Obama's church lashes out at media for 'character assassination'

CNN ^ | March 16, 2008 | Steve Brusk and Alex Mooney

[2ndDivisionVet]

Editor's Note: The following report contains objectionable language.

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's former church sharply criticized the media Sunday for recent coverage of his past controversial sermons, saying in a statement that Wright's "character is being assassinated in the public sphere."

The statement comes two days after Barack Obama, a longtime friend of Wright and attendee of the Trinity United Church of Christ, formally denounced the sermons that have recently become the subject of controversy, calling them "inflammatory and appalling."

"It is an indictment on Dr. Wright’s ministerial legacy to present his global ministry within a 15- or 30-second sound bite,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, the current pastor of the church said in the statement.

“The African American Church was born out of the crucible of slavery and the legacy of prophetic African American preachers since slavery has been and continues to heal broken marginalized victims of social and economic injustices," Moss also said. "This is an attack on the legacy of the African American Church which led and continues to lead the fight for human rights in America and around the world.”

--snip--

"Hillary was not a black boy raised in a single parent home. Barack was," Wright says in a video of the sermon posted on YouTube. "Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people. Hillary! Hillary ain't never been called a 'nigger!' Hillary has never had her people defined as a non-person."

Wright, who retired from his post earlier this year, also says in the video, "Who cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and in a culture controlled by rich white people?"

[2ndDivisionVet]

They're just making it worse: We have eyes and ears and know what we saw.

[Outland]

Wright assassinated his own character... what little he had to begin with.

[BellStar]

Amen!

[SkyPilot]

God “Da_n” them.

[mkmensinger]

So now quoting somebody’s own words is character assassination? If anyone harmed Rev. Wright’s character, it was he.

[2ndDivisionVet]

"So now quoting somebody’s own words is character assassination? If anyone harmed Rev. Wright’s character, it was he."

Wasn't Kerry's "swiftboating" using his words and actions against him? And yet, leftists use the word the same way the would "McCarthyism" or slander.

[Proud_USA_Republican]

Yes, its all a conspiracy by big whitey because the media played videos of him speaking.

[DanielRedfoot]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1986742/posts

Re-run

[MadelineZapeezda]

"Who cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and in a culture controlled by rich white people?"

Didn't one of those media mogel culture vultures live close by.....oh wait, she wasn't white!!!

[BigCinBigD]

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright and his flock are damned to hell.

[Virginia Ridgerunner]

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's former church sharply criticized the media Sunday for recent coverage of his past controversial sermons, saying in a statement that Wright's "character is being assassinated in the public sphere."

Looks to me like Wright's character committed suicide.

[stockstrader]

Let’s hope that Senator B. (whose middle name must NEVER be spoken) Obama and his racist Pastor, mentor, close friend, and spiritual advisor of 20 years take ALL THE TIME THEY NEED to explain their position.....lol

[Army Air Corps]

Whiety’s Fault.

[Army Air Corps]

Drat!

Whiety’s = Whitey’s

[Revolting cat!]

Jebediah Springfield was a great man!

[LiberConservative]

Hillary ain't never been called a 'nigger!' Hillary has never had her people defined as a non-person."

The Hildabeast and "her people" have been defined far worse over here. :)

[JavaJumpy]

Obama’s defenders are on CNN now. They’re pretty hot.

[egginanest]

saying in a statement that Wright's "character is being assassinated in the public sphere."

That's the least of this guy's problems. I hope he's taken measures to assure that his 'character' is the only thing available to assassination....

[Army Air Corps]

Notice Obama’s lawyerly response. He condemns the statements that have been made public. Very specific, that.

[Army Air Corps]

Bob Beckel on Fox is fellating Obama.

[Lizavetta]

This is PRECISELY why in today's political climate I would not vote for a female, a black, a Mexican, a gay, or any other special interest group.

They are IMMUNE from criticism of any kind. ANYTHING you say makes you some kind of 'ist' or 'phobe' - racist, sexist, bigot, homophobe, whatever.

I'm trying to imagine any of our past or current presidents using this crap. Are Bush's critics labeled "Texists"? Were Eisenhower's critics labeled "militarists"?

Put a minority or a female in there and they're free to do as they please, because to criticize would make you a 'hater'.

If the opposition of ANY PRESIDENT is cowed into silence or complicity we are screwed and tattooed.

