Obama\'s Church Accuses Media Of Character Assassination

Obama's Church Accuses Media Of Character Assassination

Politico   |   March 16, 2008 03:02 PM


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The Chicago church attended by Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.) issued a statement Sunday contending that coverage of his pastor's inflammatory statements amounted to character assassination and "an attack on ... the history of the African American church."

Obama condemned inflammatory statements by the church's retiring pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., after they circulated on YouTube last week and were played repeatedly by cable news channels.

Wright, condemning society as racists, said, "God [expletive] America" and referred to the "U.S. of KKK-A."

The statement begins: "Nearly three weeks before the 40th commemorative anniversary of the murder of the Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.'s character is being assassinated in the public sphere because he has preached a social gospel on behalf of oppressed women, children and men in America and around the globe."


 
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I just got busted for that too

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I just bought a new movie... Nochnoi Dozer... and when I signed on... the name I wanted to use was taken... so I looked down and saw the title....

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This was the first place I ever did this... I was out of touch for three years... caring for my grandmother

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You say you want a revolution.. well you know....

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Due to over moderation.... I shall bid you all farewell.... it was lovely... but the dancing is done... the bar is closed..... and huffy will never ever be the same.....

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It is sad and pathetic. Let me know what site you're going to and what username to look for.

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Half my words here, just now are pending

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This was first place I ever did this

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If I write four words at a time they go through

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I have never posted anywhere else... ever

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By the way.... Nochnoi means Night in Russian

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And I thought no one would return here.... heh

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 02:41 AM on 03/18/2008

I turned on Fox tonight and they were still foaming at the mouth. I noticed that they had a flashing icon in the right corner that kept alternating between a picture of Obama and then the words campaign crisis. Very Owellian of them. The are obviously trying to conflate Obama with the minister so that there is no separation in our minds.

Will they win? We'll find out soon.

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Fox news has that 25% demographic that loves Bush no matter what. I don't believe it will make any difference to the outcome of the nomination.

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Let me guess the main Demographic: White, Male, IQ of mud, shops at Walmart for when buying jewelry for their wives.

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Censorship here is spreading like a rash, now it's here after I linked to this thread on a current thread. Creepy.

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BTW, I was referring this thread with hopes that others might choose to gather here so we could have an unmoderated back and forth. Any takers?

    Favorite    Flag as abusive Posted 01:40 AM on 03/18/2008
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Well, mark another victory for Bill O'Reilly. He attacks HuffPo and the next day, the oppressive moderation begins. Now ramped up to suffocate its own community. Many veterans of Huffpo gone now, many more leaving.

The terrorists seem to have won here.

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I know. I am having a hard time coming to terms with the fact that O'Reilly could have any influence over Huffy or any other left leaning site.

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