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A Double-Standard for White Preacher-Politician Pals?

May 04, 2008 8:11 AM

Frank Rich thinks so.

Bill Moyers, too. 

And Jon Stewart (John Hodgman, really).

Obviously Sen. Obama had a closer relationship with Rev. Wright than Sen. McCain has with Pastor Hagee…but do you think these commentators have a point?

- jpt

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Posted by: Lisa | May 4, 2008 1:35:59 PM

Hey Frank Rich,

Did McCain's pastor Dan Yeary go with Louis Farakkhan on a trip to Libya to meet Gadaffi when we had hostile relations with them like what Wright did.

The media has reached a new low in their bias for the left with this absurd comparison.


Posted by: Steve | May 4, 2008 12:59:50 PM

Hey Frank Rich,

Does McCain's church put out Hamas's newsletters.

Hey Frank Rich,

Did McCain's church in Phoenix give an award to Louis Farakkhan.


Obama apologized to wright to wright for not having him speak at his announcment day in springfield. This was after Obama found out about the 9/11 chickens coming home to roost comparison.

Then Obama said he only learned about the statements later when he already had heard about the 9/11 comments.

Even Oprah was smart enough to leave the church.

Obama liked the church because Wright is like them. Both Obama and Wright can't stand Israel.

Obama used to go to fundraisers in chicago raising money for groups in the west bank.

Obama in 2004 reported by the chicago tribune said to a palestian activist who had written articles bashing Israel how proud he was of him.

Obama said he couldn't talk about it now because of the senate primary then.

Obama and Wright share their passion against Israel.

Obama used to march with palestian activists. He called israelis oppressors. He bashed the fence.

Now as Ralph Nader on Meet the press has pointed out Obama has flip flopped.

Now he is for the wall in israel. Now he is for israel's security.

But in his inner core he shares Wright's position on Israel.

Posted by: Steve | May 4, 2008 12:57:14 PM

Jerry ..ok, forget about bp,its now between me and you, what do you think abot this allegation?

Posted by: ed | May 4, 2008 12:56:10 PM

WHY should our American troops suffer in

War that John Mccain said it was for oil..

Why should we allow John Mccain who may have PTDS..to run our country and impose his PTDS on our soldiers who want to come

HOME.

Posted by: betty | May 4, 2008 12:55:13 PM

All i know is bp stands for black panther and that stops the dialogue.

Posted by: jerry | May 4, 2008 12:53:49 PM

Romney should have been the Republican nominee..

JOHN MCCAIN..is known for getting very angry at times..

War Hero.. yes..

BUT DOESN JOHN MCCAIN HAVE

PTDS

Posted by: betty | May 4, 2008 12:52:32 PM

But jerry, bp made a strong point, that this is the only time in american history, the democrats and the republicans has got a common enemy,a blackman,not considering that his mother is white, how do you counter that?

Posted by: ed | May 4, 2008 12:50:56 PM

Let Frank Rich and John Stewart go to Phoenix and Chicago and compare their churches.

ABC wants to debate religion. Send a reporter to McCain's phoenix church and compare it to Obama's church.

One church preaches hate the other preaches forgiveness and redemption.


Then compare McCain's pastor Dan Yeary with Obama's new pastor Otis Moss.

Posted by: david | May 4, 2008 12:48:39 PM

Hillary Mccain

Now that's a good ticket.

Posted by: betty | May 4, 2008 12:47:46 PM

Jerry................Your guess is as good as mine.

Posted by: ed | May 4, 2008 12:45:39 PM

THIS is a question for John Mccain supporters who kept harping on being in the church for 20 years please answer this question.

WHY WOULD JOHN MCCAIN SEEK OUT A PASTOR "HAGEE" WHO SAID SO MANY TERRIBLE THINGS WHEN HE HAD HIS OWN PASTOR.

WHY...

AND IN SEEKING OUT HAGEE, EXCEPTING HIS ENDORSEMENT JOHN MCCAIN EXCEPTED HAGEE UGLY VIEWS..

SO STOP THE DOUBLE STANDARDS..

JOHN MCCAIN USED POOR JUDGEMENT

Posted by: betty | May 4, 2008 12:44:43 PM

Who is this "bp"? Black Panther?

Posted by: jerry | May 4, 2008 12:42:38 PM

How about a double standard for left wing media so called journalists.

