God Damn Barack Obama!

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I thought I had seen some shocking things in my years observing the annals of American politics, but this one is in a class all by itself.

The pastor of Barack Obama's church, Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, who is an official member of his campaign on religious issues (the two are shown above embracing), has been found to have declared in 2003 during a sermon to his flock, speaking on behalf of his Church and, presumably, with the authority of the Lord:

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. 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.

That's right: He's saying he wants millions of innocent American children to burn in hellfire because he doesn't care for America's politics. Not "God damn the racists." God damn America.

ABC News, reporting the story, states: "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."

Obama's response? The pastor is not fired from the campaign. He is not condemned by Obama. Instead, Obama responds: "There are times when people say things that are just wrong. But I think it's important to judge me on what I've said in the past and what I believe." Then he accuses ABC of "cherry picking" from the pastor's remarks and rationalized: "This is a pastor who is on the brink of retirement who in the past has made some controversial statements."

In other words what? He's senile? Then why is he a ranking member of the Obama campaign? Why is Obama attending his services?

Well, God damn you, Mr. Obama.

After 9/11, the pastor said: "America's chickens are coming home to roost." Obama's response? He said: "It sounds like he was trying to be provocative." No condemnation, no sanction. But of course, Obama doesn't agree with his sentiments. Ward Churchill was fired from his university job for saying exactly that. Yet, Obama still embraces his pastor, whom he's been sitting in brainwash sessions with for many, many years, apparently without ever saying a public word against his message of anti-Americanism.

Seen in this light, isn't Obama's refusal to wear the American flag and to put his hand over his heart when saying the Pledge of Allegiance rather more stunningly outrageous than ever?

Do you dare to imagine how Obama would react if John McCain's lifelong pastor, and a ranking member of the campaign, said: "God damn those blacks!" Would Obama be satisfied with rationalizations then?

This man may be the most dangerous serious contender for the presidency we have ever seen. The danger is so shocking that I no longer would like to see him get the nomination, even though I believe Hillary Clinton would be tougher for my man John McCain to beat. Even the smallest chance of this freak of nature becoming president is far too great a risk to run.

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Ed S. says:

Here is Senator Obama's response:
The pastor of my church, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, who recently preached his last sermon and is in the process of retiring, has touched off a firestorm over the last few days. He's drawn attention as the result of some inflammatory and appalling remarks he made about our country, our politics, and my political opponents.

Let me say at the outset that I vehemently disagree and strongly condemn the statements that have been the subject of this controversy. I categorically denounce any statement that disparages our great country or serves to divide us from our allies. I also believe that words that degrade individuals have no place in our public dialogue, whether it's on the campaign stump or in the pulpit. In sum, I reject outright the statements by Rev. Wright that are at issue.

Because these particular statements by Rev. Wright are so contrary to my own life and beliefs, a number of people have legitimately raised questions about the nature of my relationship with Rev. Wright and my membership in the church. Let me therefore provide some context.

As I have written about in my books, I first joined Trinity United Church of Christ nearly twenty years ago. I knew Rev. Wright as someone who served this nation with honor as a United States Marine, as a respected biblical scholar, and as someone who taught or lectured at seminaries across the country, from Union Theological Seminary to the University of Chicago. He also led a diverse congregation that was and still is a pillar of the South Side and the entire city of Chicago. It's a congregation that does not merely preach social justice but acts it out each day, through ministries ranging from housing the homeless to reaching out to those with HIV/AIDS.

Most importantly, Rev. Wright preached the gospel of Jesus, a gospel on which I base my life. In other words, he has never been my political advisor; he's been my pastor. And the sermons I heard him preach always related to our obligation to love God and one another, to work on behalf of the poor, and to seek justice at every turn.

The statements that Rev. Wright made that are the cause of this controversy were not statements I personally heard him preach while I sat in the pews of Trinity or heard him utter in private conversation. When these statements first came to my attention, it was at the beginning of my presidential campaign. I made it clear at the time that I strongly condemned his comments. But because Rev. Wright was on the verge of retirement, and because of my strong links to the Trinity faith community, where I married my wife and where my daughters were baptized, I did not think it appropriate to leave the church.

