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Obama's Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11
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Posted on 03/13/2008 7:16:37 AM PDT by Sub-Driver

Obama's Pastor: God Damn America, U.S. to Blame for 9/11 Obama's Pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Has a History of What Even Obama's Campaign Aides Say Is 'Inflammatory Rhetoric' By BRIAN ROSS and REHAB EL-BURI

March 13, 2008—

Sen. Barack Obama's pastor says blacks should not sing "God Bless America" but "God damn America."

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's pastor for the last 20 years at the Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago's south side, has a long history of what even Obama's campaign aides concede is "inflammatory rhetoric," including the assertion that the United States brought on the 9/11 attacks with its own "terrorism."

In a campaign appearance earlier this month, Sen. Obama said, "I don't think my church is actually particularly controversial." He said Rev. Wright "is like an old uncle who says things I don't always agree with," telling a Jewish group that everyone has someone like that in their family.

Rev. Wright married Obama and his wife Michelle, baptized their two daughters and is credited by Obama for the title of his book, "The Audacity of Hope."

An ABC News review of dozens of Rev. Wright's sermons, offered for sale by the church, found repeated denunciations of the U.S. based on what he described as his reading of the Gospels and the treatment of black Americans.

"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people," he said in a 2003 sermon. "God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: audacityofdope; jeremiahwright; lendmeyourears; nobama; obama; obamapastor; revwright
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This guy needs to go church - oh wait he's a pastor..........
1 posted on 03/13/2008 7:16:38 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
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To: Sub-Driver

This guy sounds like he’s been exchanging bodily fluids with Fred Phelps.


2 posted on 03/13/2008 7:17:56 AM PDT by mkjessup (This year's presidential choices: "Speak No Evil, See No Evil, and Evil")
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To: PJ-Comix

It will be FUn to see the DUmmies defend the Rev. Wright and his parishioner.


3 posted on 03/13/2008 7:19:58 AM PDT by Charles Henrickson (Yes, we damn!)
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To: Sub-Driver

and BOR still thinks that the Dali Bama’s pastor’s beliefs don’t matter.


4 posted on 03/13/2008 7:20:05 AM PDT by Tolkien (There are things more important than Peace. Freedom being one of those.)
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To: Sub-Driver
I caught myself yelling at an 80+ year old man Sunday after Mass, who told me that all terrorism—especially 9/11—is merely a tool of the government to obtain power.

I came very close to beating the old man with his own cane, but held myself at the last second.

5 posted on 03/13/2008 7:20:15 AM PDT by Military family member (GO Colts!!)
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To: Sub-Driver

I guess Hillary finally gave the networks the marching orders to start releasing this story.


6 posted on 03/13/2008 7:20:32 AM PDT by dfwgator (11+7+15=3 Heismans)
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To: Sub-Driver; Honeybunch
From ABC news?

Looks like Hillary still has friends in the media.

7 posted on 03/13/2008 7:20:40 AM PDT by OKSooner
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To: Sub-Driver

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1985016/posts

related...


8 posted on 03/13/2008 7:20:58 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: Sub-Driver
We totally condemn the Westboro Baptist Church for their ranting and hate filled speech. Will this pastor and his message of hate get the same reaction? I will bet they get a pass from the media for obvious reasons.
9 posted on 03/13/2008 7:22:00 AM PDT by Recon Dad (Marine Spec Ops Dad)
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To: Sub-Driver
"Hey, Obama, with your family background, and being raised in Indonsia, and your unusual middle name, I'm worried that you're a Muslim."
"Why, no, Sir! I'm a committed Christian. I've been attending the same church for 20 years."
"Hey, Obama, I know about your church, and I'm worried that you're a racist, anti-American, pro-African lunatic."
"Well, Sir, I'm all about Hope and Change, so I hope you change your mind."
10 posted on 03/13/2008 7:22:13 AM PDT by ClearCase_guy
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To: Sub-Driver

Shhhhhh.

McCain said we cannot talk about this!


11 posted on 03/13/2008 7:22:16 AM PDT by roses of sharon (Who will be McCain's maverick?)
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To: OKSooner

Can you say, “Sistah Souljah?”


12 posted on 03/13/2008 7:22:54 AM PDT by dfwgator (11+7+15=3 Heismans)
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To: Sub-Driver

That’s a lot of hate to be coming out of a pastor. Or anyone.


13 posted on 03/13/2008 7:22:56 AM PDT by hsalaw
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To: Military family member
I caught myself yelling at an 80+ year old man Sunday after Mass, who told me that all terrorism—especially 9/11—is merely a tool of the government to obtain power.

I didn't know you go to church with Ron Paul?

14 posted on 03/13/2008 7:23:01 AM PDT by mnehring (The question isn't who is going to let me; it's who is going to stop me. - Ayn Rand)
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To: Sub-Driver

Thank you Lyndon Johnson. Is this his vision of the “Great Society?” Why hasn’t Nobama left his church? Never mind, we all know the answer.


15 posted on 03/13/2008 7:24:08 AM PDT by Eurale
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To: Sub-Driver

According to the Democrats, Rush Limbaugh is a purveyor of “inflammatory rhetoric.”


16 posted on 03/13/2008 7:24:15 AM PDT by Steely Tom (Steely's First Law of the Main Stream Media: if it doesn't advance the agenda, it's not news.)
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To: Sub-Driver

Rev. Wright claims the KKK secretly runs everything in White America. What an IDIOT!


17 posted on 03/13/2008 7:24:37 AM PDT by A. Morgan (VOTE FOR A LIBERAL N' WE'LL BE UP TO OUR NECKS IN ILLEGALS and OUTA' GAS!)
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To: Sub-Driver

This “pastor” is “preaching” politics from the pulpit. The church ought to be shut down on 501(c)3 violations alone!


18 posted on 03/13/2008 7:24:39 AM PDT by NotJustAnotherPrettyFace
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To: roses of sharon

why should we when everyone else is doing it for us?


19 posted on 03/13/2008 7:27:09 AM PDT by ari-freedom (McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
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To: Eurale

well this church is the one thing that keeps people from asking if he is a muslim or an atheist


20 posted on 03/13/2008 7:28:35 AM PDT by ari-freedom (McCain must pick a conservative VP if he wants conservative support)
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