absence from his church to reflect on what he said while speaking at Obama's former church.

Now I do not agree with the things that Father Pfleger said any more than I do Rev. Wright's comments. But once again we are in the mode of throwing the white guy under the bus and frankly I am sick of it.

Why is it that when a white minister says things like this they are thrown off the train like a sack of mail. Yet if a black minister says these things then we just don't understand the black church.

But aren't we forgetting that it should not matter the color of the person making these remarks? If the remarks are over the line then is should not matter. Can you imagine a white minister in a white church made comments about Obama similar in context to those made about Clinton. Can you just see the out cry by all of the usual characters. Then let's imagine, that we had a rally for that minister and a group of white people gathered around him and cheered this minister like the black community has done with Rev Wright. I think all hell would break loose.

Anyone who stood up for Don Imus after his comments about the Rutgers ladies basketball team we demeaned nearly as bad as Imus was. The only one who has been demeaned concerning Rev Wrights comments is Barack Obama. Of course that is only because he is running for president. If Barack had not be a member of Rev Wright's church no one would have given a damn about the comments he made from the pulpit.

So is all this stuff with Wright and Pfleger politically motivated...you bet your ass. And you know what we should all do is ignore it. Question Obama on his views certainly. But don't give Rev Wright or Father Pfleger another mention in the news. Let them go back into obscurity where they were when all this mess started.

That is my opinion. What is yours?