Spokesman: Obama Decision to Leave Church Not Politically Motivated

O Yea, Obama left his racist church to start his own church.

This is not motivated by politics…..
It’s simply another issue that he’s flip-flopped on.
Remember how Iran was not a serious threat to our nation; the very next day he claimed it was a major threat.
Similarly, he could no more disown Rev. Wright or trinity united church than he could disown his own grandmother or the black community; unless of course they had a less than desireable effect on his polling-then they were tossed under the bus.
You see, I have it by a good source that they have an internal pool going. The winner will be the one who most closely guesses the number of times that the mainstream media will help him cover up these flip flops. There’s a secondary prize for how often it is that anone who calls him on this attempted jedi mind trick is villified.
The prize for these pools is a cabinet level position………..
What a pusillanimous, palavering, popinjay!
God help us all if he is the next president of the united states!

Obama’s communications director Robert Gibbs really thinks Americans are idiots…. Even Democrats are not going to buy this BS…..

Phitro
this is nothing. just the beginning, Clinton force & McCain forces are merging now. just wait and see the DUKAKIS II

Haha yeah right not political motivated at all. He is the most calculating poltician ever. You know what they say Obama the more things change the more they stay the same. This man is not an agent of change he is just your typical politican and people may begin to realize it. I hear Oprah has a new church or some new theology maybe Obama is looking to join that. As an african American I find it appalling that Obama and the media said this is the way the most black churches are and that not really true, and if it I guess obama can’t join a new black church cause won’t it be the same thing?

Obama’s decision to leave his church was DEFINITELY NOT politically motivated. It was genuinely from his heart, like ALL of his recent (NON)political decisions……what a joke!

Obama lies again. His aid tries to cover up that Obama is just another politician and he wavers as soon as there’s someone giving him trouble. But I have seen his true color and know that leaving his church is based on his political calculation. In his own words, he and Michelle have been thinking about leaving the church as long as he runs his campaign. What does that tell you? Who would believe this is not politically motivated but out of personal reasons?
Obama, please show your guts and just be honest to yourself. We don’t like you and will not vote for you because you’ve proved yourself time and time again that you are no different than any other ugly politician and your change is full of lies.

Most of these comments seem pretty bizarre to me. The issue raised here has to do with Obama distancing himself (No matter what anyone says) from his former Pastor for political reasons. What seems more interesting here, rather than making asinine assertions about Obama’s religious beliefs and them some how taking over the country, is the fact that in order for any prominent politician to win office requires so much deceptive political maneuvering.
Further, if you want to challenge political candidates viability one should go beyond simple pundit equations regarding someones religion or race. If you have a problem with a candidate speak to the policies and political record of them.

Helen: “Or are you afraid he might try and reach out to our enemies and the poor and sick”
You can’t be serious- this man and his spokespeople have beclowned themselves:
thinking people don’t buy this crap-
this lightweight has no business running for President-
Geraldine was absolutely correct!
He’d have more credibility if he would throw our enemies under the bus!

Obama is a man of hope. Hope his past associates will keep their mouths shut and not implicate him as a criminal.

“America will be safe in Obama’s hands while you come to grips with a new 3-D reality.”
America safe in Obama’s hands? I hope you’re kidding. When he is POTUS, God help America, because he will leave the kitchen everytime he can’t stand the heat.
When Ahmadinejad has him in a corner, what do you think he is going to do?

Who cares if he left his church and who cares if its politically motivated? He is running for president and it is his policy decisions that matter.
As a Christian, this is all stuff that would bother me if Obama were going to be a bishop or a pastor, but he’s not. In a society that is suppose to keep church and state separate a good president can be of any or no religion.

