Obama can't catch a religious break

Posted by Chris Spags on May 30th, 2008 at 11:23 am

Just when Democratic presumptive nominee Barack Obama gets over his one minister situation, another one comes a-creepin’ up. Now another minister at an Obama church said silly things about race.

Another Chicago minister is causing headaches for Barack Obama after he told the congregation at the Democratic candidate’s church on Sunday that Hillary Clinton felt entitled to the presidency because she’s white.

Michael Pfleger, a Catholic priest, issued a formal apology for his sermon Thursday after Obama put out a statement saying he was “deeply disappointed” by Pfleger’s remarks at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago.

“When Hillary was crying … I really don’t believe it was put on. I really believe that she just always thought ‘This is mine. I’m Bill’s wife. I’m white. And this is mine’,” he said, shouting at times. “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’!”

After that, he simulated Clinton crying and then said: “She wasn’t the only one crying. There was a whole lot of white people crying … I’m sorry. I don’t wanna get you in any more trouble. The live streaming just went out again.”

It’s kind of funny. He has a black minister who turns out to be racist and crazy so he stops going there. Then he gets this white dude, and he says things that are also about whitey holding the black man down. Except he’s white. So it’s like…at what point does Barack Obama just go “ALRIGHT F THIS CHURCH BULLSHIT”? Unless he is indeed a SECRET MUSLIM! Perhaps Jesus himself is putting these ministers up to this, then! Which is weird because you’d think Jesus would be liberal what with the sandals and scraggly facial hair and penchant for helping bums, but you’d be wrong.

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