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When I was in college, I was rommates with an African-American girl who was head of the black student council at our school and very involved in the local African-American church. She and I became friends over time and I went to some church services with her along with step dancing competitions and other events. She brought me, in part, to expose me to a culture that I had not been exposed to. At first, I was shocked by how loud and active the church and events were. She took the time and explained to me the traditions of the black church and step dancing. They are rooted in Africa and slavery. The African- American community was not able to express itself except at church for hundrds of years! The Civil Rights movement began in churches across America! Rev. Wright sounds shocking and unpatriotic to most Americans however, these radical speeches are based in his LOVE for America. He believes that we can do better and that we are a blessed people who should do better. We have a moral obligation to do right by all of our people and the world's people!

I know his words cut people to the core but they were spoken in a church with people who understood that Rev. Wright was calling on people and our Nation to do better for all people. Had Rev, Wright been speaking to the general public, his megsage would have been more tame so that we could hear what he was saying instead of being so shocked that we were outraged. The message under the anger is important. We have not used our power in the world for the good of all people. Just look at Philadelphia – we have 120,000 CHILDREN LIVING IN POVERTY. We are NOT takind care of our people and Rev. Wright, while his words are shocking, is calling on our Nation to do better.

CNN,

Thanks for all updates with regard to Obama. Now we know whom we should choose for the president. I know the Journalists when they interviewed every word he uttered on TV was a lie. We can clearly make out that he is liing to the American people. We do not know what else he is hiding. This man will be a danger to US if he becomes the president?

Step down Obama!!

It's not what you say, it's how you say it. I personally don't see anything wrong with what Jeremiah Wright said in his sermons. I think the use of the "N" word and the use of "rich white people" is what people are up in a roar about, but if anyone take the time to listen and interpret what is being said, there is nothing wrong with the message, it is true. Ex. Comments about 9/11, he refer to the government actions as reaping the results of 9/11. Most of us think that the war agianst Iraq was wrong. It was the actions of our government. Don't be suprise when later on down the line when this comes back to bite us.

NOT voting for Obama anymore. How can this man be trusted? He makes me sick. Arrogant inexperienced young man.

I don't understand the difference between the adversity between a black man living in a country and culture that is controlled by rich white people versus the adversity of a woman living in a world, culture, economy, religeon, and history controlled by men. I guess woman have never ever been defined as a non-persons.

Maybe the minister only sees in black and white..literally

Those who would cast blame on the Rev. Wright for stating what he believes is the truth, should examine their role in perpetuating the myth that all church leaders are exempt of wrong statements. They should refer to those scriptures in the Bible regarding "taking the plank out of their own eye."

It is stated, there is and has been only one perfect human being, that being was Jesus Christ. I am not surprised at this attack on someone from the Christian community, nor will I be surprised if it goes even further into other supposed errors of any church.

These are troubled times, very troubled times, man should look to himself for error and sin, otherwise then he too will suffer "from the first cast of stones." Knowing how deep these issues can evolve when unchecked, I would advise prudence when judging others.
"Judge not, lest ye be judged"

Yes, Birds of a feather fly together. I feel uncomfortable with Obama turning his back on his minister and speaking out against his sermons. How can you attend someones church on a regular basis for 20 years and not know their political view or the political leanings of the congreation. You are as strong as your weakest link. And in this case if that link is wright then for 20 years this is where your strength has been. I am African American and proud of it. But I am not proud of how Obama if flip flopping on his pastor and mentor of sorts. He has stated many times he has a strong faith that had been nurtured by his pastor and church but in light of this news he wants to recant the very person that has guided him. Obama please stand for something or else you will continue to fall for anything.

Looks to me when Obama gets caught he makes it a racial issue,how could anyone listen to pastor preaching about how they have been treated.The church is not about that!We should stop an think what is going to happen if we vote this man in office.

The statements made by the Pastor reflected what is really going on in America by the rich against the poor of all races. They do not care about anything except more money in there pocket. We do not need Hillery as we've had her kind before and the poor was still kicked down by her kind. Obama may be the only chance for America to be great once again.

There are many people who are long-time members of a church, whose pastor, priest, or minister, has utilized the pulpit to speak on their racist, Un-American, or radical beliefs. That does not mean he agrees or supports everything he says....So is John McCain radical because his minister spoke extremist radical ideas.

Anyone who has watched the sermons would have no doubt about his character. If I were to go to a church and someone started hollering and yelling about such things, I would not go anymore. I can't imagine being subjected to this for 20 years.

Obama wasn't a poor black boy raised by a single parent either. He was raised with the help of his white grandparents in Hawaii. Some back people (in this case, Pastor Moss) are still blaming all of their ills on white people.

I started to write about how we accept open bigotry and hate, as long as the bigot isn't white. I started to write about how pathetic it is that a people who are one hundred fifty years removed from slavery and who have had an entire society bending over backward for them for the last fifty years still have the gall to wrap themselves in the mantle of victimhood.

Instead I realized that people like Jeremiah Wright, people like his congregation, people who buy into nonsensical bile and his type of identity politics, are beneath contempt. And that goes for you, too, if you're foolish enough to believe that "the pastor has served [Obama] in a spiritual role–not a political one."

Michelle Obama's comments about her previous lack of pride in this country prove that in this case, politics and "spirituality" are the same thing.

Disgusting.

It is sad, that the news media is trying very had to tell the public which canadate to vote for in their own way. Let us make up our own minds, we do not need your help. Be very factual with your news, do not make it obvious that you are showing favor to a specific canadate. Leave the Democrates alone for now and look in the Republican camp. I am sure John McCain has something you can talk about.

This guy , we do not need in the white house

With all due respect to the church, I did not want to make a decision on this by watching a 15 or 30 second sound bite. There are several videos available on youtube that are 3 minutes or longer and what I saw was unbelievable. This is a serious blow to the Obama campaign.

I honestly don't know if Rev. Wright's political views were interspersed in his sermons on a regular basis, but what I do know is that if I disagreed with what my minister said I wouldn't attend that church. Which also makes me wonder how often he or his family attend church. On the other hand, if the Rev. routinely includes his political slant in his sermons, what does this say about separation of church and state? Should this church be taxed for what seems to me this obvious violation? What is Obama's position on that?

Dr Wright can say whatever he wants, he is not Obama. If everyone is judged by their leaders, friends, neighbors, or co-workers behavior, we are all going to hell. Let us help the candidates to focus on things that are important like the economy, security, health care, and the future.

CNN = Clintons Network News

yea.getting a little tiring,the pastor didnt say anything that serious,
happy st patties day !

I think it's a shame that a pastor would do something like this, but, I think too that the media instigates embellishes, and takes things out of context. There are people who do not use their heads or their "thinking caps", like my country teacher used to say , and do not do their research so you, the media, can influence their decisions. I think we should forget these conventions, super delegates, and what all and let the people decide in November. Whoever gets the most votes wins. Forget the "parties" in more ways than one.
Kathy from Becker

Obama, please drop out "NOW" before permenant damages are done.

dont u want to print the truth?

Even though people may not want to admit it...what he says is truth.

Umm, the media wasn't changing anything that Dr. Wright said. The videos were Dr. Wright's own words.

This church isn't doing much to convince me that it isn't spouting racist dogma by reacting this way to the media simply showcasing some of the things that Dr. Wright was teaching there.

It was surely a different church service/sermon than I have ever witnessed in my church.

Now Rev Moss is asking all to ignore those 30-second sound bites from Rev Jeremiah Wright as if they were just to enthrall the crowd in his church.
One side Sen Obama is talking about bringing 'change', and on other side spiritual leaders of his church keep harping about age old slogans of slavery and disparity. Double standards.

So it appears that you can be black and be absolutely racist with no consequenses. This minister's comments were anti-american, anti-human, racist, ungreatful, and disturbing.

It is very clear where Mrs Obama's comments in the past coming from. This minister has been poisining people's minds.

How can they dare attacking with so much evidence against them...

obama!
you are such a flake!!

Hillary, please do not give up. Do not let Obama steal the nomination. If necessary run as a third party candidate.

Most people, Black or White, don't care about this none issue. Let's concentrate on the economy and jobs.

Bigotry knows no boundries. What would the world do if everyone was of one color, one religion and one gender? Lord-O'-Mercy we all are in big trouble, I mean BIG trouble.

Who cares? CNN we are tired of this crap. Go Obama or someone! Someone take us away from this garbage and get the nomination under wraps.

Wright as apart of Obama's campaign. He served on a committee and as a religious political advisor. That is mixing the political side!

And just how does the rhetoric of hate and bigotry, (yes there are black bigots who compounds their sin by hating their country), that this so called pastor spews at his sermons help Barack Obama spiritually?

I'm a Democrat but for me it's Hillary or second best McCain.

I think that is a bit stupid right now. What's going on? Don't you have better things to do. A pastor should not speak about something belong to the bible, families, forgiven,,, friendship, and love... Are you idiot, or what. Whats wrong with you...

Human rights IS NOT defended by Wright's sermons. Wright's words are horrific... God D. America.... is NOT human rights.

This church should be shut down.

. . . .I wish that CNN would resume broadcasting Senator Obama's
rallies. He is perfectly capable of speaking for himself. We voters are
growing tired of tabloid style journalism.

The minister and his flock are a bunch of fools. The man preaches hate and racial division. The media only reported his own words. To quote the
'minister': "The chickens have come home to roost."

CNN,
You are two degrees removed form politics here now, and this is hardly a story, much less a political one. The only political, and even newsworthy, issue here is Obama's interaction with Wright and the Church. If a bunch of loonies who followed Wright want to defend any and everything he says, is that a surprise ! Worship away !!!

The congregation can give any excuse they want to. It is still inexcusable for these words to be preached from the pulpit in this day and time. Obama wouldn't be running as a strong contender for president if some of those "white people" didn't vote for him. Don't bite the hand that feeds you! As Bush so terribly slaughtered when he tried to quote, "Fool me once, Shame on you! Fool me twice, Shame on me!"

You see, we, as white Americans, looked past race and did not make it an issue. We supported Mr. Obama. Little did we know that there was a hidden agenda!

Wright's quote in his sermon in which he states "Hillary was not a black boy raised in a single parent home. Barack was," goes to show you how off base he really is. Yeah, he was raised by white mother. It's funny how Obama's race is used for his convenience.

Obama has been influenced by many people that do not consider the USA to be fair to their beliefs & traditions. I do not feel that he can honestly represent the values that shaped our history & I believe that he is commited to the wrong special interest groups. Will the next Harry Truman please come to our rescue!

It is unfortunate that Senator Obama didn't disasociate himself from Rev. Wright before the Minister's racists comments became public.

I don't know how someone can serve as your spiritual role by not affecting your political views. There is no doubt Obama's past deserves deeper scrutiny. Media have been reluctant to undertake this role until recently.

Hillary got some funds for Clintons library from a group linked to Al qaeda.
This is why she's hiding her source of funds.

I wonder what Obama or wright or members of the community would be saying if it was reversed and that was being said in Clintons church instead. My opinion I am glad the news is finanlly bringing this out in the open and I finanlly give the news people a thanks for doing it. Its time we the people hear things like this now and not later when we can't have our say about things.

Time for Obama to shut his crazy uncle up.

Get over it CNN. There are more pressing issues to discuss.

Obama is a fraud

Its ashame that the news media had to go after Obama threw his church. You might not like what Rev. Wright said but it was true, and I commend him for saying what alot of people think but want say. You cant blame Obama for something that someone else say. The news media is really getting desparate when you have to go after the church

This is typical, isn't it? The video clearly shows what the man said, and what is apparently in his heart. Hate. For America, for all people that did not originate in Africa, and for a way of life that his own ceremonial animosity has allowed him to enjoy. This Church ought keep its profile low at this juncture, if they want to help Obama.

Your Pastor scare me.

I have attended so called black church and the minister never spoke like OB does. He has been attending that church for 20 years so without a doubt that also is his familys belief. Evil preaching-hatred he will answer to the Lord Jesus.

shame on you to have this kind of Paster in your church.

Oh this is good. Playing the victim card.

Amazing simply amazing. This is simply scary. It is something that would haunt Obama IF he is the nominee. That said it is incredible that it took this long to ask the question. What other questions about Obama have not been ask by the media!

Hatred...pure and simple! Yeah, I want a guy as my president who has listened and adhered to this crap for 20 years! Spiritual guidance? God, I hope not...

Bill Clinton did not proclaim to the world for the first time he feels proud of America for having his wife a woman running for president. I guess behind a great man is a great woman and behind a great woman is a great man.

Although I still totally support Barack Obama, I think Dr. Wright needs to step forward and make a full public apology just as the Rev. Al Sharpton demanded of Don Imus. I find his remarks highly offensive and inflammatory.

Its too bad that the press put Barack in this position, it stems from a point of arrogance and ignorance in the frame that they may not understand what it is like to be marginalized all there life they do and have become stronger for

Signed middle aged white guy

Get a clue have empathy and understanding

What Wright said is indefensible. Why was he not fired years ago? Why couldn't Obama tell that his spiritual adviser is a virulently anti-American racist?