Right, not politically motivated. This was a personal decision to try to get white people to support him. but it has nothing to do with politics. “Change”? I don’t think so

“As a Christian, this is all stuff that would bother me if Obama were going to be a bishop or a pastor, but he’s not. In a society that is suppose to keep church and state separate a good president can be of any or no religion.”
The only problem is, we are potentially replacing a POTUS who has religion, morally weak but who has backbone with one who has weak religion, weak morals and no backbone…….

what can i say…. did you all see he comes from a very racially motivated church….
America….. watch out

but then thinking about it…. hard to believe he subscribes to any of those views

Unfortunately, everything lil thing Sen. Obama does is dissected in the media. Remember the pancake incident? Alot of the hate is being created by the media and unfortunately many feed into it. He is our next President regardles of what many may feel. To all of those choosing McCain if not Hillary, how sad. We owe it to the 4000+ men and women who have lost their lives in the senseless war CHANGE. Please for the sake of the US lets unite. I am a Democrat behind Sen. Obama.

Who cares if it is politically motivated.
Everything candidates do is politically motivated.
So what?

If he expects me to believe that, he’s dumber than he thought I was. But he need not worry overly much. There are plenty of people out there who ‘ARE’ as dumb as he thought they were!

Obama Decision to run for the President was also Not Politically Motivated.
BS

Only a completely corrupt media would have the gall to SPIN Obama leaving the church for anything other than political reasons.
There is no way I can support Obama. He simply is bad news.

I wonder what Hillary will be saying to that, Vickie!
Im sure Hillary will be giving Obama the nod here shortly and she will be expecting her supporters to do the same.

Judd
I choose McCain. He’s a man, not a puppet of the ultra-left.

Obama left trinity for 100% Political reasons.
American Public is not Stupid.
That is the obama way of dealing with things.

Everything Obama does is political. After 20 years of sitting in a racist, anti-american church that promotes, black liberation theology, he has suddenly found the light. Now that he has gotten the black votes, he can quit his infamous church. He is a puppet to the far left, good old boys club. Voters be aware!

Notice how Obama was not upset about how they spoke of Hillary Clinton, only that the media was bothering the church. Of course this is politically motivated.

I wont vote for Obama for SEVEAL reasons.
-he has no experience . Everything he says is written for him .
-he panders to every fear americans have. Hope , change, unity. We all want that, but you have to be able to DO IT.
- he lies about who he is, when you look behind the curtain, its a man nothing like he is on the stump.
I could go on and on, but the guys got no real basis to win a general election except the liberal media brainwashing him.
Its never going to work.

It seems as though Obama excels at whipping up his supporters into a hateful hysteria that demonizes his opponents. His political tactic throughout his career has been to drive his opposition from the field. He has “inspired” those who call Hillary a “Monster”, an “entitled white person” etc. I do not see how this talent to whip people up translates into being an effective, productive leader.

Bishop: The only thing Obama brought was trouble to the campaign with his pastors. However, no matter what he does, he could have a prison record and people will still vote for him because they think like him. He is a racist, anti-american and dislikes white people but will use them for his own benefit. The blacks would vote for him if he cheated on his wife and had children out of wedlock because they lack common sense. They don’t care what’s right or wrong they just vote. And this generation of young college students are in the same category. I read on the internet that 52% of college students have to take drugs to keep going to class. I wonder how much booze they drink. Obama did the same in college and that’s why the college student’s of today like him. He is just like them.

The blacks would vote for him if he cheated on his wife and had children out of wedlock because they lack common sense.
^^^^^^^^^^^
And the Hillary supporters will look the other way when a President cheats on his wife in the Oval Office.

Hillary will never leave the democratic party.
She will be giving the nod to Obama, that’s just how things work. sorry.

Well I just have to say it. I never realized just how stupid the American people really could be until Bush was re-elected for a second term..now look how we are paying out the wazoo.for every thing we need.If Bush wasn’t up to his elbows in oil he could have placed a freeze on prices long. Well if you think things are bad now then just wain until Oboma gets into office with all the lobbiest he has in his pocket.. He and his wife are only out to make history and America needs leadership not egotistics wanting to be the first black first lady and president. Any american regardless of color knows that Jesse Jackson is the worlds biggest bigot and racist and if anybody out there thinks otherwise pull your head from your rectums so your new gained tunnel vision can project more than just black.

Mark -
Better than kneeling down to Wright.

Mariann Pepitone -
He only studied the Wright s..t. JFK speech writer Sorenson is writing his speeches.

