Pastor Wright should apologize to Bill

[JVS]

When somebody has requested "the pleasure of your company" at a prayer breakfast in the white house and you have such a nice time, it's impolite to make references to your host's sexual improprieties (i.e. "riding dirty") even in the event that your personal loyalties may lie elsewhere in a later political atmosphere.

Now let's bury the hatchet on this one.

[Rabrrrrrr]

1. Oh, bullshit.

[JVS]

2. Rabrrrrrr, this is matter of bad manners and must be rectified.

[JVS]

4. BTW, did the pictures work or do I need to host them.

I hotlinked figuring that the NYT has the $$$

[Rabrrrrrr]

10. Yep - pic works just fine!

For me, anyway.

[JVS]

11. Thank you.

[BeyondGeography]

3. Wow...check out the date

9/11.

Ain't life too strange for words sometimes?

[JVS]

5. 9/11 is also the date that appears on the check in the opening scene of Lebowski

[DefenseLawyer]

14. I've had a rough night

and I hate the fucking Eagles, man.

[grantcart]

18. and also the Meadow Mountain Massacre

[Mezzo]

6. Yup. TWENTY YEARS with BHO, and twenty minutes with WJC.

Of course, we all know that Hillary would have gotten up and left had SHE heard such bigoted remarks about anybody. Just look at what she did at Yale when they told her to give a speech supporting the war.

Of course, BHO catered to the wishes of the establishment when he was asked to do the same.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lN30M6StFfk

[JVS]

7. Are you suggesting that Bill "requests the pleasure" of bad people's company?

You should really have a little more respect than that.

[Mezzo]

19. I'm saying Rev Wright is a BIGOT who said unconscionable things. period.

[wileedog]

12. No one gives a shit if Bill knew who he was

His staff sure as hell did, as did the Secret Service. If he was known for regularly giving anti-American racist speeches he would never have stepped foot in the door.

Stop spinning.

[Unsane]

8. Camp Obama is playing hardball.

[JVS]

9. Actually, this isn't hardball. It's name-dropping. The Clintons should be flattered.

[tularetom]

13. I remember this event - clinton was in deep shit over Monica

and had sniveled to of all people Jesse Jackson to assemble some black religious leaders for a show of support. Jackson brought a contingent of black pastors from Chicago to the WH and apparently Rev. Wright was among the group. Later clinton asked Jackson to privately pray with him. Of course 10 years later he had no qualms about repaying Jackson by throwing him under the bus after the South Carolina primary.

[JVS]

16. Well then it appears that Bill owes some apologies to some black ministers.

It's not kind to use people as props to dig yourself out of a heap of shit and then use the name of the very man who helped you most in your hour of need as a way of belittling a political opponent. Rev. Jackson is a forgiving man and hopefully things can be smoothed out,

[Upton]

15. Rev. Wright was just joking

I'm sure Bill had a good laugh when he saw that clip.

[JVS]

17. I don't know. I think his feelings might have been hurt.