Did Obama say he condems his pastor, but agrees with him all at the same time?

Ya last week he said he had not heard but small snippets of these sermons from the Rev Wright and wasnt aware of his racist beliefs. Today he admitted he not only heard them but lied and said he didnt agree with him one bit! What a politician and out right liar Obama is!

maybe he should have said all those things to appease u... but u r one person...... looking and grasping at any straw u can.. So this is what u got frm that whole speech?... And u don't feel u have any preconcieved notions concerning obama?.. Take alook around.. the speech went ovr wel and is liked by most if not all critics. He's comin whether u like it or not... i'm sorry it hurts ur miniscule , irrelevant personal feelings... callur mother and talk about it.... maybe she can make u feel better

He did NOT say he agreed with him. He said he understood why people said these things, just like he understood why some southern states still want to fly the confederate flag. It is long past time for the US to get over this racial stuff. And Obama is the first one to come along with the balls to get it done.

why I respond to posts like this... when I know words couldn't possibly change your minds or else you'd know better...

did you watch the speech, first of all? he didn't agree with the inflammatory rhetoric of his pastor. He flatly disagreed, but tried to explain his pastor's statements as reflective of the sentiments that still exist between the black and white communities, the tensions, of people who lived through the segregation/civil rights era. He called his pastor's statements "not constructive". He said the crucial error in those statements was viewing the issue of race as static, as not having changed since the days of martin luther king... while pointing to himself as an example of how things have improved, but aren't yet perfect..

AGAIN, in no way did obama say he agreed with those comments. But he said he understood them within the context of the tensions that still exist among the communities as a result of pastors of that age having lived through segregation and witnessing discrimination.

you hit the nail on the head lynn.i agree with you