The oldest trick in the book seems to always work. Never let the right hand know what the left hand is doing. First remove the speck in one's own eye. Now its revelent to request from your opponent your concern, unless your a Trickster, or the Joker.

I HAVE JUST READ THIS ON THE COMMENTS of another article:
Obama sent mailers to SC about Rev Wrights comments to the black comminity to turn AWAY support from Hillary.

Wright = Rezko=Farrakhan=OBAMA=Michele so finally be proud of America.

not sure what church you go to, but mine doesn't call the end to rich white people running the country. we just call to Jesus.

obama=disaster.

Mr.Wright did this to himself, and no one else should be blamed other than he.

Also, shouldn't this Church be paying taxes due to its obvious endorsement of a candidate. The Obama campaign is supposed to be about hope and change, none of which can be accomplished by listening to sermons of hate. This guy and his followers should read the bible again.

I am a Democrat who will now be voting for Mr. McCain. I cannot believe that Sen. Obama did not know what his preacher of 20 years was "spewing" from the pulpit. Now Sen. Obama is looking for a place to hide, hoping this will blow over. It certainly has not blown over and his attempts at making it appear that he knew nothing will only make it worse. Shame on you Mr. Obama for lying to the American people.

Barack – the Econnomy is the big ISSUE!!

Pastor Hagee preaches hatred as well. Obama goes to this church for spiritual healing and not political healing. Let's focus on real bread and butter issues. A gallon of gas is $4.

OBAMA IS NOT FIT TO BE SANATOR , MUCH LESS TO BE PRESIDENT. HE SHOULD RESIGN QUICKLY.

Mr. Obama,I do not trust you, I think you and your Church are anti American, you can forget my Vote, I moved to the Hillary side.

Thank God something was done and this horrible thing wasn't just swept under the carpet. Let he or she that has not sinned cast the first stone. I will never watch Hannity and Colmes again. The media is milking this for all its worth to make money . The media needs to focus on the issues and the campaigns and stop destroying lives and reputations.

You have to be kidding me. They are defending this garbage?

What a sad state of affairs when this sort of stuff is defendable by anyone.

Why is this on since you won't accept a comment.

Reguardless of any statements defending the racist ranting of Wright,
it is obvious that Obama is part ot this culture and does not belong in this political race.

This is the first time I ever heard anyone say G.. D... America. Came from a minister is unbelievable!!.

Obama knows this minister for over 20 years. I am sure he has influence on Obama's thinking.

It is kind of scary!!

Yea blame the media for your racest remarks. I am wondering why al sharpton is not asking this man to quit preaching hate.

Just go away. Now everybody knows what Obama really thinks vs. what he says yo win votes. I can already see the attack ads from the republicans.

Obama’s Church is wrong and severely hypocritical in its attack on the media. This country is about to elect the world’s most powerful politician and Commander- in-Chief. Every particle of lint on each candidate is and should be public knowledge as well as for those who surround him or her that may affect their character or future decisions.

Then leave the politics out of your church, the remarks that were made in that sermon sounds like the same racist remarks your accusing the white man of being

40 years ago Hillary did not even want to share a drinking fountain with Obama.

Rev.Wright didn't lie!!! Whit America doesn't want to accept the TRUTH!!!!!
What's wrong with the statements about Hilary???? NOTHING!!!!!
She does have an advantage because she's white,,,not to mention her husband is a former President!

Why doesn't the media provide a fair and unbiased documentary on controvesial words from Pastirs across the country. We've had notable white preachers such as Rev Farwell, etc say that 9-11 was punishment from God on America, and Rev Hagee said huricane Katrina was was punishment to the black people.

We need these controversies covered from both sides, not selectively.

CNN I hope you are not acting on behalf of the clinton machine, the Obama camp has already dealt with this, and so has the people.......

CAn you ask for her taxes since you seem to stay on one topic?, well when is Obama related...

YA THERES ALWAYS A DOUBLE STANDARD.., WERES AL SHARPTON AN JESSE JACKSON NOW ?. i SEE ITS OK FOR PREACHERS TO PREACH RACISUM, AN USE THE N WORD ?.

This story sounds like the swift boat stuff all over again. The more the news plays this stuff, the more people get turned off about voting. I wish CNN would report on real issues. Leave the swift boat news to FOX!

this is not in the least surprising ... Billy Graham gave thousands of sermons too ... but he never used racist language.
This is Obama's consciousness and he should not be made president of this country.

Well, we certainly know who YOU'RE backing CNN! If you think the lack of published comments will make anyone forget Rev. Wright you're dreaming. GAME OVER! GAME OVER! GAME OVER!!! Lol, HA HA HA HA HA!

Rev. Wright and Rezko....I wonder if he will also have to DENOUNCE his wife, Mama, etc. If America is smart, you will not vote for the Radical Man.......

These people just don't get it

I am a white middle aged woman who is still voting for Obama.He is our hope for a better future,and people need to back off of Rev. Wright until they here the complete sermons,CNN needs to play more of one of his sermons instead of a few seconds.Dont be so quick to judge,remember Obamas mother is white.

Right..... for twenty years you've know this man...
He was the inspiration for your books.... CNN why not mention that...

CNN is so deep with Obama they can't say anything constructive or objective...about his campaign.

What a shame CNN

I have to agree that the News organization has no business to scrutinize any church. Our country is based on religious freedom and freedom of speech. Who gives the news the authority to condemn sermons given in a religious institution. I only wish for the media to have boundaries and respect religious freedom.

One America with many Americans.

"Lashes out"??? This is a pretty tame and rational response. Is CNN trying to throw fuel on the fire?

i dont care about this nonsense! I still want Obama to win!!!!!!!!!!!

“The African American Church was born out of the crucible of slavery and the legacy of prophetic African American preachers since slavery has been and continues to heal broken marginalized victims of social and economic injustices."

If that sounds *anything* like English to you, please don't vote. Ever.

Well I hope Obama can stop crying long enough to wipe his tears. His decision was made by attending a church that clearly has a questionable leader. Maybe if he was a little more experienced he would have switched. "You live, you learn"

I thought Obama was raised by his grandparents on his mother's side.

None the less there experiences are different, I think Obama should have looked for a different spiritual advisor long ago.

Michelle Obama's comment about feeling patrtiotic for the first time makes sense now.

Obama's not placing his hand on his heart during national anthem makes sense as well.

Twenty years of venomous sermons will change the thinking of even the brighest among us.

Now the church is attacking the media; Obama rejecting his spiritual leader who was his mentor until U-tube's showing of the sermons.

What a circus? and what next?

You're Religion! You're Religion! you're Religion. You could never accuse me of prepuces on
Skin color Mr, only on religion!!!! Most of the Toto's in Kenya, don't have any Religion..

I believe this election will show how far America has come in race relationship. Race has already been introduced into the equation. I’m just curious how it will add up.

A vote for Obama is a vote for Wrights religious beliefs!
The 30 second 'sound bite' speaks eloquently for itself.

am not obama supporter however I feel bad for Rev. Wright who has been dragged into mud just like Ferraro. Even though Ferraro didn't really cross the line however Obama went after her like a hungry lion. So may be it is fair to say what goes around comes around.

This church is so far from being "United" or "of Christ". Preaching a doctrine they created themselves to line their pockets.

With the type of crazy comments Wright has been making I think he needs media coverage, show him for what he is. I also can't believe Obama has attended this church for many years and has not heard this type of crazy retoric before????

Cry me a river.........So much for "CHANGE"

If by "her people" he means white people, he is correct. However, women have been referred to as something less than people for most of human history. I have never heard a racial slur hurled at Obama while he as been on stage (though it may have happened). I have, however, heard Hillary told to get back into the kitchen.

Hillary 08

There is nothing wrong with Obama's relationship with Rev. Wright. Since he has denounced his comments, which I found appalIing, I think it is about time the media, especially the biased fox news rest the unpopular propaganda and let focus on the issues that matters to the American people rather than issues of personal personal destructions.

Wilson Iyokho, New York City.

This is the most important story of the Presidential campaign and CNN buries it. CNN you are so transparent. We are deciding who is best FIT to lead our country and Obama is so NOT fit after cavorting with this church leader who preaches hate speech from his pulpit. And on Newsmax there is proof that Obama was in attendence in August of 2007 for one of his anti-America sermons and nodded in agreement. HUM!

But this Minister is also a follower of Louis Farrakhan. He is a huge anti-semite and racist. The Minister has said that LF is his mentor. If that is what Obama believesa and follows, I will not vote for him.

Racism and racists are as racism and racists do. Saying and doing are the same!

What Rev. Wright and Rev. Moss said is the absolute truth. Unfortunately, this country cannot handle the truth.

This man's legacy will certainly be boiled down to his hate speech.

Where are the conservative religious voices in this debate?

That statement about Hillary not being a "black boy" proves that Obama supporters are the ones who play the race card.

It seems to me that someone(a clinton) likes to hang around in
"black churches" for a reason. To gather information and use
it against Obama.

The ministers sermon comes from a heavenly presence and if it's given to him to speak it that sunday, then it must have been important.

It is said that a "LIE" till not stand, let's see if that's true.

CNN you had ruin this whole race with your bias b.s.

Education and you won't be a poor black man....same as the whites...whay a poor excuse Rev.Wright.....Life is what you make of it....
Don;t put the blame cause your a poor black man... Who told them to take that route.... please please please...

I pray to God that your Pastor's comments have not ruined our first real chance to put an African American in the White House. Something your church should embrace being "Unapologetically black."

Obama and his preacher know what has been said for the past 17-20 years. Obama did try to hide it. Read the Rolling stones article from 2-2007 entitled the "Radical Roots of Brack Obama". Obama's mentor is a racist that is clear; if we pull out sermon excerpts then I wonder what the total content may have been!

Well, what do ya have to say for yaself media? did ya get the whole story?

Barak Obama was not a black boy raised in a black household either. In fact he had quite a luxorious life while living in Hawaii and being raised by his grand parents. He went to the Punahoe School in Oahu. Not to shabby.
It's a shame Barak needed the church to build an African American base of support for his political career and does not want the church now.

This church presented 30 second sound bites of hatred. Even if there are elements of truth, racism of any form should never be preached from the pulpit. Right now, they are poison to Barack Obama's campaign.

This church owes an apology to Senator Cinton instead of blasting the media. Obama would be better served to leave the church.

ABC News' story is what this country once called "yellow journalism" and it cost them this household that won't ever be tuning the ABC World News again.

How do you distance yourself from your own church and pastor of 20 years, the person who married you and your wife and baptized your children? Are you kidding me? What an arrogant, hypocrit Obama is and what a gullible electorate to jump on this flimsy bandwagon. He even stole the title of his book, audicity of hope from his pastor, is anything this guy says his own thoughts and words.
Obama should concede now.

America you are so gullable and naive if you think Obama is telling you the truth about his church or any kind of corruptions he is involved in .It would ruin his chances to be president. If that was HRC ,you would be crusifying her. Twenty yrs. in a church that preaches black power. Give me a break

Finally.... little by little the real Obama is being revealed. The truth always prevails. Truth always remains constant. These churches are teaching hatred of white people. That is the opposite of "healing." Why would a person stay in a church for 20 years knowing it teaches hatred? The true teachings of Jesus Christ is and always has been "Love"

Didn't hear one "we are sorry" for racist attacks against white people and the US?

Is this the "news" we can expect to fill the weeks until PA?

Seriously, who cares.

These filler stories are really disappointing, can you guys please stick to the issues that actually matter?

OMG – someone is daring to call the conservative media, both Faux News and the so-called MSM, on its agenda.

OBAMA'S SHIP IS SINKING!!!

Before Wright try to censor the media, he might want to think about the fact that the majority of the people protecting his freedom of speech are non racist whites. But each time preachers like Wright, Sharpton etc spew their garbage hundreds of new racist are born-both black and white

GO GIRL!

Hillary '08

I am absolutely appalled to see that far from apologizing for pastor Wright's comments, this church's position is to slam the media and defend this hate-monger.

Until yesterday I tought that the only thing Obama had to do with respect to this controversy was to discharge himself from his former pastor.

But now I just realized that this would not be enough. He needs to completely withdraw from this racist and paraoid congregation. Otherwise, he'll simply loose my vote.

What a bunch of losers. Talk about reverse racism.

The comments by Wright that you sighted in this article are not his worst. I can't imagine having an American president for whom this person has been a close, long time spiritual advisor.

THE MEDIA DID NOT SPEAK THE WORDS THEY SIMPLY REPORTED IT

I think the media needs to stop. Those comment were made in 2005, They need to stop viewing Senator Obama as just a black man. He is american and probably has more a white culture, people forget he was raised by his mother not his black father

Of all the gall for someone to be offended because the press brought attention to this type of preaching. Rev. Wright should be prosecuted for spreading hate and racism in America and especially in a church.

Let me get this, ...the bigority displayed in this "church" is somehow rationalized as "black history", and it is acceptable because of that history? How do you ever heal and move on? This is an excuse for racial division, nothing more and nothing less.

Wright said, "Hillary has never had her people defined as a non-person." Even though, by his standards, I'm considered one of her people, I've always considered the Clinton duo as elitist monsters...which I would put in the category of a "non-person". I love how people of any race know what the people of other races are thinking, feeling and experiencing. That, to me, is a form of racism.

