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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.

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

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

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

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!

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.

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.

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

Good night all from the West Coast.

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...

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

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

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

Obama all the way!

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

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

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

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.

Belle Starr: What ever!

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

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!!

I second the notion that if Hillary is behind the Rev. Wright fiasco then she is one of the greatest politicians ever, and for that reason alone should get the nomination.

jgaw writes:
"as far as running the country-[Obama] is not ready.
we really should not chance it."

It's not that Obama's not "ready" -- but that he's a front-man for mobsters. As for Obama being "black", Idi Amin was black, but didn't seem to give HIM any special genetic gift for bringing disparate groups together.

It might be time for another look at Obama's cousin Odinga, dear press people.

Yeah!..boy that Hillary is mean! She kicked a puppy once! She made me stub my toe last week! She is behind high oil prices! She was the reason Huckleberry lost the nomination!...Whew! you guys on here are just plain looney! Bama! in 2016!

DW777: Maybe, Rev Wright can't be President but Obama will be the next President.

Every person born a US Citizen cares as much as you do about this Country with her flaws and all. This Country is not about just the Whites, Blacks, Browns, etc. etc., it's about all of us.

Your compass is way off and need to be fixed.

Obama all the way!

the question still remains
Why did obama stay in that church for 20years?
oprah was there and she left
why?
I wonder why oprah didn't tell the obamas that wright could be a problem down the road?

It just shows poor judgement.
somehow I believe he just wanted to fit into that world so much
I feel for obama, but as far as running the country-he is not ready.
we really should not chance it.

jgaw writes:
"I have not heard any recent news, so i don't know if he will denounce and reject rev. wright or not.but if he does-the black people will see him as a sellout and traitor.and he will lose their support."

But of COURSE Obama's denounced Reverend Wright -- it's Rezko all over again.

Will Jesse Jackson speak up pretty soon? I hope so. JJ Jr.'s high up in the Axelbama campaign, but it's Jesse's early endorsement that gave Obama his "black" and "left" support (outside the big-bucks-saboteur wing of the solidarity-optional celebrity left, that is).

Will Tom Hayden unleash yet another analysis crediting his "pacifist wife"?

Will Keith Olbermann, Dana Milbank et al. check themselves into a cult deprogramming place? I hope so.

LOOKUP: When all is said and done, it will be the (un-) Rev. Wright that cost BO the presidency. You can't associate yourself with someone who GDs America and ever expect to be the POTUS. It just doesn't happen.

DW777: It's over for Clinton Hillary what a joke, dodging too many bullets, Hillary Clinton is afraid of her on shadow. God Damed a lot of things you need to go back to your Church Brother!

Obama all the way!

Could Hillary please denounce herself? I find it offensive that she made up stories about Sniper fire while landing in Bosnia.

but here is the real twist,
obama will lose some of his black support. I have not heard any recent news, so i don't know if he will denounce and reject rev. wright or not.but if he does-the black people will see him as a sellout and traitor.and he will lose their support.obama did not want to deal with the race issues in his campaign, but his black supporters do want it to be an issue.
I wonder how it will all play out.
I am sure chris matthews and ko will have an interesting spin on it.

Even Jake pointed this fact out in his article.

Even since the Wright story exploded on "GMA" March 13, he's picked up 45 superdelegates to her 11.

Also closed PA from 25 points to 9 points. Yep, it is really hurting Obama. Sheesh.

Rev Wright is adorable.

Rise Hillary, Rise!
Indiana show Obama the exit door, hopefully NC too.

Sorry, dude. Rev. Wright is FAR from gone!

Right or Wrong the Rev Wright had his 15 minutes of infamous fame and now he's gone. The Rev Wright can go back into his retirement.

History has passed Rev Wright by what a character.

Obama all the way!

Right or Wrong the Rev Wright had his 15 minutes infamous fame and now he's gone. The Rev Wright can go back into his retirement.

History has passed Rev Wright by what a character.

Obama all the way!

If the Clintons orchestrated the Wright fiasco, then they are Gods!
They are the greatest politicians and strategists that have ever lived.
OR
Obama and Wright are racists and simply got caught by a Republican controlled network that wasn't in awe of Obama.

Either way, I want to be on Sen Clinton's side.

People shouldn't be surprised that Obama would throw Rev. Wright and - all those supporters who have been twisting themselves into pretzels over the past few days trying to justify Wright's recent remarks - under the bus.

Look at his chief strategist, Axelrod. Ask him or his wife WHO provided key support to the foundation so close to their hearts devoted to research and support for epilepsy (one of their children has it).

It was Hillary Clinton. This is well documented. Axelrod has a history of this - just ask John Edwards, one of his former clients.