Let me repeat what I've said earlier. All of the statements that have been the subject of controversy are ones that I vehemently condemn. They in no way reflect my attitudes and directly contradict my profound love for this country.

With Rev. Wright's retirement and the ascension of my new pastor, Rev. Otis Moss, III, Michelle and I look forward to continuing a relationship with a church that has done so much good. And while Rev. Wright's statements have pained and angered me, I believe that Americans will judge me not on the basis of what someone else said, but on the basis of who I am and what I believe in; on my values, judgment and experience to be President of the United States.

axt113 says:

People don't seem to mind when the christian right says things like 9/11 was due to gays, so why should this pastor thing matter for Obama?

Umbria says:

Obama attended this church for 20 years. Calls this person his uncle/spiritual advisor etc. The Pastor made these incendiary remarks not in one or two speeches but across a whole spectrum of them and you are telling me Obama was unaware of them until now?! Are you kidding me? Either he is lying or stupid for not knowing his Pastor's rhetoric despite having not known him for 20 years. Either way unfit for Commander-In-Chief. Obama - you are SO fired.

vova says:

Why the fuss? To those inoculated against PC as yours truly who has spent a lifetime in non-white America, this is the mainstream among the ***. We have two different peoples and two different countries living on the same contiment, much like Israel, and if Osama, rather than Obama, was the loony left candidate, the hard left and the *** would vote for him hands down. And if Arafat were alive, he would have 90% of the *** vote.
And I am not even mentioning Che or MLT.
Sorry for the bad news.

Umbria says:

axt113 says:
People don't seem to mind when the christian right says things like 9/11 was due to gays, so why should this pastor thing matter for Obama?
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Have you been in this universe, axt113. Have you not been hearing about the massive criticisms McCain got for just trying to make nice with Falwell. Did you not hear the uproar over Preacher Hagee's endorsement of McCain? And these are people McCain doesn't even know intimately. What Obama did is like McCain attending Falwell's sermons every other Sunday for 20 years with his family!

The tragedy here is precisely that we Progressives have been berating the Republicans for having leaders who associate with such divisive, hateful, fire and brimstone preachers. If you haven't known such Progressives then where the heck have you been?! Jeez!!

vova says:

The discussion is superfluous. Whatever B. Hussein Osama, oops Obama, says, makes no difference whatsoever. There is standard English normal people speak and there is eubonics English which is to our English is what Goebbels' and Hitler's German to Goethe's German.
His words, like any ***'s words, have no meaning, because he doesn not mean what he says and does not say what he means.
Two peoples, two countries, one continent.
America, wake up!

vova says:

I kinda like the picture: these two half-breed mutts almost make a person when you add them together--selectively, that is.

misha says:

Oh come on! Can't you just leave Barack alone? Don't you think that Barack will face enough stresses and pressures when he is president that he doesn't even need you getting hard on him now?

Barack had a stressed out week. First Hillary made her little mini comeback, and now his side-woman is cracking down on him. Give the man a break!

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sensiblethoughts says:

I wonder where was/is your outrage when the likes of John Hagee, Jerry Falwell, Pat Robertson, and Billy Graham spew their hatred in their sermons exclaiming inflaming remarks against Jews, Muslims, Gays, and others around the world who don't share their views. I'll bet you sit back and give them the amen and keep on pretending you're practicing Christianity. You people kill me how you take excerpts from the Bible and turn it around to fit your purposes all the whild telling everyone how religious YOU are!

John says:

As an aetheist, I'm beyond caring what religious fruitcakes say, and as a voter, I'm getting pretty sick of all of the candidates having to apologize for what their supporters say. There's a couple of hundred million people eligible to vote (or at least spout off about the vote), and there's two viable parties. That means there are going to be nutcases among the supporters on both sides. How about we actually listen to what the candidates say?

In terms of my criteria for voting for POTUS, I will not vote for anyone who does not acknowledge that this mindless and tragic war in Iraq was the worst strategic foreign policy blunder the U.S. has committed in a generation. That's the kind of vision and leadership I want, and there's only one candidate still running that comes close.

