> I am sure Haitians are following closely the saga of the 2008 U.S.
> elections where, for the first time in so many years, a candidate seem
> to be forcing Amerikkka tu make use of a mirror.
>
> We know CNN does not like what it is seeing....but how do Haitians on
> soc-culture-haiti perceive Amerikkka's dealing with the realities that
> threaten to shatter some of its carefully manufactured precious myths.
>
> Here is one blogger's observations, as food for thought....
>
> The White Preacher Double Standard: How Hagee, Parsley and the Rest
> Get Away with Everything By Cenk Uygur,
>
> Huffington Post Posted on March 19, 2008,http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/http://www.huffingtonpost.com//80253/
>
> Rudy Giuliani's priest has been accused in grand jury proceedings of
> molesting several children and covering up the molestation of others.
> Giuliani would not disavow him on the campaign trail and still works
> with him. (http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/story?id=3753385&page=1)
>
> Mitt Romney was part of a church that did not view black Americans as
> equals and actively discriminated against them.(http://www.slate.com/
> id/2178568/ ) He stayed with that church all the way into his early
> thirties, until they werefinally forced to change their policies to
> come into compliance with civilrights legislation. Romney never
> disavowed his church back then or now. He said he was proud of the
> faith of his fathers.
>
> Jerry Falwell said America had 9/11 coming because we tolerated gays,
> feminists and liberals. It was our fault. Our chickens had come home
> to roost, if youwill. (http://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Jerry_Falwell)
> John McCain proudly received his support and even spoke at his
> university's commencement.
>
> Reverend John Hagee has called the Catholic Church the "Great
> Whore."(http://www.catholicleague.org/release.php?id=1393) He has
> said that the Anti-Christ will rise out of the European Union (of
> course, the Anti-Chris twill also be Jewish). (http://www.alternet.org/
> story/39748/?page=1 ;http://www.raptureready.com/faq/faq72.html) He
> has said all Muslims are trained to kill and will be part of the
> devil's army when Armageddon comes(which he hopes is soon).(http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2008/02/28/hagee/index.html;http://yo...
> ) John McCain continues to say he is proud of Reverend Hagee's
> endorsement.
>
> Reverend Rod Parsley believes America was founded to destroy Islam.
> (http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/03/john-mccain-
> rod-parsley-spiritual-guide.html). Since this is such an outlandish
> claim, I have to add for the record, thathe is not kidding. Reverend
> Parsley says Islam is an "anti-Christ religion"brought down from a
> "demon spirit."(http://www.motherjones.com/washington_dispatch/2008/03/
> john-mccain-rod-parsley-spiritual-guide.html). Of course, we are in a
> war against all Muslims, including presumablyMuslim-Americans. Buts
> since Parsley believes this is a Christian nation andthat it should be
> run as a theocracy, he is not very concerned whatMuslim-Americans
> think. John McCain says Reverend Rod Parsley is his "spiritual
> guide."
>
> What separates all of these outrageous preachers from Barack Obama's?
> You guessed it. They're white and Reverend Jeremiah Wright is not. If
> it's not racism that's causing the disparity in media treatment of
> these preachers, then what is it?
>
> I'm willing to listen to other possible explanations. And I am
> inclined to believe that the people these preachers go after are more
> important than the race of the preacher. It's one thing to go after
> gays, liberals and Muslims -that seems to be perfectly acceptable in
> America - it's another to accuse white folks of not living up to their
> ideals. I think there is another factor at play as well. The media is
> deathly afraid of calling out preachers of any stripe for insane
> propaganda from the pulpits for fear that they will be labeled as anti-
> Christian. But criticism of Rev. Wright falls into their comfort zone.
> It's easy to blame him for being anti-American because he criticizes
> American foreign and domestic policy. If Rev. Wright had preached
> about discriminating against gay Americans or Muslims, there probably
> would not have been any outcry at all. That falls into the category of
> "respect their hateful opinions because they cloak themselves in the
> church." But one thing is indisputable - the enormous disparity in how
> the media has covered these white preachers as opposed to Rev. Wright.
> Have you ever even heard of Rod Parsley? As you can see from what I
> listed above, all of these white preachers have said and done the most
> outlandish and offensive things you can imagine - and hardly a peep.
> If the disparity in coverage isn't racist, then what is it?
>
> Cenk Uygur is co-host of The Young Turks, the first liberal radio show
> to air nationwide. © 2008 Huffington Post All rights reserved.
>
> View this story online at:http://www.alternet.org/bloggers/http://www.huffingtonpost.com//80253/
> andhttp://www.alternet.org/blogs/peek/80253/