Of course Obama dumped his church for political reasons.
That’s just politics.
However, Those Democrats who are for Hillary should consider this; Voting for McCain as a protest vote is just voting for another loser. I would submit that those people consider voting for a third party candidate. A third party candidate that the disgruntled Republican voterss can also vote for. Throw out the “BUMS”" in both MAJOR parties. We would all be better off! Any suggestions for what third party to vote for are welcome. Something HAS to give. The STATUS QUO is not working. Staying home on election day is just admitting ignominious defeat!

How can anyone really believe that his decision wasn’t politically motivated?

Cadone: Yes, Obama is the best candidate to get us into another war with the enemy. Their just waiting for him to get elected. In fact they will be dancing in the streets. And Obama wanting to talk to Hamas and Iran. The head of Iran is ten times smarter than Obama and could teach him. I know Bin Laden would get a good laugh at America.

hahahaha RIGHT how stupid do “they” (the DNC?) think we ARE?! C’mon ya’ll… we are not blind mice being led by a slice of cheese.
However the DNC might be !!! Considering the state of affairs and the fact that they seem hell bent (for what unknown reason? Money? Historical impact?) on shoving Obama up our throats! Well, looks like most of us that I know will be joining the Democrats for McCain party in the next week or so – unless the DNC puts this right, and I do mean quickly. I won’t stand for ANY committee dictating to me where MY vote is meant to be assigned and where it is not.

Blah, blah, blah, blah
YAWN
No one cares what you think. Really! You’re opinion isn’t at all important to anyone but yourself. Get over your ego.
You’re also not nearly as smart as you think. Your rants prove just the opposite. You’re simply a parrot who just repeats what you hear- a lemming who is being led off the cliff.
Quit while there’s still a doubt as to how incredibly rediculous you really are.
There are no “undecideds” on these blogs. Even if there were, they wouldn’t listen to you.
Go outside. It’s nice out. Get some friends. I’m heading back out again now. Just thought I’d say hello.

Not politically motivated!
STOP! Please! My sides are splitting!

That’s a load of cr*p. Of course, it’s politically motivated. Why would anyone be so defensive to at least admit the obvious.

I think Obama,s decision to leave Trinity was both personal & political. If he were not running for president, all of this would not have come out. I am supporting him because of his character and political issues. Though I am African American, I initially supported Hilliary, but switched because of her dirty campaigning. Show me a politician who has not lied in his/her campaigning. Anyone who has sinned not, let him/her throw the first insult.

Really?
He and his campaign should win Academy award in 2009.
Great!

We’re a big country. We allow a freedom of religion ( at least in some areas I know as fact). That includes Islam. I subscribe to another religion and I am proud that America allows that freedom over a country that has no tolerance for religion. I vote. I hear MLK in my minds eye, occasionally. I know people are sacrificing for me in the war. I am happy with all three candidates. I see “jesus’s message” in the race for 2008. Civil rights. Let’s get on with this.

Actually, I would have more respect for Obama if he stayed in the church and “changed” its way of thinking!

I just watched ABC news on tv when one reporter interview one black guy about Obama quit his church.
The guy answered the reporter with saying: ” He has to do it because he is running for president.”
I think that was the honest answer of the guy unlikely his campaign representative’s

Obama is portraying himself as an agent of change. If he could not change the hate and bigotry of his chuch members (did you observe how those members in the background) applauded the priest hateful comments) in the last 20 years, how could he change America in four years?
He has neither the skills or the experience to be president. It’s time for America to wake up!

