Comments on: Crowd Eventually Warmed to Obama at Faith Forum

[jmurrieta1]

"For starters, Pastor Rick Warren, one of America''s most prominent evangelical ministers, was clearly in control of the forum."

In control??--the man couldn''t shut up for more than 3-4 seconds. You''d have thought it was an interview of Rick Warren. Especially with Obama, every time Obama started to answer, Warren was jumping in with "uh-hu", "ok" and other interruptions. He was quite a bit quieter with McCain, as if he was trying to show off McCain in his best light (still pretty poor).

If we wanted to hear Warren spout off, we''d listen to his sermons. Some sky pilots just can''t shut up.

[wellhell3]

First of all, where''''s your report about McCain.

Secondly, there was no "standing ovation at the end." At the end of BOTH candidates'''' period, Warren INSTRUCTED the audience to stand and thank the candidate.


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Posted by GonzoML at 09:05 AM : Aug 17, 2008

LMAO! Exactly! It''s all about nuance and innuendo when it comes to Obscamma! ANYTHING, any word they can use that projects support, they will use to scam you!

[wellhell3]

%u201CI believe that marriage is the union between a man and a woman,%u201D Obama said as the crowd applauded, adding that %u201CGod%u2019s in the mix.%u201D

Well, Obscamma evidently lied right there in church...he has giddly supported Same *** Unions, and used the Sermon on the Mount to try to justify it.

[javalation]

Apparently the election is only about Obama since neither McCain''s comments or the responses to them were mentioned. The Republicans and their press will attack everything he does, doesn''t do, says, doesn''t say, wears or doesn''t wear. While Ol John is given a pass and even a cover-up. So much for freedom in America.

[steve39]

Puzzled

Was this supposed to be an article about the event that was organized by Rick Warren or about Senator Obama?

If it was the former, why couldn''t your reporter say anything about Sen. McCain?

I am undecided, but if this is the way CBS reports the election it is clear that this reporter and network is 100% for Obama. It has decided and is no longer reporting but campaigning.

[chinacheats]

This priest looks like a lazy fat chitos munching butterball in front of the TV. How dare he be concerned about the hungry when he looks the eats twice the amount daily that a human needs. Most wars are caused by religion. Our forefathers wanted to keep religion out of politics, but the Republicans use WhiteHouseOut to erase the constitution.

[bufsol50]

Obama got quite a few rounds of applause and I didn''t get the impression that the crowd was hostile at all toward him ... maybe reserved initially but not hostile. C''mon CBS stop trying to steer public opinion and accurately report the facts ..... let the American people judge for themselves without your thinly veiled bias

[knwmn]

The evangelicals fear God, and I fear the evangelicals, but then I believe in the United States that our forfathers created.

[zlato-2009]

Please - such a spin.

(1) There was not discussion of McCain in this article.

(2) Obama equivoquated the whole evening, never wishing to give a direct answer - his answer as to babies receiving human rights should have been that he places it in the hands of the mother to decided (thus supporting pro-choice) instead of saying it was above his pay grade - I''m sorry, but as President, the buck stops with there.

(3) The audience was already standing for McCain prior to being told to stand (unlike for Obama).

(4) McCain had convection and principles in his answers - they were not rehearsed - he knows what he believes (and not just using catchy words such as ''change'' and ''hope'' - btw, how is ''hope'' audacious?

(5) This is why Obama does not accept the challenge to town hall meetings - he must speak off of the cuff and he is AFRAID to offend someone and hence talks for 5-7 minutes when 20 seconds would have done.

(6) Obama is not a solution for anything, unless you have no courage, moral conviction, honor or princples.

[patmac991]

Obama showed himself to be sincere and reflective about his Christianity. By stark contrast, McCain''s answers and the "Christianity" he espoused (at least pretended to embrace) have the depth of bad bumper stickers. We all know those kinds of poser McCain type "Christians," who tell everyone else they''re "saved" and "forgiven," and go to church to punch their tickets; but who don''t live a reflective and meaningful Christian life, who don''t let the Christianity of the bible bear the least on their actions and choices. McCain''s unreflective canned answers show him to be, at the very best, a ticket-punching bumper sticker "Christian."