While Senator Obama's pastor has been ripped to shreds in the media, John McCain's have gotten a complete free ride. Did you know that the man John McCain calls his "spiritual guide" thinks the purpose of America is to get into a giant war with all of Islam and destroy it? Other than being bigoted, that's also insane. And how much have you heard about that guy? Who can even name who he is?
Other pastors whose endorsements John McCain has proudly accepted have blamed the city of New Orleans for Hurricane Katrina and America's liberal policies for the attacks of 9/11. How is that any different than what Rev. Wright said? Find out the heinous comments McCain's pastors have said here:
Get the full quotes of all the Republican nominee's pastors here. The double standard that the press has for pastors that support Democrats and Republicans is insane. It is so brazen that I can't quite believe they don't see it for themselves.
Unfortunately, a lot of what drives our elections are not the most pressing issues of the day, like the Iraq War or the economy. It's what the press chooses to cover. And if they choose to beat Obama's pastor to a pulp and never cover McCain's pastors, do we really have a fair system that allows to choose between the different candidates with all the information we need? This is not a level playing field and it's hurting the country.
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Posted Mar 22nd 2008 10:16PM by Cenk Uygur
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76. Nice try Turk you jerk. You are comparing apples to oranges. The "Heinous" pastors you quote are merely endorsing McCain. MCcain did not sit in their pulpits and embrace their idiotic statements for 20 years as did OPbama. We know the difference in endorsers versus old pals, pal.The endorsers of Obama include the black panthers turkey jerky and move on and other left wing loons. Spin all you want but educated people can read between your biased lines.
audrey hobbs at 8:57PM on Mar 23rd 2008
77. John Mccain's "pastors" worse than Obama's? This is still to admit that Obama's pastor of twenty years, his self-admitted "spiritual mentor", is bad. So, the choice is obvious...VOTE HILLARY!!!
emelpe at 8:57PM on Mar 23rd 2008
78. emelpe, did you miss the news about Hillary's religious affiliation with, "The Family?"
Hillary has her own "pastor" problem. Hillary belongs to a secretive group which works in, "cells."
The real tradegy is that politicians have to lie about their religious beliefs to get elected.
Captain Negative at 10:26PM on Mar 23rd 2008
79. No truer words have ever been spoken! So which group in America can't forget their race most often? Which group in America is so obsessed with their race that they have to identify themselves with a hyphen?
Paul at 8:14PM on Mar 23rd 2008
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Paul, I and most other sentient beings realize that you are a bigot. Surely, Paul, I can't be the first person to tell you that you are a racist.
Who hyphenated "African-American," you ask? Maybe the same people who hyphenated, "Native-American."
I just don't know. I called my African-American neighbor. He said he didn't do it. If he didn't do it, I'm stumped.
Captain Negative at 10:26PM on Mar 23rd 2008
80. 73. The one thing that is crystal clear, is that Obama is not a Christian. No true Christian would stay in a church like that. Wright is not a man of God, and the 8,000 members of his church are not children of God.
Joe at 8:37PM on Mar 23rd 2008
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That's a common theme on Dinesh D'Souza boards. Every time a Christian gets caught fucking up, some Christiah claims that the guy, "Isn't a real Christian."
I guess that means Falwell, Robertson and Hagee aren't ,"real Christians" either. They said the exact same things.
Captain Negative at 10:27PM on Mar 23rd 2008
81. 73. The one thing that is clear is that Obama is not a Christian. No true Christian would stay in a church like that. Wright is not a man of God, and the 8,000 members of his church are not children of God.
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We have now managed to go beyond rational adult reasoning. We actually have individuals claiming to know which among us G-d’s children are and which are not. My understanding of G-d is that {WE} are all G-d’s children and that he loves all his children unconditionally.
How much longer are we going to waste time with so idiocy? Are there any adults left out there? Of course this is a rhetorical question, the answers is a big resounding NO! Man, I sure hope the next generations to come have their screws on correctly otherwise we are doomed!
Cenk why on earth did you even bother with this blog? Didn't you know the answer to your question before you even bothered?
Patty at 10:23PM on Mar 23rd 2008
82. Dave, if you don't know about the connection between Moonies and the Republican party, you are indeed ill informed.
And look who hates, "diversity." It looks like you and your fellow travelers hate diversity.
This is just another example of the infamous Dave hypocrisy. Black minister says exactly the same thing the white minister says and is damned for it.
I'm tired of you bigots. There is no help for you.
