Posted on 02/21/2015 3:26:33 PM PST by kristinn
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker, a prospective Republican presidential contender, said Saturday he does not know whether President Obama is a Christian.
“I don’t know,” Walker said in an interview at the JW Marriott hotel in Washington, where he was attending the winter meeting of the National Governors Association.
Told that Obama has frequently spoken publicly about his Christian faith, Walker maintained that he was not aware of the president’s religion.
“I’ve actually never talked about it or I haven’t read about that,” Walker said, his voice calm and firm. “I’ve never asked him that,” he added. “You’ve asked me to make statements about people that I haven’t had a conversation with about that. How [could] I say if I know either of you are a Christian?”
Walker said such questions from reporters are reflective of a broader problem in the nation’s political-media culture, which he described as fixated on issues that are not relevant to most Americans.
“To me this is a classic example of why people hate Washington and increasingly they dislike the press,” he said. “The things they care about don’t even remotely come close to what you’re asking about.”
Walker said he did not believe that most Americans care about such matters.“People in the media will [judge], not everyday people,” he said. “I would defy you to come to Wisconsin. You could ask 100 people, and not one of them would say that this is a significant issue.”
After the interview was completed, Walker spokeswoman Jocelyn Webster telephoned The Post to say the governor was trying to make a point of principle by not answering such kinds of questions, not trying to cast doubt on Obama’s faith.
“Of course the governor thinks the president is a Christian,” she said.“He thinks these kinds of gotcha questions distract from...
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The more GOP candidates deal with the press this way, the more juvenile the press will become, which will make their biased antics more obvious to the LIV.
They’re called presstitutes and mediots for a reason.....
Right. When he is not speaking publicly about his Muslim faith, yes, he speaks publicly about his Christian faith.
Next question to affirm your credibility to be president: What do you think of the color blue?
I don’t know either.
Walker is handling these guys like a pro, and it’s really pissing them off!
A) Walker didn't "say" anything. He responded to a question aksed of him.
B) Who aksed the question?
C)Did the person who aksed Walker if he thought Obola was a Christian also aks Obola if he thought Walker was a Christian?
D) Why is the question even necessary to aks?
The Current Occupant has spoken probably about as often of his “Christian” faith as he has spoken about his Islamic faith, and the Islamic faith seems to be guiding his actions.
“Defending the faith” no longer refers to Christianity alone.
Since when is “I don’t know” a subject for controversy? Give it a rest, Compost.
Hey, Balz, what else did Walker say?
Bravo!!! Well said.
It's about time STATESMEN (not mere politicians) stood up and told the smarmy jackasses in the press corps to stuff themselves.
Note the media doesn’t chellenge obsma. No matter how distorted his various pronouncements may be about a Christianity. Instead, the mediA tries to “corner” republicans — about Obama’s wierd ideas about Christiani faith tenets. Hey media, the story in in occupancy at our White House. Not in whatever anyone in Wisconsin may have heard about it. Go get the story it’s in wash dc
He's no Christian.Never has been,never will be.He pretends...because he knows it's a vital part of whatever credibility he might have.
LOL good answer.
>>Walker said he did not believe that most Americans care about [whether Obama is Christian]. “I would defy you to come to Wisconsin. You could ask 100 people, and not one of them would say that this is a significant issue.”
Really?
Those kinds of thought control questions are asked to see what is in the innermost hearts and minds. You can assess the degree and control someone is subject to. In the case of Rubio, he can be controlled easily.
now we're talking.
Agree...SW is consistently handling the usual petty gotcha stuff with great ease and effectiveness.
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