Obama Faces A New Preacher Problem

Democrat Distances Himself From Rev. Michael Pfleger, Who Mocked Clinton During Sermon At Obama's Church

(CBS/AP)  Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Thursday that he was "deeply disappointed" by a supporter's sermon at his church that mocked Hillary Rodham Clinton.

The Rev. Michael Pfleger, a Chicago activist, also apologized for last Sunday's sermon at Obama's church, in which he said Clinton's eyes welled with tears before the New Hampshire primary because she felt "entitled" to the Democratic nomination and because "there's a black man stealing my show."

In video circulating on the Internet, Pfleger said the former first lady expected to win the nomination before Obama's sudden popularity.

"She just always thought that, 'This is mine. I'm Bill's wife. I'm white.' ... And then, out of nowhere, came 'Hey, I'm Barack Obama." And she said, 'Oh damn, where did you come from? I'm white. I'm entitled. There's a black man stealing my show,"' Pfleger said at Trinity United Church of Christ.

He then went on to parody Clinton, sobbing and wiping his face with a handkerchief.

"She wasn't the only one crying," he said. "There was a whole lot of white people crying."

Obama won the Iowa caucuses, the first contest of the nominating season, in January. Days later, Clinton's eyes brimmed with tears and her voice broke as she talked with New Hampshire voters on the eve of the primary, which she won.

Obama said he was "deeply disappointed" by Pfleger's comments.

"As I have traveled this country, I've been impressed not by what divides us, but by all that that unites us," he said in a statement. "That is why I am deeply disappointed in Father Pfleger's divisive, backward-looking rhetoric, which doesn't reflect the country I see or the desire of people across America to come together in common cause."

This latest distraction comes as Democratic party leaders are pushing for a quick end to the campaign by urging uncommitted delegates to make up their mind, reports CBS News chief White House correspondent Jim Axelrod.

Pfleger, the white pastor of predominantly black Saint Sabina Roman Catholic Church on the city's Southwest side, said he regretted his choice of words.

"These words are inconsistent with Senator Obama's life and message and I am deeply sorry if they offended Senator Clinton or anyone else who saw them," Pfleger said.

Clinton's campaign denounced Pfleger's comments.

"Divisive and hateful language like that is totally counterproductive in our efforts to bring our party together and have no place at the pulpit or in our politics," the campaign said in a statement. "We are disappointed that Senator Obama didn't specifically reject Father's Pfleger's despicable comments about Senator Clinton, and assume he will do so."

In March, Pfleger invited Obama's embattled former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, to speak at Saint Sabina, embracing Wright in the church.

Obama recently broke with Wright, who had been his longtime pastor, after video of his sermons blaming U.S. policies for the Sept. 11 attacks and his calls of "God damn America" became fixtures on the Internet and cable news networks and created a political problem for the candidate.

Pfleger, known locally as a community activist and organizer, was arrested in June 2007 with the Rev. Jesse Jackson during a protest outside of a south suburban Chicago gun shop. The criminal trespass charges were later dropped.

He also has hosted Louis Farrakhan, the controversial leader of the Nation of Islam, at St. Sabina and has called him "a gift from God to a sick, sick world."

The head of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago said Pfleger's comments "are both partisan and amount to a personal attack."

Cardinal Francis George issued a statement in which he says he deeply regrets the remarks Pfleger made about Clinton during a gathering at Trinity United Church of Christ last Sunday.

George says Pfleger has promised him that he won't do any campaigning or publicly mention any candidate by name from now on.

Republican presumptive nominee John McCain also weighed in on the flap, reports CBS News reporter John Bentley.

"I have known Sen. Clinton for a long time," McCain said. "I respect her, and I think that kind of language and that kind of treatment of Sen. Clinton is unwarranted, uncalled for, and disgraceful."

[samthetvcat]

It just looks like a Saturday Night Live skit to me, but probably the payback''ll be that Barack''ll have to endure more rounds from that embarrasment to women otherwise known as Geraldine Ferraro doing the talk show rounds to complain about ''media favoratism'' or whatever . . . I call it a political draw . . .

[rowdywicca]

These people call themselves Christians! LMAO!

How many times are they going to get off saying this hatest krap...and then get pretend to apologize for it!

