Clinton Campaign Statement on Father Pfleger Comments

[[D oyou all think this was released yesterady by accident? The Clinton campaign has been sitting on this for a while ready to let loose, and make you all look like fools.]]

It just happened Sunday; it was released Thursday. That isn't very much time...

For the priest's support of Obama earmarked $100K to one of the priest's outreach programs. Is this the "future you want"? Obviously this type of fanatical rant gets rewarded by Obama. Obama doesn't have to say those words, but he rewards them generously.

Now his campaign is strong arming his own superdelegates. Is this the change you all want?

It's really simple.

Obama claims to be running for change and against politics as usual.

1. Either he joined this church for political gain and doesn't agree with it
OR
2. He believes the church and it's white bashing ways and for political gain is distancing himself from it.

Either way, he is not being honest and is playing politics for personal gain.

I'm tired of hearing the Axelrod/Wright/Pfleger/Obama version of the truth spun in a passive-aggressive way that blames the targets of their screed.

What Pfleger said was typical of the ugly, dirty divisiveness that Obama's campaign has used in a really sneaky way. Lets see whether Obama's teflon holds this one off.

Clinton is the strongest and most qualified candidate and IF Axelrod et al get their way, then I am writing in Clinton's name. There is no way I will vote for this empty suit fed to the American public on "coolness" and infatuated "what ifs".

Obama wants us to associate him with old Uncle Charlie and his Grandfather who fought in WWII as though that makes Obama himself a patriotic American.

But we aren't supposed to associate him with those who have been pivotal in his life for the past 20 years like Rev. Wright, Father Pfleger, William Ayers, and Tony Rezko as though that makes Obama himself a racist, anti-American, corrupt politician.

ann,

What part didnt you understand about the bitter remarks ?

People who vote repulican do so because they vote on one issue wether its guns or god...

When they looked at the big picture they would see that the democrats have more to offer them in their interest than republicans do..

Republicans are for the rich and super rich... They offer Tax cuts to the rich.. Nothing for the working man nothing for the poor working man...

Its true!

D oyou all think this was released yesterady by accident? The Clinton campaign has been sitting on this for a while ready to let loose, and make you all look like fools. Obama cannot control what other people say. All he can say is that he rebukes it and say those are no his views. This is just another ploy of racism in this campaign. Just another way to spit the party. and it looks like it is working, at least for the stupid, desperate people who will do anything to get HRC in office.

Serious Question about the pastor's comment....

ISN'T TRUTH A DEFENSE?

What did he say that was actually untrue?

Besides, that's how HRC defended her assassination hope.

Pamela,

I thank you for standing up for Obama in the past!

On your other points can you tell me what Obama or his campaign has done in reagrds to these points.

"I'm tired of the sexism. I'm tired of being called racist because I'm not gaga over an unqualified nominee like Obama. I'm tired of Obama's campaign stirring up stuff and then claiming it wasn't them."

???????????????????????????????????????

LA in Indiana,

Have a nice day : )

I use to like Obama. I just thought he needed a few more years of seasoning. I would have had no problem voting for him, if my girl didn't make it.

That's not the case anymore. And it's mostly due to his disgusting followers who are on full display in this comment thread and on the video with Father Pfleger.

I use to defend Obama if anyone ever tried to use that rumor about him being a Muslim. First of all I would say it shouldn't matter what your religion is as long as you kept it out of the government, and second I would tell people he belongs to the same denomination that I do, the UCC. Now I have to defend my church and say that the UCC isn't like that, that we believe in tolerance and inclusion of all people.

The same cannot be said for the Obama campaign and his followers who think that they can exclude a major portion of the Democratic Party in the Fall and still win.

I'm tired of the sexism. I'm tired of being called racist because I'm not gaga over an unqualified nominee like Obama. I'm tired of Obama's campaign stirring up stuff and then claiming it wasn't them. If Obama is the nominee, this will be the first time I will not vote for the Democrat. I can't vote for McCain, but I will write in Clinton's name. And I am not alone.

Hey LA in indian

Dont get sucked into the racebaiting !

This isnt a race about race its a race about the past vs the future!

This is only a story because Hillarys campaign is making it one because they rather be talked about then forgoten..

THIS IS THE CLINTON CAMPAIGN SAYING LOOK AT ME LOOK AT ME.... IM STILL HERE

The Clintons old news and will be gone soon!

I understand mocking an opponent isn't necessarily a PC thing to do. But why are we critiquing these sermons in pieces and these pastors like this?

I don't like what came out of Parsons and Hagee's mouths but I do recognize they are standing on sacred ground with believers they are leading forward. As an entire American public, we might reject their sermons and love the people they offend but what business do we have analyzing whether God called them or not.

Seriously, when we get into that territory we standing on dangerous ground. In a political context mockery is not wonderful, in a religious context mocking the prophets and the messiah have a long rich tradition until God speaks.

Obama will soon join Camp Kerry.. as the big loser, come November.

Again, most people understand that this joker doesn't speak for Obama, nor does Obama endorse his views...BUT...again the issue is about "judgement" (as Obama likes to say when challanged about his lack of experience). If you don't have the good judgement to think that perhaps a Church such as TUCC might just maybe be an albatross for someone with POTUS aspirations, well, you're just not ready for a leadership position, simple as that.

Also, the "rumour" is that among the TUCC CD's and videos that you can buy, are more than one instance of Obama captured in the crowd while Wright was sermonizing about something outrageous. Just a rumour, but you would think that this "gotcha" is just being kept in reserve by either the Hillary or RNC camps.

LA in Indiana

Obama can and will be elected dont believe people on these blogs half of them are racebaiting republicans and dont believe the media its in their interest to make the race seem close if there was no drama the'd be no reason for us to watch in the end Mcbush will have his ass kicked...

Obama will be the 44th POTUS

The polls where done May 16-27..

Drip, Drip, drip.

the slow leak of Obama's hateful and nasty friendships.

Look, this guy is correct in that white people do benefit from the sins of their ancestors. Bill Clinton himself addressed this when he was president. This is not a problem that gets solved overnight, and it will not get solved with inflammatory rhetoric like this. It gets solved on a day to day, working with local governments and state governments, along with the federal government. During the 8 years of the Clinton presidency, these things were beginning to be accomplished. It will not happen overnight. As to the disgusting language in regards to Senator Hillary Clinton, that is beyond the pale. Senator Obama needs to apologize for this to Senator Clinton, whether publicly or privately. And yes, to answer someone else's comment, Senator Clinton did apologize for the remarks of Geraldine Ferraro.

To those who don't think it's fair to condemn Obama on his association with Wright and Pfleger -

Wright and Pfleger represent the radical Black Liberation Theology which is the belief system of the church Obama attended for 20 years. He took his children to the church to be indoctrinated into those beliefs.

He has every right to worship wherever he chooses. But it's preposterous to attend such a divisive, hate-filled church and then declare that he's the "one we've been waiting for" to unite all of us as President.

Birds of feather flock together.

Show me your friends and I'll show you who you are.

You can judge a man by the company he keeps.

LA in Indiana,

Hill and Bill will be gone soon enough and the democrats will unite behind Barack...

There will be those that wont vote for Barack because of his race and they are the sameones that have been and will be screwed by the republicans that offer no path for the poor and middle class to move forward just tax cuts for the rich and screw the rest.

Did you see the polls in CA today and NY Obama leads hillary as the party nominee by a landslide 51 to 38 percent

Obama will win and Clinton will be done soon and then we can get on to kicking the RNCs butt!