Obama is a hustler.

Huckabee's comments - even joking about Hillary Clinton - are offensivs.

Everybody...deep breath. This is only a blog. Inhale (hold it)...exhale. Inhale (hold it)...exhale. Repeat: this is only a blog. This is only a blog.

Old Reverend Wright is probably the whitest black guy after Michael Jackson so im certain hes got a chip on his shoulder especially when he looks at his church congregation just to witness that they are all are darker than he. To his credit he sure knows when and how to put the boot in. that one must ask. Why now. However if these are the playing rules when someone of color runs for president. Then they will be better off if they did not do so. So USA can continue with business as usual. DIVIDE AND RULE.

Brian: do you need your meds, dude? Easy does it.

Whew. Obama's press conference about Wright's PR tour was just really, really, ill-advised.

I vehemently disagree with Wright on many things, but having Obama (who has had a close relationship with Wright for 20 years) go live today and pretty much throw Wright on the trash heap, is enough to turn a lot of stomachs.

He was described by Obama as his "moral compass" and "mentor" and "sounding board." Wright baptized his kids, performed his marriage, blessed his house, and was a friend. I'd have a heck of a lot more respect for Obama had he just stuck with his initial damage control speech a few months back.

Now, he's pretty much insulted the entire TUCC congregation, many AAs, and dissed Wright completely. You are only as good as your advisors in a campaign. Axelrod may write good speeches, and commercials, but he has no understanding of people.

This is just an ugly, ugly, week for Obama. Almost painful to watch.

Wright is a perfect example of a black person who wants to cling to his anger and his ability to be a "voice" in a changing enviroment that he dosen't understand and has moved beyond him.
He has made the decision that he does not care if he keeps the black people in this country behind when it comes to having his little feelers hurt. He sold out the black people in this country for the last 4 days and I am glad that Obama has finally let him go from his life. People change and it appears that Obama has finally realized that the jealousy Wright apparently held towards him was real and not a figment of a media go wild with a situation that could be used as a weapon.

It's not so astonishing that a Clinton supporter could be tied to Wright -- despite Clyburn and Obama's clear strength in the black community, there are still blacks who support Clinton and who have a life of their own. Reynolds is a minister, who has had long-term relationship working w/the UCC and Wright. Grow up everyone - life's complicated, and people have different interests/sides which expands their horizons. Dems and repubs can be friends, black theologians and white christians can be friends ...

I wouldn't put it pass the Clintons at all, all kinds of stuff happen when the Clinton are involved.

Obama all the way!

I think Huckabee is as crazy as Wright. Well maybe not quite but running second!

it's amazing that the same people who say that HRC cant manage/do anything are the ones saying she somehow manipulates people like Wright into doing her bidding. Can't have it both ways. Huckabee's statement clearly a JOKE, making the point that the controversy is to HRC's benefit -- doesn't mean she's the cause of it.

carolyn writes:
"More to come I'm sure!!!"

HOO-boy, that's an understatement. Even if Axelbama manage to "win" some primary -- which seems more unlikely by the moment -- it's really difficult to imagine superdelegates who sees the video of Obama's press conference making him the Democratic Party nominee, unless they're DETERMINED to throw the election to the other side.

Just remember guys, (Un)Rev. Wright said he was "coming after Obama" if he (God forbid) got elected. Does that even concern the Secret Service?

On msnbc post-press conference analysis, even Chris Matthews seems to have cooled some on tender candidate Obama: "God d___ American -- you'd think he would have heard THAT by word of mouth", Matthews remarked.

Obama is JUST ANOTHER POLITICIAN. Period! I don't know how someone who is and behaves as just another politician is talking about changing Washington, and how there are people who are still believing it.

crisis08: The debate on ABC was moderated by George S., a fomrer Clinton aide!!! How is that not biased?
Please come back down to reality crisis 08.

Thank God for Operation Chaos!!! This conversation below illustrates the sweet delectables that exceed anything Rush ever hoped or wished for...this is awesome!!

shhhh...

McCain is taking his afternoon nap.

@Rachel,

I think if we talk about media .
Obama has more media on his side.
They all expose their support to him.
Look at MSNBC,CNN but we look at ABC they are not really on her side.
ABC just trying to help American people to know their candidates.
You can find lots of articles here against her.
It's not like CNN,MSNBC they are bias.

Huckabee is trying to divide democrat party. He knows Hillary is leading Mcain now. Rev Wright tries to save his reputation and why Obama didn't throw him of the bus in March 18 speech.
May be Wright knows Obama's secret so he is afraid to expose to the public.