One can go to ANY Church in America and find a controversial Sermon. To go into Obama's church was a low blow.

The church's statement will probably hurt the "situation" more than help it.

"15 – 30 seconds" Nice try. Rev. Wright's hate sermons were clearly longer. This "church" is disgusting. Barack Obama's affiliation with this racist hate mongering institution speaks volumes about his character and judgment (or lack thereof).

I will never vote for Barack Obama.

Oh yeah, I forgot. If you are white, you are just supposed to shut up and pay for social programs.

The leader of this church ATTACKED whites from his pulpit. He deserves and his churches members deserve what comes to them.

I was offended by his remarks and he ought to lose his job over such a statement. Many whites who inadverdantly say something about a black or blacks in general have lost their jobs over it. It's only fair that he's treated the same.

Obama will still continue to win. He never made those statesments, he's disagreed to them in public and will continue to help change and take this country foward. Vote Obama 08!

All I have to say about this story is that a person finds a church in which they have simular belifes. So I feel that Obama shares the same ideas as his minister or he wouldn't have been a member of the church.

""Obama defended his 20-year relationship with Wright, saying
that the pastor has served him in a spiritual role — not a political one""

A 20-year relationship? and you are not aware of your mentors
political views?........ and you expect the people to beleive that?

Bryan from Switzerland

I take this as a SERIOUS slap in the face... Both Rev. Jeremiah Wright and Senator Obama are wrong. Rev. Wright is a flat out racist and Senator Obama supported his cause and stood by his side.
Now he changes his mind? Now he says he disagrees? Are you kidding? And people are going to buy this?
UNREAL...
They really do think we are stupid...

Would they feel this way if a white church was making comments about African Americans or Jews? I don't think so. In any context it is wrong. I love the double standard. African Americans can say what they want because after all, the white people still need to pay for slavery. Thank God for people like Bill Cosby and Colin Powell who take responsibility for their own lives and don't blame others.

I feel its a true statement. Blacks have always been underminded and it is evident in the race to the white house. I know this probably won't be posted but I like many other blacks are tired of getting railroaded. There is so much discontentment that I have noticed more and more blacks are talking about voting republican instead of Hillary if they continue to undermind us

The church is right on that point. I don't believe it's fair for the media to take 15 or 30-second sound bite to characterize Dr. Wright’s entire ministerial legacy.

The negative forces of division are raising in this election with the help of the Media leaded by CNN .They can scrutinize OBAMA but they don't find anything but what someone related to him said.Did they scrutinize Clinton and Mc Cain the same way? NO.
Fair is Fair .Is Cnn being racist? All the word are watching what's going on.
Sybil

If Obama wins the democratic nomination, McCain gets my vote in the general election. I can't stand Bush and I've never voted Republican, but I refuse to vote for a racist.

As a New Zealander is every enteresting watching your US elections. If i was voting then i think i would vote for Obama. From what i have read and seen on the net and on our tv he seems to more what the US needs than any other politician or leader that has put his or her head up to lead the USA for the next 8 years .

Same old story from the African Americans. Discriminate against the white people but yelled foul and discrimination if anyone makes a comment about African Americans. Obama has no anyone to blame but himself for the outrage. He used the right judgement not to distance himself from Rev. Wright?????

If this Obama(mentor) Pastor Preaches would had came out early, before those primaries and caucuses. Obama wouldn't be this far.
I really condenm his preaches. You can't preach God word, then speak hatred. God is love. The Bible says that.

Racism is racism, it doesn't matter whether a white person or a black person speaks that garbage. God forbid anyone attack a black church because their preacher speaks nonsense, I would love to have some role reversal and see how anyone of his congregation would like it if anyone from another race preached the kind of crap that man speaks. His followers can cry me a river.

How dare the media suggest anything negative towards Barrack Obama. He's perfect! After 20 years of attending Wright's sermons I feel confidant that Obama has never heard any type of hate speech from this man. And if he did and the media showed the public what kind of sermons Mr. Wright was giving, The media is obviously racist. HAHAHA What a joke.

I am a white, 68 year old female who agrees with Rev. Wright.

his judgment on a very fundamental part of one's life is being called into question........BO had run his whole campaign on the idea of "better judgment".....now we see who is really pandering

America the great! If you don't like it here, take a ship back home. Spew your hate filled rants in your motherland. I will be sure that all my previously Obama supporting friends know exactly what kind of "poisin pulpit" that he comes from.

'Ministers' who continue to use black slavery as an excuse for their own bigotry and prejudice are nothing but tiresome in this, the 21st century and fail to gather any form of intelligent support.

Obama needs a to find another pastor, or better yet send him back to Africa if he doesn't like America. He can also take Obama and O.J. with him, and don't forget Jesse Jackson.

It is hard to believe that in 20 years of going to that churh, Obama was not aware of the racial attitued of his pastor. And if we add Mrs obama saying that for the first time as result of her husband success she was proud of being an American, I think that the Republicans are going to have a great time, if we give them a chance.

Obama: THIS the spiritual leader you admire and mentor? Talk about POOR JUDGEMENT!! Say goodbye to the Presidency, my friend.

Who cares what pastor said. These are his words, not Obama's. Obama cannot take responsibility on what samebody said, when and how. Obama is a man of honer and dignity. People like Clinton have hard time to acknowledge that Obama has a greate chance to be nominated. Instead compaining with self-respect, she is acting like an ugly snake by trying to digg hole under his feet.

Who in their right mind would ever vote another Bush family member into the WH???

Anyone that is voting for Bush and Cheneys cousin that is who.

Obama is cousins with Bush and Cheney.

Attention all DEM voters: DON'T GET BUSHED WHACKED AGAIN!!!

This is Obama's achilies heel, and he will lose the General election if nominated.

Go away Racist, take your phony candidate with you, we don't believe in his kind of CHANGE anymore!

They just don't know when to shut their mouth and leave well enough alone. They are threatening the campaign of the very person they say they support, and they are completely naive about the fact.

Granted, it is idiotic that the news is covering previous sermons by someone's former pastor.

No matter how they, black social preachers cloak it, its still hate. To think that Obama could sit in that church every Sunday for 20 years and not hear the hate, or maybe he just agrees with it. Seems like Hitler comes in many colors. Its a good lesson for libs.

We're counting on Senator Obama to end this Clinton, McCain, Bush War! Go Obama!

well what do they expect people to do set back and ignore the way he low rated this country and its people that would be like the usa to sit back and let the kkk have its meetings and teachings and no one say anything are they that stupid or think we the people are and there are alot of people who have had hard lives of ever color race and gender in this country

How do we ever move forward and heal as a nation when these nut cases are spewing hate from the pulpit while the congregation wrecklessly applauds and basks in the self pity?

The fact that a candidaite for president has to continue to defend his pastor is crazy in itself. My advice is for all black people to stay home on election day. Lets see how far the Dems can get with out the black vote

I think tying the church to one man's comments is despicable. Especially a congregation that actually reaches out to the poor and underpriveledged in this country like the UCC, if one wishes to dissaprove of Rev. Wright, fine. But to disparage the UCC as well is, I beleive, a great diservice to the church.

In this day and issue......... why is race or gender or religion an issue?

I am so tired or the whining going on........ won't anyone step up to the plate and say YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSs ahm tired of this ?

It seems to me that the former pastor opened the door for ridicule because of his comments. That makes him fair game for the media.

As someone who has heard Rev. Wright speak on more than one occasion I do think the media is distorting his views based off a small percentage of his sermons. He does make some controversial remarks, but he isn't crazy or racist. Maybe the media should do an in depth story and cite actual members of his congregation, white and black.

20 plus years of hearing this HATE is this why he doesn't wear a flag on his lapel? is this why he wife is now proud the first time in her adult life? his campaing is based on dreams and hatred.

So the answer to social and economic injustice is "God D-- America?" Sorry, that just doesn't wash.
Nice try.

Nothing that so called church has to say in defense of Mr. Wright will change what has been said. There's no mistaking his words and there's no mistaking that he IS Obama's LONG TIME close friend and spiritual advisor. The Obama camp keeps trying to sweep it under the carpet. Sorry guys, crap is crap and boy does this one STINK!!

Anyone who's viewed those video's see the TRUTH plainly. Obama's pastor of 20 odd years is no different than a White Supremacist. And now the Obama camp desperately goes after Clinton over non-issues in a sad attempt to draw attention from this embarrasment.

I have always voted Rep my whole life (46yrs old). I was looking forward to supporting Barack until I heard his spiritual advisors remarks. No more-i can't vote for a man with that much hate in his heart.

Yeah.......and Obama called Geraldine racists.

Why is it only white people are being called racists? Black people are immune from being racists?

Obama isn't bringing the country together. When he had opportunities to join republicans on issues in the Senate he chose to vote to the far left.

There is in my opinion no issue at all with what Jeremiah Wright said. Yes, it makes a big difference if you are a rich white woman, married to a former president, or an African-American, especially when aiming at the highest position in the White House.
Clinton seems to say just that by repeatedly suggesting that Obama should be on the ticket with her on top (naturally!), even if she is second.

The problem is much more prevasive than just the remarks of one minister. Tune in to any local broadcast anywhere across the nation of any African American Church and you will hear the same Hatred and Racism being preached every Sunday. After years of Welfare, Afirmative Action, quotas and preferntial treatment, it is time for blacks to stop blaming everyone else for thier own failure.

If you were to be blind folded and then, without any explaination of who this person was or what he was talking about, one would think and believe they were listening to someone from the "Black Panthers".

gee, political correctness kinda sucks, doesn't it? Live by the incendiary speech, die by the incenidary speech.

OK .....so thats a good question "Who DOES cares about what a poor black man has to face every day in a country and in a culture controlled by rich white people?"

What , you don`t understand the question?

For 20 years, Barack attended this church? You think I want a president who has all this in his back pocket – and JUST NOW decides to come clean on in and denounce it? You can't have it both ways – I've voting for Hilary.

Good Luck Obama your going to need it. Anything that can be viewed as anti-American, anti-white, anything they can find to to make you look the complete opposite of what you stand for, will be thrown in your face. I hope you do us proud and not let them win by participating in the literal B.S. they manage to come up with on a daily basis.

OBAMA for PRESIDENT

lou dobbs i loved your comment to obama for lying on you at a rally.but be careful all the blacks and half blacks are going to say you are picking on obama. i am so sick of this black mess i hate to hear his name mentioned.

Eliot Spitzer is Hillary mentor and good long time friend. How about the comment on the company she keeps.

I guess it's ok to lash out at all the "white people". What a bunch of hypocrites. After all the progress and opportunities every culture has today, these people (blacks) are never going to be satisfied! They want to blame all of their problems on "white society". Grow up!

The Obama church can lash out all they want, but I think the damage has already been done. Obama cannot act surprised at the comments of Rev. Wright, after all he has been in that church for 20 years, but now because he wants to get the nomination he is now distancing himself from his long time family friend. What a shame!!!

What? He said what he said and worst of all he clearly meant it. So why throw this on the media. They're just reporting the news. The truth of the matter is there is no longer segreation in this country hence no need for churches such as these. Our country needs to focus on the inner stuctures of chruches such as these. It needs to be addressed immediately. Its one thing when a pastor says far out things it another one his audience agrees.

When will the media start covering positive messages as oppose to the degrading, negative messages that they are known to cover. How many people have attended church and agreed on everything your pastor has preached about?

Please lets move on, because we would be denouncing everyone in our lives that spoke negatively about someone or someone that may have expressed their feeling about some world issues that may impact our country. We still have people talking about the JFK conspiracy.....Know this: We hold ourselves accountable, not others!!!!

Give us a break Media!!!!

No matter how the church slices it they need to shut it up They should get it just like ferraro got it. I guess cl ferraro isnt the only one who doesnt know when to stop digging a hole. I don't care how much barrack tries to distance or minimalize his relationship with the or Mr wright. 10 to 1 for many years Mr Obama was probably in the pew nodding his head to those sermons. Did I forget to mention now Obama's church is using the race card. I am an African American woman and even its funny to me how its okay to say how hard it was coming up as black person and basically demonize someone else because you feel they don't deserve it cause they werent as oppressed as you, but if someone dare says that it seems things have changed and its easier because of your race you are a racisit.

Let this reverned go to from where he came, if he is not produd of the country. He should be thankful that he is getting a free doe. What does he do, preach hatered. He should be ashamed of himself and get out off here to settle in African region of which he is proud of.

I am so sick to hear racial issues. I have decided to turn off my TV until this matter is gone. It is time to be peacemakers.

I am an independent and I will vote for Barack Obama. He is an honest humble man who is trying to bring change to this country.

Clinton has divided the party. She will do anything to win. The media is ignoring that...

Obama will have to cut ties with someone so offensive. The Reverend will racially divide the country and Obama will eventually pay the price for this. If he spews this kind of rhetoric in public, just imagine what he says when the cameras are off.

Is the church equally upset with Barack Obama? He "formally denounced" the sermons on almost all of the major networks this weekend.

Really? It is so shocking. Let us call Jessy Jackson and other reverened Sharpton. May be they will shed some light for colored people.

