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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91. If Louis Farrakhan were white his name would be Pat Robertson. This is racism pure and simple. The white wackadoo Pat Robertson once said he wished he could detonate a small nuclear device in the State Department. He is considered a leader in the Republican Party. Farrakhan is Black and a Muslim. He is considered dangerous. There is something wrong with this picture. I think all religion is nuts. If there is a God these men are certainly not speaking for him or her.
Sam James at 11:41PM on Mar 23rd 2008
92. Cenk why are you saying bad things about John "W" McCain? Didn't you get invited to the barbeque? Sad to think that our Free Press can be bought off with a rack of baby back ribs.. If only Nixon had known how easy it could have been....
Sam James at 11:58PM on Mar 23rd 2008
93. Obama wants to give billions directly to the United Nations-$845 Billion Dollars.Bill S2433
Obama has sponsored a Bill that would commit the USA to spending 0.7 percent of our gross national product on more foreign aid, which amounts to $845 Billion over 13 years, over and beyond what the USA now spends. This money would go direct to the UN for it's "eradicate Poverty Plan". We are already throwing enough money into foreign aid without literally losing our sovreignty to the UN under this bill. The UN, whose corrupt officals stole hundreds of millions from the UN run Iraq Oil for Food plan.
In addition to seeking to eradicate poverty, that bill also empowers the UN to have all nations ban "small arms and light weapons". Obama wants UN to also take control of Gun Control Laws in the USA, the UN to take the place of the US Constitution and the US Govt.
Senator Barack HUSSEIN Obama sponsored this extremely dangerous Bill.
Do we want to give the United Nations Taxing power on the USA?????? 0.7% of the USA-GDP to the UN
robert okane at 12:04AM on Mar 24th 2008
94. Robert, you're just pissed off because you voted for that satan worshipper, Barak Obama.
I disdain the mixture of politics and religion whether it comes from the left or the right. But you know damned well that the Christian luncacy almost always comes from the "right."
You're a bigot, Okane. You're a bigot and a punk-ass-bitch, just like Nancy Reagan. Why don't you go cry to Jesus O'Rielly about it?
I'm mocking you, Okane. I mock your momma too.
Captain Negative at 12:18AM on Mar 24th 2008
95. Every American has the right to freedom of speech, even the Reverend Wright. He did cross the legal line of separation of Church and state when he compared Obama to Hillary Clinton. However, the Reverend's constitutional rights are not the issue here. People choose their church and their minister to receive spiritual guidance, and he chose this church. We saw what kind of "guidance" he received over the last 20 years. As an elected leader of the American People, he should be ashamed, but he obviously is not. As far as this race issue is concerned, I do not understand why black Americans are so bitter, and Obama's speech did not even attempt to explain this. I think that it is because even he does not know why, except they are taught to be this way in their churches. Obama makes great speeches regarding race, taking care of the poor, and "changing" America, but in reality he has supported those who have exploited the poor (Rezko), lied about his position on NAFTA (Canadian e-mail), supports a racist minister, and has not done one thing to "change" anything while he has been a US Senator, except to show up and vote only 40% of the time in DC. The black community cannot scream "racism" against whites, and support the same type of behavior from a black person, as this is the true definition of hypocracy. I am a Democratic voter, and have voted, supported, even assisted in getting African Americans elected by phone banking, house canvassing, and working the polls, but I cannot vote for Barak Obama.
Dave at 10:48AM on Mar 24th 2008
96. Wow let's see everyone bash Mccain like they're bashing Obama!!! Oh I suppose some of you think there is a difference well your wrong. So should Mccain denounce his pastor just as some of you expected Obama to? Let's not have double standards!
k girl at 12:43AM on Mar 24th 2008
97. Dave if you want to know why some African Americans are so bitter take time out to study our history and find out what many blacks had to endure during slavery years and how we had to fight just to get the same freedoms and rights that you already had and then ask your self that question again!
k girl at 12:50AM on Mar 24th 2008
98. Dave writes...
"He did cross the legal line of separation of Church and state when he compared Obama to Hillary Clinton."
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Huh?
You say that Wright violated the line between church and state by comparing Obama to Clinton?
Dave, you took a long time to say, "I don't know diddly about the Constitution."
You don't understand why African-Americans might be a little peeved?
