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5. Really pathetic retraction

Mon Dec 26, 2011, 04:45 PM

Dec 2011

What's wrong with this proposition: "Obama did it with Jeremiah Wright."

No, Obama did not sign Jeremiah Wright's sermons. His name wasn't on them. The question was only: had he been in church when the offending sermons were given. Had he "listened" to them. The Wright story was guilt by association.

Ron Paul's name was on those screeds. It was his own newsletter. Whether he penned them himself was immaterial. A president of the United States has to take ownership of anything that goes out under his or her name. That's what being a leader entails. The "I didn't write it and never read it" defense is simply not acceptable in this context.

At any rate, Andrew Sullivan has lost my respect for even thinking in the first place to endorse this crackpot. Whether he retracts that endorsement or not, he's on my "not a good thinker" list.

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So, Andrew Sullivan Has Revoked His Support for Ron Paul [View all] tishaLA Dec 2011 OP

Sullivan is a bit of a self serving opportunist in my humble opinion. BootinUp Dec 2011 #1

Self-Serving Opportunist NashVegas Dec 2011 #3

In 2007 He was pedaling up Commercial st. like a mob orpupilofnature57 Dec 2011 #2

Conservatives don't know Sullivan exists - he is not on Fox News banned from Kos Dec 2011 #4

Really pathetic retraction frazzled Dec 2011 #5

R#4 & K for, SULLIVAN is such a jerk phony, pretends to have all these "intellectual" UTUSN Dec 2011 #6

Yes, Sullivan will sometimes admit his mistakes-- tblue37 Dec 2011 #7

I knew all about the newsletters when they were new. I assume, and still assume Bluenorthwest Dec 2011 #8

Sullivan has a dodgy record LeftishBrit Dec 2011 #9

I think Sullivan is part of the wonky generation whose time has passed. RainDog Dec 2011 #14

I think a lot of people don't understand what racism actually is. bigmonkey Dec 2011 #10

Comparing Jeremiah Wright with Ron Paul shows that Sully is not an it-getter. Starry Messenger Dec 2011 #11

Ron Paul will never be elected a prez RainDog Dec 2011 #12

Sully was for the war before he was against it, now he is against RP after being for him... truebrit71 Dec 2011 #13

Sully just needs to admit he ia a well-spoken idiot. That will save a lot of ink on apologies. Hassin Bin Sober Dec 2011 #15