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Obama's Ex-Pastor Resurfaces, at Potential Cost to Candidate

2008-04-26

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright is on a campaign to explain controversial remarks of his that created a firestorm for his former congregant, presidential hopeful Barack Obama, but many believe Wright's fiery remarks could burn Obama once again. "If he was a Barack Obama supporter, I think he would pull himself off of the stage at this point," said National Public Radio senior political analyst Juan Williams. "Nothing good comes of this for Barack Obama," concurred ABC News political contributor Cokie Roberts.

Six weeks after controversial video clips of sermons by Obama's former pastor splashed across the national media, Wright is now speaking out publicly in an interview on PBS. Wright will also be speaking to the NAACP on Sunday and will be in Washington D.C. on Monday addressing the National Press Club.

Posted by:Fred

#21 TW: Thank you for explaining your Charmin metaphor, smn. ~:)

smn: don't go away feeling that no one paid you any attention.

I even worked Charmin into my comment #10, just to stay topical for you! >:

Posted by: RD 2008-04-26 21:56

#20 Hey Spook - it ain't over yet. Soon he'll be right up there with George McGovern. And that other Illinois Senator, Adlai Stevenson.

Posted by: Bobby 2008-04-26 21:23

#19 SMN - Obama is running, so the company he keeps, including racist pastors, domestic terrorists and leftist radicals IS fair game. And no amount orf your trying to wiggle is going to get you out of the trap. His own words paint him as an arroganr elitist, and the peopel he says influence him are not the sorts that you want to have associated with a president.

Try denying that you dimwit.

These peopel are the pool Obama swims in. ANd THAT is enough to disqualify him. Were he not getting racial bloc voting, and were the Dems using a sane system, he'd already be another leftist footnote in history.

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-04-26 21:12

#18 Thank you for explaining your Charmin metaphor, smn. I'm not accustomed to thinking in such terms. As for Candidates McCain and Obama, the pastor endorsing the former was just some guy, whereas the pastor endorsing the latter was a close personal friend, mentor, and surrogate father. The opinions of the holders of those three rolled into one matter a great deal, smn dear, since the close relationship is entirely a matter of choice. Whereas the opinion of just some guy...

Posted by: trailing wife 2008-04-26 20:34

#17 It ain't over until it's over.

Posted by: Crolusing tse Tung2778 2008-04-26 20:23

#16 your "case" is nonsense. Over the last couple days several responses have been posted to your delusional denial of Obama's well-documented faults. You chose to stick your head deeper. You're on "ignore"

Posted by: Frank G 2008-04-26 18:39

#15 Jeremiah Wright last I checked, wasn't running for President. Last I checked, Hitler was nominated Fuhrer of the Nazis party, despite the views of his 'Pastor' and the consideration of 'the people' in response to those views, Same with Chairman Mao (research shows his 'Pastor' promoted Nationalism [not communistic views]); and even Abraham Lincoln (research indicates his 'Pastor' had anti abolitionist views); see where this leads! If everyone who could vote, did so on the basis of the influence or views of the figure's Pastor...the world would look drastically different!! I rest my case!

Posted by: smn 2008-04-26 18:32

#14 For political candidates, observe the following:
***Watch what they do, and not what they say.
***Who is giving them money?
***What kind of company do they keep?

That should be enough to tell you what kind of person they are and how they stand on issues. What they say means nothing, as it is just propaganda to placate the idiots.

Posted by: Alaska Paul 2008-04-26 13:27

#13 Wright says he is a pastor and says what pastors say. He also says Obama is a politician, and says what politicians say.
Translation:
In order to get donations and hold followers, a black preacher must play the race card and dump all blame on whitey.
In order to get elected, a black smooth talkin' Senator must promise change without being specific. After all, we all know that Washington does mostly everything wrong, slow, and expensive, so change is good.
(that is unless it's the wrong change like more free stuff and welfare and other non-specified handouts)
The key here is that neither one of these bullshit artists stand for anything so to hold their position, they better heed the street thugs or else. If Obama becomes president, I guarantee the lowest of criminals will sleep in Lincoln's bed. When you stand for nothing, everything is equal.

Posted by: wxjames 2008-04-26 13:19

#12 smn, in the words of Rev Wright, its Obama's "chickens coming home to roost". His past and present long-time association with domestic terrorists, racists and radicals.

THAT is why he is getting "beat up" - the truth hurts him. Grow up and realize Obama is NOT who you have projected him to be. He is just another slick talking Chicago machine politician, with ties to the leftist powerbrokers there. Rezko, etc are the trail that leads to Obama.

