Posted on 05/29/2008 7:49:43 PM PDT by Salena Zito
Sen. Barack Obama issued a statement this afternoon after a video tape emerged showing Father Michael Pfleger 'speechifying' from the pulpit of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.
In the statement Obama said he was "deeply disappointed" in Pfleger after his sermon was captured on videotape showing the priest mocking Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton and white people from the pulpit of Trinity, the home church of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Sen. Obama.
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Just in case y'all want to let the Cardinal know what you think of Fr. Mike To respectfully contact the Archbishop of Chicago: Write: His Eminence Cardinal Francis George 155 E. Superior St. Chicago, IL 60611 Tel. (312) 751-8230
Can’t ya just feel the love and peace...
Obama is going to be mighty exhausted from having to throw every single previous mentor/friend under the speeding bus.
Amazing what damage has been wrought by Constitutional amendments 19,24,and 26.
It was obvious that the “worshippers” in that “church” were anything but offended. With all that cheering and whooping and hollering; it was a disgrace.
I want to hear him give a speech about how he’s going to go after those who abuse tax-exempt status for partisan activism.
How can this “priest” can support someone who is so profoundly anti-life that he would even vote against a bill protecting babies born ALIVE after an attempted abortion ?
The Pope should have plenty to say about this.
Just in case y’all want to let the Cardinal know what you think of Fr. Mike
To respectfully contact the Archbishop of Chicago:
Write:
His Eminence Cardinal Francis George
155 E. Superior St.
Chicago, IL 60611
Tel. (312) 751-8230
We all would like to see him take the pulpit of that church and repudiate all the vitrole that has come from the pulpit.
No, he's disappointed his rant was caught on tape. Obama will will try to sell the BS that he had no idea Pfleger held those sentiments. Frightening part is many will buy it.
Pfleger is and has long been a total jerk. BUT, unlike Wright, he had the decency and smarts to apologize for his comments.
My money says Hillary is saying a whole lot worse (in private of course)Probably trowing a few lamps and ashtrays too!!
trowing = throwing yeesh
Pfleger is far too media-savvy to have not known that there would be a camera somewhere.
It’s incredible that Obama is considered the shoo-in for the dem nomination. His rolodex is crammed full of unsavory characters: Ranting race hustlers, unrepentant ex-terrorists, corrupt fixers, sleazy ward hustlers, Hamas fund-raisers...
It just goes on and on.
By "speechifying" I assume you mean preaching like a West Virginia hillbilly. Apparently it's only stupid when white people do it (unless a white person does it in front of a Black congregation).
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