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The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to mak...
The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to make waves with his own audacity, questioning the common sense of Scripture, objecting to mandatory prayer in schools and clashing with clergy who preach prosperity theology. Wright again bucked convention by announcing plans to retire in May 2008 and tapping Rev. Otis Moss III as his successor. Many black pastors do not surrender their pulpits even when they become too feeble to serve.
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Bill Ayers: 'What could I possibly add?'
Chicago Tribune reporterAs his name was tossed back and forth Tuesday in the fury of the presidential campaign, 1960s radical William Ayers spent the day as he often does, working quietly as a professor and trying to ignore the political tempest. Officials at the University...Tags: Weather Underground, Colleges and Universities, John McCain, University of Illinois at Chicago, Radio Industry
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If Obama were just another white guy, he wouldn't get off so easy
Tribune Media ServicesThe Democratic nominee scorned the "prejudice and bigotry and hatred and division" on display in the Arizona senator's campaign. As for his own platform, he said that "we will do all these things because we love people instead of hate them. . . . Beware...Tags: Armed Forces, National Government, Philadelphia (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), Racism, Bill Ayers
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Fit to lead
Barack Obama does not have the character or experience to be president of the U.S. If you don't know by now that John McCain is fit to lead our nation, you never will. Character counts and Obama has demonstrated by his relationships with Bill Ayers,...Tags: Tony Rezko, Bill Ayers, Chicago Heights, John McCain, Barack Obama
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Review: 'Frontline: The Choice 2008'
Times Television CriticEVERY four years we get a new presidential campaign and a new version of “The Choice,” " Frontline's" attempt to present a clear-eyed, nonpartisan profile of the candidates. This year's installment, which airs at 9 tonight on PBS, marks the...Tags: Democratic National Conventions, Political Candidates, Political Systems, Television, Barack Obama
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Judge Obama by company he keeps
Sen. Barack Obama is a political hack in the making. Strange but true, his past associations include Bill Ayers, an American terrorist and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright who proclaims, ''God Damn America'' from his pulpit. Let's not forget that Obama said...Tags: Ethics, Bill Ayers, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Values
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GOP frets about McCain's strategy, prospects
Associated Press WriterThree weeks before the election, Republicans are growing increasingly concerned about John McCain's ability to mount a comeback, questioning his tactics and even his campaign's main thrust in a White House race increasingly focused on economic turmoil....Tags: National Government, George Bush, Primaries, Polls, Mark Salter
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How can we not connect the dots?
WASHINGTON—Convicted felon Antoin "Tony" Rezko. Unrepentant terrorist William "Bill" Ayers. And the race-baiting Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr. It is hard to think of any presidential candidate before Barack Obama sporting associations with three more...Tags: Corruption, News Media, Racism, New York Times, Mass Media
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Democrats, Republicans Pitch To Jewish Voters
Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman ended his week pitching John McCain to Jewish voters in Pennsylvania, where Jews had been cool to Barack Obama in the presidential primary. Before breaking for Yom Kippur, Lieberman also had worked both coasts of Florida, touting...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Pennsylvania, National Government, Polls, Civil Unrest
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It's not too late in the race to challenge Obama's associations
Washington Post Writers GroupConvicted felon Tony Rezko. Unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. And the race-baiting Rev. Jeremiah Wright. It is hard to think of any presidential candidate before Barack Obama sporting associations with three more execrable characters. Yet, let the...Tags: Corrupt Practices, News Media, Corruption, Racism, New York Times
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Patron's got it wrong; Obama no friend of Israel
In her Oct. 3 column, Rachel Patron criticizes the McCain/Palin team for letting the world know that a second Holocaust will not occur under their watch. Jewish leftists like Robert Wexler and Debbie Wasserman Schultz are frantically trying to convince...Tags: Zbigniew Brzezinski, Judaism, New York Times, Boca Raton, John McCain
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Seniors say need for change drives them, but McCain or Obama could deliver it
Associated Press WriterTHE VILLAGES, Fla. (AP) _ The town squares here reliably fill at the same time every day as retirees pile in for singing and dancing. Restaurants offer the same early-bird specials on the same days each week, and patrons wake up to swallow the same...Tags: National Government, Wages and Pensions, George Bush, Golf, Political Candidates
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The company Obama keeps says it all
Convicted felon Tony Rezko. Unrepentant terrorist Bill Ayers. And the race-baiting Rev. Jeremiah Wright. It is hard to think of any presidential candidate before Barack Obama sporting associations with three more execrable characters. Yet let the McCain...Tags: Corruption, Racism, New York Times, Political Candidates, Bill Ayers
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