Amen. Can anyone really say that the US is not run, by and large, by rich white people? Or that 9/11 was not blowback from US Cold War dealings in Afghanistan? (Which is not the same as saying 9/11 was justified, or somehow a good thing). There is no doubt that the rhetoric Pastor Wright has employed in the clips we all saw was overheated. But perhaps what really upsets people is the uncomfortable truths that he spoke.

Why does it have to be a black church? Why do they have to continue to dredge up slavery? For a group of people who cry racism at every turn they sure aren't doing much to jump into the melting pot.

Either way, he said what he said.

I beieve the church people has a right to defend themselves, so I hope this is not an attemp to hold Obama accountable for the church opinion. I have to say I agree with this statement:

“It’s time for us to say ‘No’ to these attacks and declare that we will not allow anyone to undermine or destroy the ministries of any of our congregations in order to serve their own narrow political or ideological ends,"

It is time for Barack Obama to not only end his campaign but resign from the Senate. There should be no place for people like him in American politics. At a a time when we are trying to come together Obama is causing divisions and spliting this country and the democratic party because of his own greed for power. Call on Barack Obama to Resign NOW!

CNN....where is the story on Hillary about Peter Paul? What's with the biased reporting? All of Obama's supporters will not vote for Hillary in November if she steals the nomination.

awww

They shouldn't have cheered when he said those things. If the words of Rev Wright so against his normal message, why didn't it go over like a lead balloon. The adage of "actions speak louder then words" seems lost this year.

Hatred is not a religious value and that is certainly what Dr. Wright appears to be preaching. How is that different than the nutty right wing and their nutty beliefs?

Oh give me a break! Obama has a personal relationship with a racist pastor – that makes him fair game.

There was NOTHING racist stating a FACT. James Wright Jr. is racist! Obama's denial he didn't know his spiritual mentor and friend since the 80's is racist is DOWNRIGHT LIE! No wonder his wife uses racial remarks stomping for him.

Obama, tell me who are your friends, and I'll tell you who you are. Your spiritual mentor, advisor is James Wright, Tony Rezko your friend for 20 years is a scumbag AND you helped him scum the state of Illinois; therefor, YOU are a SCUMBAG like your two close friends!

No, Hillary Clinton doesn't know what it's like to be a black boy raised by a "single" parent, but she knows what it's like to be a woman in a society where women are still not equal to men – white, black, brown, or any color. Rev. Wright's words are hateful and incendiary. The fact that Barack Obama thinks of Wright as an "uncle" or a mentor makes Obama suspect. How do hateful words translate to hope?

While the church can go after the media for the questions about Wright one thing that they may not realize is that the media often makes their investigations more forceful and act in a much more aggresive way when they get attacked. The first thing that they probably are already working on is trying to find evidence that Obama WAS there for any of Wright's sermons that are the subject of the discussions and that he denied being there for.

If this church does not see their problem here, then we definitely have no hope or changed offered through Barack Obama.

It is time that we fully invest in the "Liberian Solution" as advocated by that great friend to the black man – Abraham Lincoln.

I still say "shut up" Yes there was a past for the "Black people" but let's move on. Brining up race only hurts both candidates and brings up old wounds. Whatever happened to forgiveness. MOVE ON !! I hate this negativity. Stop it.

Obama must have believed something his "minister" was saying. After all he has been listening for 20 years. If he did not believe, why didn't he change churches. Hate spewing ministers, just what this country needs.

I'm still voting for Obama regardless. Hillary and McCain should both be running for president of a Senior Center somewhere.... The days of Washington being ran by the "good ole boys" is coming very close to the end. The new generation of Americans (white, black, yellow, red, and brown) have had it and we refuse stand by as our predecessors have. A brighter day approaches....

Too little,too late for any denunciations Barack.

They just don't get it. Pastor Wright doesn't, Michelle doesn't and Barak doesn't. Fortunately, the majority of Americans do and will stop this madness.

See! We really dont know Obama real well. It is safer to vote Hillary Clinton. Vote Hillary, Hillary, HILLLLLLARY!

I think that Obama has a heck of alot of nerve picking at Lou Dobbs in his campaign speeches. Lou is right about the things he says on his show and he would make a much better president than Obama.

McCarthyism and Racism at its best!

Wake up folks, the GOP and Rightwing Noise Machine is trying to manipulate you, so that they can continue their wars and bleed America dry!!

George Bush and his lackeys at FoxNews are the ones who should be apologizing to US!

Yo Otis...you run a racist church. Start preaching the real word of God. Equality and love for ALL people.

For the last 20 years in main stream Episcopal, Methodist, and Presbyterian churches the voices from the pulpit expressed the love of God, the hope of salvation, peace among men and women and help for the poor.
For the last 20 years in the Trinity Church, the voice from the pulpit expressed hatred towards whites, lies about the government, and general anti-American rhetoric.
Which views would be better to influence the President of the United States?

why dont all the blacks stop trying to use this as a means to use race.

Everytime the black people dont get their way, they use the RACE CARD.

For a poor white boy that I am, I am sick of their BS.

As an African American, Reverend Wright's sermon is the type of sermon that are being preached in black churches. I found nothing wrong with his sermon. I am used to these sermons.

wow.....still not in touch with mainstream america!

btw we are not watching cnn untill you show the complete video footage to americans. You are loosing a lot of loyal cnn watchers to fox.

Don't be BNN; be CNN

Frankly, I think that this church should sue some of these media outlets. I also think that they should close down their tape ministry, since many of Dr. Wrights sermons are going to be scrutinized. I do believe that some of the media has gone too far.

This family member and mentor of Obama is a concious choice. If these divisive statements are made publicly, imagine what is said privately...

didn't mean the comment surprise

Just another black man wanted something for nothing.

Maybe he shouldn't have been preaching this garbage in the first place. Obama needs to answer to the american public why he would attend a church for 20 years that was headed by a pastor who preached such messages.

Obama and Wright have now caused great racial divide in our great country . We have all tried so hard to bring racism to an end and here comes The hate team ( wright and Obama ) of all non African Americans . Obama should step down . He has mislead the American people . He had to know the views of Wright and his church . If he claims he does not than he is stupid or believes we are all fools . NO Obama for President .

and people say Obama doesn't play the race card? he has been winning all of this because after South Carolina he got on the Race Card Wagon and got all the black support added to the one he had, so the people that say Obama is "change" and all that crap should really think hard because he is just the same all over again but with a different statement.

the man speaks truth

Why lash out at the media? They were just showing the true colors of your so called anti-american , racist church. You have a so called member that is running for the President of the United States of America who states he is true to his faith. Well they way i look at ,if he is so faithfull to his so called 'church' , i don't believe the American people are very interested in him being the President of these United States of America.

These race-baiters are disgusting. They have more to do with any division left in this country than these "rich white men" they keep talking about. What a joke. Great choice for spiritual advisor, Barack.

Give me a break, that's not "lashing out" as your silly headline says. It's simply the church defending itself.

I was taught who is the FAMILY. This Family member and Mentor is a concious choice made by Obama. If these statements are made PUBLICLY imagine what is said PRIVATELY.

I believe if the media is going to pick on Rev. Jeremiah Wright church then they need to pick on john haggie and other churches that are holy ghost fill, because they all preaching just about the same message. Why don't Mr. o'reily and Mr .Shawn from fox news get the tape of john haggie and other pastor. And further more there is free of religon. How does the media think they can tell one people to leave their church when they don't tell the catholic member to leave their church knowing the priests rape young boys. There are million of catholic member still sitting in churches every sunday.I wish the media would find out what church hillary and john attend. The bottom line is that fox net work and the media are all afriad because they know for a fact that obama will beat mccain in november.that why they are keeping this mess going.

What else you people want him to denounce? All africian american churches aren't any differ than his. Remember that was the foundation of civil right for us . This is what we truly belief. You are not us, so you will never understand. So lay off, you are opening up a can of worms. I don't expect to see this in comments. Oh by the way this is how our older generation feel not obama's generation.

Oooops !!!! looks like ole Barack is in trouble. What goes around comes around.

I feel bad for Obama, but this is american politics.

For better or worse, you have to be able to win in November,
and this Dr. Wright stuff is going to slowly kill his chances.

It won't go away, and even he he says he didn't know about it,
Your running for president, you need to be sharper than that.

Hillary is the only Dem. at this point who can go toe to toe with
the R's and the swit boaters.

Take a step back and think about it.

Oh, why won't Tim Russert or that jerk Obermeyer on MSNBC make a speech about this.

Those two have no credibility anymore.

Attack and smear. Why are white folk surprised?

The media loves to twist words, leave stuff out, and maipulate the facts to support there conclusions.
for any of you who would lkie to know about this church, it has a website, and you can watch services online every sunday.
Todays service march 17th, was a stark contrast to what mr high school education shawn hannity calls = a black separatists church.
GROW UP!!!
can we talk about issues now?
HELLO

The media isn't making Barack Obama's church and former pastor look bad. The former pastor did that himself. It is a shame that this video didn't come up earlier.

If Barack Obama's church wants to be treated as it wants, maybe it should fix itself so the media can present it in a better light. But as of now, the media is dead on!

You at Cnn are "sick" people. You will put article on upholding Obama's church but will not put anything on about the "racist" pastor.
I suppose Cafferty is crying in his beer.You praised him to high heaven and hes nothing but a racist , O Bama''s children should be taken from him for putting them in a church where pastor was using gygrations and profanity.Obama and his wife Michelle are the very worst parents ive ever seen and you want him to be President of our United States,
Yes you are "sick"

I am a Jamaican. At home I was taught "who is the Family" This "FAMILY member and Mentor was chosen by Obama. Are we to understand that a man of Obama caliber promote Mr. Wright to such a status without knowing who he is..... If these statement were said publicly, can you imagine what is said privately.

Why is there an African American Church?????? This pretty much says it all. I cannot believe in 2008 that we still have to hear such trash. This is racist and Anti-American! How can Obama attend this church for 20 years and not know of the true message being taught?
He must also believe this pastor's screaming opinion of hate. We are electing the President of the UNITED States – not Black or White – BUT All Americans!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!

In one of his sermons, Wright also said that AIDS was created by the United States to kill African Americans. Knowing the closeness of Obama with Wright, and this pastor's role in shaping Obama's character, it's time for Obama to step down. We can not have our country run by someone who has spent most of his adult life listening to this pastor.

I fault the media for making a much bigger issue of this than it should be. Airing choice soundbites in a vacuum takes away from context, and displays a patent lack of cultural sensitivity. It seems every time the Clinton campaign slips up these days, a counter-slip up is generated against the Obama campaign. Unlike Geraldine Ferraro, Rev. Wright was not directing his sermons to the national public. Yet, this point seems lost to commentators.

Excuse me? EXCUSE ME??? The Chuch is criticising the media?
For playing what the Reverend said? Wow. All I can say is GoodBye Mr. Obama.

So, the church is then OK with what the Reverend said? That nothing has changed in "white America"? Nothing?

I can now understand Michelle Obama's remarks.

This does mark the end of the candidacy for Mr. Obama. He cannot forcefully criticise the Reverend and I suspect that all along he felt about "white America" in the same way – Michelle Obama's words now take on a whole new meaning.

The Nazi's whined that the world was "mean" to Hitler as well.

I would have to see the entire sermons to know for sure, but it is definitely possible that the very short clips warp his message considerably. Besides, what he did say is not really any more crazy or offensive than what many conservative politicians and pundits say - just crazy and offensive in a different way.

you are who your friends are. face it obamanoids he doesn't represent change in politics. he uses the race card all the time and has shady friends in the closet. rev wright is very hateful. ilm tired of this victim card as well. every race has had some struggles at some point in histor y. blacks think theylre always victims when they don't get what they want.

I give Sen. Obama credit for having religious convictions. Does anyone know Sen. Clinton's or Sen. McCain's preference? Shame on us for making this an issue. We know it to be wrong to discriminate against. In case we have forgotten some of the discriminating factors are Race, Religion, Color, Age, Sexual Preference, and Gender.

"Hillary has never had her people defined as a non-person."

Is he saying that women have never been treated as "non-persons"?

We are not insulting the church and what they do for their African ancestors, but the blame game is very old and a big reason why this great nation is crumbling before our very eyes.

This guy is telling his congregation to BLAME everyone but themselves. I don't know their situations, as they don't know mine, but living this way is an awful way to live.

I highly doubt anyone really cares to much about this church.

However this raises serious questions as to the judgment of Obama to continue to attend this church for 20 years.

When your campaign is all about good judgment, you need to be able to address your judgment...or lack there of.

The Black Church and the Black Pastor has always preached that God is a liberator to the oppressed. The hope of the oppressed is in the preached word that God created all man equal. This Pastor shocked some but this is reality just as the poor folk in New Orleans were revealed. American has wronged the Black Race and have demonized them in Corporate America and the movies and the media.

God is a Liberator and the Black Church will always stand for justice as opposed to injustice. This issue is more than a 30 second sound bite but more about 200 years of inhumane treatment. Blacks in America are treated worst than the Mike Vick dogs.

Nothing but bitter, aggrieved whining from the good Reverend.

His message - blaming whites for all your problems is OK. Anyone who objects is not OK.

