Obama resigns from his church (breaking CNN)

CNN

[byteback]

CNN story. Apparently Obama sent a letter to his pastor but that has yet to be released.

[dfwgator]

Heck if I know.

[torchthemummy]

My guess is he's been hearing a lot of serious concern from uncommitted delagates over the last couple days.

Good point and at a minimum a large reason for the about-face.

[BunnySlippers]

Uh, uh, uh .. uh .. ummm ... white guilt for slavery?

[cricket]

He did it for himself. He had no choice; and notice; he has left room for himself and family to return.

[tarheelswamprat]

AAKKKK! THAT LOOKS LIKE HALF THE PEOPLE IN CONGRESS! OLD AND UGLY!

On the positive side for Congress, however, the Farce will always be with them...

[shineon]

[Freedom2specul8]

While it's too late for him to denounce the hate of his church/pastor/mentors....and while it's too late for him to (cough cough) resign from his church.....I am so curious as to what church he will join.

[maggief]

Stunning, isn’t it?

[spectre]

Obama said he is upset wityh CNN for airing a "leak" about him quitting his church. At least that is what he is pretending.

So if he took CNN to the woodshed today, they probably got even with him and decided not to cover his pressor.

JMHO.

[SilvieWaldorfMD]

That’s not fair. Sam Kinison was funny. And meant to be.

Ah, yes! I miss that lunatic. May he R.I.P.

[BunnySlippers]

But he said he would complain about homosexuality comments ... but apparently not out right racism.

He is making it clear he is leaving to help the church avoid scrutiny,

[Blackyce]

"Wow! He caved! I have NO Respect for the man now."

Yeah, this reminds me of that friends episode where Phoebe talked Ross into doubting his beliefe in evolution:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MEsYdiA7OL0&feature=related

Phoebe: Ok, look, before you even start, I’m not denying evolution, ok, I’m just saying that it’s one of the possibilities.
Ross: What? It’s the only possibility, Phoebe.
Phoebe: Ok, Ross, could you just open your mind like this much, ok? Wasn’t there a time when the brightest minds in the world believed that the world was flat? And, up until like what, 50 years ago, you all thought the atom was the smallest thing, until you split it open, and this like, whole mess of crap came out. Now, are you telling me that you are so unbelievably arrogant that you can’t admit that there’s a teeny tiny possibility that you could be wrong about this?
Ross: (hesitant) There might be, a teeny, tiny, possibility.
Phoebe: (incredulous) I can’t believe you caved.
Ross: What?
Phoebe: You just abandoned your whole belief system! I mean, before, I didn’t agree with you, but at least I respected you. How are you going to go into work tomorrow? How, how are you going to face the other science guys? How, how are you going to face yourself? Oh! That was fun. So who’s hungry?

[TigersEye]

He left himself and out though.

"I...sometimes falter...I, uh, am a Christian. I...uh...did I say that already? Uh. Was never a Muslim...uh...lately....uh."

[eyedigress]

How observant he is... what a leader... What is racism again..... who...... what..........where........? Phhhttt

[Right_in_Virginia]

He’s not happy that he had to do this...and the longer he talks, the more obvious it becomes.

From a political viewpoint, he should wrap this up now.

[PghBaldy]

“I’m not denouncing the church” !!!

[littlehouse36]

This braggart is gonna change the nutjob leader of Iran just by sitting down and talking with him. He then won’t be our sworn enemy anymore.

 

Obama had better be looking for a new church; he's gonna need it.

 

 

[maggief]

He’s NOT denouncing the church ... it’s been quite some time since he’s attended ... months.

[cruise_missile]

“He said he would have complained if anti-homosexual rhetoric came up.”

That kind of limits a lot of churches. Even the Muslim ones.

I think Wright is just warming up. This is not a forgiving man. Watch your back Obama!

[TigersEye]

I was waiting for him to back up over it.

"The church is not worthy of denouncing." (actual quote not humorous paraphrase)