[stockstrader]

Obama’s defenders are on CNN now. They’re pretty hot.

Let's hope they take ALL THE TIME THEY NEED!!!...lol

If you want to DIVIDE and SPLIT this country even more wide open along racial lines,,,,

a bigot like Senator B. (whose name must NEVER be spoken) Obama and his mean-spirited, bitter, angry, anti-American wife,,,,,

ARE THE RIGHT COUPLE AT THE RIGHT TIME!!!

[2ndDivisionVet]

Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He completed his elementary education in that city and then went to Virginia Union University. After three and a half years at Virginia Union, Pastor Wright left school and entered the United States Marine Corps. He transferred from the USMC into the United States Navy where he served as a cardiopulmonary technician.

After six years in the military, Pastor Wright transferred to Howard University where he completed his undergraduate studies and received his first Master’s Degree. His second Master’s Degree was from the University of Chicago Divinity School. His Doctorate was received from the United Theological Seminary under Dr. Samuel DeWitt Proctor. In addition to Pastor Wright’s four earned degrees, he has been the recipient of eight honorary doctorates.

Rev. Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. became Pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ (TUCC) on March 1, 1972. Within a matter of months he demonstrated an understanding and deep commitment to help TUCC achieve its motto and vision. The motto, “Unashamedly Black and Unapologetically Christian”, was a phrase coined by his predecessor, the Reverend Dr. Reuben Sheares, and was officially adopted by the congregation shortly after Pastor Wright began his ministry.

Since 1972, under Dr. Wright’s leadership, the membership of Trinity United Church of Christ grew from 87 members; and currently exceeds 6,000! The membership continues to grow numerically and spiritually with large numbers of members tithing, studying in bible classes and serving in over 70 ministries offered to enhance the Christian journey.

Dr. Wright has lectured at seminaries and universities across the United States and has represented TUCC and The United Church of Christ around the world. He is recognized as a leading theologian and pastor and has published four books and numerous articles.

Dr. Wright shares his life and his ministry with his wife, Rev. Ramah Reed Wright, and is the father of four daughters: Janet Marie Moore, Jeri Lynne Wright, Nikol D. Reed and Jamila Nandi Wright; and one son, Nathan D. Reed. He is also the grandfather of three grandchildren; Jeremiah Antonio Haynes, Jazmin Lynne Hall and Steven L. Moore, Jr.

http://www.tucc.org/pastor.htm

[stockstrader]

You seem to have forgotten the "RULES" (as defined by the PC community and liberal MSM)!!

Rule 1 - Blacks can say anything they like.

Rule 2 - Anyone that questions Rule 1 is (by definition) a RACIST!!!

The sooner that you accept the 'Rules'--the better.

[papasmurf]

Obama's church lashes out at media for 'character assassination' CNN ^ | March 16, 2008 | Steve Brusk and Alex Mooney Posted on 03/16/2008 9:53:58 PM EDT by 2ndDivisionVet Editor's Note: The following report contains objectionable language.

But, only if uttered by a white person, right?

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's former church sharply criticized the media Sunday for recent coverage of his past controversial sermons, saying in a statement that Wright's "character is being assassinated in the public sphere."

But, it's OK to assassinate the character of the President because he's white and he's a Republican?

The statement comes two days after Barack Obama, a longtime friend of Wright and attendee of the Trinity United Church of Christ, formally denounced the sermons that have recently become the subject of controversy, calling them "inflammatory and appalling."

AND after he was there AND after he waited to gauge public whitey's opinion.

"It is an indictment on Dr. Wright’s ministerial legacy to present his global ministry within a 15- or 30-second sound bite,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, the current pastor of the church said in the statement.

Again, that's what you do to the President, turnabout is fair play.

“The African American Church was born out of the crucible of slavery and the legacy of prophetic African American preachers since slavery has been and continues to heal broken marginalized victims of social and economic injustices,"

Most of your "marginalized victims" are the result of a self fulfilling prophecy.

Moss also said. "This is an attack on the legacy of the African American Church which led and continues to lead the fight for human rights in America and around the world.”

