Pastor Of Clinton's Former Church, Dean Snyder, Defends Jeremiah Wright

The senior minister at Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington D.C., a church that the Clintons attended while in the White House, has risen to the defense of Barack Obama's former minister Reverend Jeremiah Wright. Wright's sermons have created a media firestorm over the last weeks that the Obama tried to dampen in a speech and Clinton recently commented on by saying "he would not have been my pastor." Snyder released a statement praising Wright as an "outstanding church leader" who has been "a profound voice for justice and inclusion in our society."

This morning Snyder appeared on MSNBC and defended Wright. Snyder said that while he may not agree with everything Wright has said, he believes that "the church in America is stronger today because of [Wright's] leadership.

Watch the video of Snyder on MSNBC below (and click here to read more about Snyder's defense of Wright).

Deadn Synder, a senior minister at Foundry United Methodist Church, where the Clintons once attended, defended Obama's pastor, Jeremiah Wright.

Comments

[itsafreakingame]

The Huffington post must still be beta testing because it still screening I don't like Obama posts!

[bailey2006]

There are plenty of other sites out there just waiting for your indomitable wisdom.

[MNmommy]

Huh, no mention of Clinton's statement this morning that he too would have walked out of Wright's church had he heard the statements that have everyone up in arms? I don't have a problem with Wright for the most part - but the bias in the media and on this site are troubling.

[RobertaInCT]

Very troubling and getting worst.

[dutchess2]

Sean Hanity, Rush Limbaugh, Chris Mathews, Joe Scarboro and many others made their careers out of the politics of personal destruction practiced on the Clintons from the gitgo... It began as an orchestrated effort funded by Scaife called the Arkansas Project.

The Vast Right wing Majority, from the so called religious right, to the Federalists Sopciety, to the talk radio hosts that spewed hatred, inunendo and accusations, drumbed and thrumbed a constant beat of hate and baseless accusations.

Flash forward now....suddenly the Freepers and Limbaugh and Hanity discover the Rev. Wright...but not his entire sermons... they edited it out of context.

When it finally died down, Hillary sat down down with the orchestrator of the Arkansas Project, and re-ignited the Wright controversy..

On the day the Star report was to hit the fan, the Clintons invited a number of clergy to the White House for a prayer breakfast where Bill stood biting his lip to confess...obtaining offers of prayer and redemption. Among the invited guests was the Rev. Jeramiah Wright.

But when the same attack dogs went after the Reverand.... she threw him under the bus.

[itsafreakingame]

The Clintons didn’t injected racism into the election it was the media taking everything out of context that Bill Clinton said. Obama enjoyed this when it was the Clintons being targeted over race, and loved it when the race card was working in his favor. The Clintons did not make Obama go to a church for 20 years that spewed hate against Jews, and white people, he did that on his own. Obamaholics are always spinning things rather then looking at the facts. Obama goes to a church that hates white people without denouncing it, takes his wife there, gets married there, takes his children there, has them baptized there and Obamaholics still believe he didn’t know what was being preached by the Rev. Wright his personal mentor. If the American people believe that Obama is ignorant of the preaching that went on at the Trinity Church then we have to assume that Obama either slept though the sermons or was just to dumb to know that they would be controversial, either way it doesn’t bold well for Obama’s claim on great judgment. Please answer this question if Clinton went to a church that preached hatred of any got married there took her children there had them baptized there wouldn’t she be labeled as a racist, and denounced in the Democratic party? Obama is getting a free pass on being a racist because he is black, and that should not be tolerated.

[rojo7449]

Someone is looking for his 15 minutes of fame. This article really falls into the giant heap of "so what" news you can't use.

[LynneMonty]

Rather than continuing this endless back and forth, a kind of he said she said, why isn't the press giving us a better idea of the congregation Obama is part of. My understanding is that whites are members of his church. Why doesn't the press speak with any of them so we can learn why they have stayed in a church where their minister has made such inflammatory remarks. Perhaps we could learn something about their sense of tolerance? Perhaps they know something the press isn't sharing with us?

[vincie]

THIS CHURCH BELONGS TO WHITE DENOMINATION. THERE ARE NOT MANY OR IF ANY IN THIS CHURCH. GET YOUR STORY STRAIGHT.

[WeekendWarrior]

Link to Church videos provided. Listen and make up your own mind. See # 6 and 7

http://www.youtube.com/user/TRINITYCHGO

[spicegal]

As far as I'm concerned, it's a testament to Senator Obama's character that he refused to throw his former pastor or church under the bus, as would have so many other politicians.

[Felicty]

EXACTLY!

Now watch Clinton (or her many anonymous minions) attack her own pastor.
These people would eat their young to win the presidency.

[conscioushope]

Amen and amen.

Surely we are about to run out of stones throw............

[BlackmaninAmerica]

People need to stop trying to play the guilt by assocation card. It's tired. Obama will condemn the statements once again. I think that many Americans are going to end trying to "force" Obama to throw Wright under the bus.

[vincie]

condem the statement but not the man who spews hatred for america, hatred for italians, hatred for jews. this man is a sick man, and obama had him as his mentor for about 20 years. what is a mentor? a mentor is a teacher, a counselor. what a teacher. did he teach obama to hate.

