From today's "Always Right" column in the south suburban Star about Barack Obama's controversial pastor and spiritual advisor Dr. Jeremiah Wright, Jr.:
Elevation of any race over another, especially when preached from a pulpit, should disturb us all. We should question the wisdom and sensitivity of anyone — including Barack Obama — who can sit under angry teaching year after year and still look to the divisive messenger as a spiritual adviser.
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. cautioned against teachings of racial supremacy. Two months before the historic march on Washington and his famous "I Have a Dream" speech, King told thousands at a Detroit rally, "I can understand from a psychological point of view why some caught up in the clutches of the injustices surrounding them almost respond with bitterness and come to the conclusion that the problem can’t be solved within, and they talk about getting away from it in terms of racial separation. But even though I can understand it psychologically, I must say to you this afternoon that this isn’t the way.
"Black supremacy is as dangerous as white supremacy."
Does Barack Obama disagree with Martin Luther King Jr's position or does he agree with his spiritual advisor's black supremacy teachings?
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