Compare a spiritual advisor in Wright who Obama went to his church for 20 years to a guy McCain was endorsed by. McCain has been endorsed by a lot of people. He has no relationship with Hagee.


Now if McCain's pastor for the last 15 years wasn't dan yeary of phoenix and McCain had been an evangelical going to Hagee's church in San antonio for the last 15 years then Jake Tapper would have a point.

But as it is McCain hasn't been going to Hagee's church for the last 15 years in Phoenix.

The comparison is absurd. There is no double standard.

The only double standard is how the the left wing distorts republican candidates.


This is not democracy. Because of the media we will have a one party system.

The main stream media is 85 percent democratic.


You will speaker pelosi with 300 house seats, leader reid with 60 senate seats and president obama.

The bias of the media is bad for democracy.


Why are 90 percent of the reporters at ABC flaming liberals.

Is that good for democracy?

Posted by: Steve | May 4, 2008 12:42:02 PM

Yes the media is at fault, there is a double standard.

We are all Americans!

It is a disgrace that the media doesn’t report the news they spin and generate the news.

Sen. McCain's (McBush) went after Pastor Hagee who is far worst to the two.

Hagee changes the meanings of scriptures just like the Media generates the news.

Hagee uses this distortion to separate and harm hundreds of millions of Christian.

The sad part of all this, is that he has a very large following and they believe his Scandalous gibbering.

Posted by: Ghm | May 4, 2008 12:39:27 PM

The question is supposed to be, why should some citizen be saying God dm America,a veteran just like McCain,the country is supposed to be shocked and worried,they are naturally supposed to wonder why,and seek the solution,somebody voluteered,yet it gets worse,I believe its just a matter of time when the status quo will change for good,the latinos will become the majority in this country,untill then,your guess is as good as mine, thank you and God bless.

Posted by: bp | May 4, 2008 12:39:14 PM

JOHN HAGEE WAS NOT MCCAIN'S PASTOR FOR 20 YEARS; HE DIDN'T MARRY THE MCCAINS, HE DIDN'T BAPTIZE HIS CHILDREN; HE'S NOT HIS SPIRITUAL COUNSELOR; HE WASN'T MCCAIN'S CLOSE CONFIDANT AND MCCAIN DIDN'T INVITE AND THEN UNINVITE HAGEE TO HIS PRESIDENTIAL ANNOUNCEMENT. THERE IS NO ANALOGY THAT PASSES THE SMELL TEST!!

Posted by: MARTY E | May 4, 2008 12:37:04 PM

If Mccain respected his own pastor than why seek out HAGEE..

WHY FOR VOTES..talk about damning God..using him for Votes.

No what's worse is seeking out an endorsement of a pastor who you know has said some awful things.

FOR VOTES

FOR EXCEPTENCE OF THE REPUBLICAN WHO DOESN'T WANT YOU, BUT RATHER HILLARY

SAD..

NO MCCAIN SEEKING OUT HAGEE IS FAR WORSE THAN OBAMA WHO YES MAY OF HAVE HAD A CONTROVERSAL REV BUT GETTING ENVOLVED WITH A PASTOR LIKE MCCAIN DID KNOWING HAGEE COMMENTS IS WORSE..

IF HE HAD HIS OWN PASTOR THEN WHY NOT STICK WITH THAT..why not trust your own pastors endorsment..or did he his pastor endorse him..

McCain..sort out a pastor who has made far more terrible and controversal comments than what we have heard from Rev Wright..

The media owes it to us American both views not one side..

The media owes Rev Wright an apology..

Posted by: betty | May 4, 2008 12:36:16 PM

Yes the media is at fault, there is a double standard.

We are all Americans!

It is a disgrace that the media doesn’t report the news they spin and generate the news.

Sen. McCain's (McBush) went after Pastor Hagee who is far worst to the two.

Hagee changes the meanings of scriptures just like the Media generates the news.

Hagee uses this distortion to separate and harm hundreds of millions of Christian.

The sad part of all this, is that he has a very large following and they believe his Scandalous gibbering.


Posted by: Ghm | May 4, 2008 12:35:46 PM

John Mcain did not sit in Hagee's church for 20 years. Hagee is not his spirtual adviser. How can they compare his judgment with Obama's judgment. ObaMA IS a liar.

Posted by: stephanie | May 4, 2008 12:35:22 PM

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