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TODAY'S SHOW: FRIDAY, MAY 9th 2008

By Vanessa Silverton-Peel

Happy National Train Day everyone! Rachel will be celebrating later tonight with a ride home to Massachusetts and an AmDog. How will you honor this fine holiday?

On today's show we've got David Corn. Mother Jones Magazine and Brave New Films have dug up video of McCain's "spiritual adviser" that you are definitely going to want to see.

MENTIONED ON TODAY'S SHOW

Army's stop loss program rises dramatically 

Rachel Maddow Show guest Colby Buzzell called up to serve another tour of duty in Iraq 

Would Obama campaign help Hillary pay off campaign debt?

 

Rachel

I like you. However, I do get the feeling that you are an Obama supporter. In so doing you seem to be ignoring the obvious. Obama has a character problem. I am white middle age. I will not support Obama due to his lonnnng affilication with Rev. Wright. Obama sat in this church for 20 years. He has exposed his daughters to the black "victim" mentallity. Does Colin Powell or Conde Rice sit in simular environments?

I would like to vote for Obama, but will not. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH RACE!

He will loose in November. He cannot get people like me to see beyond his character.
Also, I am gay. I don't believe the good old Rev. Wright speaks highly of gays - nor do I believe that Obama really thinks different from Wright.

Also, Obama has demonstrated that he can get 30-40% of white voters against Clinton. On the other hand, Obama gets 90+% of the black voters. I feel that the black voters are not open. If any one voter segment is discriminating, it's the black voter. That is what the numbers tell me.

I understand that these are sensitive issues. But ignoring the obvious will not make things any better.

Thank you for reading my comments.
Best wishes