KYJurisDoctor says:

Not everyone can say they support any (political) thing their Pastor says so why would ANYONE hold Obama to a different standard WRIGHT or wrong?

http://OsiSpeaks.com

vova says:

Puberty,
You reminded me of one of the most disgraceful episodes in America's recent political history: the hi-tech lynching of Justice Clarence Thomas and the "pubic hair in a coke can" story. Given your name, it actually could have been yours.

When God wants to punish somebody He takes away his mind. What did you do to anger Him?

The reason why so many Jewish immigrants from Russia and occupied territories display an affinity with the Republican Party is because when they see and hear the loony Democrat rhetoric and ideology, the feel like it's deja vu all over again, the Groundhog Day, a mirror image of what they happily left behind. So don't blame vanity and greed, blame your own party's insanity and stupidity.

John Birch says:

This post proves again that Kim Zigfeld and her little bitch "Vova" are classic East European racists. And fascists, because this post will be censored.

vova says:

John, I cannot speak for Kim but I take your assertion as a compliment. Yes, I am a racist and a proud one: I believe in the superiority of the human race over slime

wrong says:

one again Kim makes a huge , and blatant, factual error (though I'm sure she'll never admit or correct it)

"Ward Churchill was fired from his university job for saying exactly that."

No. Ward Churchill wasn't fired from his university job for voicing an opinion (Kim, did you even think for ONE SECOND how horrifyingly "Neo Soviet" it would be if we actually fired people based purely on what they say? Isn't that exactly what the Communists did? Isn't that what you yell at Putin for doing now?) but because he was an academic fraud and charlatan who lied about his background and who plagiarized from a variety of sources.

Typical ignorance and stupidity.

Julia Shaw says:

What I think is very sad for our country is that we say all have freedom of speech, but when a person says what he/she believes or thinks, one is persectuted for it and everyone who ever knew you is, too. It does not matter that what has been said may be true or not. The pastor just said what most Americans think anyway. Why are we in everybody else's business and cannot take care of our own business?
There will be differences in opinions as long as there are people. We all sit in churches each Sunday and do not agree with everything that is said by our pastors or others in leadership but we do respect the right for them to have their own opinions just as we want to have our own opinions and not be persecuted for them.
This will not affect anyone's opinion of Obama or his pastor if you can think for yourself and know that most of the negative things we hear are a part of the games and trick of politics. This will not have any effects on how one feels as long as you are a person who thinks for yourself and realize that everything that is written or spoken in the media usually have only a limited amount of truth in it. If the truth is to be found, you must find it for yourself. It is all about money, most of those in the business of reporting the news that we receive will sell anything as long as they know people will buy it. The media is a billions of dollars enterprise, they do not care who they hurt or destroy.
May God bless us all and I pray that we all one day realize that whether we believe it or not, we are dependent upon one another, that is the way God planned it. We must be concerned with the common good for all or we all will be destroyed by our own hands.
GOD BLESS !!!

timothy says:

freedom of speech free to get condemmed freedom of religion free to get crucified obama dont back down stand up for us it's time to stop those religous (hippocrats, rush limfat insanity hannity)rev spoke the truth you should never back down from the truth

GEORGE WASHINGTON says:

get oF bARACK NUTT SACKS. lET THE MAN CONTINUE ON TO BE PRESIDENT

Joe Shmo says:

Yes we have freedom of speech, but Obama knew what his pastor believes and has said in the past. I know this why? Because if his entire family still goes to this church don't you think SOMEONE would have told him: dad, bro., uncle etc. This guy's a raving nutter! Stay away! Guilt by association is an integral part of politics. He made his bed when didn't sever his ties to his racist pastor.

Joe Shmo says:

I can't help myself, it must be said. From reading these posts, I am impelled to point out that some people need to work on their punctuation, spelling and grammar. If you don't know what these words mean, take a G.E.D. course before you post anything else where educated people might be inadverdently exposed to it and lose vital I.Q. points and, or brain cells.

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