Obama Stands by Former Pastor

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Published: Wed, March 19, 2008 - 4:06 am
Last Updated: Wed, March 19, 2008 - 4:10 am
PHILADELPHIA (AP) - Senator Barack Obama has condemned divisive
comments from his longtime pastor in a major speech meant to repair
damage to his presidential campaign. But the Illinois Democrat
says, "I can no more disown him than I can disown the black
community."
Obama said the sermons delivered by the Reverend Jeremiah Wright
now circulating on the Internet and television "rightly offend
white and black alike."
Those sermons from years ago curse America and suggest that the
U.S. brought the September 11th terrorist attacks on itself.
While Obama rejected what Wright said, he also embraced the man
who inspired his Christian faith, officiated at his wedding,
baptized his daughters and has been his spiritual guide for nearly
20 years.

This looks really,really bad for OBAMA!I think a lot of people have been in a similar situation with a friend or relative,but senator obama is in a leadership position and this makes this really important to the voters since he would like to be the leader of the free world,and then to compare his white grand mother to the rev.wright,this is throwing his grand mother under the bus to save his friendship with the rev.wright!To say i am disappointed with the mr.OBAMA would not be strong enough.I guess he forgot about the old sayings"BIRDS OF A FEATHER FLOCK TOGETHER” and “YOU ARE KNOWN BY THE FRIENDS YOU KEEP”.I don’t think this is about race,I think it is about honoring the americans who have died to keep us free(over 600,000),not to curse the nation and our flag,and to say we deserved what we got on sept.11.

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