"in order to serve their own narrow political or ideological ends"

Talk about the pot calling the kettle ... hey, you know.

This is sad, and i think americans are thankfull to the media to have exposed what kind of background obama has. we just knew what he says, but now the media is doing its job of informing what this man is about. ideas are important people. words are cheap, actions counts, 20 years of mentorship with his pastor !! man how easy it is to fool us, i hope we dont over look this and elect the worng person for the 3rd time only because we like the guy.

After hearing the Rev. Wright tape, i began to think about what the Gov. of Pa had to say recently. " There will be a lot of White people that will not vote for a Black man. Do you think he has heard some firey speech that entitles him to be so condid about other White people not wanting to vote for Senator Obama. What was inflaming him to speak out; was this a message to White people that he does not feel that they should vote for the Black candidate, and that this was okay just because he is Black. Is he judging Obama by his standards ? Can he judge Obama on what someone else is responsible for saying. Mind you, he said this before the tape became public. Shows you where his mind is. Are we still in the phase that all Black people hate Whites, or maybe it is the other way around – institutional hate for the Black man. Think about it.

You reap what you sow.

Most people doing the criticizing have never gone to a Black church. They believe EVERY sermon is like that. They don't realize one sermon out of a 100 may be like that. Ignorance is the fuel that drives this stuff. Unbelievable.

Please answer this for me CNN<

Why does the Media and specifically CNN Anchors/Reporters/Commentators disrespect Senator Obama by not addressing him as Senator Obama.. (If you review your tapes you can see a pattern of not addressing Senator Obama by his Given and Earned Title… Senator Barack Obama).

The commentators all give deference and respect to Senator’s McCain and Clinton by addressing each of them as Senator.

The media is the major entity that sets the Tone and Tenure of discourse in America and the World. When the commentators repeatedly casually address Senator Obama as “Barack Obama, Obama or just Barack”, they devalue his stature as apposed too his peers. (Senator Hillary Clinton and Senator John McCain)

IN THE EYES OF AFRICAN AMERICANS, IT’S EQUIVLENT TO CALLING HIM…… “BOY”...

Think About It!!!!

Knetco
Toronto, ON

I am a Jamaican black woman and I am very proud to say so. In my home I was taught by my parents who is the FAMILY. Unfortunately we cannot choose our family. Obama made the conscious choice to choose this man as his MENTOR and see him a notch above the rest "FAMILY", are you telling me Obama has absolutely no prior knowledge of this MRNTOR divisiveness both in tone and language. Why would you put a disruptive uncle to sit at the head of your dinging table when you know darn well who he is. I was also taught that the half has never been told. If these comments are made publicly can you imagine what is said to Obama privately.

yea i knew it would come out sometime that he did not care for white people he is only in this for his own kind black people.

Wow! A Church lashing out really sends that message of love doesn't it?

Hillary was the frontrunner- Obama butted in and pushed his way to the front . But Obama has just too much baggage; he can't ever get elected. Obama is what we in PA call "a spoiler." HE WILL SPOIL IT FOR THE DEMOCRATS.

why can't we all just get along...I'm sitting here watching all these waco's making these insensitive, and divisive statements and I wonder why we, as the youth in america would let the old foggy's taint our perception of how we should view the world. These are the old ways, and I feel as if some of us might not be strong enough to reject them, so I propose that if your 35 and under to turn off your tv sets off sometimes and educate yourself on the candidates. Think about it.. You won't have to get angry at people for being a different race, or religion, or gender, or...wait a minute, are we in america anymore?

Imagine that?....being upset about having to be accountable for only a small part of your ministry....we've seen Jesse Jackson crucify announcers for single words or short statements...much less speeches....it should go both ways.

Why don't you allow coments on the article on Clintons non disclosure

oh no! not objectionable language!!! what about the children?

Show me your friends and i will tell you who you are.

Looks to me like Obama's church is causing him considerable discomfort. Their latest comments lash out at the media who only report the news, not make it. It seems to me that the church and their former minister (and their continuing attitudes) are the problem. Their views are divisive and from their comments they obviously still support those views. If a white person said what they have said it would be called racist. I think the church, its supporters and Obama are in for a big backlash from voters.

how dare they. obama was outed. fraud

hope
change
hate

obama in 08

nice job of trying throw this under the carpet. obama is now toast!

yeah your candidate cnn!

What did he say that wasn`t true? The black man had a difficult time and I do believe it is better now in north america. But denying the truth helps no one.

Just because your white doesn't make you rich. I have worked hard all my life. My father spend thiry years in the service to help protect this country. I'll take Clinton-she has experience.

Slavery has not been an issue since the civil war. Black men had the vote long before a woman of any color. Isn't it time to stop this whining about past victimization? Isn't it time to take responsibility for your own destinies, regardless of your heritage, family history, ethnic or religious backgrounds? Is anyone besides me tired of hearing this same sad self-pitying litany of excuses and finger-pointing?

LIAR!!!!!!!

THAT SUMS IT UP!!!!!

this preacher , is what he is, a mentor to obama,
how can anyone truly believe that in 20 years the obama family didn't absorb this ideology.
get real, they are as much a part of this man as he is of them.
a single tree with the same bitter taste in it's sweet looking fruit.

bowling green, missouri.

hey cnn, post one for me , it's been awhile....

The noisemakers need to adjust their noise to one target, is he Muslim or is he Christen? It is very confusing to the readers; at this point what should we believe, is this pastor wrong for saying dam America for the death of innocent people?
(It seems like we Americans have a hard time taking responsibility for our own action, we cannot face the truth)
If we Americans have that of a hard time taking responsibility to the death of so many innocent people how can we expect extremists in the Middle East should take responsibility.

You guys did it this time.

Keep up the sleezy work at ABC and CNN

You will controll the election in the end with your reporting

Obama is the son of a black and a white. He was raised by a 2 white grandparents. He definitely will have a better understanding of this whole talk about race.

Obama has already addressed this issue, and he did it very well. There is little more to be said. It's one more sad and misunderstood event in the coverage of this campaign. If Trinity UCC wants the media to give up GOTCHA journalism and engage in a more serious version of what journalism might be–well, don't we all? Someday, we may get better journalists and editors and schools of journalism, but that will take a lot of hard work, and the gotcha crowd will always be around. Meanwhile, if the church wants to help, then make it easier for the journalists to get the real story, and harder for them to get the wrong one. That's the hard work that needs to be done.

It is really hard to believe that Obama has stayed in this congregation for twenty years with a minister who has lead his congregation in this manner. The appropriate response would have been to tell the minister that he needs to change his totally inappropriate approach. If he was not willing to do this, leave the congregation and find one that supported Obama's beliefs. This suggests only that Obama did not totally disagree with the minister until it was pointed out that this was the influence that Obama supported and should be very detrimental to a person who wants to be president of the USA.

I think the several comments made by Rev. Wright are to be considered serious and alarming. This is the man that was the inspiration for Mr. Obama's "The Audacity of Hope." I find it very difficult to believe that BO had no idea about the Reverend's feelings and words. Serious, very serious and very scary!!!

It is also an indictment on many others whose legacy has been blemished for using their 'freedom of speech' when speaking about others. What is really being seen is how the black of this country want to hold others to a higher standard while they step down a notch and use whatever description of others they choose. Shame on this church for not stepping up for Americans ...... both white and black.

When did all the other topics become permalinks rather then comments?

Interesting. I did not think that the media "attacked" Wright. It was simply the media showing highlights of Wright's narrow-minded and radical thoughts and sermons.

I don't quite understand what Reverend Wright said that hasn't been said by the white right wing. The fact is, we in America still have issues with racism and while Barack Obama is forced to reject comments that even white people can agree with (including members of my own family), we still allow people who endorse McCain and Clinton to express similar sentiments without repercussion. AMERICA, look deep within yourselves and address your own individual issues with race, and let's as Americans GET THE HECK OVER IT!

This story does not say what the pastor said that was so shocking.

The polls that have come out recently have shown a dramatic drop in support for Obama. Now that he has the delegates nearly locked up, the Democratic Party should be feeling very, very nervous with these latest revelations. I personally don't know how you can claim to have never heard rhetoric like this from your church, when you attended fairly regularly in the past.

WOW!!!!

Here we go!!!

I can't wait until they show the evidences!

The church response is out of context

This is a very low blow handed to a man that has been Barack's minister for 20 some years. It appears Barack will do anything to get to the top. Shame on him!!!!!

Eerily reminiscent of the inflammatory remarks of the Papal decrees that promised Christians a remission of their sins if they embarked on a pilgrimage to liberate Jerusalem from Islam. Or was it a decree promising everlasting life in paradise for those who rid the city of infidels? Religion is so confusing and dangerous.

Why all this attention on Obama's (ex) pastor?

If we are going to be going after peoples acquaintances and backers we should study them all. What about Hagee who endorsed McCain and said much more inflammatory things about Catholics. As a cultural Catholic I was pretty offended when I heard about Hagee's comments but there was almost no reporting and I think I remember Pat Robertson having also said a bunch of similar things. Catholics still don't command equal respect in this country.....

Also, now that I think about it, what about that Clinton pastor that was accused of child molestation?

This is yet another of many flawed attempts to infiltrate non-black politicos with a "pity-party" attitude.
The non-black population is far too intelligent to let this emotional rhetoric support black american views.
On the contrary, the general populace will certainly always recognize that the black population has no-one to blame but themselves for their own shortcomings.

At least the media is being consistent. There is no difference between what Geradline Ferraro expressed and what Wright has said. Both are racist, ignorant comments. Both expressing how the road to the White House is easier for the opposing candidate because of their race.

racists come in all colours

The Trinity United Church of Christ is a cult that promotes polarization. It is one thing to do great services for the African-Americans, it is another to cultivate hatred and division. Doing the earlier well doesn't make doing the latter right. The anti American terrorists will dance to have Obama elected the President of America. What greater damage could happen to America then to tear the nation apart with racial division?

the church needs to get of politics an preach the word of god.
an act god like.
the church needs to act like a chruch. church of christ.
then act christ like. love everybody . get off the race thing.

hillary clinton is just as good as anybody in that church.
god makes no difference in anyone. he made us all.

If teh media is going to be critical of the Unity Church of Chrsit, first they must make a good anaylsis of all churches, do your research well and stop using this one church to score ratings and political points. I stayed home today due to rainy weather , and simply decided to watch the religious channels and I was amazed. It is absolutely unfair to zero in one one minister and church while most of the well known pastors and ministers preach the same especially Hagee. It makes one wonder what the motive was?

strange, they didn't speak out against this racist hate filled man, but they speak out against the people who call him on it. Interesting!

I just keep thinking that if you switch "black" with "white" in all these sermons, and switched the races of those involved, it would spell the end of Obama and Wright's careers. If anything, the media has been more than forgiving of this divisive bigot.

I think the past few weeks reflect why Barack is not ready. First he does business with Rezko who was known to be under investigation, and then he has Wright on his staff when he clearly has a message that Barack "says" is not his view. Why did he not disengage prior to the sermons becomming public? The he throws the guy under the bus....now it looks like he will do anything and step on anyone to win......he is full of hot air!

Illinois

One word: brainwashed.

Just because blacks were persecuted 400 years ago does not give their community leaders the right to vitriolic rhetoric like the good minister espouses. Had Dr. Wright been white there's only one thing he would be known as. A racists . Society or america is not to blame for the plight blacks in this country. It is people like Dr. Wright who further their own agenda by spewing this hatred and which only serves to further keep blacks marginalized. As long as you have someone else to blame for your problems it keeps you from starring into the mirror and seeing the real reason for your plight.

Is this going to be another claim of racism?

can i say anything,,, or will i be arrested??? this an obama web site,,, so just wondering if i could speak UP IN THIS ,,,, hope they do not find me , hiding in america,,, soon to be a lost america,,,, btw ,, i am white and make less than 20.000 $$$$ so ,, guess what,,,

If she did eight things rightly and two things wrongly in her whole life, her mistaken rate is 20%. If he did one thing rightly and one thing wronglyin his whole life, his mistaken rate is 50%. Who is more accountable.

Hillary's "people" (the female gender) were defined as non-persons for millennia before the atrocities of slavery and Jim Crow. If anything, Hillary has it worse off because sexism is more acceptable than racism. Don't give me this crap about her struggle being easier than Barack's.

I am glad that Obama came out and denounced the comments made by Wright. Hopefully the questionable comments made by Wright are not reflective of his usual sermons.

isn't it funny that simplicity is lost in the current delegation mess between Clinton and Obama. It seems certain that the tightness of the race that something has to change, like a rule or previous ruling.....

Why not simply "change the rules" that you have to have 2000 whatever delegates, and let the candidate with the most delegates win.....oh, but that would be too democractic.......

I think it is very clear that Ossama is a bigot. Why not just admit it.

Please lets stop tearing each other down .We no what the paster said is true but why must we tear barack down .A us noing that this will never happen again pleaseeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee stop an lets help barack make history.thanks and may god be with every who will vote for barack obama.because white dont eat white

I'm not so sure what kind of masks Obama changing Obama put on everyday to blur the public view about him.My eye sight gets sore and depleted (???) I almost succumb to his kaleidocope of foolish audacity dream. Luckily, I woke up. The audacity is full of hopelessness. By the way, his book audacity of hope was dedicated by Mr. Obama to his beloved own minister Mr. Wright! Refund!?

