Olbermann: What If Obama Was Linked To A "Witch Hunter" Pastor? (VIDEO)

Last night on MSNBC, Keith Olbermann discussed a video of Sarah Palin being blessed by a Kenyan witch hunter, and wondered how a video of Barack Obama in a similar situation might be received. Watch:

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[Gotcha54]

If this was Obama you'd be able to stick a fork in him - he'd be done! Yet except for Oberman and Maddow I haven't seen or heard a thing about it!

[kirby66]

Look at the whole video. It's SO fake!

[Waukazooville]

It's not fake. There's another video of her from June at the same church where she attended and spoke as a special guest for their commitment ceremony (similar to a graduation I guess). In that video, she raves on and on about Pastor Muthee and how much he has backed her, helping her get elected governor, etc. Olberman has played that video as well, and it's been available on the web since the first weekend she was announced as the nominee.

[kirby66]

All I'm saying is, if you "look" at the video and "listen" to it, the words don't match the mouth of the preacher. There are words when his mouth is not moving and his mouth is moving when there are no words. AND, the voice changes to another that doesn’t sound a bit like the first then, changes back again. What gets me is so many people refuse to see how fake it is and call it fact. Do we have nothing better to do in MSM than make up a bunch of BS about Sarah Palen?

I'm just another small town , gun toting, religion clinging American who is voting Mc Cain Palen!!

[Beca]

ENOUGH, PLEASE! we have a very important election comming up, lets please focus on that. This crap will only distract everyone from the real issues. And you know that something like this will backfire on Obama, so let it go!

[graffen48]

Actually, it is real, sorry

[jimme]

How is it fake? Explain please.

[mojojanglesjoe]

WHAT THE F?? Where's Elizebeth Hussybeck, Fixed News, and Rush Pain Killer LiBoo screaming about Palin's friends.

[Beca]

ENOUGH OF THIS CRAP! WE HAVE A VERY IMPORTANT ELECTION COMMING UP! WHO CARES WHO SHE PRAYS TO!! FLAMING THIS STUFF IS ONLY GOING TO DERAIL THE CONVERSATION FROM THE REAL ISSUES IN THIS CAMPAIGN.
NOT TO WORRY, MCCAIN/PALIN ARE DOING A FINE JOB DESTROYNG THEMSELVES WITH THEIR STUPID AND IDIOTIC ANTICS, NO NEED FOR THIS.
WE ALL NEED TO FOCUS ON GETTING AS MANY PEOPLE REGISTERED TO VOTE; VOLUNTEER FOR YOUR LOCAL OBAMA CAMPAIGN, MAKE A DONATION TO THE OBAMA CAMPAIGN, ETC. BUT PLEASE LEAVE THIS SILLY CRAP OUT OF IT.

[zenlikejen]

Look - you already had people agree with your "point" - but screaming for people to ignore this story from the VERY BOARD THAT'S BEEN SET UP TO DISCUSS IT is f'n POINTLESS. NOBODY is strong-arming you to stay here and repeat yourself.

[citygal1500]

I don't know, that witch hunting business Muthee is so proud of sounds like community organizing, only organizing a lynch mob....

[CaptainStormfield]

It might be instructive to look into the history of witch hunting.
Wikipedia is always a good starting place.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Witch-hunt#Modern_witch-hunts

[BBackSoon]

Well we have a big difference between Olberman and MSNBC and Fixed News. MSNBC will report this story and perhaps show it a few times. Fixed showed the Rev. Wright stuff for Weeks on end.

Low information voters will be more scared of the Angry Black Rev than the Witch Hunting Black Rev. What a pathetic excuse for a country we have.

[BOin08]

At least Palin's pastor doesn't hate America. Seriously, after reading all this hate/anger I think I gotta drop my support for Obama....we're just emabarrassing ourselves....I don't see the same venom over on t hee neocon blogs...stupity, of course, but not outright hate I see here for other Americans....jeez. can't we all just get long? Why is every lunatic also an OB supporter? Seriously?

[sonshine]

Dude stop faking. You are so transparent.

All: carry on.

[BOin08]

I've been an OB supporter since day one, but I gotta admit I've lost my enthusiasm. I'll just do what all white dudes will do-say we're for Obama, but vote for McCain behind the black curtain because- deep down- we're just racsists anyway. Black dude for President? Seriously. Since when has a sweet jumper qualified as the top line on a resume? Is that what you wanted to hear? OK, got me. LOL

[Waukazooville]

No, you're right. Palin's pastor simply wants to "infiltrate" our government and take it over with his nutty extremist converts. That's really comforting. I guess all this "hate/anger" is just icky-icky. Some of us fear that a fraud who is anything but a reformer and who is also radical religious nut will gain a place in the White House. But I'm sure you could go blog at Seseame Street instead if that would make you feel all better. I think you need a nap.

[YankeeCanuck]

Reverend Wright, despite constantly repeated exposure of his most provocative 30 seconds of fiery oratory, is tame compared to this man who causes harm to innocent women. We got over hunting witches 300 years ago in this country.
But this is what folks who are "just like us" do, yes? It's normal-- if a caucasian woman participates.
Sadly, this is how racism works in this country.

