Posted by
KevinSchmidt on Friday, May 30, 2008 9:45:30 PM
Guess who gave Father Pfleger $100,000?
Black Racism, White Racism?
Everyone remembers Reverend Wright's sermons that include U.S. of KKKa
among others. Apparently, Obama has close connections to another
racist, loud mouthed priest. Oddly enough, this one is white. Here's
what he said about Hilary Clinton:
"I really don't believe it was a put-on. I always thought
she felt 'This is mine. I'm Bill's wife. I'm white. And this is mine. I
just got to get up and step into the plate,'" he said. "And then out of
nowhere came, 'Hey, I'm Barack Obama.' And she said, 'Oh damn, where
did you come from? I'm white. I'm entitled. There's a black man
stealing my show."
Obama, after the fact of course, denounced the comments. "I am deeply
disappointed in Father Pfleger's divisive, backward-looking rhetoric,
which doesn't reflect the country I see or the desire of people across
America to come together in common cause," Obama said.
Father Pfleger is one of Obama's religious leaders who has a "faith
testimonial" on Obama's website. The New York Times shows the
connection in
this
long piece.
"Now, Mr. Obama more eagerly met the demands for spending
earmarks for churches and community groups in his district, said State
Senator Donne E. Trotter, then the ranking Democrat on the Senate
Appropriations Committee. “I know this firsthand, because the community
groups in his district stopped coming to me,” Mr. Trotter said.
Typical of Mr. Obama’s earmarks was a $100,000 grant for a youth center
at a Catholic church run by the Rev. Michael Pfleger, a controversial
priest who was one of the few South Side clergymen to back Mr. Obama
against Mr. Rush.
Father Pfleger has long worked with South Side political leaders to
reduce crime and improve the community. But he has drawn fire from some
quarters for defending the Nation of Islam leader Louis Farrakhan and
inviting him to speak at his church. Father Pfleger, who did not return
calls for comment, is one of the religious leaders whose “faith
testimonials” Mr. Obama has posted on his presidential campaign Web
site."
Pfleger is (
WSJ)
"a strong supporter of Louis Farrakhan and has been described as a
"spiritual adviser" to Obama. He also publicly threatened the life of a
Chicago businessman and, according to one report, "is known for
climbing ladders to deface liquor billboards."
Pfleger also believes that whites should surrender their assets, because he believes they belong to blacks.
"Well, don't hold me responsible [gesticulating] for
what my ancestors did." But you have enjoyed the benefits of what your
ancestors did and unless you are ready to give up the benefits [voice
rising], throw away your 401 fund, throw away your trust fund, throw
away all the money you put into the company you walked into because yo'
daddy and yo' granddaddy and yo' greatgranddaddy--[screaming
at the top of his lungs]--unless you're willing to give up the
benefits, then you must be responsible for what was done in your
generation 'cuz you are the beneficiary of this insurance policy!"
Empty Suit....Filled with earmarks.
So not only is this another radical pastor/spiritual adviser for Obama,
but it's one whom he earmarked federal money to. Anyone still think
earmarks are worth it now? Should the U.S. taxpayer have to pay for
Father Pfleger's youth center? Sounds to me like he was out trying to
win votes in the constituencies of these churches if he doesn't believe
what his "spiritual advisers" are saying.
It seems that the farther we are getting into the campaign, the more
Obama is being shown for the run of the mill liberal politician he
really is. Expect McCain to rightly blast Obama on earmarks down the
road of this campaign. Obama has shown he's more a part of Washington,
and McCain is better suited to call himself the "Washington Outsider".