Hannity & Colmes: When Will The MSM Be Brave Enough To Cover Obama's Ties To "Controversial" Church?
By Nicole Belle Wednesday Mar 12, 2008 11:00am
C&L Contributer BillW sent this video on last night without comment and I had to watch it a few times just to fully soak in the utter cluelessness on the part of Sean Hannity without laughing. Apparently, Sean Hannity thinks that the mainstream media is not brave enough to look into the Barack Obama's ties to Trinity United Church of Christ and by some Hannitized six degrees of separation logic, his ties to Louis Farrakhan. Um, Sean? Aren't YOU part of the mainstream media? And on what do you base the assertion that it hasn't been covered? Oh that's right, facts have a liberal bias.
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And to make matters worse, the church is raising questions with the IRS, because of how they’re campaigning for Obama at the pulpit. And we continue now with our panel. First of all, I will not let up on this issue, Jeanine Pirro, if his pastor went to Libya, Tripoli, with Louis Farrakhan, a virulent anti-Semitic racist. His pas…his church gave a lifetime achievement award to Louis Farrakhan. That’s been Barack Obama’s past for twenty years. And we will continue to expose this until someone in the mainstream media has the courage to take this on.
I assume by his brave stance--speaking out against the spineless MSM--that Hannity will be doing similar segments denouncing Hagee and Parsley, who have been openly endorsing John McCain, right?
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let them start with McCain’s evangelist ally
Yeah, sure.
Pot meet Kettle.
So is Hannity going to announce that Obama's middle name is Hussein (just like mine)?
Wingnut callers to CSpan call this in about Farrakhan being friends with Obama Barack's minister,all the time, guess it's another email spam. And he's addressed it at a few candidate forums. But its news to those who want it to be hammered on some more, I guess.
and Hagee too!
The IRS is already after them. Welcome to BuschWorld.
Any religion that endorses or affiliates itself with any politician should be stripped of tax exempt status immediately. Get religion right out of politics, no matter how much the elderly and half dead want to hear these messages.
Maybe they were talking about him saying God Damn America and it was out fault that 9/1 happened.
Wasn't Pat Robertson panned over and over because he said the same thing. I have not heard one word about obama's but we did hear over and over the Geraldine F said obama was a black man.
Hannity threw a hissy fit when people dared to challenge the moron church. Hypocrisy....
At least Hannity admits Fox News is fringe media.
I think we should, instead, focus on these much more important issues:
1. An illegal war costing us hundreds of billions
2. Treason in high places
3. Stolen elections
4. Health insurance rip-off
5. Gasoline prices
6. Voting records
7. Consolidation of mass media in the hands of a few ('cons)
8. Plunging economy
And last, but not least, why a sniveling suck-ass like Hannity is paid to be stupid.
Most churches are controversial, with regard to the supposed tenets of Christianity.
Rusty Secret Muslim Shackleford @ 12:
Also, Hannity is now admitting that faux has a far reich-wing political agenda.
Why is controversial in quotation marks? Obama's church [i]is[/i] controversial.
Go to their damn website
Don't tell me that I should feel comfortable with the potential leader of the free world going to a church that talks about a "Black Value System".
I don't want to hear about McCain and Hagee either. Because while the situation isn't much different, simply pointing out 'somebody else is doing it too!' doesn't make it OK.
Yeah seriously! WTF???
According to faux, mcstain can do no wrong and Obama is actually OBL in disguise.
Isn't this the same church Oprah attends?
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 9:
Hells yeah!
Tom Piltoff @ 16:
You don't want to hear about McCain and Hagee because it proves the hypocrisy of faux and the reich-wing.
Marge @ 10:
Keep the man hatred alive Marge!!!
I just watched a video on the Huffington Post of Obama's minister and after hearing that ignorance I will never vote for Obama. Go take a look it blows my mind. To think that only blacks are in terrible situations in this country - get a life.
Need to stop watching Hannity and Colmes and start exposing the real crooks and liars these two front for.
When is Hannity going to get his panties in a snit over real issues affecting real Americans like how to make the choice of feeding your family, paying the mortgage or putting gas in your car so you can get to your multiple jobs at which you haven't received a wage increase in the past 3 years?
