Ayers, Wright Talk Mideast Peace At Chicago Church

OAK PARK, Ill. — Two men who created waves for President Barack Obama on the campaign trail have appeared together at a suburban Chicago church to promote Mideast peace.

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. and 1960s radical William Ayers spoke Sunday at First United Church of Oak Park during a forum on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

Event organizers say the men were invited because of their work on the conflict, not their political fame.

Wright, the former head of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, was Obama's pastor for two decades. But Obama distanced himself from Wright after video clips of the pastor's more incendiary remarks were widely circulated.

Ayers, a co-founder of the Weather Underground, once served with Obama on a charity board.

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Information from: Chicago Tribune, http://www.chicagotribune.com

Comments

[an observer3]

I love the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

[DASChicago]

Me too...know him for years. Great man of God!

[LMPE]

Someone already mentioned Fox News. I automatically thought of Fox Noise while I read the article.

[j-rich]

Oh dear, I wonder how Fox News will react to this one!

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

This is actually one of the funniest threads I have read here in a long time. The level of mockery is high, it is sophisticated, true and very amusing. Thanks Huffposters. Lest I forget, You don't need a Weatherman to listen to the troll blow.

[justpeace1]

I was an organizer of the peace walk. Read the fuller story at: http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/local/chi-ayers_wrightmay18,0,6689521.story

[whitehawk]

It is exciting to have them back in the news. They are good people, perhaps the Republicans ran out of 'imagination', so this being what they started with 2 yrs ago is probably their last hurah!!

You have to admit.....'they all look like they have never had the cognitive abilty to function' and really do look sadly like a heap of clowns.

[whohortonehears2]

its a troil b-day party...

[littlepuffycloud]

Forget JEREMIAH WRIGHT 'cause tonight I'm the preacha.
I've got a bookish look and tonight you'll all have the teacha...
All the mavericks in the house put your hands up, all the mavericks i the house put your hands up
All the plumber in the house pull your pants up, all the plumbers in the house pull your pants up.
When I say Obama you say AYERS..
Obama! AYERS! Obama! AYERS!
I built me a bridge it ain't goin' nowhere.....OHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH.
La la la la la la la laaaaa

-Amy Poehler's Alaskan Rap....Amy's a comic genius and the Repugs have NOTHING!!!

[Jaking]

Here we go!! more fuel for faux news

[Hopalongpoppyseed]

Well, they are arsonists.

[dmann32]

why is this a story . . . right now!!!????? Why the distraction from the flood of info about Cheney and the Bushees wrongdoing!??

[tqcobb]

I'd bet you that's the case...the ol' smokescreen

[larry278]

I see that the trolls are out on this wonderful day. We need something in addition to mulch for gardens.

[lennix]

a very stupid story news men and women are a sad bunch of people and puppets for the rich this is why people dislike news papers and cable news bs all of them left and right

[Tom Joad]

Ayers and Rev. Wright came together? And the world didn't end? Go figure...

[whohortonehears2]

i checked around the house, no children eaten alive...

[Hank10303]

IRAQ WAS A HOLY CHRISTIAN WAR - ACCORDING TO RUMSFELD

That's really news with photo and bible verses in top secret memo's on starting, maintaining and winning a holy war.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/galleries/intel_it_on_the_mountain_rumsfelds_bush_briefings/intel_it_on_the_mountain_rumsfelds_bush_briefings.html#ph5

See for yourself - Ayers and Wright are a distraction.

[RightWingMarine]

an active participant in terrorism joins with a conspiracy nut and apologist of terrorism are coming together to help the mideast find peace? Yeah, this should be fruitful.