This krap is EXACTLY what Barak Obama swilled himself in for 20 years and then has the AUDACITY to call another human soul a racist!

ROFL!

[dthor2]

Why is it that Obama always seems to be distancing himself from his good friends?

[nanc12]

Ok, Rowdy. One more time - show us just one time a comment by Obama calling anyone a racist. BTW - McCain''s two pastors said much worse, as you will recall, and I''m sure you call them Christians.

[nanging3]

Help me get the petition signed !!
Lets%u2019 get rid of Pfleger for good..we will send it all the way to the Vatican..we must fight back..it is outrageous and this is not the 1st incident with him%u2026
He allows Farrahkan and Wright to preach at his Catholic church !!!

The archdiocese of Chicago turns a blind eye to him ???
Maybe the Vatican will pay attention to Pfleger and the ArchBishop !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

Why will Obama continue to go to that racist church, that practices Black
Theology from the writing of Marxist James H Cone%u2026?

have you read this?%u2026%u2026%u2026.this is what his church teaches to his daughters on
Sundays%u2026%u2026%u2026.these are the writings of James Cones - you can look it up -

%u201CBlack theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the
goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people,
then he is a murderer and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is
to kill gods who do not belong to the black community. Black theology will
accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white
enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in black power which is the
power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at
their disposal. Unless God is participating in his holy activity, we must reject
his love.%u201D

Obama is NOT a Christian !! TUCC is Not a Christian church !!

[jedi080808]

Who cares what people he says do. Who cares what his neighbor did in the 60''s.

The Clintons had people killed. They didn''t know people that had people killed, they themselves had people killed.

This propaganda by Hillary and McCain people trying to say Obama is a racist because his pastor was is a joke. Especially because he is half white himself.


Hey Rowdy, your girl is going to quit in about 5 days. Whatever will you do.....

[ljb6599]

HE''S WHITE!!! AT LEAST THAT CAN''T THAT AGAINST OBAMA AGAIN.ANOTHER REASON WHY WE NEED TO CONFIRM SEPARATION OF CHURCH AND STATE.THERE IS NO PLACE FOR RELIGION IN POLITICS!!!!

[nanging3]

Help me get the petition signed !!
Lets%u2019 get rid of Pfleger for good..we will send it all the way to the Vatican..we must fight back..it is outrageous and this is not the 1st incident with him%u2026
He allows Farrahkan and Wright to preach at his Catholic church !!!

The archdiocese of Chicago turns a blind eye to him ???
Maybe the Vatican will pay attention to Pfleger and the ArchBishop !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removabl
e-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

"Father" Pfleger must have watched Steve Martin in the jerk..He thinks he is black !!

Help me get the petition signed !!
Lets%u2019 get rid of Pfleger for good..we will send it all the way to the Vatican..we must fight back..it is outrageous and this is not the 1st incident with him%u2026
He allows Farrahkan and Wright to preach at his Catholic church !!!

The archdiocese of Chicago turns a blind eye to him ???
Maybe the Vatican will pay attention to Pfleger and the ArchBishop !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removabl
e-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

Help me get the petition signed !!
Lets%u2019 get rid of Pfleger for good..we will send it all the way to the Vatican..we must fight back..it is outrageous and this is not the 1st incident with him%u2026
He allows Farrahkan and Wright to preach at his Catholic church !!!

The archdiocese of Chicago turns a blind eye to him ???
Maybe the Vatican will pay attention to Pfleger and the ArchBishop !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removabl
e-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

Help me get the petition signed !!
Lets%u2019 get rid of Pfleger for good..we will send it all the way to the Vatican..we must fight back..it is outrageous and this is not the 1st incident with him%u2026
He allows Farrahkan and Wright to preach at his Catholic church !!!

The archdiocese of Chicago turns a blind eye to him ???
Maybe the Vatican will pay attention to Pfleger and the ArchBishop !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-michael-pfleger

[rowdywicca]

Ok, Rowdy. One more time - show us just one time a comment by Obama calling anyone a racist. BTW - McCain''''s two pastors said much worse, as you will recall, and I''''m sure you call them Christians.


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Posted by nanc12 at 11:59 PM : May 29, 2008

Hagee?? Nope, I''ve called Hagee and old gas bag racist just like Rev. Wright is!