When I went to bed last night I could have sworn we had several wars, rising energy costs, a housing meltdown and the village idiot for president to be concerned about.
Apparently all of that cleared up during my sleep so that we can deal with the truly significant issue of our time: Sen Obama's choice of church affiliation.
Dang I need to sleep more, a few more good night's sleep and all will be good with the world. Maybe when I wake up tomorrow the horror in Darfur will be resolved.
Good night.
Stick to the issues my ass. This country is so fucked up.
Most 'christian' churches campaign all the time. I'm for zero tax status for all churches...it's all crap
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Revised....I meant all churches pay taxes.
Big fucking deal bla bla bla. Churches shouldn't be tax exempt anyway because they're whoring for one candidate or another.
Tom Piltoff @ 16:
So you also don't feel comfortable with a leader of the free world who believes that a 2,000-year-old zombie is going to clap his hands and suck his followers into paradise using some kind of celestial vacuum cleaner, but only if we can gather all the Jews in Israel first? Did ya complain about that, Tom?
robyn williams @ 28:
No you are ripping the Liebercrat Party. Just shut up and vote and when she loses, stop the whining.
Morons believe blacks are black because they were on the wrong side during the battle of the universe. WHere is Hannity's fake outrage?
I'll Vote for Wall Street Obama is he gets the Nomination.
Doesn't make any difference at this point.
Dr. Hussein Matt @ 33:
Mormons.....oops. :)
I love how people are calling out Obama's church, but have nothing to say about John McCain's Baptist church and its hateful teachings about gays
This election has turned me into a conservative. I don't enjoy being called a "racist" when I ask the very same question.
I never thought I would see the day the MSM and the progressive blogosphere were supporting each other. It is not about who is qualified it has become a race about race and it will only get worse.
This blog lets Obama get way with murder like the MSM did with Bush
C&L has shown the Geraldine Farraro video, when will you be showing Obama's preacher, the Rev. Wright's video ranting about Hillary Clinton. Fairness is fairness, C&L has said it will not take sides, well let's see how fair your really are.
Dr. Hussein Matt @ 35:
Maybe you were right the 1st time.
robyn williams @ 28:
Instead of beginning your nonsensical diatribe with the term BS, you should have ended it with "all of what I just said is BS." Wow what a scary angry man you are.
Obama Applewhite. @ 37:
Wah! Wah! Point, point, clap, clap. "You should be ashamed"...SOB....I am woman hear me roar......."it's the skin colour".........blah, blah, blah.........I'm starting to think the only Hillary supporters that exist in the real world, are Republicans that know none of their parties candidates were worth a hill of beans.
Kudzu @ 38:
and the snippets you're showing are not the ones I am a posting about......I am talking about the entire video, it's at YouTube, let's see it.
Obama Applewhite. @ 37:
And exactly who has Obama murdered? Come back when you have something intelligent to add to the discourse.
Kudzu @ 38:
http://tinyurl.com/2q7kma
Um, I belonged to a black church growing up, and we talked about building up the black community and frequenting black businesses all the time. We also talked about a sense of pride in our ancestry to our children. This may sound racist and awful to you, but have you seen our community!?! It's being led by gangsta rappers and blowhards, we NEED to push for a little African pride so that we can get out of the wilderness. (At least that's how I see it!)
By the way, I belong to a United Church of Christ, and these churches (most of 'em, I'm sure there's exceptions) teach the word of God as the Rabbi known as Jesus would've had it taught.
Then again, I could be wrong.
BTW, I'm like the only black dude in the whole church!
Obama Applewhite. @ 37:
I am hoping C&L will be more fair, it is the only blog left that I read, most of the others are nothing more than Obama rants and garbage.
And such "bravery" by the Mainstream Media *did explore* the almost total dominance of GOP puppet pastors in pulpits pushing their congregation to vote for Republican candidates espoused by the Moral Majority and the Christian Coalition?
That's one advantage that right-wing talk show hosts have over their liberal counter-parts, Republicans have a long-term memory deficit, so history can be re-written over and over to suit the needs of the moment.
Yellow Elephant Safari (Hussein) @ 43:
He's murdered Hillary's entitlement to the throne, dontcha know.
