Buried in Eloquence Obama Contradictions About Pastor

[CatnHat]

In Speech, Obama Contradicted More Than a Year of Denials About His Knowledge of Rev. Wright's Sermons

By BRIAN ROSS and AVNI PATEL (ABC News)
March 19, 2008—
Buried in his eloquent, highly praised speech on America's racial divide, Sen. Barack Obama contradicted more than a year of denials and spin from him and his staff about his knowledge of Rev. Jeremiah Wright's controversial sermons.

Similarly, Obama also has only recently given a much fuller accounting of his relationship with indicted political fixer Antoin "Tony" Rezko, a longtime friend, who his campaign once described as just one of "thousands of donors."
Until yesterday, Obama said the only thing controversial he knew about Rev. Wright was his stand on issues relating to Africa, abortion and gay marriage.

"I don't think my church is actually particularly controversial," Obama said at a community meeting in Nelsonville, Ohio, earlier this month.

"He has said some things that are considered controversial because he's considered that part of his social gospel; so he was one of the leaders in calling for divestment from South Africa and some other issues like that," Obama said on March 2.

His initial reaction to the initial ABC News broadcast of Rev. Wright's sermons denouncing the U.S. was that he had never heard his pastor of 20 years make any comments that were anti-U.S. until the tape was played on air.

But yesterday, he told a different story.

"Did I ever hear him make remarks that could be considered controversial while I sat in church? Yes," he said in his speech yesterday in Philadelphia.

Obama did not say what he heard that he considered "controversial," and the campaign has yet to answer repeated requests for dates on which the senator attended Rev. Wright's sermons over the last 20 years.

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[still_one]

1. ABC news had a pseudo documentary which said 9/11 occurred because of Bill Clinton

They and the rest of the MSM can bite me

I don't need their dribble to tell me what a candidate says, I have my own ears and eyes

It was THEIR eyes and ears which told me that al queada and Iraq were linked. It was THEIR eyes and ears which told me Iraq had WMDs. I could only hope that the media pimps children have an opportunity to go to Iraq an defend the LIES that they so valiantly perpetrated upon us

[ThatBozGuy]

2. Do you intend to post this robotically or are you a robot posting?

We shall see.

[CatnHat]

4. I didn't realize

ABC fell into the ranks of fox news, newsmax, etc. I get it--only listen to those who agree with you, and hell with the rest. Your choice. If there is ever to be a open debate about Obama's speech, questions should be raised. That's what got Obama in this mess to begin with. If Obama was truthful from the beginning, these questions would not have to be asked.

[Drunken Irishman]

6. This has been posted like 5 times today, all within hours of each other.

[ThatBozGuy]

9. Repetition is the fodder of the uninformed

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=5159983

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=5160656

[Up2Late]

3. Eloquence? I'm listening to it right now, and this is one boring-ass speech.

Way too long to be effective these days.

The only really good part is where he seems to have re-written part of Robert Kennedy's Indianapolis speech from the night M.L.K. died.

If you want to hear a speech that will bring you to tears, listen to this one by Bobby Kennedy:

<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jPYNb4ex6Ko>

[CatnHat]

7. Not taking nothing

away from Bobby Kennedy, but read this speech by an elected official who Obama supporters seem to hate:

http://www.4president.org/speeches/billclinton1992acceptance.htm

It's really not right how Bill and Hillary Clinton are being treated by some Obama supporters in their own party.

[ThatBozGuy]

8. People change over 15 years of corruptive influences, isnt that the logic, behind the slam against

Mr Obama, Why would you not apply the same logic to the Clinton's

[Scurrilous]

5. Thanks for posting this.

Third time's a charm! :thumbsup:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=5159983


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