Huckabee says Obama's former pastor needs him to lose

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BILLINGS, Montana: Former Republican presidential hopeful Mike Huckabee said Wednesday Barack Obama's bid for the White House is not being derailed because he is black, but because his former pastor does not want him to show the country's race relations have progressed.

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"His (Obama's) campaign is not being derailed by his race, it's being derailed by a person who doesn't want him to prove that we have made great advances in this country," Huckabee told reporters.

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"Jeremiah Wright needs for Obama to lose so he can justify his anger, his hostile bitterness against the United States of America," Huckabee said.

http://www.iht.com/articles/ap/2008/04/30/america/NA-POL-US-Huckabee-Obama-Pastor.php

[anonymous171]

1. Huckabee is still a republican after all.

[islandmkl]

2. loser talking about ...?

relax mikey...RW assholes know you're still around...

[keep_it_real]

3. There maybe some truth in that though

[movonne]

5. Only a hillary supporter would think that...

[keep_it_real]

10. No I support Obama, truth is truth no matter who speaks it

[Cha]

15. Yeah..there's all sorts of

reasons Wright is acting out the way he is..who knows?

[CatsDogsBabies]

25. I support Obama and I think there

might be some truth in this. Rev. Wright is older and has spent his whole life devoted to a particular message (at least as far as I have been able to gather since I haven't watched any of the MSM hype) and now things are not completely the same, even though I think racism very much alive in the US. Obama is a younger man with a new approach to the topic of racism, one that seeks common ground among people of different races. It might feel threatening to someone.

[Ashy Larry]

4. Hucka who?

[crankychatter]

6. it's hard not to like that guy huckle-bee

but I'll keep trying

[nomorenomore08]

7. The fact that Huckabee made an active attempt to integrate his own church gives him

a little more cred on this issue. But I still think it's a stretch.

[Leopolds Ghost]

11. He's a nice guy but there's a reason religion & politics are separate: religion has a lot bad to say

About US political leaders whether Huckabee wants to hear it or not.

[bigbrother05]

8. Did Huckabee just endorse Obama

[PBS Poll-435]

14. No.

Huckabee endorsed Pastorbating as a deturance for those too young or immature to discuss the issues.

Paging Dr. Elders...

[bigbrother05]

18. At least he's addressing the issue

unlike another candidate that help create it

[PBS Poll-435]

22. Obama?

:shrug:

[Leopolds Ghost]

9. ...Because Jesus loves the United States of America and we are Blessed by God

Which is why US Policy is in keeping with God's will,
according to Mike Huckabee.

Anyone who says otherwise from the pulpit must be silenced. As MSNBC
commentators said, pastors must not be allowed to issue anti-American
statements from the pulpit.

[Tribetime]

12. It's possible, but maybe he's going after the almighty $$$$$$

promoting his book.

[tokenlib]

13. Huckabee tried to take the high ground in his campaign..

Although some of his positions are wrong and crazy--he has shown decency toward other candidates including Barack Obama. And sometimes he makes very insightful correct comments too.

[gaspee]

16. One of Wright's "10 truths about america"

Is that a black man will never be president.

There could be a grain of truth to what the Huckster is saying...

[ecstatic]

17. I don't

think Wright is doing it on purpose. Wright is cynical and has every right to be. I'm sure he would be delighted if Obama managed to win the presidency. He just doesn't want to get his hopes up.

[pretzel4gore]

19. after 8 years of bush, the USA is quite different

Rev Wright was referring to bushamerka, and he was right. The game isn't over yet, but it's clear that even rightwingers today reject the nonsense espoused by the rw crazees. A single payer health care system, for example, is the most bang-for-a-buck way to provide health care, but try tell that to the freepers (who are just loud mouth reactionaries giving vent to what the rest of them are thinking)

[Coexist]

20. oh my.

[Kber]

21. Huckabee is a stone cold crazy guy who accidentally makes sense sometimes

When the repubs were debating the tax rebates, Huckabee opposed them, saying, in effect, it's a bad idea to borrow money from China to give to people to buy more things made in China. Exactly whose economy are we stimulating? We ought to be spending that money on infrastructure at home and on things like expanding unemployment insurance.

I was kinda conflicted, 'cause he was actually making good sense for a minute.

on edit - can't type for shit tonight

[smalll]

23. Wow. Huck's making some sense!

Best grand unified theory of why Wrightgate went supernova. And yet so simple, so elegant.

[Eric Condon]

24. Huckabee is the living embodiment of the old saying about the broken clock. nt