Obama visits, prays with Billy Graham -- 'a real treasure for our country'

[Bluebear]

No pool coverage of today's visit by President Obama to Billy Graham, just White House statements about the meeting first arranged when Obama called Graham in November to wish him a happy 91st birthday.

"The president had a private prayer and conversation with Rev. Graham," said White House spokesman Bill Burton. "He is extraordinarily gratified that he took the time to meet with him."

The White House also released a photo of the two men.

White House spiritual adviser Josh DuBois also attended the session in Graham's mountaintop cabin in Montreat, N.C.

So did Graham's son Franklin, who has been criticized in recent weeks for comments about Muslims...

"Rev. Graham has obviously been an important spiritual leader for past presidents and for the American people for decades," Burton said. "He's a real treasure for our country. The president appreciates the opportunity to visit him at his home."

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/04/obama-visits-billy-graham----a-real-treasure-for-our-country/1

[Liberal_in_LA]

1. He's a religious nut.

[Bluebear]

2. So is Graham.

:hide:

[Mother Smuckers]

7. HEEHEE...........no shit

yikes

[Starry Messenger]

9. Zing!

Well played. :thumbsup:

[Liberal_in_LA]

10. thats who I meant. Graham's a religious nut who believes in secondary roles for women

[katandmoon]

14. Thanks for mentioning that.

[EFerrari]

20. Graham is a grifter. WTH?

[racaulk]

24. !!!

:rofl:

[dsc]

3. I will give Billy this

he was good on Civil Rights when alot of evangelicals weren't.

[hlthe2b]

4. but he sure did rear a bigot for a son

Go figure...

[GoCubsGo]

8. I suspect that's why the Obamas paid him a visit.

It will blunt any of the wingnut outrage over the Pentagon's booting Junior from their prayer shindig. Personally, I never had any use for father or son.

[katandmoon]

12. It won't blunt any wingnut outrage for a second. Just piss off plenty of people who are

sickened by the spectacle of a U.S. President sucking up to the bigoted likes of Billy Graham.

[fishwax]

18. yep -- nothing will blunt that outrage

Since it isn't the least bit rational.

[pscot]

5. I thought the tapes

of his meetings with Nixon suggested otherwise.

[dsc]

6. He basicly let Nixon say an anti semitic remark without comment

and he apologized for that. I don't think he should be judged all that harshly for that.

[katandmoon]

13. He apologized because he got caught.

[Bluebear]

16. :nodding:

[Liberal_in_LA]

11. believes in patriarchy though

[Odin2005]

15. My opinion of Obama keeps on falling more and more as he keeps on appeasing the Talibornagains.

Fuck that BS.

[PurityOfEssence]

25. Surely you remember the "40 Days of Faith and Family", don't you?

He's been milking this schtick from the get-go.

[QC]

17. How touching. n/t

[Bluebear]

19. It was only a two minute prayer, I heard.

;)

[QC]

22. Did Billy manage to sing just one song?

I sure hope so.

[Bluebear]

23. Dunno. But: "The White House also released a photo of the two men."

[QC]

27. Surely this will make the knuckledragging fundamentalists finally love Obama! n/t

[jillan]

21. The rethugs are all over this.

When I went to google news...it's there, posted on fox.

[deaniac21]

26. Bullshit for the masses.

[Yeahyeah]

28. There should be more prayin on theTV.