Editor:

Eric Orlander missed the point in his letter on Obama.

A racist by any name is still a racist, and there is no doubt that Obama’s pastor, by his very words, fits this description. Even if Obama has known and associated with this man for 20 years, he needs to drop him fast, or there will be guilt by association. Americans are not dumb.

It is sad, since Obama seems like a decent man. Obama needs to disassociate himself with this racist pastor, or else the whooshing sound you hear will be Obama’s presidential hopes going down the toilet.