DON’T BE DUPED AGAIN AMERICA !!!
IT’S ABOUT ELECTABILITY !!!
Large numbers of BUSH_McCain Republicans have been voting for Barack Obama in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses from early on with the backing and help of the medical and insurance industry. Under the direction of the George Bush, and Karl Rove vote fraud, and vote manipulation machine. Because they feel Barack Obama would be a weaker opponent against John McCain. And they want to stop Hillary Clinton from fixing the HUGE! American, and Global mess they have created. shocking!!! isn’t it. Just gotta love those good old draft dodging, silver spoon Texas boys. Not! :-(
You see, the medical and insurance industry mostly support the republicans with the money they ripped off from you. And they don’t want you to have quality, affordable universal health care. They want to be able to continue to rip you off, and kill you and your children by continuing to deny you life saving medical care that you have already paid for. So they can continue to make more immoral profits for them-selves off of you, and your children’s suffering.
With Hillary Clinton you are almost 100% certain to get quality affordable universal health care for everyone very soon. And you are also certain to see major improvements in the economy for everyone.
The American people face even worse catastrophes ahead than the ones you are living through now. It will take all of the skills, and experience of Hillary Clinton to pull the American people out of this mess we are in. Fortunately fixing up, and cleaning up others incompetence, immoral degeneracy, and mess is what the Clinton’s do very well.
Hillary Clinton has actually won by much larger margins than the vote totals showed. And lost by much smaller vote margins than the vote totals showed. Her delegate count is actually much higher than it shows. And higher than Obama’s. She also leads in the electoral college numbers that you must win to become President in the November national election. HILLARY CLINTON IS ALREADY THE TRUE DEMOCRATIC NOMINEE!
Just look at Oregon for example. Obama won Oregon by about 70,000 votes. But approximately 79,000 Bush republicans switched party’s back in January to vote for Obama in the democratic primary. They are not going to vote for, or support any Democrat in November. Are you DEMOCRATS going to put up with that. Are you that stupid, and weak. The Bush republicans think you are that stupid, and weak.
As much as 30% of Obama’s primary, and caucus votes are Republicans trying to choose the weakest democratic candidate for McCain to run against. These Republicans have been gaming the caucuses, and open primaries where it is easier to vote cheat. This is why Obama has not been able to win the BIG! states primaries. Even with Republican vote cheating help. Except North Carolina where 35% of the population is African American, and approximately 90% of them block voted for him. African Americans are only approximately 17% of the general population.
Hillary Clinton has been OUT MANNED! and OUT SPENT! 4 and 5 to 1. Yet Obama has only been able to manage a very tenuous, and questionable tie with Hillary Clinton. This is even more phenomenal when you consider she has been also fighting against the George Bush, Karl Rove vote fraud machine in the DEMOCRATIC primaries, and caucuses. Hillary Clinton is STUNNING!.
If Obama is the democratic nominee for the national election in November he will be slaughtered. That is crystal clear now. Because all of the Republican vote cheating help will suddenly evaporate. And the demographics, and experience are completely against him. All of this vote fraud and Bush republican manipulation has made Obama falsely look like a much stronger candidate than he really is.
You will have another McGovern catastrophe where George McGovern lost 49 of 50 states. And was the reason the super-delegates were created to keep that from happening again. Don’t let that happen to the party and America again super-delegates. You have the power to prevent it. The only important question now is who can best win in November. And the answer is HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON. That fact is also now crystal clear.
And YOUNG PEOPLE. DON’T BE DUPED! Think about it. You have the most to lose. As do African Americans. Support Hillary Clinton. She will do her best for all of you. And she will know how to best get it done on day one.
The democratic party needs to fix this outrage. Everyone needs to throw all your support to Hillary Clinton NOW! So you can end this outrage against YOU the voter, and against democracy.
The democratic party, and the super-delegates have a decision to make. Are the democrats, and the democratic party going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee to fight for the American people. Or are the republicans going to choose the DEMOCRATIC party nominee through vote fraud, and gaming the DEMOCRATIC party primaries, and caucuses.
Fortunately the Clinton’s have been able to hold on against this fraudulent outrage with those repeated dramatic, and heroic comebacks of Hillary Clinton’s. Only the Clinton’s are that resourceful, and strong. Hillary Clinton is your NOMINEE. They are the best I have ever seen. Probably the best there has ever been. :-)
“This is not a game” (Hillary Clinton)
Sincerely
jacksmith… Working Class :-)
p.s. Cynthia Ruccia – I’m with ya baby. All the way. “Clinton Supporters Count Too.”

Look.
The media was contacting people at that church at home. They were contacting the sick and elderly off of lists that were intended on letting people know who needed help.
There were death threats and bomb threats.
Whether you like the church or not, no one deserves bomb/death threats.
I’m surprised he didn’t leave before now, after the first death threats, but better late than never.
That church doesn’t deserve to have a media field day camped around it 24/7. A media by the way who aren’t even attempting to show people what the church is REALLY like, just hanging around like vultures for some new dirt.
So disgusting.