She's ran one of the worst campaigns imagineable, and STILL they point and blame everyone but themselves. Sad to see so much floundering. Maybe when it's finally done, they will all blame Bill and the divorce will finally come down the tubes.
Kudzu @ 42:
Obama's minister isn't a paid worker for his campaign.
This Rev. Wright is a hatemonger and Obama has been in this church for 20 years and donated more than $20,000 to this church lasy year (check his tax records) Questionable judgment!!!! Hell, when my church told us to vote Bush because of abortion and the patriotic duty, I left and changed churches(and that was not hateful speech). Obama should have left a long time ago. Ferraro was mild compared to this.
dee-Hussein-zus @ 45:
Doesn't bother me at all.
I grew up in a working class Italian family and we did basically the same thing.
Let's get a little perspective here. Evangelical churches have been politicized for decades going so far as to say a vote for a Democrat is a vote for the devil, but Obama belongs to a church that works with the community and people have a problem with that?
I think there is far more to be learned by looking at what Obama has done in the past. Coming from Harvard Law and Editor of the Law Review he could have gone anywhere and done anything making 5x the amount he would make as President, but he came back to Illinois and worked in the poor neighborhoods. If his church is responsible of that kind of commitment to the less fortunate, I'll join it myself.
L.A. Confidential @ 44:
Obama to repudiate and distance himself from this guy ASAP.
Obama Applewhite. @ 37:
What "murder" is Obama getting away with?
guess he missed the gma/brian ross hatchet job this morning.
liberal media.
right.
Obama Applewhite. @ 37:
Obama's church is no different that any other ethnic church. Do you see Hannity and his ilk chiding Irish or Polish Catholic churches? There's nothing wrong with having a little cultural pride at your church. There's nothing racist about it and anyone of any ethnicity is welcome to join. It's a double standard that some people have for black churches, and it's totally unfair and racist.
Well, the GOP just got all the swiftboat material they'll ever need for this candidate. But keep spinning Obamabots and tell yourself it won't matter because Hagee endorsed McCain.
Easier for Sean Hannity to go after a pastor who is world-renouned and tells the truth, plus has passed the IRS test, than to go after Hagee, Parsley, Creflo Dollar or Eddie Long for their support of McCain to continue funding lavish lifestyles with the filthy lucre collected in the name of Jesus under an IRS tax-exempt status.
Wake this Christian when it's over - I'm busy trying to really represent Jesus and clowns like Sean Hannity, Rod Parsley, John Hagee and Eddie Long exhaust me.
Read more about it here: www.godspolitics.com
I'm sorry, the name of the book is "God's Profits" which is available over at Buzz Flash.
www.godsprofits.com
www.buzzflash.com/premiums
dee-Hussein-zus @ 49:
Obama's minister was his mentor, he is the person that coined the phrase "Audacity of Hope" for which Obama named his book. Rev Wright is hardly irrelevant to Obama and his campaign, just as was Donny McClurkin. It is time for Obama to be held to the same standard as Hillary Clinton, we already have one mistake in the white house we don't need another.
Kudzu is right. Crooks and liars should put the complete video found at abc.news. This reverend is despicable. Hate and stupidity come from all sides. Let's be fair now.
L.A. Confidential @ 53:
Thanks for the link
So wha -up hannade wha-up LOL CNN never called me n*gger Fox and MSNBC has. Anyway The wha-up hannadi was funny seems he was mocking hannity cause hannity feels and think that all black people talk that way so he wanted to make hannity feel at home great clip.
Kudzu @ 61:
What "standard"? Is Hillary's church being challenged?
Lollimom @ 13:
Inquiring minds do want to know.
Kudzu @ 61:
True, but we don't always agree with our mentors. I have just as much of a problem as anybody with Rev Wright giving Louis Farrakan a lifetime achievement award, but Obama has consistently condemned Farrakan and said that he does not agree with his Church on this one.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=WRZLgqGcIz8
I have no problem with scutinizing churches when politics are involved, but if the government does it, it better be even-handed (which we know won't be considering this administration). As for the public, I think it's fair game to look at the connections, or endorsements, or donations, that happen between religious organizations and candidates. All levels. I don't care if they are D or R or I...transparency and disclosure are useful tools.
