Pastor From Jenna Bush's Wedding Rails Against McCain

The pastor who officiated Jenna Bush's wedding in May recently criticized John McCain for his comments at a biker rally earlier this month. ABC has the story.

"Well, I don't know a lot about John McCain's family history, I do know, however, that as recently as last week I think it was, the Senator made a comment in South Dakota regarding his wife entering some Buffalo Chips contest which is this topless deal and if she were to enter she would probably win it and my personal opinion and based on my understanding of the Christian faith, that's not not, N-O-T, not the type of expression that a presidential candidate, or anyone for that matter who is a follower of the Christian faith, ought to make," said the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell. "I don't know if that is a perfect case in point, but it surely does help to juxtapose the DNA of Senator Obama, if you would, versus the DNA of Senator McCain."

Caldwell, a close personal friend of President Bush, is the senior pastor at Windsor Village United Methodist Church in Houston, Texas. Caldwell made his comments on a conference call with reporters sponsored by the Matthew 25 Network, a liberal Christian Group. Matthew 25 is planning to air a pro-Obama ad on Saturday during the Rick Warren forum with Obama and McCain. The ad will air on CNN and possibly MSNBC, according to the group's spokesperson.

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Comments

[All4One08]

IT'S TIME TO ASK SOME "TOUGH ETHICAL" QUESTIONS TO JOHN McCAIN!

Send an email to Pastor Rick Warren who is Hosting the "Faith Forum Tomorrow Night " and Ask Him to Please Ask John McCain about his Values, Infidelity, and The Dishonest Campaign his is running! We need to expose McCain for the Fraud that he is!

Since the MSM won’t ask tough questions about "Adultery maybe Rick Warren will!

Email address: saddleback.netdleback.net

[gliderguy]

I have to agree wtih Reine here. Though McCain is an a**hole extraordinaire, at least he showed some humor here. Chill out!

[Bubba Gump]

In order to "chill out" or have a "sense of humor" on this one, you'd also have to wink at the conservative Christian Republicans and ask them to choke down an "OK" on double-standards. I can't even imagine Ronald Reagan, while running for the office of President of the United States, doing something as stupid as offering his wife up for public exhibition in a wet-T shirt contest. Because Reagan had dignity, class, common sense, standards and values. And McCain?

Ronald Reagan was no saint and he knew, after making a mistake, it was best to apologize. The American public proved we can handle the truth and know how to accept a sincere apology. Question is, can McCain apologize for (at best) a dismal failure of moral sensitivity? And an even better question is, can the religious conservatives who support McCain hold their man accountable for "conduct unbecoming" after they said McCain shares their values?

[Reine]

McCain has a sense of humor & is not always politically correct & that's what I like about him.

[RaraAvis17]

Yal, I love it too when he sucks the spit back and forth through his ugly yellow teeth after he tells a stupid joke and laughs at it.


Bombbombbo­mbbombbomb Iran. So funny.

[TiffanyHusseinBanned]

Women being raped is funny too.

[stryker]

Ever notice how McCain, after he makes some "serious"soundbite about Barack ("he'd rather lose a war in order to win an election"), he immediately turns away,t hen grins? He comes off all solemn and serious and, thinking he's off camera, follows up with a "hee hee." It's like he's congratulating himself: "I said it right without flubbing it and it'll make Obama look bad. You go, boy!" Of course, he's just following george "heh heh" bush.

[CindyKay]

Yeah , You would think with all of Cindy's money they could get Him to the Dentist .

[lemekid]

No wonder you are as stupid as McCain.

[luckyoldson]

McCain says his wife should enter a topless contest and he has a sense of humor?

Now try to imagine Obama saying the exact same thing and what we'd be hearing from the likes of you...or, hey what if he wasn't wearing an American flag label pin when he said it?

Would you also say he was just being funny?

I doubt it.

[smags72]

Great answer! Took the words right out of my head. These same people who think McCain has a 'sense of humor' are the same ones who'd be screaming for Obama's head on a platter for his 'lack of class'/'gh­etto-ness' if he said the same thing. Thing is, Obama has a lot more class than that, as does his wife. Obama has too much respect for his intelligent, beautiful wife than to even suggest that to her, and I'm sure she has enough guts to smack him upside the head if he ever did. If anyone belongs in the White House, it's NOT McCain and his creepy Barbie wife.

