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Obama Decries Racial Rhetoric (NewsMax Breaks Story 3/17/08: Obama Attended Sermon He Says He Didn't
NewsMax ^ | 3/15/08 | Staff

Posted on 03/16/2008 11:24:26 AM PDT by Laissez-faire capitalist

PLAINFIELD, IND -- Sen. Barack Obama on Saturday decried "the forces of division" over race that he said are intruding into the Democratic presidential nomination contest.

... The Illinois senator's comments came a day after he denounced statements appearing on television and on the internet by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, pastor of the Chicago church Obama joined nearly 20 years ago.

(Excerpt) Read more at newsmax.com ...


TOPICS: Extended News; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Illinois
KEYWORDS: 2008; barackobama; election; elections; jeremiahwright; maumau; newsmax; nobama; obama; poppa; poppapoppa; poppapoppawhomaumau; trinityucc; tucc
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To: Godwin1

I think it was the cheering crowd that offended me more than the sermon.


41 posted on 03/16/2008 12:08:53 PM PDT by a real Sheila (Just say NObama!)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Seems to me like Obambi and his bride are the ones who are pushing race in this election.


42 posted on 03/16/2008 12:09:52 PM PDT by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: adorno

“It’s for the children.”


43 posted on 03/16/2008 12:09:59 PM PDT by a real Sheila (Just say NObama!)
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To: a real Sheila

McCain has 20 years of voting that will divide everyone. It is why so few senators get to run for President and won.


44 posted on 03/16/2008 12:10:21 PM PDT by edcoil (Go Great in 08 ... Slide into 09)
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To: adorno

You are correct. I forgot, it’s only Republican hypocrites that must be held accountable.


45 posted on 03/16/2008 12:11:13 PM PDT by rocksblues (Tagline on hold)
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To: edcoil

Unless there’s some real dirt that comes to light on McLame, I think Shrillary’s negatives are so great that McLame will win that matchup.


46 posted on 03/16/2008 12:11:33 PM PDT by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: a real Sheila

Not true. It was, believe it or not, Brian Ross of the MSM who got this story into the mainstream. Obviously a Hillary supporter.


47 posted on 03/16/2008 12:12:45 PM PDT by cinives (On some planets what I do is considered normal.)
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To: adorno
bottom line, Mr. Obama, one question please ?...
why be a member of a church which has tenets you don't espouse ?
48 posted on 03/16/2008 12:12:53 PM PDT by stylin19a
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To: a real Sheila

There seems to be two schools of thought re: Obama being knocked out of the race.

1. Black Americans will be so ticked off at the Clinton mafia that they will stay home, in droves, on election day. Clinton can’t win without them.

2. Clinton will promise the Blacks the moon if she is nominated. Everyone will kiss and make up by election day.

Of course, this whole issue may not be enough to affect Obama’s lead in the delegate count and he may get the nomination anyway. To me, this is the best option as there is so much that can be used against him now, I don’t think he could win.


49 posted on 03/16/2008 12:13:10 PM PDT by Signalman
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Maybe BO slept through the sermon, won’t be the first nor last time. Little guilty of that myself.


50 posted on 03/16/2008 12:19:41 PM PDT by The_Media_never_lie
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To: a real Sheila

If this guy loses to Hillary there may be riots!


51 posted on 03/16/2008 12:20:38 PM PDT by Billg64 (LOL ROFL Senator Mccain for what????)
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To: a real Sheila

I am willing to bet the farm that they would not bet for Alan Keyes against any white dem


52 posted on 03/16/2008 12:21:41 PM PDT by Billg64 (LOL ROFL Senator Mccain for what????)
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To: a real Sheila

Stay home after they burn down a few cities.


53 posted on 03/16/2008 12:25:17 PM PDT by TLEIBY308 (I AM PRO CHOICE,I BELEIVE EVERYONE SHOULD CARRY WHAT EVER GUN THEY CHOOSE)
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To: Laissez-faire capitalist

Well, I predicted yesterday-—as did many-—that once this can of worms was opened, and once Barack issued a half-denial, it would bite him in the a$$. This will continue to unravel, and damage him badly. People wanted to believe he was “different” from Jesse Jackson, but in fact he’s only slicker and more articulate, sort of a black Bill Clinton.


54 posted on 03/16/2008 12:34:11 PM PDT by LS (CNN is the Amtrak of News)
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To: ari-freedom

>>the days of ABC, NBC, CBS, PBS and CNN domination are over. We have fox news....<<

I’m not so sure that Fox wants Hillary to lose against McCain. We’ll see.


55 posted on 03/16/2008 12:37:23 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (I want to "Buy American" but the only things for sale made in the USA are politicians)
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To: a real Sheila
THEY WANT TO SEE A BLACK PRESIDENT IN THEIR LIFETIME!

They must have bad memories

Bubba was the First Black president
56 posted on 03/16/2008 12:39:17 PM PDT by uncbob
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To: The_Media_never_lie
Maybe BO slept through the sermon, won’t be the first nor last time.

That would be fine if it were one sermon. I doubt if the "reverend" checks the house and gives a normal Sunday School sermon when Barack is there, and saves the anti-Whitey, anti-Jew, anti-America crap for when Barack is absent.

57 posted on 03/16/2008 12:40:01 PM PDT by TruthShallSetYouFree (Abortion is to family planning what bankruptcy is to financial planning.)
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To: ricks_place

RP: That is one of the most brilliant, subtle, witty posts I’ve seen on FR. What a perfect image to describe Obama’s rhetorical jiu jitsu. Bravo!!!


58 posted on 03/16/2008 12:45:32 PM PDT by JewishRighter (Why, oh Why can't it be Hunter???)
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To: Billg64

Let ‘em riot. They only end up burning their own houses
down anyway.
If the beast wins the endorsement, blacks will not vote for
her because of the “injustice” suffered by Hussein O.
Real men won’t vote for her for obvious reasons. Women teachers over 50 aren’t enough votes to elect her.
She’s essentially unelectable. McCain wins easily.


59 posted on 03/16/2008 12:54:15 PM PDT by Fireone (We need the 2nd Amendment to ensure the others. Bobby Jindal for VP in '08.)
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To: LS
Well, I predicted yesterday-—as did many-—that once this can of worms was opened, and once Barack issued a half-denial, it would bite him in the a$$. This will continue to unravel, and damage him badly. People wanted to believe he was “different” from Jesse Jackson, but in fact he’s only slicker and more articulate, sort of a black Bill Clinton.

The only big primary that's left is Pennsylvania. It's got Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, but everything in between is like Alabama without the black people. As conservative as it gets, and very Second Amendment conscious. Obama is in serious trouble in Pennsylvania and this will make it worse.

In Denver, when the superdelegates see whaat happens in Pennsylvania and they see Obama dropping like a rock in the poll match-ups with McCain, they'll vote for Hillary.

60 posted on 03/16/2008 12:55:50 PM PDT by Philo1962 (Iraq is terrorist flypaper. They go there to die.)
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