Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church if Wright kept preaching (ya, you betcha)

Associated Press ^ | 3/27/08

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WASHINGTON - White House hopeful Barack Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church had his longtime pastor, whose fiery anti-American comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations threatened Obama's campaign, not stepped down.

"Had the reverend not retired, and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn't have felt comfortable staying at the church," Obama said Thursday during a taping of the ABC talk show, "The View." The interview will be broadcast Friday.

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Twenty years this poor excuse for a human being listened to this garbage, now suddenly he realizes the "Reverend" was offending people? Can anyone spell hypocrisy?

[golfisnr1]

Sure! And I am Santa Claus.

[shankbear]

Bammy, don’t piss on my leg and try to tell me it’s raining. You are a lying sack of steaming yak manure. Loser.

[SlapHappyPappy]

Still, he is a much better liar than Hillary. He makes you infer what he means.

[A CA Guy]

I hear his white cracker racist grandma will now be taking over the church, so what now Barry?

[tobyhill]

Add bigger liar to Obama’s resume. He knew of the hate speeches for 20 years and never left.

[Republic of Texas]

Since he was never there during the racist sermons, why would he leave?

[beaversmom]

I’m sick of hearing about the greatness of this country despite all its flaws. The flaws we have are leftie induced flaws. They control the schools. They control the major cities. Look at what has happened in just those two areas. Everything they touch turns to crap. Yeah B.O. there are flaws in this country. Look in the mirror when you want to find someone to blame.

[Farmer Dean]

This is turning into the perfect storm of BS and political expediency.Some people never learn when to shut up.

[Hunble]

Sorry RACIST!

I was going to support you as long as you never used the "race card" and represented all Americans.

You have been exposed!

[Army Air Corps]

Um, dumbass, he preached this bile to you for twenty years. What, were you waiting for 21 years? Is 21 years of hate your limit? Twenty-two maybe? Thirty about right?

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

That’s almost as believable as “I didn’t inhale”.

[HereInTheHeartland]

“White House hopeful Barack Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church had his longtime pastor, whose fiery anti-American comments about U.S. foreign policy and race relations threatened Obama’s campaign, not stepped down. “

And leave his 20 year spiritual mentor???

This is his “ I didn’t inhale” moment.

[Know et al]

What was it going to take to make him walk out of one of Wrights sermons? Is he going to stay now?

[popdonnelly]

He’s already admitted, in writing, that he was in the church to further his political career. How would leaving help that? The man is weak.

[katykelly]

bs

[Mad_Tom_Rackham]

To liberals, “the flaws” are that we have a constitutional republic and not a socialist oligarchy.

[xuberalles]

What a crock! Friends for 20 years? If no one found out what Wright was saying, he would still be attending.

[Pharmboy]

Well put.

[aruanan]

Obama suggests he would have left his Chicago church if Wright kept preaching (ya, you betcha)

He didn't have to leave the church because he took Wright with him on his campaign.