OBAMA’S CONTROVERSIAL PASTOR SET TO VISIT AIKEN, MAY BE CANCELED FOR SECURITY REASONS
The divisive former pastor of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama that has dominated recent headlines may be coming to Aiken next week. But a conflicting report claims that is not the case.
According to the Aiken Standard, Rev. Jeremiah Wright is scheduled to take part in a revival at the Second Baptist Church on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday.
Wright reportedly has visited the church four times previously.
Second Baptist Church pastor Doug Slaughter and another pastor, Brendolyn Jenkins, could not be reached for comment Wednesday.
WRDW-TV, who initially broke the story, is now claiming that Chris Thomas, one of their reporters, “has uncovered new information that creates confusion about the Aiken trip.”
News 12 talked with the church Tuesday, and [Wright's trip] was confirmed.
Wednesday morning, Thomas talked to and e-mailed the media coordinator at Chicago’s Trinity Church. The coordinator told Thomas Rev. Wright has no plans to travel to Aiken next week.
This was news to Second Baptist when Thomas told them. The response was, “Oh really. We are not sure. Have a nice day.” Then the person hung up the phone.”
I spoke with a source who said that, although Wright has been here before, the trip may have been called off for security reasons. The source could not go into further details other than to say, “nothing is set in stone yet.”
Since gaining the national spotlight for his controversial claims that that the U.S. government was responsible for bringing AIDS into the black community and that Louis Farrakhan is one of the greatest Americans to ever live, among other things, Wright has received death threats that have caused him to cancel numerous events.
Obama has been heavily criticized for his life-long membership to Wright’s church, which has included bringing the pastor on as a close campaign confidant, and at first denied seeing a problem with Wright’s teachings. But under increasing pressure, and following a mounting collection of anti-American statements made by Wright, Obama distanced himself from his pastor.
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Is this another attemt at “revival” of Wright’s reputation?
I hope he does come. Every opportunity that real America gets to see and hear this guy the better we learn what kind of hatefilled and sour background Obama comes from.
You know, blogger credibility is a fragile thing.
You call Wright a “close campaign confidant,” and link it, as if you have some support for such a mischaracterization. After all, who follows links?
Well, I do. You made it up. There’s no support whatsoever for such a characterization.
Nice try.
While his rehetoric is slghtly “musty”, there are grains of truth in what he has to say. I do think he would be more effective if he were more rational and less emotional, but the black church has always been emotionally charged. I hope he does speak, I would like to hear hm in person.
nvb - Just for you, I changed the link to an opinion piece by Linda Chavez that more directly states that Wright was at Obama’s announcement speech. I thought the TIME article was good, but apparently it wasn’t good enough for you.
Here’s what Chavez said:
I would say that makes him a “close campaign confidant.” But of course you’ll disagree and I don’t care enough to argue with you.
It’s not that the Time article wasn’t “good enough for me.” It’s that it did not in any way support your point.
So now, rather than explaining where in the previously-cited Time article you thought you had any support for the link, you cite, ex post facto, a ring-wing commentator. When you strip away her biased gloss on Obama’s intentions, you’re left with one fact: That the Obamas prayed with Wright at the time of his announcement. That doesn’t make Wright “a close campaign confidant.” It makes him a PASTOR.
Veer toward unsupported propaganda if you like (as opposed to accurate and honest reporting), but don’t expect not to be called out on it.
typo alert: ring-wing = right-wing
I’m with you johndozier… grains and shades of truth that honestly are necessary to acknowledge in today’s world. It’d help if everyone still had critical thinking skills…….
Don’t you see? Praying with a person is like declaring that you agree with and support everything that person thinks, says, and does!
Ya know, like Catholics and child molestors. …oh.. wait.. hrm…
I guess we’ll have to wait at least another 20 years for people to approach the topic of race like adults. Though we’re not blasting each other with firehoses anymore, so at least there’s that.
Oh Bill A your so sensitve, so in touch with the civil rights movement. Oh Bill A your so much better and smarter with your cute little fire hose comments. We are all ashamed of our positions now, you Bill A have shown us the way, shined the light.
When the good Rev shows up can someone please iron his klan hood for him? the man is an anti-white, anti - America racist punk very much like his protege’ Barry Obama
Condescending language is not a viable substitute for thought, logic, or an argument.
Though I am well aware it is pointless to try and change the deepest opinions of most people, but luckily, there is a plan B! You see, most of the people with the worst and most strongly held of opinions are old. I’m simply waiting for them to die.
Can I offer you a cigarette j clark?
Bill A: While you are waiting for all these people to die, get a plan C in place and try to quit playing with yourself.