Posted by
rosaliecooks on Friday, May 30, 2008 9:47:03 AM
Here's the latest on the Pfleger Pfun from
Hot Air:
Obama “disappointed,” Pfleger “deeply sorry” for comments about Hillary; Update: Hillary’s camp rips Pfleger
Wouldn’t you know it, not only is Obama surprised to find his friend of 20 years spouting the sort of rhetoric for which he’s famous
in Chicago for spouting, but Pfleger himself sounds surprised. Amazing
how much he and his circle of confidants managed to miss about their
own behavior over the past few, er, decades.
“As I have traveled this country, I’ve been impressed
not by what divides us, but by all that that unites us. That is why I
am deeply disappointed in Father Pfleger’s divisive, backward-looking
rhetoric, which doesn’t reflect the country I see or the desire of
people across America to come together in common cause,” Obama said in
a statement…
Response of Rev. Michael L. Pfleger of statements made during a sermon on Sunday, May 25, 2008[:]
“I regret the words I chose on Sunday. These words are inconsistent
with Senator Obama’s life and message, and I am deeply sorry if they
offended Senator Clinton or anyone else who saw them.”
I wonder if either of them even read those statements before they
were put out. This little kerfuffle provides us with the first evidence
I’ve seen, incidentally, of pro-Hillary lefties softening a bit on
Obama. Check out the refrain at Talk Left
about how Pfleger, whose endorsement until recently was featured on
Barry O’s “faith” webpage, “has nothing to do with Barack Obama.” Exit
question: Does the following clip have nothing to do with him either?
It’s Pfleger again, at Trinity again a few months ago, lying through
his teeth in vintage Team Obama fashion about what Bill Clinton meant
with his “fairy tale” comment and then proceeding to offer the same
defense of Wright — that the soundbites don’t represent the real man —
that Obama himself once did. Before, that is, he figured out that they do. “Surprise” again.