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Unfortunately, too many Americans have not yet allowed themselves to get past what they learned from harbored hate. I lived most of my 54 years in the South but the last 5 years in PA and have seen it in both areas. Instead of trying to elect the best candidate thay cannot get beyond the person's race or sex.

I think race has always been an issue, however I think gender is more of an issue. Hillary has received more negative media coverage than Obama. Check Factcheck.org and decide. I am not sure the USA is ready for a woman President. Race on the other hand is also a factor, although Obama is truely an African American (via parents). His Minister made a joke of the situation. How could one attend such sermons for over 20 years and not somehow believe in his comments???? Just a thought.

Charlotte

Hillary has used her gender as a crutch throughout this whole election!! Crying, the boys are ganging up on me, book of ester, and anything else she can do to pander to the female voters. Obama on the other hand has gone out of his way to keep race out! It was Hillary who got the Rev. tapes out, and her main supporter organized the Revs, visit and probably submitted those Q and A's.

You have to remember that every one of Rev. Wright's messages were different. What you saw and heard were probably 2 of the most racist ones. So it's not like Rev. Wright came in every Sunday preaching down on America. I must say to you that I have been a member at the same church for over 17 years. My pastor has said some things that I don't egree with. Just because I didn't leave the church does not mean that I agree with him 100%. I have my own mind and do know right from wrong.
Obama is a man of integrity. He handled that situation the same way that I may have if I were in his shoes. That powerful speach said a lot. Even though he didn't want to disown his pastor, he eventually had to because it was obvious that the Rev. was so caught up in his own pride that he didn't care about to Obama and nobody else. Unfortunatly, a lot of us find out who our true friends are the hard way.

IF you think that race relations is set back because of what Rec Wright said, then you are either sleeping or crazy!
This man spoke the truth. Unfortunatly, some of us don't want to hear the truth & therefore will find someone to blame for the racism in this world. People need to wake up & see the world as it is!

How can you say Wright spoke the truth? I cannot fathom how one can believe Jews and whites are evil, that black people are superior because they are "sun people." I do not think for a second that whites created AIDS to murder blacks.

Every nation, every race, and every culture on this planet has committed atrocities against each other. These atrocities will continue unless people stand up against ignorance and hate. Rev. Wright represents everything that is wrong with this country and he has done nothing but perpetuate hate.

We must all stand up against ignorance and hate - no matter what our color.

I grew up in the old south. The man across the street from me was the grand dragon of the KKK of my county. If a black person stepped foot in my neighborhood without invitation, they were asking for a beating. The GD blamed the blacks and Jew bankers for his problems. He blamed the government for keeping him down and giving stuff away to those N*****! He was a angry man and the world was out to get him and people like him. I heard the same words come out of Rev. Wright's sermons...the man was keeping you down, the government was lying, you can be blamed for your problems because others have caused them. The only difference is the KKK member is viewed as a racist and evil, Rev. Wright is justified because he is black and angry...we must understand that anger. Folks, Hate is Hate...black or white. If we give hate an open door then it will spread. That man across the street from me found Jesus before he died and changed. I think Rev. Wright needs to reopen that bible and find the love of Christ and stop blaming others for his condition.

To me, race relations were set back when John McCain, not his pastor voted against the Martin Luther King holiday; for me they are set back everytime the voting rights act has to be reauthorized instead of it being made a standing law; for me, race relations are set back everytime police officers shoot unarmed minority men and women. It is delusional to think that race relations in the United States are in a good place...just ask the family of James Byrd.