If you''ll read my statement, I SAID, this is the kind of krap Obama CHOSE to swill himself in for 20 years...jumping up and down going ''Praise Jayyyyyyyyysus!'' every time he heard this krap, trying to pretend to be a Christian because he knew nobody would vote for a Muslim for president!

[nanc12]

Except Obama never WAS a muslim. His mother was not muslim, his grandparents were not muslim. He went to a school in Indonesia that had muslim students, also students of other faiths. He also went to a Catholic school there. So, while you''re looking for a racist quote from Obama, you can multi-task and look for something that shows he''s muslim, too.

[anappleadae]

Rev Wright and the Catholic Priest remind me of simular activities of Muslim Clerics. They use religion to perpetrate Hate and Anger.

[rowdywicca]

Ok, Rowdy. One more time - show us just one time a comment by Obama calling anyone a racist. BTW - McCain''''''''s two pastors said much worse, as you will recall, and I''''''''m sure you call them Christians.


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Posted by nanc12 at 11:59 PM : May 29, 2008

Oh, Obama, is more the mafia capo type...he just gets his hit men to call people racist...so he can smile his smarmy smile and say awwwwwwww, they didn''t mean it that way! Puke!

[nanging3]

Help me get the petition signed !!
Lets%u2019 get rid of "Father" Pfleger for good..we will send it all the way to the Vatican..we must fight back..it is outrageous and this is not the 1st incident with him%u2026
He allows Farrahkan and Wright to preach at his Catholic church !!!

The archdiocese of Chicago turns a blind eye to him ???
Maybe the Vatican will pay attention to Pfleger and the ArchBishop !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

Obama is a Muslim..you are automatically a Muslim if born to a Muslim Father.
His staff now says he is not a practicing Muslim, that he is a Christian..But we all know that isn''t true..he attends a church that preaches Black Theology by Racist Marxist James H. Cone..


Why will Obama continue to go to that racist church, that practices Black
Theology from the writing of Marxist James H Cone%u2026?

have you read this?%u2026%u2026%u2026.this is what his church teaches to his daughters on
Sundays%u2026%u2026%u2026.these are the writings of James Cones - you can look it up - ..and excerpt:

%u201CBlack theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the
goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people,
then he is a murderer and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is
to kill gods who do not belong to the black community. Black theology will
accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white
enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in black power which is the
power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at
their disposal. Unless God is participating in his holy activity, we must reject
his love.%u201D

[radiob-2009]

Unfortunately politics have become religions and religions have become politics. Neither are listening to what God sad be you Christian, Catholic, Jewish, Muslim, Buddist, Hindu, etc. or atheist whether you are a democrat or a republican what is lost is that we are suppose to treat on another as we would want to be treated to do the same with nature and cultivate both. We have failed miserably at both. None of the candidates are addressing our nation or the worlds problems, they ignore the current alternatives to oil such as natural/propane/methane gas which is not only cheaper when converted from BTU''s to gallons but is cleaner for the world and in the process creates jobs.

[rowdywicca]

Except Obama never WAS a muslim. His mother was not muslim, his grandparents were not muslim. He went to a school in Indonesia that had muslim students, also students of other faiths. He also went to a Catholic school there. So, while you''''re looking for a racist quote from Obama, you can multi-task and look for something that shows he''''s muslim, too.


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Posted by nanc12 at 12:11 AM : May 30, 2008

Yep, his mother converted because the Christian relgion was against her being married to man with 14 wives! And then later called herself an athiest to support her marriage to another man that had several wives.

Barak Obama chose liberation theology (politics, not religion) because it suited his whack job mentality! But yes, he was raised a muslim while he lived with his mother because his step-father demanded it!

I suspect Barak Obama, in fact has no clue what Christianity really is as he''s never practiced it! Liberation theology is not Christianity...it just hides behind it...and promotes separatism, not unity, nor grace!

[nanc12]

So, in other words, Rowdy, you can''t find evidence for any of your accusations. Typical.

[kenbomc]

CBS is no better then Fixed News.

[nanc12]

nanging - I think the Pope might be a little busy with a few other priest problems to worry about someone making fun of Hillary "crying".

