Am I sticking my foot in something, or did Barack…?

Most of you reading this know that I have gone from a mis-informed view on Barack Obama (which led me to say I could, in no way, ever support him) to a much better-informed position (which leaves me supporting him nearly whole-heartedly)… but…

1.  Barack Obama says he is running a campaign to bring ALL Americans together.
2.  Barack Obama says he rejects and renounces the endorsement of Minister Louis Farrakhan of the Nation of Islam (Black Muslims).

Am I the only person who sees a contradiction there?  Which part of “all Americans” is Minister Farrakhan not a member of?

I seriously doubt that I would ever court or receive Minister Farrakhan’s endorsement myself, nor would I want it any more than Senator Obama apparently does, but *I’m not running for President on a ticket of uniting all Americans*.  The nearest metaphor I can find is the similarity to those Christians who say they believe the “whole Bible” — but have never read the book, and have not studied any part other than what their pastor tells them to.  There is a significant difference between believing every verse of your preacher’s sermons (no matter how out of context) and believing the whole Bible.

I also noted that Senator Obama also got the endorsement of the largest remaining group of the KKK — and didn’t hear him repudiate that endorsement.  I’m sure this does not mean that he feels white, but not black, supremacists are all right.

If you say ALL, you’d better mean ALL.  I, for one, believe the statement of the Declaration of Independence that “all men are created equal.”  I don’t think it gives them license to remain ignorant and narrow-minded, but
even that cannot remove their status as human beings and, hence, their citizenship as Americans.

Hugs,
Me