Text of Obama's church remarks

Politico ^ | 5/31/08 | POLITICO STAFF

[Saundra Duffy]

I saw this yesterday. Obama said he needed to leave Trinity in order to relieve the church of scrutiny during his presidential campaign. They are looking for a new church. A reporter asked something like, Well, won’t your new church have the same problem? Obama stumbled and stammered on the question. He was terrible during the speech. He looked like a complete bafoon.

[weegee]

I think it is only fair to include every “um” and “uh” this idiot spouts. Editing them out makes him seem more fluid and sure in his delivery.

He may “read” articulate but he sure as hell AIN'T articulate.

[Berlin_Freeper]

Guilty.

[weegee]

The church wasn’t the problem, Obama’s support of Black Liberation Theology IS the problem. He is a racist. He supports and encourages racists. He should put Bobby Byrd (D-KKK) on the ticket to balance the hate.

[BunnySlippers]

They edited out all the uh, uh, uh, umm, ... uh, uh ...

[jennyjenny]

I think it is only fair to include every “um” and “uh” this idiot spouts. Editing them out makes him seem more fluid and sure in his delivery.

No doubt! It was pitiful.

[BunnySlippers]

Absolutely right. And I would not be surprised if Michelle is more into that church than he is. Another Democrat with an overly ambitious wife!

[hsalaw]

"How will that not be different when you join another church?"

Well, let's see. He could join an actual Christian church which teaches the Gospel and joins together to worship God, rather than one which is based on "black liberation theology" and screams "hate whitey!" and "G-damn America!" from the pulpit. For example, have we ever heard anything negative about Pres. Bush's church? Or VP Cheney's?

[mylife]

On the other hand, we also don't want a church subjected to the scrutiny that a presidential campaign legitimately undergoes.

Hey Asshat! The stop using the pulpit as a Political stump!

[Piquaboy]

He is a complete bafoon!

[mylife]

He is a buffoon

[shibumi]

". My suspicion at that time, and Michelle, I think, shared this concern, was that it was going to be very difficult to continue our membership there so long as I was running for president. "


Translation: "If I wasn't in the spotlight right now, I'd still be listening to my spiritual mentor, Rev. Wright, and cheering his hate-mongering with the crowd on Sunday."

[mylife]

At least he is “clean”

[OKSooner]

Yes, a buffoon.

[weegee]

To paraphrase “Father” Pfluglehorn: “He didn’t expect to be challenged on his background, his associations, his organizations; he felt entitled to it. No questions asked.”

[weegee]

Clean AND drug free for how many weeks now?

[rwfromkansas]

Which they never do for Republicans, that is for sure.

[mylife]

The King of "Uhmm" and the Queen of "Urrr"

[weegee]

If Obama was doing the same gesture with his left hand, I’d assume that he was pandering for the Asian vote too.