Even his defense was racially motivated. It's this type of divisive evil that does not belong in a Church... or America. This isn't Afro-centric, its bigotry and supremacy. We need to move forward as a people, and its people like Wright that take us backwards.

This man is hateful both politically AND spiritually. It does not take a person 20 years to realize that. It's amazing the company Obama keeps. It's just shameful.

I am a British born white person who agreed with the remark about Hillary Clinton not being able to relate to a black person nor relate to people of ANY color ; including whites who are poor. All countries are run by the rich top few; black or white. I believe Obama gives us the chance to finally care about the human race as a family, appreciating us all for our beautiful cultures and differences. We must do something quick, as the EARTH IS WOUNDED, and crying out for us to take care of it. It is a home we all share. We must stop fighting each other and fight pollution, global warming and other problems, not each other or we won't have anything left to fight for.

Why can't the news media stick to the issues that are so prevelant in this country rather than try to divide people & their beliefs? Stop sensationalizing & stick with what people are truly interested in. Senator Obama has denounced statements made by Reverend Wright but does not denounce the man himself.
That should be clear enough. Give it a rest & move on.

The man speaks the truth. Since when does a spiritual leader have to preach what poitical pundits want? Last I checked, the constitution does not give an outline for religious leaders to adhere to. I respect this man for speaking the truth that the wealthy white powers want to pretend no longer exists. I congratulate Rev. Jeremiah Wright for not being a sellout!

The sermon is very, very bad and offensive, if he wants to unite with such inflamatory words......Please, he is making a HUGE divison.

I don't know how anybody can really give any excuse for what he said to his congregation, He wants to create divison like many churches, because when you divide you reign.

VERY DISGUSTING GUY, NO RESPECT WHAT SO EVER.

The fact that Obama has kept a friendship with this pastor for 20 years says a lot about Obama, and what his thoughts really are about racism and America. Add that to some of the comments Obama's wife have made, and it is enough to scare you to death.
I only pray we can elect Hillary.

If Obama states that he can be a member of any organization for almost 20 years and not know the hate that spews from its leader ....he is either not intelligent enough to be our President or has us white folk pegged as idiots.

Payback time to the media for all the "good work" they did for Obama. Maybe Hillary wrote the churche's response hehehehehehehehe.........over to you Gloria Borger and the best political team.

Obama's church should not lash out to the media because if they believe in what they preach and what Rev Wright taught, then they should follow the biblical way which is "turn the other chick" and take this as the persecution of the church. Why are they fighting back? What kind of a bible are they reading even though every time I saw the videos, he never read from his bible but from notes. This is absurd.

So? Say stupid and ignorant things, and it will come back to haunt you. Obama was smart to put this anti-American bigot on the shelf.

Gee, if what he said wasn't on tape the church might have a leg to stand on but....are you going to believe them or your lying eyes?

More negative politics!!!!!!!!! It would be interesting to know what Oprah Winfrey thinks of Rev. Wright. I understand she was once a member of this church. In reading about Oprah and her connection to this church she has not been to that church in 12 years. Why??????????

I do not believe that Obama did not know about the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's statements until recently. To believe that one would have to believe that actors don't read reviews, professional athletics don't read the sports pages, and not one person came forward to tell Obama what his pastor said.

Great, now Obama is getting even with Hillary.
This democratic fight is getting more "interesting"

Obama needs to stay as far away from this minster as possible...This can only hurt Obama..he needs to understand this.

This could very well cost him the election..he needs to realize that.

Mistake. Most of the time the sentences after 'I'm sorry. I apologize.' are unnecessary.

The Reverend looks whiter than Obama.

How much longer will the news outlets keep this story going? Are you being pressured by those who do not support Obama to keep talking about this one? Your sound bites are taken out of the context of the worship and the community. Stop your attacks on this retired pastor and on his church. If Hillary had a church would you also search through her pastor's library of sermons to find phrases that could inflame emotions?

He is rejecting the statements not the man. I remember the 60's that brought this anger to the forfront and taught Rev Wright to speak out with indignation. Obama is not a product of the sixties. He does not have a family history of American slavery. He brings forth a new perspective that can heal America. Let the healing begin with us. End divisions by uniting the United States of America.

Hey, your own boy called them inflammatory and appaling. get off your racial high horse and admit your church is racist.

So does this church receive any of Bush's Faith-based Initiative money?

You can run but you can't hide ,Barack can denounce but
he can not say that he never heard any of this when he was in church ,how com he attended the church for 20 years and never heard any of this ,or maybe Mr Wright was scared of him and when he was in church he would p reach differently .what is next ???????

The only person I comment in the news media is Juan Williams. He is very objective in his comments whether on Hillary or Obama. I wish all in the news media would follow his methodology.
Bravo Juan W. keep it up.

Come on. If you think Black Americans are going to turn their backs on Obama because what the media reports you are crazy. In case you didn't know it. Let me let you in on a secret. The media is a known enemy in the black community. We know all to well how the media unfairly depicts us. It is no different when it comes to Obama. It was only a matter of time before the media started with the racially charged reporting. Obama should have never denounced Mr. Right because every word that came out of his mouth about America was a FACT. I think that is the problem. You are simply systematically lynching a good man that would be a dynamic president.

"to serve their own political or ideological ends"

duh? i believe they are blasting obama

as well as they should....for being a flip flopper

obama is showing his true colors....kharma wins in the end

hillary stay strong

Everyone is downplaying the Jeremiah Wright problem as really nothing. You can't tell me that Obama did not hear these kinds of things and that he felt these same sentiments. He is very glib and trying to be very even toned. However, I think there is more to this than meets the eye. News people seem afraid to address these things very seriously. downplaying everything his camp does as really
not so serious. So what is serious? Some Uncle?

I had to stop what I was doing in order to write to you.

I feel that you are continually fanning the flames over the words of Senator Obama's pastor, and in doing so, you are also destroying Barack Obama's chances to bring our country together.

As with Michelle Obama speech about being "really" proud to be an American..the media, including your station has a bad habit of showing just snippets of what was actually said. With Michelle Obama, I was actually watching when she said that she was really, with the EMPHASIS on the word REALLY, proud to be an American.

While the reporters are frantically searching to see whether or not Obama was actually present during some of the more controversial speeches...If you are to be fair, why not listen to some of his other speeches?

I am very, very disappointed with the way that you are all feeding on this, and you are bringing people in to express an opinion without first exploring the facts. Unfair, unfair...unfair.

I ADDRESS THIS HERE BY DEFAULT:

WHY CNN HAS DELETE THE COMMENTS REAGARDING THE VISIT
OF McVAIN, LIEBERMANN and another enator to Baghdad ??

ALBO

His views are not Obama's. Case closed.

I am a Catholic ...

Should catholic politicians be held liable for the current Pope and Pope John Paul II allow pedophile priests avoid civil and criminal trials in the United States by harboring those pedophile priests in the Vatican and in Catholic churches around Rome?

Rev. Joseph Henn, Rev. Barry Bossa, Rev. James Tully, Rev. John Baptist "J.B." Ormechea, Rev. Julian Fox, Rev. Edgar Hidalgo, Rev. Daniel Pater, Rev. Richard Mataconis
– are just a few of the pedophile priests that both Pope John Paul II and the current Pope harbor in catholic churches and in the Vatican avoiding extradition and who are allowed to interact with the children in Rome.

Should catholic politicians who are still practicing Catholics be held unfit to hold public office because the Pope HARBORS pedophile priests?

Does the fact catholic politicians still go to church and receive communion mean catholic politicians agree with the Pope's disgusting and disturbing HARBORING of pedophile priests?

Should catholic politicians be held liable for the Pope's approval of allowing pedophile priests abuse children for over 45 years?

The answer is NO.

If you're going to hold politicians accountable, hold them ALL accountable.

Well I guess we know that NOBAMA wants McCain to be the next president because none of the Dems I know will ever vote for him!!

I do believe now because of Wright's comments and being Obama's pastor Obama will not make it to the White House. I do know that I will not vote for Obama.

What is wrong with holding Dr.Wright accountable for what he said. Why does he meet with the press and speak for himself.

Why is the press NOT covering the fact Wright gave a lifetime acheivement award to Louis Farrakhan?

Obama must think the voters are naive if he wants us to believe he was a member of that church for twenty years and close friends with Wright, but did not know his political views and divisive views on race.

It is ironic ,on your website ,you say this statement was in response to the media's treatment of the Reverend, but on air Suzanne Malveaux said it was a repudiation of Sen. Obama's statements.

I think the website is much closer to the truth.

How many times a day are you going to show the Videos of the Rev. Don't you think we all get it by now!! I used to watch CNN all the time and have recently went to FOX but they are now doing the same as you. Why don't you give the guy some credit. I have been going to Catholic Church for 54 years and I can name many.many times that Priestshaave said terrible things about our Government but that does not mean I won't continue to go to Churd. Most of what I hear is good and I just wipe out or talk to the Pries about what he had to say. Enough of the Videos as we are not stupid and I am sick of seeing them several times on each newscast.

This whole thing is sickening. There is absolutely no way Obama can win in the general election. He oftentimes, and still does, refer to his "pastor" of 20 years as his spiritual advisor, mentor and inspiration. G-Dam America? United States of White America? US of KKKA? I won't even go into the insults towards Senator Clinton. It's been four days now since this hit and I imagine the republicans are still smiling ear to ear. If Obama truly cares about the democratic party he would get out of the race now. This is not going to fade from the news and it will forever be attached to him.

Who do you think put those tapes out and why????????????????

[Shaking Head]. I can't .believe this...

Screaming, jumping around and swearing in Church?
That's not a man of God.

What disgusts me in this story, is that Mr. Wright had it right on all the line!

America brought September 11th upon itself for all the pain it caused in vulnerable countries around the world, and it would be about time Americans open their eyes and take a look at what is really happening around themselves!

Rick,
When you run the tape I hope you run more than 30 second tv edit.
FACT Check at blog.castyourvote2008.com

Interesting....not only has Wright's endorsement disappeared from Obama's website, but also Wright's videos have been deleted from Trinity UCC's site at Youtube. Even more telling, Trinity has removed from Youtube the recent video honoring Louis Farrahkan with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Trumpet 2007 awards ceremony . The video was there yesterday; I saw it several times. Poof!! It's gone today.

Uh-huh.

This tells us a lot about Barack Obama and his judgement. 20+ years
under an advisor and mentor who is filled with hate of both whites and American. How else could he say G D America? Obama knew
what he preached and stayed there. He even wrote a book titled after one of his sermons- the Audacity of Hope. Read the sermon. Obama was obviously there to hear.

Barack needs to apologize to American voters of all colors for supporting with membership and donations such hate filled teachings.

If Barack is on the ticket McCain is my choice.

Highlighting hate, sexism, and antisemitism is not "narrow political or ideological ends".

Say Yes to exposing hate speech.

Obama's church and minister would serve him well by staying quiet and letting Obama handle the matter. He has done a great job so far. The current minister will only give the racists and head in the sand revisionist historian "patriots" fuel for their irrational fire.

What does this whole contraversy have to do with this campain?

Barack has done enough apologizing and denouncing. In fact, I think he went to far in denouncing the man. If Obama speaks another word about it he's going to look weak.

Obama, if you can see this, quit apologizing. Take a tip from Reagan, the master at handling criticism. He never apologized for his people, even the crooks. He stood by every single one of them. Why do you think they called him the Teflon President?

Unbelievable !!

Does the country (and the media) realize that a major US financial institution (Bear Stearns) is on the brink of collapse. JP Morgan is attempting to bail them out, but if not for this fact a MAJOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTION would collapse.....remind you of anything....the depression...maybe? WAKE UP AMERICA.....THIS IS A WAKE UP CALL....stop bickering and demand that the ISSUES be ADDRESSED!

It saddens me to think such hatred is preached from the pulpit. Preaching of racism, anti- American, anti-semitic, and bias, in a country, that gave them the freedom to do so. No matter what great works this church may have done , it is over shadowed by this venom. To think of the children and young adults that were listening to this sort of preaching, based on the style of a racist bigot. Now they blame the media for showing the world that even in church this hatred still exist in the United States of American. Because it does wwe will never be one country under God.

I find it very interesting that NONE of the major media stations have placed any of Rev Wright other sermons. I guess its easier to show one side of the story. Where is the balance.

You have no character Mr.

African Americans are the majority in professional sports, dominate the music industry and are proportionally represented on news channels and other aspects of the entertainment industry. There are many influential African Americans in politics and business. Claiming that this country and its culture is controlled by rich white people is flat wrong.

can we please stop playing that Rev. Wright clip and just move on? If not, then give equal time to Geraldine Ferraro, and the guy who introduced John McCain and called Obama a terrorist. You have WAY crossed the line of political bias...and you are supposed to be impartial 'journalists' remember?