Really, it's an attack against your indecency and stated racial bias. --snip--

"Hillary was not a black boy raised in a single parent home. Barack was," Wright says in a video of the sermon posted on YouTube. "Barack knows what it means to be a black man living in a country and a culture that is controlled by rich white people. Hillary! Hillary ain't never been called a 'nigger!' Hillary has never had her people defined as a non-person."

Barak is not black, he's a chameleon. I seriously doubt that any white person has called him a "nigger!", more likely, it's another black on black atrocity.



Wright, who retired from his post earlier this year, also says in the video, "Who cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and in a culture controlled by rich white people?

Neither Barak nor you are poor, so stfu, you racist POS!

[ncalburt]

Yeah !!

The cukt church just gave the story another run in the news cylce.

[FreedomPoster]

>>”Who cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and in a culture controlled by rich white people?”

And Barack was largely raised by “rich white people”, yes?

Why don’t they bother to mention that?

[stockstrader]

You seem to have forgotten the “Rules” too!!

[papasmurf]

Rules were made to be broken. :)

[RussP]

Oh, the poor guy. Rush played five minutes of his mindless crap “out of context.”

[armymarinemom]

[Miss Didi]

(laughing hysterically over your tag line)

[CondorFlight]

“This is an attack on the legacy of the African American Church which led and continues to lead the fight for human rights in America and around the world.”

Abortion stifles the lives of at least 17 million black children since 1973, and the only response from the African American church is either silence or applause.

[RussP]

“The African American Church was born out of the crucible of slavery and the legacy of prophetic African American preachers since slavery has been and continues to heal broken marginalized victims of social and economic injustices,”

I wonder if this guy knows that the Republican Party was founded to end slavery — while the rats were fighting to maintain it indefinitely.

[Biblebelter]

"It is an indictment on Dr. Wright’s ministerial legacy to present his global ministry within a 15- or 30-second sound bite,” the Rev. Otis Moss III, the current pastor of the church said in the statement.

They could play an entire sermon where AIDS, 9/11, or cursing of America is not mentioned and it would not matter. The racism and hatred would still be apparent. Barry be lying BIG TIME when he say he had NO IDEA that kind of stuff being said.

[JavaJumpy]

Oh yuck - you’re responsible for cleaning the pretzels off my screen!

[stockstrader]

Bob Beckel is a disgusting, far left, socialist, Obama--APOLOGIST. No wonder he's on CNN.

Anytime any station other than Fox has shown those disgusting, racial invectives from Wright--they ALWAYS have an Obama-APOLOGIST there 'at the ready'--to minimize or trivialize Wright's hateful and racist venom!!

[Thumper1960]

Wright is no man of God.

A man of God does not invoke the name of God to damn other children of God. A man of God does not sow seeds of hate and bigotry by separating children of God by virtue of the color of their skin or the origin of their ancestors.

Wright defrocked himself when he spewed his un-Godly words of hate. Wright should no longer be referred to as a minister or reverend.

[stockstrader]

I guess that “WORDS” don’t matter any more to Senator B. (whose name must NEVER be spoken) Obama. That sure didn’t take long....lol

[JavaJumpy]

LOL - I just read on a rat site that a poster was worried about what would happen when Limbaugh got ahold of the tapes!

[armymarinemom]

Sad isn’t it. A flock deserves better than to be fed hate. The sermons that I listened to at Youtube made me sick and caused my soul to shudder.

[Army Air Corps]

What can I say, it was beyond mere butt kissing.

I’ll send some screen cleaner to ya. :-)

[ricks_place]

Obama has a new pastor, The Rev. Otis Moss III, who quickly indicts himself. Damn!

[armymarinemom]

I guess that “WORDS” don’t matter any more to Senator B.

Yep. A campaign mantra returns to bite him from the rear.

[Army Air Corps]

When Beckel speaks about Obama, I half expect him to bend on one and make a proposal.

[FormerACLUmember]

Barack Hussein gets all the titles of his books from the "Reverend" Wright:

[stockstrader]

Those comments were about as disgusting, outrageous, and racist as you can POSSIBLY get!!!

The venom that Wright (Obama's close friend, MENTOR, spiritual advisor, and Pastor for over 20 YEARS,,,who Obama also contributed over $20,000 to) spewed,,,,

needs to be heard by everyone.

[papasmurf]

I’m sure they say that was ruse.

[papasmurf]

Priceless!

[stockstrader]

That pic needs to be posted everywhere!!....lol