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Huckabee on Rev. Wright: 'I Wonder if Hillary is Really Paying for His Security Force'

April 29, 2008 12:27 PM

In an interview with Salena Zito of the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, former GOP presidential candidate and ordained minister Mike Huckabee says, "When Rev. Wright's comments were first exposed, I actually had some sympathetic words for him because I felt his sentiments needed to be put in the context of his own experience of being treated with racism and that being an underlying point of pain and agony for him, but he's now seeming to do it because he enjoys the spotlight."

"I have to wonder if he realizes or even cares that the more he says, the more damage it is doing to Obama," Huckabee says. "I wonder if Hillary is really paying for his security force instead of Farrakhan since she is getting the greatest benefit from this."

- jpt

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The Family avoids the word Christian but worships Jesus, though not the Jesus who promised the earth to the "meek." They believe that, in mass societies, it's only the elites who matter, the political leaders who can build God's "dominion" on earth. Insofar as The Family has a consistent philosophy, it's all about power--cultivating it, building it and networking it together into ever-stronger units, or "cells." "We work with power where we can," Doug Coe has said, and "build new power where we can't."

Obama has given a beautiful speech on race and his affiliation with the Trinity Unity Church of Christ. Now it's up to Clinton to explain--or, better yet, renounce--her long-standing connection with the fascist-leaning Family.

Posted by: Ed | Apr 30, 2008 3:37:30 PM

Rev. Wright Speaks at Breakfast club at White House when Clintons were president? Can you make a connection?

Posted by: Ed | Apr 30, 2008 1:10:44 PM

Hey read up on The Secret, "Family Religion" in the White House...

Posted by: Ed | Apr 30, 2008 12:03:29 PM

Hilliary figures if she get Barack to denounce Rev. Wright, she'll pick up Black votes! Thats what this is all about....

Posted by: Ed | Apr 30, 2008 11:33:36 AM

Hilliary is milking this out, she has Rev. Wright in her pocket and using him to distract voters while she continues to campaign, its all a distraction!

Posted by: Ed | Apr 30, 2008 11:31:08 AM

Easy. Obama stayed in Wright's church because Wright was a huge asset in getting him elected in his Chicago district. Now Wright is a huge deficit in getting him elected president, so, AWAAAAAY HE GOOOOOOES. I think Wright foolishly believed that once Obama got some power he would help him(Wright) push his pro-black agenda. That isn't working out for him. I think probably all the little put down did for Obama was to help him with his "Aw, but he's such a nice man" white voters. Probably too late too little for the sweat collar voter and may have even hurt him with some of his black voters. They won't vote Hillary but they may be angry enough to stay home.

Posted by: vickster | Apr 30, 2008 9:35:14 AM

Mike Huckabee is a compassionate and honorable man who has tried to give Rev. Wright the benefit of the doubt and has DEFENDED Obama. It makes me sick to see people talking badly about him when he has done nothing but prove himself to be the best type of politician and the type of leader, along with Senator McCain that we need in Washington. He speaks the truth, from the heart, not some fake speech written by a speechwriter, and he and Senator McCain tell it like it is. You can trust them explicitly.

Posted by: Linda Rayborn | Apr 29, 2008 10:59:32 PM

Bye, Lookup. It's been real, man.

Posted by: DW777 | Apr 29, 2008 4:53:38 PM

Good night all from the West Coast.

Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 4:51:03 PM

Dude, Lookup...don't you realize what you just did in commenting TWICE about my words?

You just dissed your man Obama. That's all he's got, man. Words. There is no long list of accomplishments that he can point to. He has to use words...

So, be careful, dude when you attack the idea of the wise and powerful use of words. Don't hurt your man Obama...

Just trying to help...

Posted by: DW777 | Apr 29, 2008 4:49:01 PM

Lookup...Wow what a prediction! Please no more fortune cookie wisdom its really creepy.

Posted by: Jim | Apr 29, 2008 4:43:23 PM

Dude, you got that backwards. It's Obama, not Hillary that will eventually be forced to drop out. Wait for it...

Posted by: DW777 | Apr 29, 2008 4:42:12 PM

Hillary Clinton will drop out of the race soon, its not her time. Thank God!

Obama all the way!


Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 4:34:50 PM

You have that right to believe what you want to believe ok. Your big-time words are just that big-time words nothing else. The dictionary is full of big-time words.


Obama=President

Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 4:27:59 PM

DW777: You have that right to believe what you want to believe ok. Your big- time words are just that big-time words nothing else. The dictionary is full of big-time words.


Obama=President


Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 4:26:08 PM

People move on Rev Wright will have to answer for himself comes judgement day.


Lots of people or ticked-off because Obama has made it this far and want to bring him down, to them he's out of his league.

Obama=President

Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 4:16:11 PM

Obama keeps trumpeting his judgment as one of the primary reasons to nominate him for president. What kind of judgment does he show sitting and listening to Wright for 20 years? By his own account, Obama considered Wright to be his spiritual guide, and one of his family. Not anymore, apparently. Obama is now saying, "Rev. Wright is dead to me." Yet, Wright is the same person who was, until recently, one of the most important influences in Obama's life. Did Wright change? Is the Wright we are seeing now not the same one who exerted so much influence over Obama, and who provided so much inspiration to Obama? It is inconceivable that the Wright we are seeing today is not the Wright that Obama knew for 20 years. If, as he claims, Obama was not aware of how extreme, and just plain silly, were the views of Wright, then we have to seriously call into question Obama's ability to judge people, which is one of the most important characteristics of a president. In addition, if after professing his admiration for Wright Obama is willing to throw the old gentleman under the proverbial campaign bus, does this not call into question Obama's loyalty to his friends and associates. Loyalty is another critical characteristic of an effective president.

Posted by: David H | Apr 29, 2008 4:08:44 PM

Belle Starr: What ever!


Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 4:08:34 PM

Belle Starr: Was President Regan front-man Frank?

Was President Kennedy front-men the Mob or and the FBI?

Who was Hitler's front-man?

You need to go back to the drawing board.


Obama all the way

Posted by: Lookup | Apr 29, 2008 3:59:31 PM

LOOKUP: here's my greater concern and why I am adamant that Obama NOT be the next POTUS. As a patriotic, hard-working, God-fearing American I refuse to stand by and watch one particular man, in this case the POTUS, ameliorate America into a socialistic, one-world (non-sovereign), pussilinanimous, non-descript mush of global uselessness. That's my point of concern based on my love for this wonderful country!!

Posted by: DW777 | Apr 29, 2008 3:56:02 PM

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