Obama is a man of honesty, integrity and vision. He denies any link to his Pastors personal political views and I trust him. I am a middle aged white street cop who know BS when I see it. Obama is the real deal. As an evangelical Christian I do not want to judged for the stupid garbage that preachers like Pat Robertson have said. It would be very hard to accept that Obama who was raised by his white mother and white grandparents would be in agreement with any racist dogma.

Questions I'd like some reporter to ask the church authorities, So, Rev Moss, what part of the story about Rev Wright wasn't true? How did the Reverend's comments (quote) advance the fight for human rights in America and around the world (unquote). Question for Mr Obama: You say you have repudiated *some* of Reverend Wright's remarks. Which remarks? Which of those remarks do you agree with? Have your children heard Rev Wright preaching similar sermons? Did you discuss those remarks with your kids? If so, what did you tell them?

I'm a white male who is voting Republican this year but I have to admit some of the aspects Obama's pastor
stated are true, particularly what was stated about
Israel's terror on its neighbor.
Many of us whites do realize the pastor's statements does derive from the dark side of our history and our historical support for a few apartheid states.

I watched the services on the internet and found them to be refreshing and informative. The picture the media has painted of the church is so far from the truth. What a wonderful congregation that lifts up and serves the Lord. I would love to attend in person. Rev. Moss delivered a beautiful sermon and welcomed the media who were in the sanctuary. I didn't notice any lashing out only a true definition of their commitment to God. I would like to commend them. I will watch more often.

I'm so tired of this story.
Please, let's talk about the real issues...this is enough non-sense!!

A spiritual role will affected a political role, you can't seperate them. Obama need step down and apologize to American people.

HILLARY 2008!!

This will be Obama's achilles heel. Most people I've talked to think he's lying now. As much as I hope this goes away it will be on people's minds for the remainder of this race from what I've seen.

I am happy that Senator Obama denouced the sermonin right away unlike his opponet who waited two(2) days to address the statement of Ms. Ferraro. I am still a supporter of Senator Obama. I just hope that the media will allow this campaign to focus on the issues that the American People are concerned with.
OBAMA 08!!!!

How can you attend a church for 20 years, and then claim that you had no idea that your pastor preached hatred and bigotry from the pulpit? Wright didn't turn this way overnight.

What is the Church trying to say? Are they saying that they can say anything but no one can critize it because of the past history? Who is now discriminating whom?

Stop with the over the top coverage of Obama's Church – This is what makes people sick of politics. You are ruining a Hope for Change.

I am a 30 year republican willing to change to vote for Obama but this whole political race is sickening.

Vote for Change don't destory it.

Niles

The racial bias expressed in Rev. Wright's sermon is appalling. I question why anyone would remain in a congregation with a pastor who expresses such inflammatory remarks. Even one sermon would be cause enough to leave and find another church.
Our character and values are greatly influenced by the "company we keep."

You reap what you sow. You are what you say. If it quacks and walks like a duck, well.......

At first the accusation was that Obama is muslim. When that claim was rebuffed, then came another claim about Obama's pastor of 20 years. Can someone please tell me if Hillary Clinton is muslim or christian.

Good. Keep the controversy in the MSM as long as possible.

Enough of this, CNN! It appears that CNN.COM has an interest in tearing down OBAMA. How come there are no requests for comments for “Obama camp presses Clinton on 'non disclosure'”? Are you selective or is part of the “kitchen sink” strategy to destroy OBAMA? What about Sen. Clinton’s tax returns since 2000? Release of tax returns? Release of White House records? Release of earmark requests since Clinton became a senator? Contributors to the Clinton Presidential Library?

As of this afternoon, I will stop watching CNN because you are becoming more and more like FOX News. Do you not have any other news to report than the Rev. Wright story? Haven't you beat this into the ground enough? I don't remember your story after story after story about Rev. Hagee's comments about Catholics when he endorsed John McCain and they were right up there with Rev. Wright's comments. Why don't you try working toward healing the great divide in this country instead of making it worse?

this is scary.its scary to think obama followed this man for 20 years,and can say he doesnt believe in these views.i for one of many do not believe this to be true.obama has been listening to these anti white services for a long time. this is not a person i want for commander and chief.the person who should be president should go into this term for ALL americans,not just one race.ALL AMERICANS Mr Obama!!!!and thank you to the media for without you we would never know this.i think obama has a smile on his face and hate in his heart has does his wife,and his pastor.so please tell him to keep it to himself .americans are crazy if they believe him.

Shame on CNN. Anything to attack Barack Obama. If it were Hillary Clintons Minister would you make such a fuss...I doubt it. I don't always agree with my Rabbi, does that mean what he says reflect on me...NO!!.
CNN is so bias toward MS. 'What do you think, I should do, stay home a bake Cookies"...remember that. well alot of us stay at home Moms do. Why don't you pick up on that. I find that remark more offfensive to stay at Home Moms then anything Mr Obamas Minsiter could say. Shame on you...try another tact...this one won't fly..Mr. Obama is as good a candidate for President as anyone we've seen in a long while. I am go against all your polls. I am whate, older and female. AND A CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN.

this man would be best if kept quiet

I cannot believe that this church is now crying victim after they have been exposed for preaching hate. Senator Obama should be ashamed to belong to such a church. How can someone who claims to be a close friend to Rev. Wright be unaware of his comments? A twenty year friendship and this week was the first time he has heard him say these comments?

Give me a break! Barack Obama has lost my vote.

I am sooo discusted with the media! Instead of focusing on providing the American people with the issues that the different canidates believe in, they have reduced this election to tabloid reporting! This is the reason that we end up with a President like George Bush!!! It is the media that makes all this a big deal. Stay focused.

To current pastor, Rev. Otis Moss III... the people are making up their mind about the teachings of your church from not only a 30 second clip, but from ALL of the clips that are available on youtube.

Your church, under its guise of " healing broken marginalized victims of social and economic injustices"... does just the opposite!

You are condemning, insulting, berating the plight of white Americans; discounting the accomplishments of Sen Clinton as an example.

Yes, Obama should have to explain his relationship with this pastor.. he has claimed this man a spiritual advisor for 20 yrs. An advisor preaching hate!

for Barack Obama to denounce the contents of Rev. Wright's veiw's and then to say He has been a spiritual adviser leads one to wonder what is really in Barack Obama's head.

I would say Obama responded a little too late, say 20 years. Does he really think us "white" folks are so stupid that we will just accept his apology and go on and vote for him.. Wake up "White" America, yes this is what he has done to us. Get out and Vote for Hiliary., who will get the nominationa nd will win the election. This man will just drag us down lower than Bush did. For all of you who are supporting him, now see what a wonderful person he really is and what a wonderful Church he goes to and what he really thinks of America and all of us "White" people. God only know what else will be coming out next. If he had any decency left, he would pull out the campaign now. This was the lowest, most discusting thing I have ever heard coming out of a Church, and now is is distancing himself. He is a product of that Church and that will never chane, or he would have left the Church years ago.

im a young white man raised in a broken home of poverty and i agree with mr wright and yes hillary or bill clinton dont know how it feels

Well said........ One can not take a few minutes of a sermon and define years of sermons. The media takes an issue and beats it to death. Give it a rest.

If CNN is going to play the tapes of Reverend Wright, I believe that the entire tape should be played or at least the entire thought or idea being expressed. That would place the sound bites in context. Otherwise, your reporting and the reporting of other media outlets are just attempting to inflame the program watchers. Until there is some regard for basic fairness in reporting, our country is doomed to continue being divided.

let them cry. keep us informed CNN

Anyone who pits a man of color against a man of another color is a racist. Period.

I will give Obama the benefit of the doubt when he says he outright rejects his Pastor's statements but he's going to have a hard time convincing everyone that after 20 years of listening to this man he doesn't buy into all that man's poisonous hate speech.

Nothing is keeping anyone who hates America as much as that "man of God" here. If it's so bad then please leave.

Barack Obama may have a twenty year relationship with Rev. Wright, but sorry Senator Obama,& no disrespect intended, your relationship with Rev.Wright is just as much political as spiritual/religious.
Rev. Wright argued in a Dec. sermon that Back Obama's road to the White House is not as easy as Hillary Clintons, due to skin color.Sorry Rev. Wright but the Free United States is not controlled by rich white people. We have many rich people in these United States that are NOT white and NO one controls the United States. God made all people equal & it is every man & womans choice whether they sit on a pity pot or go forward & make something of themselves. Black, Asian, White, Muslim or whatever denomination, is up to them.

As an Obama supporter, I believe that the scrutiny of Rev. Wright's sermons are warranted. I would appreciate it however, it CNN and Fox News would also scrutinizer the sermons of John Hagee, Pat Robertson and Ron Parsley and to play the sermons of these ministers over and over again. I would also like to point out that Hagee, Robertson and Parsley have been the religious mentors of the entire Republican party for about 20 years!

You guys in the media can build a man up one day and tear him to shredds the next day. All for the love of ratings and money. God help you all.

I have thought from day one that Obama has been an actor, therefore, hiding his true identity....so America...her you go...the true Obama....how can you be so close to someone for twenty years and NOT share their thoughts? He is acting America....wake up.....vote Clinton....

Let's not worry about what Rev White has to say; at least it's not illegal. Did not Carl Rove and Libby get off with leaking information to the press? It seems to me that Carl Rove must be running Hilary's campaign, with all the leaks. Was not Spitzer’s leak a little of the same thing, reminds me of Carl Rove. After all was not Spitzer going after the bad guys? I wish the FBI would track some of Rove’s phone calls.

why am i not allowed to live a comment under the fact that clinton has not released her tax returns. She may have over twenty years tax returns( she is after all above 60 yrs old!!!)..but did she release 2005? 2006?, that is what the question is. Where can i blog that since clearly, just like thev Clinton website, CNN does not want any blog for Hilary? Do they also control CNN?
What about her ear marks? Library file? Is this negative? How negative is that?

...And what ever happened to separation of church and state? The comments of Barack's former pastor have absolutely NOTHING to do with his ablility to occupy the job or President of the United States. Can you imagine if you went to work on Monday morning and a group of your co-workers and management began to question you about your church and then proceeded to scrutinize YOUR pastor's sermon!? I mean, seriously! You have got to be kidding me! Let's get back to the issues that are affecting all Americans in some shape or form...namely, the economy and this war!

OBAMA '08

I would like to lash out at media as well, but for creating a caricature of Obama, rather than putting these stories out right away as soon as the campaign started. Who are they kidding? If Obama has all these skeletons in the closet, better to know them right away rather than waiting until the Republicans show them or, worse, after the man becomes president.

For those so called Black MInisters that Suzanne Malveaux stated are very upset with Sen. Obama for denouncing the statement of Rev Wright. I believe you have lost what your calling was to be about it was to be about bringing the Lost to Christ. Not tearing down a man that disagrees with a statement that was made. If they agree with thosr particular statements of Rev. Wright let them get on national TV and say it publically so all can see their divisive nature and if they refuse then please pull that comment from they air.

I think this is a shame you guys have continued to discuss this dead issue. We as americans do not want to hear this everyday, talk about the postive issues he and his pastor have accomplished.

politics, like school, has no place for religion and it's rhetoric of blind faith stupidity!!

the media is right in exposing that rev for what he really is...a bigoted wholier than thou.......

good riddens to that scum as far as i'm concerned...the media should fry him!!!!

The Clintons are dancing a jig over this one!..and now they are "mum" while others do their dirty work!

JFK had it right...."...absolute separation between church and state...." as per his Houston speech in 1960...by doing this, we could eliminate a lot of the foolishness in any political contest.....

In the capsule version of the Barack Obama story, his mother is simply the white woman from Kansas. The phrase comes coupled alliteratively to its counterpart, the black father from Kenya. On the campaign trail, he has called her his “single mom.” But neither description begins to capture the unconventional life of Stanley Ann Dunham Soetoro, the parent who most shaped Mr. Obama.

Story NY Times...

Obama 08!!!

This is a First Amendment (freedom of expression/religion) argument.

This should happen.

Obama has some explaining to do for knowing about this for 20 years and then wanting to denounce and reject Rev. Wright publicly for his own political gain.

If HRC is not behind this, my name is not Doug.
HRC will stop at nothing to win. If not Barack then this Democratic will vote for John McCain.

Thank you

This is a First Amenmdent (freedom of expression & religion) argument.

This should happen. Obama has some explaining to do for knowing about this for 20 years and then wanting to denounce and reject him publicly for his own political gain.

Could someone share a specific time when Obama has spoken out against the scourge of sexism in our country? This issue matters a lot to me and it might help me support him if I could find a time when he has ackowledged this. Thanks.

CNN is reporting on television that this statement is a criticism of Obama, but the statement indicates the Church's disagreement specifically with the media. Obama is not judging his former pastor on the basis of an excerpt from one sermon; his critics and the media are.

I don't understand why everyone is so upset over the comments from Obama's former pastor. Why isn't anyone digging through the sermons delivered by fundamentalist pastors that are mover's and shaker's in the GOP? (As a former Pentecostal, I've heard some sermons that would blow most American's away...ever heard of some of Bob Jones' sermons?)

This whole thing is "much ado" about nothing!

That's the thing about the USA, someone, iike Wright, makes some statements which most of the rest of the world would take for granted, and is condemned for it. Have the media been reading any Chomsky lately, or Chalmers Johnson? Give us a break.

