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-Short Attention Span Theater-

The Rev sez life is good in the US of KKK A

2008-05-01

The Rev must thank God every day for the White Devil...
When the Rev. Jeremiah Wright stops sermonizing, he'll retire to a luxurious $1 million mansion nestled next to a golf course in an upscale Chicago suburb - all paid for by his former church.
God damn sandtraps!! God damn water hazards!!!
Wright, who spent 36 years as a fiery preacher on Chicago's South Side and officiated at Barack Obama's wedding and kids' baptisms, has the four-bedroom house being built in Tinley Park. The 10,400-square-foot brick-and-stone residence will be quite a retirement home when finished.
I could fit, like, nine of my houses in it. God damn America!
It will have a butler's pantry, four-car garage, elevator, rubberized exercise room, whirlpool, large family room with fireplace and bar, and circular driveway, according to building plans reviewed by Chicago newspapers.
Wow. His own rubber room? I'll bet he's got a little white jockey statue out front too. He can have his butler paint it every summer. If he's not too busy running the elevator.
The property also has a spare room that can be converted to a theater or swimming pool.
What, no airport?
It lies next to the Odyssey Country Club in a town that has a black population of less than 2 percent.
Sounds like it oughta be renamed the Odyssey KKKountry KKKlub...
The financial arrangements for the property were termed unusual but not unethical by real-estate and tax experts when the details surfaced last month.
"Unusual but not unethical". Oh, I'll bet. Who's his financial advisor, Jesse Jackson?

Mr. Rezko, Mr. Tony Rezko, please pick up the black courtesy phone ...

Wright bought the land in 2004 for $345,000, according to property records. He sold the land for $308,000 to his Trinity United Church of Christ in 2006, after the church applied for a building permit. The proceeds of the sale went to a living trust Wright shares with his wife, Ramah.
Anybody at Trinity ever think of maybe checking the books? That's a nice chuck of change for a man of the cloth to lay down. They must pay well.
The church took out a $1.6 million mortgage on the property and is currently listed as the land owner.
I wonder if they own the Porsche too?
The church also attached an unexplained $10 million line of credit.
"Unexplained" ya say? I'll bet that's conveinient.
Wright, 66, who announced last month he was retiring, and the church have refused comment on the house.
Quit crucifying me, ya racist bastids!

Posted by:tu3031

#8 Nonsense, ed. Black churches are exempt from the no-politics rules of the IRS. Just ask Bill Clinton, who spoke at several black churches in New York.
Of course, if a Catholic priest dares to speak from the pulpit about the evils of abortion (a long time part of Catholic doctrine), people are all over him, and calling for the Church's tax exempt status to be revoked.
Also, if (God forbid) Obama does get elected president, you can bet that the IRS investigation will disappear down the memory hole quickly.

Posted by: Rambler in California 2008-05-01 20:13

#7 P.S. The IRS has opened up an investigation into the tax exempt status of the church because of the church's political role during Obama's campaign.

Posted by: ed 2008-05-01 18:50

#6 The Rev isn't losing anything. The whole idea is to transfer property to the tax exempt church. As far as I can figure Cook County has a 3.56% property tax. For a $1 million dollar home, that's $35,600/year in tax the Right Racist Reverend avoids.

Posted by: ed 2008-05-01 18:47

#5 Wright bought the land in 2004 for $345,000, according to property records. He sold the land for $308,000

That must have been an interesting transaction, given that the Reverend lost $37,000 plus legal costs at both ends. One wonders what how much the Reverend had overpaid for the property.

Posted by: trailing wife 2008-05-01 18:34

#4 This is the funniest line, IMHO:"The financial arrangements for the property were termed unusual but not unethical by real-estate.."

Like realestate people are ethical.. they share the same bottom rung that used car dealers do....

Posted by: USN,Ret. 2008-05-01 14:34

#3 Church owns the place, huh. That's gonna save a ton in property taxes. Good on you, rev. That talk about what the guvmint supposed to do to escape the wrath of Jesus, let the rubes pay for that. Anyone who has heard the word of the lord knows that white people's greed leaves the world in need, and since you aint white, must be alright. See you in the hot tub.

Posted by: Baba Tutu 2008-05-01 12:48

#2 "The church also attached an unexplained $10 million line of credit."

Who knew that being a Prophet could be so profitable?

Posted by: DepotGuy 2008-05-01 12:47

#1 When the Rev. Jeremiah Wright stops sermonizing, he'll retire to a luxurious $1 million mansion nestled next to a golf course in an upscale Chicago suburb

I wonder how far away the nearest poor black family lives. Or even the nearest rich black family for that matter.

Posted by: gorb 2008-05-01 12:08

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