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Home Front: Politix

B.O. blasts pro-Hamas Op-Ed

2008-03-24

Sen. Barack Obama says that a pro-Hamas Op-Ed printed in his church's bulletin was "outrageously wrong." In an issue dated July 22, 2007, in a section titled "Pastor's Page," the Trinity United Church in Chicago reprinted an article by Hamas official Moussa Abu Marzouk.

And it was just printed last July? Picked right up on that, didn't he?

The article, which originally appeared as an Op-Ed in the Los Angeles Times, justifies the Palestinian terrorist group's denial of Israel's right to exist.

The church's pastor, Jeremiah Wright Jr., who retired this year, has stirred controversy for Obama's campaign for the Democratic presidential nomination with statements likening Israel to colonialists and blaming attacks on the United States in part on its support for Israel.

In slamming the Hamas piece, Obama noted that he strongly rejects some of his longtime pastor's views. "I have already condemned my former pastor's views on Israel in the strongest possible terms, and I certainly wasn't in church when that outrageously wrong Los Angeles Times piece was re-printed in the bulletin," Obama said in a statement e-mailed to JTA late Thursday. "Hamas is a terrorist organization, responsible for the deaths of many innocents, and dedicated to Israel's destruction, as evidenced by their bombarding of Sderot in recent months. I support requiring Hamas to meet the international community's conditions of recognizing Israel, renouncing violence, and abiding by past agreements before they are treated as a legitimate actor."

Posted by:Fred

#9 Obama followers who called into one of the NPR discussion shows the day after his explanation speech were practically giddy, so sure were they that all opposition would be converted to believers. This is merely more of the same.

liberalhawk, I take it you aren't terribly worried about the Pope's conversion prayer. ;-)

Posted by: trailing wife 2008-03-24 13:37

#8 Well, yeah, I could maybe cut him a little slack. I actually have grown tired of my rabbi, not for his politics so much (I can claim to be somewhat ahead of him in recognizing that Ariel Sharon was really a moderate) as for personal stuff over the last few years (which Id rather not go into) and Id like to do more synagogue hopping, despite liking most of the folks there, but its real hard to leave when your kids in particular have lots of good friends there, better than the their friends in school. So Im willing to buy it if Obama would say he cant leave cause his daughters have lots of their friends there, or something like that.

Though if somebody caught may rabbi on tape saying "damn the arabs" (not that that would happen in a million years, see above) I dont know if Id have the chutzpah to respond with a speech about the need for Jews to get over their need to react to the deeds of the medieval Catholic church, and how some Catholics are tired of being called bigots cause of what they personally hadnt done.

Posted by: liberalhawk 2008-03-24 13:02

#7 Do you think even the lght-headed loons kissing your @ss are going to believe this tripe ?

Yup. Won't faze 'em - most won't even hear about it.

Posted by: lotp 2008-03-24 10:21

#6 Cut Obama some slack. There are some church bulletins that I did not read until I was cleaning out the car months later. Brother Ralph passed away? I though he just left town.

Posted by: Creling Darling of the Lichtensteiners8341 2008-03-24 09:51

#5 To continue his unbroken streak of tardy denunciations, I hear Obama is next going to denounce 70's disco.

Posted by: ed 2008-03-24 09:31

#4 Yeah, B. Hussein Obama, we agree it's outrageous. Yet we find that you are present and accounted for to this day, and recently gave a donation of $22,000 to this very "church". After you got your dick in the ringer, you deny, deny, deny. Do you think even the lght-headed loons kissing your ass are going to believe this tripe ? Let alone thinking adults. Your f**ckin' joy ride is over. Finished !

Posted by: Woozle Elmeter 2700 2008-03-24 09:28

#3 and I certainly wasn't in church when that outrageously wrong Los Angeles Times piece was re-printed in the bulletin

I wonder if he got tipped not to be there when the "reverend" was ready to really crank one out?

Posted by: tu3031 2008-03-24 08:56

#2 too little, too late, liar. He is sure upset and denouncing stuff he was OK with before, isn't he?

What is he, like running for office or somethin'?

Posted by: Frank G 2008-03-24 05:46

#1 yet you continued to attend the church and take your daughters.

Posted by: Woodrow Slusorong7967 2008-03-24 01:19

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