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Posted on 03/27/2008 7:50:47 PM PDT by giotto
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.
In his sermons over the years, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright has railed against the United States and accused it of bringing on the Sept. 11 attacks by spreading terrorism. He also has said the government invented AIDS to destroy "people of color" and has shouted "God damn America" for its treatment of minorities.
Videos of his remarks circulated on the Internet and on television.
In an attempt to quiet the controversy, Obama gave a speech last week in which he sharply condemned Wright's remarks but did not repudiate him.
Obama said Wednesday he has spoken with Wright, who retired from Trinity United Church of Christ last month but remains as a senior pastor.
Hillary Rodham Clinton, Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, broke her silence on the matter Tuesday, saying she would have parted company with a pastor who spoke about the country the way Wright has.
barf!
Oh yeah. Sure you would have, Hussein.
What a poseur.
So, Obambi, what about the new hate spewing moron who is filling-in for Wright during his “retirement.” He is no different than Wright, so why are you staying?
Obama 08 - A Fountain of Stupid in an Empty Suit.
Yeah, NOW he would’ve left — only after the rest of the NATION found out what racist garbage was being spewed there. I wonder why Oprah left 10 years ago???
So it takes this guy twenty years to make a decision, the Islamists will love that.
Osama Hussein Obama ain’t gonna get the dog poop off him no matter what he says.
Obamanation is a gifted liar.
“then I wouldn’t have felt comfortable staying at the church,””
The church hasn’t changed. New minister, same message.
I don’t believe him. My evidence is the fact that Sean Hannity has apparently been talking about Obama’s pastor for about a year now and Obama didn’t leave when the MSM wasn’t covering the story and he had ‘cover’.
When did Wright do the bold?
What a weasel...getting what is Wrightfully his.
serious-integrity-vacuum alert.
The Great Black Hope turns out to be just another race hustling, lying, socialist weasel.
this guy just makes stuff up as he goes along
Day late, dollar short.
But is comment was full of hope, and we all know hope is the answer.
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