Tina from FL,

I tried to partisipate but it did not work.
Thanks.

Mr Gingrich said FL & MI should be counted and DNC should wait until August 2008.
He said the best candidate now is Clinton .
I thought he endorsed Obama?

crisis08: Didn't you learn anything from the last debate? ABC is for Clinton all the way. Of course they're going to mention "the finger incident" that never was!

You Hillary cultists really should stop drinking her koolade. Maybe when your heads have cleared you will understand why she is unelectable.

@Ron,

It was on ABC here .
I think it was 2 weeks ago.
Check it yourself.

Hillary is not behind all of this.
Rev.Wright knows what he is doing.
He made it like Hillary is behind all of these things.
He wants public accept his sermons and he rejects Obama dismissed his sermons.
He is against Obama denounced him.
He took his actions and invited Hillary supporter and made it like Hillary is behind this.

Minister Wright has made his point about his sermon and should move on. The media is feeding his appetite for attention, which puts in question the media taste for what they call news;and no doubt Mr.Wright is getting financial gains as well from someone. America is a free country and their is freedom of speech. Obama has nothing to do with the media frenzy aroung Mr. Wright. If Mr. Wright was a true man of God this would not be happening,but to me this proves he is not. If white america wants to hold this media circus against Obama,then they have not learned anything about the man in the last 16 months he has been campaigning.
Obama is doing great by attemting to ignore this frenzy. I was told the most graciuos way to accept an insult is to ignore it.

Obama 08!
Yes We Can !

Minister Wright has made his point about his sermon and should move on. The media is feeding his appetite for attention, which puts in question the media taste for what they call news;and no doubt Mr.Wright is getting financial gains as well from someone. America is a free country and their is freedom of speech. Obama has nothing to do with the media frenzy aroung Mr. Wright. If Mr. Wright was a true man of God this would not be happening,but to me this proves he is not. If white america wants to hold this media circus against Obama,then they have not learned anything about the man in the last 16 months he has been campaigning.
Obama is doing great by attemting to ignore this frenzy. I was told the most graciuos way to accept an insult is to ignore it.

Obama 08!
Yes We Can !

Hillary:I command you to vote for me!
Hillary's supporters: Yes, master...you are wonderful..always right...Obama is evil...must spread the word...must spread the word...

crisis08: Obama gave Clinton the finger?
Please, talk about paranoia and conspiracy theories! LOL!

perhaps, before you give your vote away,

you obamaniacs ought to google Obama and Kenya to augment your knowledge of your chosen candidate!

it'll give you something constructive to do with your minds...... and hopefully will shed a little light into those tunnels.....

@ Lou-London..

Obama did not answer Hillary to debate infront of public either without moderator.
No matter who host the debate he will not want have it.
If you think Obama has never attacked her, think about all of his comments about her.
Brushing his shoulder, gave his finger,sent out fliers etc.

BTW, that's your right to vote for him and I have my right to vote for her either.
But if she is not the nominee, I will stay home.

NEWS FLASH!!!

Hillary Clinton did not give birth to the Rev. Wright. She did not make him up. She did not make him say hateful things. She did not make him go on with Bill Moyers.

One week from tonight, Obama will seal the deal!

let's get real here. Wright and Obama are two different people, with two different life experiences and differnt views of the world, our country, and race in America. Wright is an angry man stuck in the past; Obama is a man who appreciates the changes made and has a vision for what we can become as individuals and as a country. Let's get off of stupid and get to the real issues in this election: Iraq, economy, housing crisis and healthcare. Don't let the media keep you going on this nonsense just because they want to keep their ratings up. JUST SAY NO!

"Mike Huckabee was making a joke ... "

Betcha he wishes by now that he HADN'T. I don't think the Nation of Islam has ever been particularly renowned for its collective sense of humor.

It's probably just as well for Huckabee that Wright's guards weren't REALLY the Fruit of Islam.

To dl: This is not about Hillary. It's about Obama and Wright and what's right.
The conspiracy theories that Hillary is behind this are the funniest! Obama spent 20 years with this guy as his friend and spiritual mentor. Obama represented the United States as a Senator and sat in a church that gave a voice to Hamas without saying anything! Give us a break! Get off the kool aid for 24 hours.

GO HILLARY 08!

@carpenter nyc...

As a former Clinton supporter, I, like you, value experience more than hope speeches.

But, after hearing Obama and realizing that he wants to take back Washington, I realized that he's the only one who can do that. Both of the other candidates have taken millions of PAC and lobbyists' money and Obama has not.

What does this mean to us? It means that he doesn't owe any political favors and the 30,000 lobbyists who work in DC are SOL. Think about it...30,000 lobbyists for 100 senators and 435 members of Congress! I forgot what politician said it, but, he bragged about not having to buy dinner in over 30 years because they were paid for lobbyists!