The guy is not qualified nor fit to become president, and if it were anything other than his skin color, he'd be a non-entity in this race.

Posted by: OldSpook 2008-04-26 09:57

#11 Both Obama and Wright are problems for each other.

For Wright, If Obama wins the Dem nomination, it contradicts Wright's fundamental thesis that Whitey is keeping the Black Man down.

For Obama, having supporters like Wright is an advantage in Chicago where he has been succesful playing racial identity politics. However, the president is president of *all* the people and running as the 'black' candidate will not help him nationally.

Posted by: SteveS 2008-04-26 09:29

#10 With the usual slight of hand: the "Serious Media" presents a Show ~~Trial~~ Piece which covers Obamas ass with Charmin and makes the Rev look like a human being.

let's see, the cast of characters:

PBS Bill Moyers: LefTard and Maximus Loon
Cokie Roberts: Eastern Establishment Effete Liberal
NPR Jaun Williams: Liberal honest
Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Commie, race agitator
Barack Obama: Empty Suit

Moral: every demoCrap skates

Posted by: RD 2008-04-26 08:39

#9 Wright points out that his history shows that he's not unpatriotic. He volunteered for the Marines and fought in Vietnam. As a corpsman in 1966, he served on the medical team that cared for President Lyndon Johnson. The White House gave him three letters of commendation.

"The church members are very upset because they know it's a lie, the things being broadcast," Wright said, adding that there have even been death threats on him and bomb threats on his church.

A Web site has now been set up by one of the church's members seeking to defend Wright and to provide fuller context of the sermons: you can visit TruthaboutTrinity.blogspot.com by clicking here.
Actually, I didn't do the linky thingy; you'll have to type.

The Obama campaign says it had nothing to do with either the timing or the content of Wright's interview.

Posted by: Bobby 2008-04-26 08:13

#8 smn - Some questions.

If a candidate in the middle of a campaign is endorsed by a pastor who is a racial bigot and the candidate accepts this endorsement, does this reflect poorly on the candidate's judgment?

If a candidate admires a racially bigotted pastor, attends his church services and brings his children there for 20 years does this not reflect even more strongly on the candidates's character and unsuitability to be elected?

The first is McCain, the second is Obama. One is a one-time association, likely of convenience, the other a continuous association and by Obama's account based on his admiration of and endorsement of Wright's sermons.

For anyone to make the moral equivalence argument is a phony comparison. If you have any doubts, try the thought experiment and turn the tables. Make McCain be the one who attends a church with a KKK-loving pastor preaching hate agaisnt the blacks. Do you really think that the press would not be all over that story - more than they are with the Wright story?

Posted by: WTF 2008-04-26 06:21

#7 Trailing Wife; as in Rev. Wright can't even go to the crapper without it somehow affecting Barack Obama's Presidential aspirations!! As in Juan Williams and Cokie Roberts not piling on to Pastor John Hagee and his remarks by association to Senator McCain! I still don't know who even Hillary's pastor is, why so, could it be he has no differentiating views, not black, inquiring minds would like to know?!!
Cokie, you and 'Little juan' still haven't cracked the source of who hired Craig Livingstone, and if you feel that doesn't amount to a hill of beans at this point, then you'll realize how we Obama supporters feel about your Opins!

Posted by: smn 2008-04-26 05:18

#6 What does Charmin have to do with anything?

Posted by: trailing wife 2008-04-26 03:57

#5 Well Cokie, let's hope your decision on who you will vote for (if your still undecided by now) isn't changed again by Rev. Wright...Ohhh the horror, what if Mr. Wright admits to using Charmin, will you stop??

Posted by: smn 2008-04-26 02:57

#4 GUAMPDN POL DWG/SKETCH > CLINTON versus OBAMA > ITS UP TO GUAM [to decide outcome?] - MCCAIN???

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-26 02:38

#3 JON STEWART on RICE/FOOD SHORTAGE > Iff JON understands things correctly, the GOVT = MAJOR COMPANIES desire to LIMIT THE NUMBER OF EXTRA, LARGE/OVER-SIZED, BRAND-NAME RICE BAGS WHICH MOST AMERS DON'T NORMALLY BUY = BUY IN SUCH QUANTITIES ANYWAYS??? The Gubmint is restricting the amount and type of food Amers don't buy or eat.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-26 00:45

#2 JON STEWART has also done a piece on MCCAIN's "Pastor" controversy.

Posted by: JosephMendiola 2008-04-26 00:39

#1 LOL at the graphic, Fred!

Posted by: Frank G 2008-04-26 00:16

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