Posted on 03/14/2008 7:53:34 PM PDT by Blood of Tyrants
Barack Obama on Friday, in a written statement and then in an interview with FOX News, issued his firmest denunciation to date of his longtime Chicago pastor and described the Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.’s anti-U.S. remarks as “inflammatory and appalling.”
Obama, in an interview Friday with FOX News’ Major Garrett, said he has been a member of the church since the early 1990s after working with the congregation as a community organizer on the south side of Chicago.
He was married at Wright’s Trinity United Church of Christ, had his children baptized by Wright and donated money to the church, but he said he first learned of many of the pastor’s controversial statements only when they were aired in the media in recent days.
“None of these statements were ones I had heard myself personally in the pews,” Obama told FOX News. “Once I saw them I had to be very clear about the fact that these are not statements that I am comfortable with. I reject them completely they are not ones that reflect my values or my ideals.”
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Yeahhhhh,,,,,
but he 'slept through the sermons' and NEVER HEARD A WORD!!!! /s
If Obama feels this way, then where has he been for the last 20 years? Convenient he waits to denounce his pastor (only a partial denouncing...) when it comes out in the limelight and obviously is going to cause campaign troubles...
It sure is. Set parsers on 'Clinton'.
P.J, man do you have material to work with tonight over at DU.
BEST COMMENT OF THE DAY!!!....lol
“None of these statements were ones I had heard myself personally in the pews,”
BULLSHIT !
You mean all those bigoted hateful statements in church went right past Obama’s big elephant ears?
What are you trying to say? That attempt at a sentence makes no sense.
Obama’s denial and denunciation is simply not credible.
This preacher has been an “activist” in this way for many years. His CHRISTMAS SERMON was hate filled for Heaven’s sake. You do not remain a member for 20+ years and pay tens of thousands in donation and not be aware of this level of hate and mongering. Whether you sat there when he actually said it or not. (which I do not believe).
Sorry Hussein, I simply do not believe you.
Your own actions (not saluting the flag, not wearing the flag on your lapel), your wife’s statements and activities, all of these things begin to add up now.
You are backing away now because it is politically expediant, but by your own measure, your judgement now is in abject and total question. You are not qualified or judgementaly capable or qoualified of leading this nation.
You knew this man...you identified with him...he married you...he baptized your children...you called him your mentor and to whom you went for counsel...and now those chickens have come home to roost.
B. (he whose middle name must NEVER be spoken) Obama is a racist...HOWEVER,,,you obviously do NOT understand the rules.
Rule 1 - Blacks (like Obama can associate with whoever they please, even if their friends are racist).
Rule 2 - Anyone that dares to question Rule 1 -- is by definition a racist.
The sooner that you accept the "RULES" (as defined by the liberal, PC community)---THE BETTER!
Oprah is a total racist.It’s time that white people STOP taking reverse racism. Hatred goes both way and it’s wrong from anyone’s mouth . It is up to us to make sure the moronic general public get s to hear this hate monger and put 2 +2 together. Obama needs to be called out on this . If he was white his career would be over by now having been associated with such a disgusting racist. We have to shout this from the rooftops. God knows the MSM will hide this situation.
How could he not be aware? Liberation theology and black racism permeates every sentence of this man. It’s all over the church website.
We saw Obama denying this guy on Fox. He really looked like a deer caught in the headlights. He seemed very uncomfortable and evasive.
One of the pundits made some comment that this is why we have a long vetting process for candidates in this country.
Amen. See my post 69.
Depends on what the meaning of "HEARD" is.
BINGO!!!!!
If he was white (just look at what they tried to do to Trent Lott)---his career would have been over in less time than it took to type this post!!!!!
“MSM would be ... would be getting the candidates whereabouts on each and every one of those dates, and would be reporting as to whether he was or was not in church on those days.”
Don’t worry, Billary’s machine will make sure every date is noted and communicated to the press.
The Obamanation of desolation has turned inward on himself. Them chickens has come home to roost...and they’s fried.
“Eloquent....but racist”.
Maybe Obama didn't actually attend church there very often. If he didn't he's lying about his religiosity. If he did attend, he's lying about not knowing what Wright is about.
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