She has her own pastor problem

The Rev. Wright scandal has been played and played ad nauseum. It has started most news and “infotainment” shows and, as I write, Joe from MSNBC
“Morning Joe” has said that Obama’s statement yesterday, clearly and completely condemning Rev. Writght’s comments, “was not enough.” Obama has been gracious through all this and, for the most part, he has weathered the storm quite well. And quite a storm it has been.

But perhaps most disturbing is the “kid gloves” with which the media has lately been treating Sen. Clinton. Her pastor problems seem to me to be worse or as bad as Obama’s. Namely, her longterm relationship with Doug Coe. I see that Obama and McCain have also participated in some prayer groups with Coe, but Obama is new to the Senate scene and I believe he can be forgiven for this mistake or lack of knowledge about Coe.

Please read the linked article by NBC’s Andrea Mitchell called “NBC News Exclusive: Political ties to a secretive religious group.” It’s one of the few times the media has approached some difficult truths about Sen. Clinton. Coe’s views are extremely dangerous. I suppose that it’s easier for me to forgive a ’60s radical from a black church with some seriously warped views, but this guy Coe’s theology is REALLY off the charts. He’s not only a lay minister and prayer leader, but also a big business maven. And the Clintons have been with Doug Coe since the early ’90s.

The main thing is that major media has totally given Sen. Clinton a pass on Doug Coe while reviling Obama day in and day out for Rev. Wright. It can make a person cynical about the major media. It’s not my big issue right now, but I won’t be brainwashed or told what to think by the major media. And I’m so pleased with Obama for handling this with such calmness and grace. The continued obsession with Rev. Wright and his racism, when we’ve come so far as a society, has not helped much of anything.

But I’m confident that all will be well by mid-November.