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Why does Obama say that singing "God Damn America" instead of "God Bless America" is not controverisal?

Sen. Barack Obama's pastor says blacks should not sing "God Bless America" but "God damn America."

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Obama's pastor for the last 20 years at the Trinity United Church of Christ on Chicago's south side, has a long history of inflammatory rhetoric including the assertion that the United States brought on the 9/11 attacks with its own "terrorism."

Sen. Obama said, "I don't think my church is actually particularly controversial."

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  • 1 decade ago
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    No American flag pin.

    No hand on heart salute.

    I for the first time in my adult life love America.

    They sat in front of Jeremiah Wright for 20 years listening to hate speeches and didn`t get up and walk out. "America is responsible for 911", "Rich Jew Whitey keeps you down." "Aides was caused by the CIA"

    Wright is a member of Obamas campaign staff.

    Change???? That is Change That scares the H*** out of me.

    Glad you asked

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Why do you think Cuba, North Korea and so many other socialists countries are supporting him?

    He's truly a socialist. Interesting how the media hardly focuses on things like this.

    He had his hands down during an entire anthem. You can watch the video here...

    http://www.snopes.com/politics/obama/anthem.asp

    Obama promises so much, yet we are the country with the most debt. He is not going to do it, and he knows it.

    He is using the technique, realpolitik:

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Realpolitik

    To sum it up, the politician uses lies, scandals, and hides information to get what they want, and what they think is right (which is not always what most people view as right)

    Hitler used the same technique (no, I'm not comparing Obama to Hitler; or at least not trying to in that sense)

    - Paul

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    My answer is the same now as it was 11 hours ago when you asked this:

    Does the Bible teach that God will damn those who do wrong? Wasn't it a white Christian pastor who claimed America brought God's wrath on itself on 9/11 and also when Hurricane Katrina hit? Why wasn't that particularly controversial? Mr. Wright is a moron, but there is a double standard being applied to him which, I'm guessing, might have something to do with why black people continue to feel like they are oppressed.

  • 1 decade ago

    Now we understand why Obama will not wear an American flag pin or hold his hand over his heart for the National Anthem. What a reprehensible person this Obama is proving to be. You would really have to hate America to vote for such a loser. Can you imagine sitting in church and listening to a cleric spew such hate for twenty years? I know one thing. I am a good person and I would have walked out the first time I heard such nonsense. So, I can only conclude that Obama, his wife and the rest of that congregation are not good people.

    What other conclusion could anyone come to? They have now gone so far as to throw this clown of a pastor underneath the bus so Obama, his faithful follower, won't have his chances damaged by the hate mongering.

    You call this change? I do not desire such change.

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    I watched a 10 minute clip of his Pastor and I realized that the man seems to be unstable and the Obama Family has not realized this in 20 years? This is the person we want leading the free world. OMG

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    He said this BEFORE the Rev. Jerry was exposed by the tapes the other day....

    You just can't sit in a pew, get married by the preacher, and have your kids baptized by some one and NOT know what they teach....(unless your too busy being on your prayer rug turned towards Mecca)

    Americans, 80% anyway....know this...they too go to a church of their choice because they're comfortable with the teachings there!

    Apparently Obama is too! He must act fast or its goodbye Independents and Moderate voters! They'll leave in droves...and well they should!

    Source(s): Triumph...these statements go way way beyond "unflattering"....they are racist, hate-filled diatribes against America and everything a good, normal person stands for. any thing less is an excuse and pathetic.
  • 1 decade ago

    Obama refuses to admit that he is a muslim despite his training as a child. He is, at the very least, a muslim supporter. Muslims hate our country. We don't need a muslim supporter in the White House. It would not surprise me that he is anti-American. He won't even cover his heart when our National Anthem is being played. People are being duped because he is black. Nobody want McCain because they think he will be another Bush and no one wants Hillary because she is Bill's wife. I don't foresee anything good about having Obama as President.

  • 1 decade ago

    Why you guys (Republicans) don't like Sen. B. Obama, He's going to be The President of the USA, regardless of what you say or do! We're all alike in this country.

  • ?
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    NOTE: using Obama's name (or any presidential candidate) in the same section as the "K" word ( as in "ki__ ....i wont even spell it)...automatically red-flags the user name, the user's IP address, and marks that user as a person of interest. We are living in the age of Homeland Security and domestic surveillance has a whole new meaning. You've been warned.

  • 1 decade ago

    When did Obama God Damn America as your question asserts?

    His minister is a quack but he and McCain have people in thier poitical lives that ghave proven themselves to be controversial and unflattering.

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