Barack Obama vs John Mccain: Crazy Pastor Disaster

McCain tried Thursday to draw a distinction between the Obama-Wright connection and his own relationships with Parsley and Hagee, saying Hagee was not his pastor. "My church I attend is North Phoenix Baptist Church; my pastor and spiritual guide is Pastor Dan Yeary," McCain said. "I've never been to Pastor Hagee's church or Pastor Parsley's church. I didn't attend their church for 20 years. I'm not a member of their church."

Obama, who was campaigning in Florida, said that in national politics it's easy to find people who have said or done offensive things. "John McCain has to deal with Hagee, who said something that is mind-boggling. I don't attribute those statements to John McCain. Nobody thinks McCain believes that stuff," Obama said. "And for McCain to then suggest that every single statement that was made by somebody is somehow attributable to me is just wrong. It is just not accurate."

Hagee had sparked controversy since the San Antonio pastor endorsed McCain on Feb. 27 shortly before the Texas presidential primary. Parsley's views were aired Thursday in an ABC News report. McCain actively courted Hagee, who leads a megachurch with a congregation in the tens of thousands and has an even wider television audience. Former GOP presidential rivals also sought Hagee's backing. Hagee has referred to the Roman Catholic Church as "the great whore" and called it a "false cult system." He also has linked Hitler to the Catholic church, suggesting it helped shape his anti-Semitism. And Hagee said Hurricane Katrina was God's retribution for homosexual sin.

McCain has faced a barrage of criticism over Hagee, with some comparing the situation to the controversy Democrat Barack Obama faced over the views of his longtime and now former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Until now, McCain had tried to distance himself from Hagee's views but had not rejected the endorsement. "I'm glad to have his endorsement," he said on ABC's "This Week" in April. "I condemn remarks that are, in any way, viewed as anti-anything."

The Arizona senator has said he sought Hagee's support because the pastor, like himself, is a strong supporter of Israel.
The formation of Israel was at the heart of the remarks that prompted McCain to reject Hagee's support. The comments came in a sermon Hagee gave in the late 1990s, an audio recording of which was posted last week on the liberal blog Talk to Action and reported by The Huffington Post, another liberal blog. In the sermon, Hagee said, "Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone with a gun, and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter. ... How did it happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said, 'My top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel.'"

Hagee tried to repair the damage by apologizing to Catholics in a letter released just last week. Saying he had emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relationships with Jews, Hagee wrote, "I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful."

The other pastor, Parsley, has described Islam as an "anti-Christ religion" and the Muslim prophet Muhammad as "the mouthpiece of a conspiracy of spiritual evil," according to ABC News.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/05/22/mccain-rejects-hagee-endo_n_103143.html

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[mabutoo]

Obama has never endorsed the views of his pastor and McCain has never endorsed the views of his pastor.

Why again is this a talking point?

Is this another attempt to sidetrack America from the REAL issues? Cause it sure sounds like gay-marriage or Terry Shivo crap to me.

[MaddOutProductions]

Very, very true. Wright was the one who councelled the Clintons after the Monica Lewinsky fiasco. Wonder why that isn't being said.

[santabarbaraca2010]

McCain Is a silly old SOB so just look over him.He flips out at times so just agnor him.This is what happens to you when you don't take your meds.

[LiquidSmooth]

I don't know what an "extremist pastor" is. Soes that mean they believe the Bible? That would be nice.

Sadly McCain and Obama seem to have no regard for the bible.

Hmm, didn't the KLA thank McCain for helping to arm them?

Why the hell did we drop bombs on the Serbian Christians? WHy did McCain support their slaughter? The Slaughter Clinton started.

And did Obama say anything against it? No.

The Serbs were victim of the Nazi's in WWII and fought against them.They were ALLIES

[mightybluespider]

If you pay for it, it's not free. Only an idiot, so far that means you, would insist that the taxes must be "additional" to make a cost a cost when the taxes are already being taken.

Also, you are an idiot because not everyone pays taxes. Also you are an idiot because some things are not meant to happen and the revenue of government is finite.

It would take thousands of words to illustrate your idiocy. Youtube won't let me use the amount of characters necessary to complete the illustration.

[da133]

Yes, also, if its no cost to you, its free! Health care that comes from the government with no additional taxes to you has no cost to you. Any attempt at arguing otherwise is completely idiotic.

[mightybluespider]

Only a sick freak would look for an 'extremist pastor' for McCain because Obama had an extremist pastor.

[mightybluespider]

If you pay for it, it's not free.

If it comes at cost to you, it's not free. Hey look! math!

[da133]

If you can't see it theres no hope for you.. Its obvious to anyone who isn't a moron that if if you get universal healthcare with no tax increase, then it is free for you. Its not free to the government obviously, that's why they won't do it.. Good luck trying to wrap your brain around that.

[jace0501]

again, proving my point that you are not very bright. Paying taxes is the opposite of "free" anything.

[da133]

Its free because everyone already pays taxes. Since everyone already pay taxes it would have no cost to them. Things that are no cost to people are generally considered "free". Just because you're too stupid to figure that out doesn't mean I'm not very bright.

[jace0501]

How exactly do you spend 10% of something and then end up with "free" anything? You're not very bright.