[AnnieinOR]

IF that is what you stake your vote on, it's no wonder we have Dubya in office.

[habajebe]

Then ask him over for dinner. He can bring Cindy. But don't even consider him for Prez.

[Driver125]

Oh, that was just Big John trying to get homey with the homies....­.creepy!!!­!!!!

[Abroad]

Pastor Caldwell's opinion about the candidates is as relevant as pastor Wright's opinion.

Would you have reported Caldwell's opinion if he stood behind McCain? I doubt it.

Although I will most probably vote Obama in November I am getting more and more appalled by so-called liberal media becoming a mirror of FOX-noise.

[going2ireland]

I wasn't aware that the "so-called liberal media" was going to be on the GE ticket in November!

Anyone who will choose who they will vote for based on the media's opinion needs to get their heads on straight!

How about figuring out for yourself, among the mess called the media (liberal or conservative), where a candidate stands and what is the truth and what is lies. And THEN make you decision based on what you have found out for yourself.

[soundfury]

There is something sleazy about jmac, but what gets me most is the hypocrisy. His campaign keeps pushing the lies about O's faith when jmac committed adultery repeatedly. Then he divorces his wife after she is in a terrible accident and marries the adulterous he fooled around with. How can anyone have the gall to question O's faith and values when they're trying to put mcsleaze in the WH?

[runnerin1]

Sean Hannity said it was ok for McCain to be an adulterer because he was a POW for 5 1/2 years and was beaten. So, according to Hannity, that makes McCain's case different from John Edwards'. (True story)

[Bubba Gump]

With logic like that, the conservative Sean Hannity should be working for the ACLU! LOL!

[checkitout]

Sean Hannity is McCain's lapdog.

[the964kid]

McCain is on record calling his wife a 'c*nt' in front of the press, and has made jokes about rape multiple times. Now he's offering up his wife to join a topless contest in front of drunk bikers. When you see how badly he treats his wife, and how badly he treated his first wife, it's pretty easy to conclude McCain's character is extremely poor.

[LSUTIGERS]

Tell me KID, did you hear these statements since it is on record? Or did you read from someone, who heard from someone, who said they heard from someone , who said Obama said he heard from someone that Keith Olberman said to Obama while on a date, that McCain said these things.

[Bubba Gump]

McCain himself might help your case for accuracy in quotations if he would, first, lead by example.

[Klip]

Wow...Jena sure looks good in her wedding picture...­why is she wearing white tho?

[BlueZoo]

Oh, c'mon! I guess you wanted her to wear red and have a big "A" chisled on her forehead? A bride today can wear any color she wishes! She looked lovely!

[Klip]

I agree!

(I'd have done her!)

[smags72]

Yeah, really. Grow up. How many virgin brides actually exist these days?!?

[biglover]

WHERE ARE THE TROLLS ON THIS. Notice how they scurry like cockroaches when one of their own calls McCain out?

CALLING ALL TROLLS.!!

[RaraAvis17]

Unless you have some Tro\begone­...do not call them please!!

[foxfan]

Instead of an election why don't Cindi and Michelle Jello wrestle for the office of President. Makes as much sense as anything.

[RRonin]

Have Elizabeth Kucinich referee and I am so there!

[CindyM2008]

Actually that does not make sense. Why would you assume Michelle or Cindy would even want to "jello wrestle"?
Ridiculous.

[indyleftist]

It would make more sense if Elizabeth Kusinich was involved

[PotatoesVsPotatos]

Too bad it is not year 2000 and he is not running on Family Values.
Eh, what the heck - Family Values now is quite situational thing.
Killing people is not a Family Value either, but hey we are OK with that
as long as its being well explained for easy digestion.
You think Obama would pick that one up and run with it.
Sometimes I think if this Nice Guy thing will ruin his possible success...

[tel8034]

McCain NEVER had good family values, and he certainly has NO respect for WOMEN.

McCain needs to be VETTED ..........­..... MANY PEOPLE DON'T KNOW THE REAL McCAIN.