BTW, I agree with the sentiment that churches should have to have a high burden of proof to retain tax-free status, starting with business holdings (Marion 'Pat' Robertson, Falwell Inc., etc) and all the property/cars/jets the leaders hold, all seemingly as their flocks get fleeced.
Any bets Keith O will spend 10 minutes bashing this Reverend? Nah! I didn't think so!
I am sorry, I cannot defend any church for their forays into the world of politics. There is not supposed to be a religious test for office in the United States, but get real, there is. To try to claim that one church leader's actions are more virulent than another to me comes out as a lose lose pox on both your houses situation. I don't care what mythology you subscribe to, keep it the F#*K away from government. With all the crazies like Hagee, Parsley, Robertson, not to mention Ted Haggard I am surprised that Hannity would want to bring up the subject of religion at all.
Where's Obama'a judgment in sticking with this Reverend for 20 years and having him go bless his house? Also, did he bring his 2 daughters to hear these nasty hate-filled sermons?
Religion is poison. Pure and simple. Add it to anything and it destroys it.
Chicken "Hussein" Little - NOT!! @ 25:
Hey, don't forget -- Eliot Spitzer f*cked a hooker!!! Top story on cnn.com.
Nate F @ 22:
What in your mind makes Obama responsible for what his Pastor says or does?
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 9:
This is certainly one topic upon which we can agree. To those who think it is unfair for him to single out Obama and ignore the multiple religious nutbars behind McCain I can only say that expecting fairness and balance from these clowns has long been known as the most unreasonable of expectations. It isn't going to stop either. I don't think anyone would find the pastors remarks to be much more than just poor taste but he is clearly using his church of behalf of a candidate. The fact that the IRS will turn a blind eye to republican bully pulpit support is irrelevant. This isn't going to help Obama but it isn't going to hurt him either if he handles it adroitly.
"until someone in the mainstream media has the courage to take this on."
Isn't it cute the way they pretend fox isn't MSM?
I love this! Well-said.
I know that you did not intend to write an all-inclusive list, but I would suggest a few additional entries:
9. Veterans not receiving adequate health care after returning from Iraq
10. Absurdly incompetent political appointees and cronyism
11. Corrupt Department of Justice
12. Corporate control of Congress
13. Oil companies raping the average American citizen, imposing an unlegislated tax on each American that buys gasoline
14. Spineless Democrats that will not restore Habeas Corpus or protect our civil liberties.
15. The loss of impeachment as a Constitutional tool to prevent setting up a "Unitary executive" in the White House.
Regarding the last point. I am so tired of hearing Bush use the phrase "my government" ("my gumment"). He is not head of the U.S. government. He is the head of the Executive Branch of the U.S. Government. There are two other co-equal branches.
Lollimom @ 13:
Dr. Acula @ 73:
More than one. Would you be happier if he had got nailed with cocaine? Both are supposed to be illegal. If I recall correctly, he campaigned on fighting these things, did he not? 80 grand. Wow. Wonder how much of that was tax dollars "hard" at work.
And we will continue to expose this until someone in the mainstream media has the courage to take this on.
Brilliant. Sean Hannity admits on air that Fox News is not a news organization.
Peter G @ 75:
Agreed. If wingnut religious preachers don't affect the Republicans, they will not affect the Dems. Old people like listening to this crap, cuz they are scared they are gonna die soon.
ConcernedHusseinCanuck @ 80:
If they are going to die soon, why would they care who is elected?
Ron @ 74:
It is the idea that he would attend and listen to these remarks which have probably been spoken in the past but I cannot make that in certainty as I am not a follower of religions and despise them however there is at least some chance that he would be influenced by this.
MargeAggedon @ 72:
As a recovering Catholic, and depending upon my mood, agnostic/atheist, I say "Amen".
Ron @ 81:
I don't know, but they like politicians that spiel the gospel according to fables. Ask GW. One of his main supporters were the religious.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/03/13/jeremiah-wright-obamas-_n_91312...
This actually is quite troubling.....I was not aware that Rev White had made such ridiculous statements. Obama is still not responsible for what Wright says, but if I cannot understand why he would not distance himself for this pastor and why he still proudly proclaims him membership with this church. It's seriously making me rethink my support....