Pastor Problems -- How many pastors will Obama have to disown?

Wall Street Journal ^ | June 3, 2008 | John Fund

[Zakeet]

The Rev. Michael Pfleger was a busy preacher on Sunday, May 25. In addition to his mocking criticism of Hillary Clinton in a sermon at Trinity United Church of Christ – which yesterday Barack Obama severed his ties with – he gave another sermon at his own church in which he issued the following healing statement: "Racism is still America's greatest addiction. I also believe that America is the greatest sin against God."

Mr. Pfleger had earlier apologized for his Clinton comments. It's unclear how he will react now that his second sermon has been made public. While the 59-year-old radical preacher is no longer affiliated with the Obama campaign, many are bound to ask why he was involved at all. Mr. Obama had frequently appeared at public events with Mr. Pfleger over the years and counted him as an adviser. Team Obama brought Mr. Pfleger to Iowa last year to host several interfaith forums on behalf of the campaign. As an Illinois state senator, Mr. Obama steered over $225,000 in taxpayer funding to Mr. Pfleger's church.

Now Team Obama is responding to the latest Pfleger outburst by once again saying the candidate is "deeply disappointed" in what was said.

[Not gonna take it anymore]

Pfleger sounds more like a politician than a priest.

He needs to leave.

[Right Wing Assault]

Sucker be better off becoming an atheist.

[SERKIT]

Barry needs a major Imam to come out for him (public hug at a press conference)- that will help him!

[CPOSharky]

How many pastors will Obama have to disown?

Every pastor with whom he agrees.

[GingisK]

How many pastors will Obama have to disown?

Up to, but not including, his radical Inman.

[LS]

Rush’s theory, which bears consideration, is that Pleger was specifically introduced by the campaign in order to give Obama the cover he needed to back out of that church. He’s white, and Catholic, so “racism” charges are nullified.

[Right Wing Assault]

He needs to leave.

Leave? Such a Christ-like man leave? What a loss!

[stylin19a]

I think Rev. Meeks called “nexts”.

[stylin19a]

Then Rev. Willie Brown has “nexts” after Meeks.

[popdonnelly]

“I also believe that America is the greatest sin against God.”

Then why is Pfleger still here?

[fishtank]

There needs to be a voice over of “Play that Funky Music White Boy” to the Pfleger TUCC church rant,,,,,,,,,,,,,,

[pke]

What the hell is the Archdiocese of Chicago doing about this racist, grand standing, idiot? Don’t ignore this Cardinal George, we’ve all learned the hard way what happens when we deal with controversy like that!

[DPMD]

Pfleger strikes me as a lace curtain street thug wannabe. His speech at TUCC is nearly an exact copy of Wright’s, the same in tone, content, pacing, screeching and text. But some of his phrasing gives him away: Hate threats (as opposed to love threats), “step into the plate.”

Wright has found a new dummy for his ventriloquist act.

[Andy'smom]

That’s Rush’s theory? Could be, or maybe the new reverand of Trinity is angry with Obama and invited Pfleger there to send a message.

[Grampa Dave]

Obama's Preacher/Wife Problems Mean Nothing to Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas's Fanatical Cult and to Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas. The core/base of their pseudo religion is hating America and Whitey!

This is my church, the one I never quit.

[Grampa Dave]

Obama's Preacher/Wife Problems Mean Nothing to Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas's Fanatical Cult and to Hussein ObamaMessiaHamas. The core/base of their pseudo religion is hating America and Whitey!

This is my church, the one I never quit.

[Enchante]

"How many pastors will Obama have to disown?"

LOL. It's so much more than the pastors -- soon the question will be "how many more vicious, hateful, far-left socialist Demagogues will Obama have to disown?"

..... and will he have to disown his own wife?

[virgil]

It sounds like Wright (and maybe Pfleger as his parish also got money)is shaking down the gov’t