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It funny how this “controversy” is being treated like it’s something brand new. Over a year ago, I posted a couple of entries about Obama’s relationship with Pastor Jeremiah Wright (see here and here). In them, I criticized (and posted someone else’s criticism of) Obama on his snub of his then-pastor and, today, this still doesn’t sit well with me.

So, today, I just wanted to let people know that this is not new and that, once again, it is a black person being asked to strongly repudiate someone with whom he’s been associated while white candidates (Clinton and McCain) are allowed to get a pass when their supporters say controversial things with little more than a slap on the wrist.

Even more importantly, we allowed a president (George Bush) into office whose grandfather helped plot a coup to topple the presidency of Franklin Roosevelt and whose family had business ties with the family of Osama bin Laden.

So, needless to say, the double-standard is wearing thin with me.

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