[11907281]

Them thar sound like the words of a witch YankeeHockeystick, Burn him!!!! Wait, do you weigh as much as a duck, and are you made of wood?

[CaptainStormfield]

Lol..........

[FdeBear]

Please be reminded that this Reverend Mutha perpetrates harmful superstition and mob action against an innocent woman who was harrassed, assaulted and chased from her home. Not only is it anti-woman, but a crime. He is a wolf in sheep's clothing - and THIS is the kind of heretic Sarah Palin had praying and laying hands on her?

[claylandg]

R. Wright need I say more!!!!

[FdeBear]

YES THE TRUTH, WHICH YOU OBVIOUSLY DON'T HAVE A HANDLE ON!!!

[Diogenis]

Tis better that you shut you ignorant mouth...and clean out your closets and home.

[mypov123]

Rev. Wright is Mr. Rogers compared to this guy. And by the way, there's nothing wrong with Wright.

[Bilsky]

Perhaps you should see the entire R. Wright video where he said the chickens were coming home to roost. Strange that he wasn't actually saying that or attributing it to himself. He was not condoning that stance but rather one of compassion and introspection with God. Seems fairly reasonable to me.

[Bilsky]

And here it is: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QOdlnzkeoyQ&eurl=http://www.new.facebook.com/profile.php?id=667099086&ref=profile

[mysterygirl18]

Let me see if I have this correct, Obama was photographed in African robes and everyone became hysterical. The media couldn't wait to analyze and re-analyze it and she's blessed by a witch hunter and everyone's like, "aw that's okay- she's Sarah Palin..." What's wrong with this picture?

http://www.myspace.com/wakeupnowpeople

[YankeeCanuck]

And that, sadly, is how racism works in this country today.

[Daniboy]

On Drudge-what happened too I00 K that Obama got for supporter for garden in Chicago and garden never started? Can any of you Libs explain where the money went. More important then Palin's religion. Can't wait for Barrack to explain.

[jericho4119]

I assume you mean Barack, with one 'r' and if that is correct, am I to understand on the week when the Bush Administration seeks $700B to bailout the banks they have not regulated for the past eight years, your major concern is a Drudge report on $100K for a garden?

Seriously?

[sonshine]

Remember. Republicans don't like to lose. Let's not antaganize them about the obvious outcome on 11/4. Okay? They're already pissed off.

[txgal44]

Is that all you got? Pathetic.

[BBackSoon]

If there was any ‘There’ there we would have heard of this, months ago. Come on you can throw better slime than that can’t you?

[sonshine]

Oh yeah, like the way the media has unfettered access to wondermoosemom lady. So freakin silly. It's ok to be honest you know. You'll need it to get back all your progressive friends when President Obama gets sworn in.

[sonshine]

You silly. It's your job to explain and our job to cover it up. Do your job and we'll be here with the facts to refute your fantasy.

Obama/Biden '08

[BAVirago]

Well, thank goodness Palin is white. She'd never live this down otherwise.

Witch hunting = moose hunting.

Good family values!

[speakyourmind]

This has been my gripe all along with everything in McCain's campaign. Let's just pretend that everything that has gone on in the GOP campaign were happening with the Dems instead. Can you just imagine how the press would be ripping him apart? No, but to the conservatives, being a Harvard law graduate, a community organizer (yeah cuz that's so funny and worthy of ridicule), being a Senator, that's all worthy of making jokes about.

But a man who graduated at the bottom of his class (oh sorry, my mistake, 4TH from the bottom) whose claim to fame is being a POW -- and btw nobody has yet offered any substantive reason why that qualifies him to be the President.

All of you planning to vote for the Republican ticket -- I just don't get where your brain went.

[Daniboy]

Middle America is laughing at your mudslinging on Palen. If you ever get anything on her, let us know? Keep mudslinging and McCain picks up more votes!

[speakyourmind]

We can't get anything out of Palin -- like experience or qualifications.

[mypov123]

How can you get anything from a person who has done only a few interviews since she was selected to be McCain's running mate? If she's the "pit bull in lipstick" that she proclaims herself to be, then why isn't she tough enough to do a bunch of interviews? And being interviewed by Sean Hannity Fox News doesn't count. I hope that during the first VP debate, the moderator will grill Sarah Palin about her witch doctor (and her other crazy pastors) the way they've grilled Obama about Wright and Farrakhan.

[JC1c1]

Yes and the whole world is lauging at Middle America, and Sarah Palin. They think she is a complete joke. No substance, no brains/

Hey I do know that Sarah has a minister who believe in Faith Based Healing. Hey America we no longer need Healthcare, Sarah and her church will heal us as they place their hands upon us. Dont worry about the gibberish, remember when you were a baby, you too talked like that. It could some mass seizure thing.

It used to be the whole world is watching, now it is the whole world is laughing.

[BCCanada]

Middle America is home to some of the narrowest little minds in the world.

[sonshine]

Don't say that. We have to sympathize with those who are intelligence-deficient. We can teach them about the internets, and the whole critical thinking thingy and how their vote can really get our country dekcuf pu!

[txgal44]

More votes? Who? You're delusional. You better jump ship. McMooseallini is in big trouble. I know it's hard to admit. But whatcha gonna do? Maybe a witch doctor can pray for them.