[AndrewInToronto]

I feel exactly the same way, SpiceGal.

[itsafreakingame]

The fact that Obama hasn't thrown his pastor under the bus speaks volumes, although it doesn't say it all. Obama staying at this church for 20 years taking his children there to listen to the Rev. Wright's racist sermons screams out that he agrees with it.

[ThePhantom]

So, both Democratic candidates have pastors that they'll want us to sweep under the rug?

Both of these candidates are flawed beyond belief. And their ex-pastors ain't helpin'

[nanotubz]

All the presidential candidates are flawed, it is an innate part of being human. If you've been a hermit all your life, their flaws could appear to be beyond belief, else all three of them appear to be typically flawed for our species.

[lobear00]

All Humans are flawed.

[presto]

This pastor - Snyder - has nothing to do with either candidate. He is pastor of a church the Clintons used to go to. He was not pastor during the time they attended. Don't know why he feels the need to chime in.

[nazgul]

Has anyone other than MSNBC tried to provide a "fair and balanced" view of Wright?

[OS2Guy]

LOL! You can certainly understand stand why the Church and its current pastor are referred to as Clinton's "former" church. He was NEVER Clinton's pastor to begin with and she probably left the church because of the change in leadership - which, obviously, was an inappropriate choice for a replacement pastor!

Hussein Obama, otoh, continues to support his racist and America-hating pastor and even defends him. More kudo's to Clinton for speaking out against Hussein for failing to walk away from such a racist pastor and church!

[chocco]

This guy and all pastors are important..why??? I don't give a rat's ass what some preacher says in his pulpit. This country is being decimated as you read this due to an interminable occupation and policing of Iraq. The people who hold power are bringing us to our knees economically. They are borrowing money from China and other countries to spend it on never ending war while America falls apart with an aging, crumbling infrastructure, rotting schools, out of control crime, non existant healthcare, a free falling dollar, sky rocketing inflation, four dollar a gallon gas, and a housing market in the gutter. Banks are hoarding cash because they fear a run on money from the public, which is signaling a possible economic depression. And we're worried about some preacher?? America is screwed to the walls because of ignorant, stupid people who have elected arrogant, greedy assholes.

[ditsylilg]

A little strong, but well put. Just another "bait-and switch" tactic, so that Americans won't pay attention to the fact of the fiscal rape we are currently experiencing.

[TrueThis]

When will this stop? Obama don't have control over what comes out of this man's mouth. I'm sick of this now. I mean we should be talking about getting our solider home from Iraq. and how to get ourselves out of recession. I guess the media think we're dumb but I still support Obama.

[nazgul]

Unlike Hillary, some people have learned what Rev. Wright is really about, and why his presence in the religious community is more valuable than attempting to score cheap, racist political points by throwing him under the bus.

[vincie]

look at msnbc news and tell me he is valuable. maybe to bigot , or black racists.

[dutchess2]

Well Foot and shootle!

As long as you got MSNBC and Sean Hanity on Fox, and Rush Limbaugh, you don't need HuffPO - right?

Why are you here if they are so fair and balanced?

[rwe]

Wonder if Snyder would think the same if he were "looking down his garlic nose" i.e. if he were Italian....None of the Obamabots get it . As hard as they try to rationalize and use the art of deflection America is not putting up with this guys racism, anti-semitism,anti-American and now anti Italian antics. The progressives are trying to candy coat and rationalize but after the way they have treated any white clergy who dared criticize liberal ideology it won't work

[ChazAtlas]

So when is the Clinton camp going to denounce and reject the comments of her pastor? She sat in that church for 10 years listening to someone who support a guy like Wright? Where is your rejection Hillary?

[RussnCA]

That would make sense if Snyder was the pastor at the time. It appears he wasn't.

The headline is simply misleading... and you are the target of this kind of tabloid argument. Simply more... Huffing for Obama.

[OS2Guy]

Apparently you have a reading comprehension problem. He was NEVER her Pastor - duh... She left the church BEFORE he became Pastor - duh... And she most likely left the church because it was announced this wingnut would be the new Pastor - duh...

[considerthis]

Do you ever have any trouble jumping to silly conclusions? "She most likely....." That's as made up as the WMD's in Iraq.

[presto]

He was not her pastor. Just a guy looking to see himself on TV.

[L4TRUTH]

I'm glad that this man is speaking out. Wright is an old man stuck in his ways, and he's said some really dumb things. However, there is forgiveness, even for the "least of these." The man is not a murderer or rapist. He's just a man.

[OS2Guy]

Nice try but it is Hussein Obama who needs to walk away from Write and the racist church he has been a member of for the last 20 years. Reverse the situation and put Clinton as a member of an all white church who spouts a devotion to the KKK and declares black people as degenerates. You'd be up in arms demanding she step out of the political race - hell, you'd probably be marching in the streets.

Hussein Obama needs to disavow and disassociate himself with his 20-year relationship with the Pastor and the Church of "we hate America".

[Bagger]

Please, your obvious distortions and lies are being refuted and having no effect on intelligent people. Your credibility was lost at "Hussein." Say hello to our democratic nominee Barack H. Obama. Thank you and good night.