Confess. Robert Okane is your bastard child, isn't he?
Captain Negative at 1:04AM on Mar 24th 2008
99. More Christian bashing either way you look at it; JEWS want a holy war with Islam and want the US to handle it. Once again, Jews some how manage to perpetrate hate and avoid the accusation by blaming Christians for what they themselves are guilty of. McCain gets the full endorsement of Lieberman and other USA pro-Israel first Jewish law makers. Let's see 8 more years of war with Iraq...a million or so more Iraqi civilians killed and oh yeah...Palestinians still being interned in camps by Israel (were you have to be Jewish to have equal rights). And how many trillions of dollars. How sad Christian ministers have to be divided - be they black or white when the clear Anti-Christian element is right in front of them.
taylor at 3:36AM on Mar 24th 2008
100. This young Turk is a real nut case. What nut house screwed up and let him out?
How do idiots like this get air time. There is not one logical statement in his comments. The only way to logically explain it would be if he had a maniacal agenda to lie and decieve his listners in to thinking something that truely isn't. My guess is that he as well is a Muslim bent on destroying western civilization.
Furthermore, it's obvious that Obama's so called pastor is a racist and apparently Obama is as well if he sat and listened to him for twenty years without getting up and walking out and his wife's statements of never being proud of America basically confirm that the families own views are in favor with their racist GD America hating pastor.
mikey c at 4:06AM on Mar 24th 2008
101. For whatever it's worth, my posts are #24, 28, 67, 88. #94 is another Dave. Democrat Dave, let's call him.
Dave at 7:29AM on Mar 24th 2008
102. "Dave if you want to know why some African Americans are so bitter take time out to study our history and find out what many blacks had to endure during slavery years and how we had to fight just to get the same freedoms and rights that you already had and then ask your self that question again!" --k girl
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Gee, k girl...how long were you a slave? Were you injured in that war for your freedom? I wonder how tough Michelle Obama had it while she languished at Princeton University for all those years!
You're right, k girl, I feel soooo sorry for you people (yes, YOU PEOPLE) and your current struggles. My god! Will whitey NEVER let up on the oppression of black people? Good god! So many examples of blacks who just can't seem to make it in this white-ruled society...why there's Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as more than 300 black millionaires created just by the McDonald's Corporation alone...and then there's Oprah, Tiger, Denzel, Wynton, BET founder Bob Johnson, Spike Lee, Dennis Kimbro, Michael Jordan, Sean Jean Combs, Tony Morrison...and on and on!
Your lament, k girl, just doesn't ring the slightest bit true anymore. Tell it to the hard-scrapple working people of the United States to see just how much sympathy you'll receive.
Stop whining about a history that you never endured.
Paul at 7:31AM on Mar 24th 2008
103. HUH-LO ... is anybody paying attention out there? "Reverend" Haggee is one of the sickest, loud-mouthed, hate-mongering bigots in the country (ands incidentally, he lives in one of the swankiest mansions in San Antonio and is worth mega-millions. What a divine symbol of Christian humililty and virtue!) Check out the real truth about this stinking, pandering, blowhard.
http://www.wakeupfromyourslumber.com/node/4636,
http://marcambinder.theatlantic.com/archives/2008/03/hagee_wright_parsley_fallwell.php,
http://www.pfo.org/jonhagee.htm
Bill at 9:05AM on Mar 24th 2008
104. McCain has not sat in the congregation of any of the "spiritual advisers" you quote. But, just as most of your previous "Young Turd" articles, you've attempted to misdirect the attention from the REAL issue.
Obama is a racist who threw his own grandmother under the bus in an effort to deflect attention from his racism. His description of her as a "typical white person" should alert the voters to his TRUE feelings.
He LIED when first asked whether he was present in the congregation during any of Wright's rants. His wife has already shown that she believes the rhetoric spewed by "Rev" Wright when she made her "First time I've been proud of America" remarks. His attempt to tap into the "collective guilt" of "White people" appears to be succesful with many. If we can get past the guilt, and look at what he's really FOR, there would be hordes of people fleeing his camp.
TypicalWhitePerson at 9:43AM on Mar 24th 2008
105. Government out of Religion,Religion out of Government!
RJay at 10:36AM on Mar 24th 2008