The media especially CNN is the one dividing the election between Hillary and Obama.... CNN never say anything bad about McCain.

Sometimes ago they said Obama is a Muslim. Now that they know he is a Christian, they scrutinizing his church's pastor past sermon. What has my pastor's sermon got to do with me. fellas.

isn't this strange. the same people who say to keep religion out of politics brings religion into politics. my advice to obama-you said the comments were not right, you still love your pastor, lets move on. i would not defend it any more. this is–catholics against protestants, jews against catholics, whatever and has not place. MOVE ON

Can we move on from this!? I'm not voting for Barack to be my pastor!! I'm voting for him to be my PRESIDENT!!!

This clown in a reverend suit is worse than Fharakhan or Jackson ever thought of being. Jerk his 501(c) and watch that "church" dry up in a month.

I thought their Black Value System included "personal responsibility." Pastor Wright not only said the words to his congregation, they provided affirmation as he spoke for periods much longer than 15-30 seconds. They sell their videotaped words and actions for profit so why is the media at fault?

CNN why is there a button to comment on this article

BUT there is no way to comment on the article regarding Clinton's refusal to disclose her tax returns and earmarks and library donors?

I definitely felt the coverage of this story was driven by "white fear" of the unknown. Broken down, the comments made by Pastor Wright were not that inflamatory. Perhaps the delivery was over-dramatic, but the sentiments are ones that I, as a white, latte-sipping liberal, have ruminated over myself. In the process of trying to "dig up" something nefarious in Obama's private life, you (msm) disparaged a pastor who has served twenty years in a respected community church.

For years I have been a faithful viewer of CNN and am shocked that you have decided to downplay the recent scandal about Obama. It is ludicrous for us to think that a man like Obama has good judgement and the right talent to run our country. His mentor Jeremiah Wright is a troubled man who carries enourmous hatrid for our country. All voters should take a minute to listen to the tapes that other news stations have offered for review and it would be clear to everyone that we do not want this man in charge of our country. Please CNN can you start giving us some unbiased coverage of this election. Thanks.

June

Yeah! That church has a history alright.
THE HISTORY OF BASHING AMERICA!

Black people – Wake up. This is exactly why we cannot move forward as a people. We cannot ever stand behind one one of our own without the attempt to tear him or her down! How is it that we have moved so far away from the day of MLK Jr.? I am ashamed of how we act. Yes, this country has a ton of work to do in regards to race relations. Has the attitude of the black community helped? Absolutely not. We have been warned over and over, continue in this fashion we we will truly be irrelevant in a country that was built on our blood, sweat, and tear. Wake up black peple.

Sincerely,
A Concerned Black Man

JUDGMENT.
Obama has claimed countless times that he had the judgment to avoid voting for Iraq-
HE WAS NOT IN CONGRESS AND HAD NO VOTE!
I'm more concerned with the judgment he exhibited during his 20 year friendship with his Pastor, Jeremiah Wright. Wright baptized Obama’s children, performed Obama's wedding, and HIS Church gave a Lifetime Achievement Award to Farrakhan. Obama wants us to believe he was not aware of his Pastor’s beliefs…20 years of terrible judgment! Not my President!

once again the report is not answering the question that many americans want to know. How could Obama keep this minister on his campain with him knowing he made infamitory remarks. He stated he know of at least one or two of these remarks before he put him on the campain staff as a spirital advisor. The remarks made are not believe to be the opinion of all the church members. The issue is obamas poor judgment of a mentor and this minister is not a relative that can not be avioded. he is someone who has made claims like white man invented the aides virus to eleminate the black man. He could have moved away from him. I see this as being hate speech against the white race.

well now we understand why obama 's wife said , now she feel proud of this country , i guess she have the same mind thinking of Rev wright.

Rev.Wright, Louis Farrakhan, Ayers and Rezco are all Obamakins. Would you like to be an Obamakin too??

I do not know why you should blame the media for words coming out of Pastor's Wrights mouth. No wonder Obama does not put his hand on his chest when the national Anthem is played and michelle's Obamas remark about not being proud of this country. Obama dismiss the judgement on this when he is caught he always have an excuse but to say he never heard of this comment before is the most absurd statement. I hope people will wake up to what we are all getting into. This are signs that we should examine and not be caried away by speeches by Obama. Now it is showing. he lies but gets away with it. ANBD MOST OF ALL he is regarded as an Uncle . DO YOU want this man to also have access to the white house when he his protege becomes president. PEOPLE wake up

The media finally did its job and we people finally know who Obama is and what is in his mind. Since we know everything about Hillary, we wish media will do its job and help people know everything about Obama.

Florida supports Hillary.

It's in the best interest of the country that this campaigne does stay on the the issues and not insanely descend into acrimonious skirmishes which are, for all intents and purposes, counterproductive.

Barack Obama represents the very best America has to offer in these troubled times. He is the kind of leader the country desperately needs to heal the national wound. It would be a great loss and a travesty if this great man is calculatively sacrificed at the alter of power-greed before he's given a fair chance to show the world what he can do bring mankind closer together rather that more alienated.

Can we get over all of this because it is time to bring our county back togather again. OBama can not stop his Rev for saying thing that sould not have been said in a church. Just like other people can not keep there Rev from saying thing that may be wrong. But that do not make you leave your church home because of one man.

Look, this whole story is getting out of hand! The media is really pushing this issue more than it should be! I don't support Obama, but I go to church all the time and even I don't great with everything my pastor says and I still have a great realationship with him similar to the relationship between Obama and his pastor. I don't think it's fair to judge a man base on something his pastor said. Also, we only saw a 30 sec. clip of the sermon, so that like reading one chapter of a book, you can't really make a real judgment. GET OVER IT AND MOVE ON!!!!!

America '08

Really? How pathetic. That is what is wrong with racial relations in the US. Take responsibility for what your preach.

I listened to his sermon "The Audacity of Hope". I thought it was excellent. I read some of his other words. Didn’t see much that bugged me.

I looked up his resume: impressive.

I looked at what others have said about him like the Christian Science Monitor: they had a bunch of good things to say about him.

If someone tried to sum up the worst 30 seconds of my professional life taking when I got carried away out of context and putting it on video, I bet not too many people would be impressed though I wouldn’t expect that those around me should take the blame for my flaws.

Having looked closer at the Rev Wright, the contrast in style and message between him and Obama was striking. Very different men.

I think the Pastor and Obama have been unfairly treated by the media on this issue and I call on CNN to take a closer look at Rev Wright.

Obama is a FRAUD. This interloper has pulled the wool over the eyes of gullible, utopian minded liberals. With panache Obama has been able to sell a load of malarkey to an ever willing public. As an African-American I am appalled at the idolatry of African-Americans and Liberal, do–gooder, atonement seeking Whites toward this charlatan. Obama has sold the consummate big lie to Democrats but if he is the nominee he will be eviscerated by the Republicans and face a McGovern type defeat. As a non-utopian African American I can't vote for this FRAUD.

“If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me,” Mr. Wright said with a shrug. “I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen.” New York Times, April 30, 2007
So, isn't this proof that Mr. Obama was aware of the rhetoric a year ago?
Now he wants to act like he had no idea his pastor and spiritual mentor was racist??!!
I would like to see all major media address this statement.
Thank you.

obama and his pastor should get out of america for the sake of this country... these people are disgusting

Blah blah blah. This 'church' is mad because its hate-filled message has been outed. Obama is done because this country will not elect someone who approves of this kind of weird dogma.

Obama 2008! I'm still for you Senator and the negative will fall and the positive will rise. Stay Positive

I agree that his pastor is being lashed out at.Read in the Bible Proverbs 28:1 The wicked flee when no one pursues,but the righteous are bold as a lion.Proverbs 28:4 Those who forsake the law praise the wicked, but such as keep the law contend with them.Proverbs 28:5 Evil men do not understand justice,but those who seek the Lord unstand all.Romans 2:1,2 Therefore you are inexcusable, O man (Media), whoever you are who judge, for in whatever you judge another you condemn yourself;for you who judge practice the same things.

I voted for Obama but after seeing and hearing this I feel sick. I thought Obama was different but I was wrong. This issue is not going away anytime soon.

"JUST WORDS"

HILLARY 08

What kind of church is this. One Nation Under God We Stand.

I thought words mattered, Obama. You can't have them matter just when it suits you. What a hypocrit.

Talk about judgment, politics of division! Senator Obama has called Minister Wright his mentor and spiritual advisor for twenty years and now Senator Obama has the "audacity" to say he wasn't aware of the hatred this man preaches. Wake up America, Senator Obama aligns himself with a spiritual advisor spewing hate not hope. Senator Obama is correct words do count!

We don't need a president whose wife and minister degrade our county.

I heard the Reverend Moss speak on Fox and he basically endorsed what Reverend Wright has said about our country.Why are these people so full of hate and why do the call themselves Reverends?
Obama has said he will not leave the church,so as Americans,we should not support his campaign.He is too dangerous and and hateful to be president or U.S.senator.

The superdelegates need to say no to Obama and his hate-producing spiritual advisor. If not, the Dems will lose the WH in Nov. We all know that there is no way middle America is going to vote for Obama now. Exercise your judment supers and let's end this and start healing the Party behind Hillary. Shame on the Dem leadership for not vetting this guy before now. Obama has lost all credibility.

Obama attacks, nothing new. But his interest in Clinton's financial records seems odd, coming from a man who FORGOT a donation of $100,000 from a felon.

WHY IS CNN SPENDING HOURS ON HOURS ON BILL CLINTON AND THEIR DAUGHTER THEY ARE NOT RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT I THINK IT IS VERY UNFAIR TO DO THIS WHERE ARE THE ISSUES.GAS ,FOOD, MED,JOBS.

Whether or not it's out of context, the segments shown all over the new wire sure do look bad. And after all, there's no denying that he said what he said. It just looks awful no matter how you slice it.

I think Our Nation needs to lash out at Obama and his mentor, minister, friend and campaign leader!!!

Mr. Wright, I believe you created the caricature yourself as you spewed a hateful separatist message that you believed in strongly enough to have videotaped and published. Or was it someone else standing there, gyrating and spewing, while others laughed and urged you on?

Oh ... so now it's all the media's fault. I see ... Clinton, white people, and the media are ALL ganging up on Poor Obama. It's yet another "untold conspiracy"! Sorry, playing the perpetual victim will NOT get my vote. We need someone to "run" our country, not "run from it."

Oh please, I have never seen so much hatred and anti American as I have seen from Obama Pastor. If this Country is so bad maybe they all should get a one way ticket back to Africa. I am white and was voting for Obama, he has lost my vote. You do not go to a church for 20 years and do not know what your Pastor is preaching, little hard to believe. If my Pastor ever said GOD D. America, I would no longer attend that church, let alone give them money. Obama is lying and I now do believe what I have been reading on the blogs that Obama is a racist.

I think Wright is right!!!!

OBAMA...SEEMS TO BE THE FLIP FLOPPER NOW

WE ARE NOT IGNORANT TO FORGET HIS 20 YEARS WITH

THIS MINISTRY....

THOSE ARE SOME STRONG WORDS....ITS ON VIDEO

THIS WILL HURT HIM IF HE MAKES IT TO THE GENERAL

ELECTION AGAINST MCCAIN....

AT THIS POINT HILLARY IS MORE ELECTABLE NOW...HONESTLY

This isn't helping anything! Least of all their candidate.

Dear Trinity United Church of Christ,

You are destroying Barack Obama.

Sincerely,
Adam

Has anyon listened to Pastor Manning, a black pastor lashing viciously at Obama in the name of the Clintons, noone has ever highlighted that and i have never heard the Clintons denounce them. These media double standards are crazy

How are Pastor Wright's comments any different from Geraldine Ferraro's comments about Obama only being where he is today because he is black?

Bye Bye Obama

Why is it so easy to tear down rather than lift up one another? Government prefers people to be divided because they are so busy fighting among themselves that they don't bother supervising what they are doing. We are one people, we all have needs, we all want to be treated fairly. We need to stop being divided as Democrats, Republicans, Independents, Green, Male, Female, we want someone who is the President of all Americans – not just the ones that pushed them over the edge to victory. OBAMA 08

There is freedom of speech in this country and if this church's kind of ideology works for some people so be it. But I'd like to point out their favorite son has spoken against it ,so don't be getting mad at the media. Of course it was very opportunistic of Barack obama to do so but then nothing good comes out of all this kind of separatism.

Republicans have hundreds of scary apocalyptic preachers in their corner, and that includes McCain, who used to be cool, and used to go out of his way to attack "agents of intolerance", namely Robertson and Falwell. He seems to have forgotten those days when he was a member of modern society.

Since this is the 21st century, I will vote for the candidate that interjects the VERY LEAST religion in the campaign, since its a personal issue and has absolutely NO place in any aspect of public life. Obama kicking this guy to the curb is a good start!

you sow what you reap. He said mean hateful things, he can't cry about being called mean and hateful.

And Obama calls Clinton secretive? What else don't we know about Obama? I am sure the republicans have a stock pile of things they are sitting on just waiting until June should Obama get the go ahead.