Captain Negative at 10:27PM on Mar 23rd 2008
83. Joe proves that he is the typical republican, Christo-fascist with the following....
72. McCain's pastors get their inspiration from God....Obama's gets
his from Satan.
Joe at 8:23PM on Mar 23rd 2008
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Joe, note the time stamps on the posts. The year is 2008, not 1008.
Captain Negative at 10:37PM on Mar 23rd 2008
84. OK the, if Obama is guilty for his minister speeches, then:
Hell-ary is guilty for Bill's sexcapades,
John McCain is guilty for his wife alcoholism,
Mother Bush is guilty for the knucklehead in chief,
Mrs. Nixon is guilty for her husband's delirium,
Mamma Simpson is guilty for OJ's criminal behavior
Courtney Love is guilty for Kurt Cobain suicide, oh, no, wait, hold it, that may be true.
Any how, that will mean that you're guilty of the disaster in Irak because you voted for you-know-who.
Not that cool when the shoe is on your foot, isn't it?
Aisley at 10:40PM on Mar 23rd 2008
85. I HAVE NEVER HEARD OR WITNESSED THE KIND OF RACIAL HATRED SPREAD BY THE MAN OBAMA FINANCIALLY SUPPORTED AND CHOSE AS HIS MENTOR AND GUIDE.
APPARENTLY YOU NEED TO JOIN A BLACK CHURCH TO HEAR RACE HATRED AND HATRED OF AMERICA.
OBAMA, OF COURSE, NEVER HEARD, WITNESSED OR SUSPECTED THAT WRIGHT BELIEVED IN WHITE HATRED AND HATRED FOR AMERICA.
OBAMA IS APPARENTLY EDUCATED AND A MAN OF GOOD JUDGMENT?
YET HE COULDN'T FIGURE OUT THAT WRIGHT IS A RACE HATER UNTIL HE SAW IT IN THE NEWS.
OBAMA BELIEVES OUR NATION IS STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT STORY.
OBAMA SHOULD NOT BE NEAR A PRESIDENT, LET ALONE BE A CANDIDATE FOR THAT OFFICE.
CK at 10:43PM on Mar 23rd 2008
86. "OBAMA BELIEVES OUR NATION IS STUPID ENOUGH TO BELIEVE THAT STORY.
CK at 10:43PM on Mar 23rd 2008"
What's the problem? You all were stupid enough to believe Bush about Irak. What's the difference? Ah, of course, Obama and Wright are Black. That makes it.
Aisley at 10:54PM on Mar 23rd 2008
87. Another asshoe liberal. Yong turks my ass. Hope u get fired. U are 1 way, your a fool!!!!
REGINA MARTIN at 10:56PM on Mar 23rd 2008
88. thank you for your commentary on mccain's pastors, as inflamatory as rev. wright, but as you said no one listens, only what you chose to listen to, self serving ????, of course......but only if you are caucasian do you get to get away with this....if you are of a different color or persuation you are brought to task.......but i do thank you for your research on the same issue-but few of us listen, and as i have heard so many times, prejudice is alive and well and continues to trive in the united states...
dottie moya at 11:27PM on Mar 23rd 2008
89. And the Captain continues on with his wild anti religious right false statements. The Captain cannot present any proof to back up what he says. Rev Wright sermons are on video for anyone to see and buy.
Captain Negatives words and empty opinions from an empty person lacking the knowledge to present a factual arguement, with sources. Captain can only tell other people they are wrong, they are stupid, they have no proof in what they say. Yet it is the Captain who is an empty voice, void of any facts.
robert okane at 12:04AM on Mar 24th 2008
90. Captain - Thanks for your ill-mannered little critique. Of course I know that Moon is a Republican. What's your point? When did it become illegal to be a Republican?
Your apparent assertion that some pastor has said "exactly" what Pastor Wright has said is not demonstrable. And for you not to acknowledge that Obama has a different relationship to his Pastor (and for 20 years) than McCain's connection with several Pastors is typical of morally-selective Democrat hyper-partisan Obama/Clinton apologists.
And you just can't help yourself, can you? That old liberal standby: "Hypocrite!" is always there when you need it to try and win an argument, whether it fits or not.
For you to suggest that I'm a bigot, presumably because I've dared to criticize Obama, is dubious and even laughable. And yes, you are correct that Obama is making a bit of a surge, but we do still have some time on the clock, don't we?
Dave at 11:39PM on Mar 23rd 2008