Is there a polite way to say “what a crock”? I can’t figure out if this is more absurd or insulting.

If not politically motivated then what is the motivation? Could it be after 20 years he has had a tide of morality? Doubt it. Could it be after 20 years he now thinks this could be bad for his family? Doubt it. Could it be after 20 years he now thinks this is the best way to get the white vote? YES, By George I think we have it!

What the Obama fanatics amazes me most is that they believe everything their idol says. When he says sit, they would just sit like puppies.
When Bo says, it is not politically motivated, the Bo fanatics would just shake their fluffy tail and go home satisfied with no political motivation.
Bo can take himself out of the church, but aint nobody can take the church out of this man.
Bo will do the self-destruction after his lethal friends, worse than enemies, begin to see the daylight of payday.

Oh give us a break – he is “leaving” the church because it has become too detrimental to his nomination for the presidency. WHO DOES THIS CREEP THINK HE IS FOOLING? Hope and Change? Yeah, he hopes he can change the beliefs of the the “typical White person” to believe everything he and the media TELLS you to believe.
How can you obama followers be so blind?
He is only doing this because he will do anything to become president. What are you going to do when all these dubious characters wind up on one committee or another for the destruction of America? obama will give this country to Iran and anyone else- he will enforce reparations for slavery and he will try to destroy the white person. Bet on it.

It has always been very obvious that obama hates Clinton and he does inspire his follower to incite hate. obama does not apologize to Clinton ever – he makes some lame, insignifcant statement about how he “disapproves” of what is said about her, but he won’t apologize -he just smirks.
It is this side of obama that I cannot stand. He thinks he is better than everyone and that he can incite his follower to demean Hillary Clinton, but the Clinton supporters cannot in any way disparage his motives. He is such a hyocrite and a patronizing, self centered individual. It is obama who feels he is entitled to the presidency because he his black.
He will incite riots in this country if he is not nominated and not elected. And the DNC is so frightened of these threats that hey are giving in to him. This is a leader? Of what? A cult that will kill for him and all he has to do is give the word. Will it be given for the blacks to kill whites? YES

This is to those of you who said Bin Larden and the rest of our enemies will be dancing in the streets if Obama wins, well where have you been for the last seven years? They’ve been dancing since 9/11, and they’re still celebrating, with all the technology we have and we have alot we can’t find Bin Larden, or we just don’t want to. Look at all the money being made off of our soldiers and their family pain. This war could have been over years ago, but it wouldn’t have benefited the rich and powerful. This country never have money for our own citizens health insurance,or to help out elderly,but we can built police stations in Iraq with swimming pools and gym. We can award big contracts to companies which our Vice-president use to be apart of without even bidding on them.We have spent billions and billions of dollars on a war no one wanted, but we can’t give our less fortunately health care. Why do this not bother people who are supposely smart people. Back when Hillary was trying to get National Health Care, THe big insurance companies spent millions and millions of dollars to defeat it, couldn’t those millions been spent on helping the poor. They didn’t care how much they spended to defeat the bill ,because our government gave them big write-offs.It was suppose to be a government for the people by the people, but it the government for the haves and not the don’t haves. Most of us are in the same boat black and white, but they keep us poor people fighting amongs ourselves why they rob all of us blind. Making rules to benefit them. Our elective officials tell us what we want to hear and when they get to Washington they jopin the good old boys club and we’re left in the dark. Wake up people it neither black or white, it’s the Big business aginst us. They fought over raising the minimal wage for over ten years and when we finally get it it takes 2 hrs pay to get a loaf of bread and a gallon of milk. Some of our officials say welfare is hurting our country, they get welfare. With all the money and preks they get why can’t they buy their own health insurance and then we’ld see have they like it, but as long as they can vote to give theirselves raises, what they have to worry about. We need to wake up America and start looking out for our weak and not everyones elses. WE give money to almost half the countries in the world, but never seems to have any for us.
My 13 year old daughter sees a problem with that, so how come the smart and so call educated can’t see a problem.