Big business has corrupted our lawmakers and Obama has worked hard to get the toughest ethics reform bill passed in Congress. As a former pharmaceutical sales representative, I realized that when my company bought expensive lunch/dinners for doctors and their offices so that they would prescribe the drug that I was selling versus the generic drug that only costs $4 and works just the same...it woke me up and I no longer work in the industry because I bought the doctors' prescribing habits!

Give him a chance to take back Washington...he's the only one even talking about fighting these groups which should give you an indication where the allegiances of the other candidates' lie.

OBAMA/WEBB '08 & '12

Look at all the Clinton supporters panicking becasue they realize ...chances are ... Hillary is behind this...
and carpenter NYC

if you consider Hillary a genius if she was the one who brought Wright to these press conferences... chances are she did not come up with it and it is no reason to be cheering this candidate...

This makes us as a country look bad when an ex-first lady pulls this kind of crap.

But I guess you all don't understand that we can't make it if we keep going down this road without regaining our reputation in the world. If we don't we will go the way of every other empire that didn't focus on that.

Only one candidate will all of the world be cheering for us if he wins...and that is not Hillary.

calli

go look at Hillary's history ...she has a lot worse relationships and MANY more of them.

and yes this situation with Wright coming up again and speaking so much has to do with Hillary...it was her supporters that enticed him out...

surprise surprise.

slime.

If Hillary is behind all of Rev. Wright's fiasco....

SHE IS A GENIUS.

carpenter: Who had the sense to believe that the Iraq war was wrong from the start? Hilarry or Obama?

As for Obama being on easy street
most of his life, I would hardly consider never having your father around, living poor, and having your mom die of cancer
"easy street." You're making less sense by the second.

To somehow in any way suggest that Hillary Clinton is behind Wright or to blame for his appearances and hateful words is beyond outrageous. Obamabots screw your heads on straight already!

carpenter NYC by your reasoning JFK, Lincoln and Bill Clinton would have never been elected.

take a look at the chairpeople of the event in Detroit, MIchigan and their backgrounds and associations...

there are not just questions about the national Press event.

@DW777

Since you don't listen to Obama's stump speeches, let me give you a FYI...

Obama has said that he will take the troops out of Iraq and send them to the hills of Pakistan and Afganistan to sniff out and kill bin Laden...he clearly plans on using his judgement to attack and destroy the leader and his followers, the ones who were responsible for 9/11. My jaw hit the floor when he said it because I thought he was more of a diplomat, too...but, he's said it several times now. He also says that his first responsibility to this country is to make sure that we are safe and go directly after the terrorists rather than spend taxpayer dollars on a war that was based on a lie regarding WMDs.

Just thought you should know...

OBAMA/WEBB '08 & '12

You do all realize that all of Wright's press conferences where he got to speak into such a large microphone and talk about all of these setniments that all of you Hillary supporters are upset about him spreading...
well Hillary supporters organized both of them.

So you can look at it two ways... either it is typical slimey Hillay campaign...that can only win by dirt and drawing correlations with other candidates (all the while speakign out of both sides of her mouth) or that those supporters believe in Wright's sentiments.

so which is it?

why you all would want some who would run such a slimey and messy un-managed campaign...running our country...one surrounding a candidate that has enough "experience" to make more up and not know that her statements with Obliterating Iran and massive retaliation are going to be used by every rogue nation claiming the US is a power hungry war moonger and that they need nuclear weapons for defense
...so much for being aware that rogue leaders will use what we say and do for propaganda.

She is hands down the worst candidate of the three.

Toby: Kindly tell us all of the people who were thrown under the bus by Obama.

All I can hope is that someone from the McCain camp is taking good notes on all of these anti-Hillary statements and allegations. This is gold for McCain!!

Huckabee gave a tonge in cheek comment while smiling, because Blame the strongest candidate, a women like all the media does. Remember any man that hates women, really only hates one women and tosses the rest in his thoughts. Too bad they have selected memory and do not even remember their Mother was a women. They could learn from Philly Mayor Nutter.
.... Hillary will win in November, that is right for America.

How can anyone blame Hillary for obama staying at this church for 20 years?
How can anyone blame Hillary for the Rev. having a big ego?
How can anyone blame Hillary for obama throwing everyone under the bus but this man?

Per the "facts" from anti-clintons, she should have been "jail" for a long time..

Unfortunately, she is still standing very well and she is running for US president and at least 50% of Dems have voted for her...

So please blame the ones who couldn't put Hillary in "jail"...