Posted on 03/29/2008 1:56:58 PM PDT by george76
Mayor Michael Nutter Tells ABC News He Would Have Quit Church if His Pastor Made Such Remarks.
Sen. Hillary Clinton's most prominent African-American supporter in Pennsylvania says that had he been a member of Sen. Barack Obama's church, he would have left because of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's fiery and controversial sermons.
"I think there's no room for hate, and I could not sit and tolerate that kind of language, and especially over a very long period of time," said Philadelphia's newly elected mayor...
"If I were in my own church and heard my pastor saying some of those kinds of things," ...
Asked by Muir if he would he have quit Obama's church, Nutter said, "Absolutely."
Wright preached that the U.S brought on the 9/11 attacks with its own "terrorism." He also said the government "wants us to sing 'God Bless America'" but that it should be "God damn America" ...
Obama condemned the comments, but said he could not "disown" Wright.
Nutter voiced outrage that the Democratic Party is opposed to counting the Michigan and Florida primaries because both states scheduled the elections early in the primary season, against party rules. Clinton won those primaries
(Excerpt) Read more at abcnews.go.com ...
But at least Nutter can win an election.
A great quote. Thanks - bill
I like Michael Nutter, and so do many Philadelphians. If they follow Nutter’s lead, Obama may lose the black vote in Philly.
I am sure that most black mothers and grandmothers in Philly do NOT look upon their precious babies as being “punishments”. Even though only 50% of them are married, and a large percentage had their babies when they were teenagers.
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