Obama Explains Why He Left His Church
From CBS News' Allison O'Keefe:
ABERDEEN, S.D. -– Barack Obama came before his traveling press corps this evening to discuss a letter he sent to Rev. Otis Moss of Trinity United Church in which Obama told Moss that with “sadness” he and his wife Michelle will no longer be members of the congregation.
It was an obviously trying decision for the candidate who paused reflectively throughout the 30-minute press conference.
Obama said that following what he called the Rev. Jeremiah Wright “incident,” he had a long conversation with his wife Michelle and they came to the conclusion that it was going to be “very difficult to maintain membership there” as long as he was running for president.
ABERDEEN, S.D. -– Barack Obama came before his traveling press corps this evening to discuss a letter he sent to Rev. Otis Moss of Trinity United Church in which Obama told Moss that with “sadness” he and his wife Michelle will no longer be members of the congregation.
It was an obviously trying decision for the candidate who paused reflectively throughout the 30-minute press conference.
Obama said that following what he called the Rev. Jeremiah Wright “incident,” he had a long conversation with his wife Michelle and they came to the conclusion that it was going to be “very difficult to maintain membership there” as long as he was running for president.
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