[MrB]

Major got him to “perjure” himself several times.

I especially liked when Obama said that if he had heard those messages “repeated” that he would have left the church.

I guess hearing them one time was worth letting them slide.

[notaliberal]

I wonder if Chrissy Mathews still has that little "tingle" going up his leg?

[Red_Devil 232]

Yep! Obama needs to hear it more than once! Here is the question and Obama's parsing answer:

GARRETT: So, quick yes or no. If had you heard them in person you would have quit?

OBAMA: If I had heard them repeated, I would have quit. I mean, obviously, understand that — understand that, you know, this is somebody who is like an uncle to me. He's somebody who helped me find Christ. And somebody who always talked to me in very powerful ways about relationship to God and our obligations to the poor.

If somebody makes a mistake, then obviously, you recognize — I make mistakes. We all make mistakes. If I thought that that was the repeated tenor of the church, then I wouldn't feel comfortable there.

But, frankly, that has not been my experience at Trinity United Church of Christ.