[rowdywicca]

Ok, Rowdy. One more time - show us just one time a comment by Obama calling anyone a racist. BTW - McCain''''''''''''''''s two pastors said much worse, as you will recall, and I''''''''''''''''m sure you call them Christians.


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Posted by nanc12 at 11:59 PM : May 29, 2008

Oh, Obama, is more the mafia capo type...he just gets his hit men to call people racist...so he can smile his smarmy smile and say awwwwwwww, they didn''''t mean it that way! Puke!

[rowdywicca]

Oh, Obama, is more the mafia capo type...he just gets his hit men to call people racist...so he can smile his smarmy smile and say awwwwwwww, they didn''''t mean it that way! Puke!


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Posted by RowdyWicca at 12:13 AM : May 30, 2008

Actually Obama is more the mafia style capo RACIST...he gets his hit men to call other people racist!

[nanc12]

Ah, instead of proof, you cut and paste your post over and over. C''mon, you must have ONE piece of evidence for your claims. Oh that''s right - last night you said economists were agreeing with Bush and saying the economy was just fine. Maybe you could also find ONE quote from an economist while you''re looking for these other 2 quotes.

[radiob-2009]

When will Americans awake and discover that none of these candidates are nothing more of the same old song offering nothing new be it Obama, Hillary or McCain and that both political parties are the same anymore, one just does their PR different than the other, the FDR''s Trumans Eisenhowers, JFK''s, LBJ''S are long gone and we have lapdogs to chose from so vote for a real dog your own or mine come November.

[nearl4511]

Yeah, but you should hear the horrible offensive things that Obama''s barber says!!!

Come on people. This association BSis getting old....and really serves no good purpose at all.

[shayjo-2009]

This is the BIGGEST non-story ever. Give me a break. My only concern is that it was comic relief not suited for church, but you got to give it to the pastor. It WAS funny. But again it really did not serve any real purpose because Hillary really isn''t in the picture any more. She is over. AMEN!!

[nanging3]

Lets get rid of this scum bucket !!

We need a lot more signatures, Lets get rid of him !!

He also allow Wright and Farrahkan to preach from his catholic churches pulpit !!

He is an Outrage !!
Show "Father" Pfleger that this conduct especially from an Ordained catholic priest will not be tolerated !

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

Lets get rid of this scum bucket !!

We need a lot more signatures, Lets get rid of him !!

He also allow Wright and Farrahkan to preach from his catholic churches pulpit !!

He is an Outrage !!
Show "Father" Pfleger that this conduct especially from an Ordained catholic priest will not be tolerated !

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable
-of-father-michael-pfleger

..another good friend of Obamas !!!

[trishab4]

I suspect Barak Obama, in fact has no clue what Christianity really is as he''''s never practiced it! Liberation theology is not Christianity...it just hides behind it...and promotes separatism, not unity, nor grace!
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Posted by RowdyWicca at 12:18 AM : May 30, 2008


-So big deal, what makes Christianity better or as good as other religions, beliefs? The pretender perfect Bush is the lowest form of presidential liar the USA has ever got to know.

[nanging3]

Associations are getting old...because all of them show Obamas poor judgement. Father Pfleger was actually working on Obamas campaign !!

Lets get rid of this scum bucket !!

Lets get rid of him !!

He also allow Wright and Farrahkan to preach from his catholic churches pulpit !!

He is an Outrage !!
Show "Father" Pfleger that this conduct especially from an Ordained catholic priest will not be tolerated !

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable
-of-father-michael-pfleger

[nanging3]

Obama you are NOT a Christian !! Stop saying you are !
He attends a church that preaches Black Theology..here is an excerpt for you!!

Why does Obama continue to go to that racist church, that practices Black
Theology from the writing of Marxist James H Cone%u2026?

have you read this?%u2026%u2026%u2026.this is what his church teaches to his daughters on
Sundays%u2026%u2026%u2026.these are the writings of James Cones - you can look it up -

%u201CBlack theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the
goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people,
then he is a murderer and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is
to kill gods who do not belong to the black community. Black theology will
accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white
enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in black power which is the
power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at
their disposal. Unless God is participating in his holy activity, we must reject
his love.%u201D

[dsr57]

The only thing worse than reverse racism is when self loathing white people do it for other races. This guy is not only a hack but he%u2019s a disgrace to white people everywhere

[nanging3]

Lets get rid of this scum bucket !!