All that persons do know about McCain, is the FALSE MAVERICK MYTH that the MSM and the RNC have been SPINNING just to DUPE the American public....­.........

The MSM needs to start reporting on the FACTUAL "MAMMA" version of McCain which is
..........­..........­..........­.... " MCcAIN A MAVERICK MY A** "

This week certainly has been the start of the FULL EXPOSURE of McCain ..........­. And it's coming from all sectors (except the MSM)......­..........­...KEEP IT UP!

[BEHM777]

Morality, compassion, decency, family values, et cetera, all seem to be situational with conservative Republicans.

BEHusseinM777

[Agent420]

Let me see...as I recall the Adam and Eve myth. They only had two boys. I wonder where the rest of us came from. I can think of only one way.

[speakyourmind]

I've often wondered that myself. Where did Cain and Abel get their wives?? Nobody has ever answered that.

[onepartysystem]

You better watch it...askin­g those types of question can lead to an eternity in hell!

[ktano0]

You figured somebody else pulled another. creation in the next country somewhere? ...
Inherit the Wind

[robotfog]

I think I read they went out in the desert or something and married women from some other tribe. No explanation how there could be other tribes if adam and eve were the first couple on earth.

I'm thinking the adam and eve thing represents the beginning of a new (and blessed) tribe which became the Hebrews or Israelite or whatever they called themselves back then.

also, is there an explanation of how adam learned a language? I forget.

[psychmaj323]

Adam and Eve had a lot more children, the answer is in the bible.

(Genesis 5:4) The days of Adam after he fathered Seth were 800 years; and he had other sons and daughters.

Adams sons and daughters married each other. It seems strange to us now, but back in the day thats how they did it.

Genesis 5: 3 - 5

3)And Adam lived 130 years and begat a son in his own likeness, after his image and called his name Seth.

4)and the days of Adam after he had begotten Seth were 800 years and he begat sons and daughters.

5)and all the day that Adam lived were 930 years, and he died.

It is similar to another question, "where did Cain get his wife?"

The Bible is clear. The Bible states in very plain and simple language at Genesis 5:4 that "...he (Adam) became father to sons and daughters.­" Notice the plural "sons" and "daughters­." Since Adam lived for 930 years, he reasonably could have fathered many, many children. His sons, including Cain, would have married their sisters, or nieces. This would sound repulsive to us today, but consider the circumstances back then. It would have been proper at that time, since the Earth's population was relatively sparse, and the human race was to be proliferated according to God's purpose. It was only later that God made the restriction not to marry one's own sister or brother.

[justadreamer]

Actually if you want to recite a myth, you should know the myth accurately.
Adam & Eve not only had 2 sons, they had MANY more children. Sons & daughters. And yes there was sister-brother sex.

[snobama]

wonder if he has probs voting for a man that was a self confessed drug-addict

[Darnamell]

Drug user does not equal drug addict, as most of us without a stick up our bums can probably attest to.

That said, a guy who can't even keep his own wedding vows is not someone I want in charge of my country.

Keep fishing troll.

[Bubba Gump]

Darnamell: nice "cheap shot" management! LOL!

[revko]

Oh well... at least he still has the Hell's Angels demographic

[Darnamell]

Nah, the ones caught for drug possession can't vote anymore thanks to our progressive criminal justice system. Ha!

[DIdaho]

This is the best (of many) examples yet of the difference between the coverage of McCain and Obama. Can you even imagine what kind of firestorm would erupt if Obama had pimped out Michelle like McDodder did with Cindi? And this didn't even raise a ripple.

[Diogenis]

Nope, didn't even raise a nipple!

[jackjack]

Sorry Grandpa...­you DONT speak for me and to call those druggies at Sturgis the 'real Americans' was a slap in the face to EVERY AMERICAN..­.CHRISTIAN­S ESPECIALL.­Y.

[BigBagel]

and Southern Baptists in particular.

[Diogenis]

Kiss ma grits....b­agel!

[runnerin1]

McCain makes it clear to everyone that having money has nothing to do with having class. He really did identify with the types at that rally. I bet he felt right at home.