We need a lot more signatures, Lets get rid of him !!

He also allow Wright and Farrahkan to preach from his catholic churches pulpit !!

He is an Outrage !!
Show "Father" Pfleger that this conduct especially from an Ordained catholic priest will not be tolerated !

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-michael-pfleger


..why are Obamas associates all so Racist ???

[nanging3]

Please sign the petition to get rid of Pfleger !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-
michael-pfleger


and pass it on !!!

Lets make a difference !!
Lets get rid of this scum bucket !!

We need a lot more signatures, Lets get rid of him !!

He also allow Wright and Farrahkan to preach from his catholic churches pulpit !!

He is an Outrage !!
Show "Father" Pfleger that this conduct especially from an Ordained catholic priest will not be tolerated !

[nanging3]

Please sign the petition to get rid of Pfleger !!

www.thepetitionsite.com/1/removable-of-father-
michael-pfleger


Email it to everyone you know !!

[nanging3]

Obama staff now says Obama is not a practicing Muslim.
(He is automatically a Muslim because his birth father was a Muslim)
I do not trust Obama..he makes very poor choices in his associations !

[radiob-2009]

Anyone have a memory? Remember the election of 06 when democrats took power and promised to end the war yet continued to fund it instead of not having a vote on funding? So in two years what have they accomplished nothing, more than what the republicans did in the last 15 but continued the policy with alot of hyperbole. People are still being spied upon, troops are still dying in Iraq and Afghanistan, the economy is a mess because for the last 28 years they have ignored the energy crisis when alternatives have been around since WWII.

[nanging3]

Why will Obama continue to go to that racist church, that practices Black
Theology from the writing of Racist, Marxist James H. Cone%u2026?

have you read this?%u2026%u2026%u2026.this is what his church teaches to his daughters on
Sundays

%u201CBlack theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the
goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people,
then he is a murderer and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is
to kill gods who do not belong to the black community. Black theology will
accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white
enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in black power which is the
power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at
their disposal. Unless God is participating in his holy activity, we must reject
his love.%u201D

It sure ain''t Christian !!!

[nearl4511]

Attention world.

Obama was associated with an infected ingrown toenail that festered once like a terrorist.

How DARE he fester like that and support racism.

YAAAAWWWWN!

[radiob-2009]

Can you all stop attacking one another and be "humans" (common man) first and look at the contenders for what they are wolves in sheeps clothing.

[nanging3]

Debbie Schussel claims that Obama has on staff several nation of Islam members:
"Obama employed and continues to employ several Farrakhan acolytes in high
positions on his Illinois and U.S. Senate campaign and office staffs."
www.debbieschlussel.com/archives/2008/01/obamas_nation_o.html

That raises the question of an actual ''relationship'' with Farrakan...

[nanging3]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=21YF7ggCG6g


It is a video of phone bank for OBAMA, on the Gaza strip !!! PLO !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hamas not only endorsed him !!

[nanging3]

OBAMA is standing in front of the camera himself for 52 seconds explaining how
he will DISARM
the USA.

What we are talking about here IS NOT about politics and the differing
views concerning issues%u2026..this is about the potential literal destruction of
this country by our enemies and our inability to defend ourselves against those
attacks.

This is a very short (52 seconds) video by Barak Obama in his own words
about how he plans to destroy our defense capabilities if elected.

www.youtube.com/watch?v=dl32Y7wDVDs

[radiob-2009]

Posted by nanging3

Cannot willnot defend Obama, nor Hillary nor McCain but can we at least write in a candidate that is for the people by the people?

[republic1776]

Man, Jessie had to get his mug in the shot.
He just won''t go away.
My opinion is he is is a racist and worse is he exploits it for $$$

[petesis]

Once again religion rears it''s disgusting head. Religion is nothing but a source of discord and hatred. McCain had to repudiate some religious nutbag and now Obama has had to repudiate two of em. What does religion do for anyone that it doesn''t do for it''s own benefit.

[ontheleft]

Who cares what any of these preachers say? Media coverage of this is ridiculous.