Michelle Obama declared "I love this country" Monday as she sought to reassure the nation that she and her husband Barack share Americans' bedrock values and belief in a dream of a better future.
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"I have been frustrated by how the church has been described a 'separatist' church -- this is a terrific, welcoming church ... that has a record of helping the homeless and dealing with HIV/AIDS," Obama told the Chicago Sun-Times.
White House hopeful Barack Obama on Friday denounced the
controversial statements of his longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah
Wright, but said he still had a great deal of respect for the man who
married him and baptized his children.
But after a report on ABC-TV Friday morning, the television and
radio waves were full of excerpts of sermons Wright gave, going back to
2002. "'God bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the
Bible for killing innocent people," Wright said in a 2003 sermon. "God
damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn
America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."
In a sermon after 9/11, Wright said, "The stuff we have done overseas is brought right back into our homes."
He criticized Hilary Clinton, saying she was a rich white woman who had never been called a "n-----."
Obama said he had never heard Wright preach any of those sermons.
"If I had heard Rev. Wright making these statements when I was in
the pews," Obama said, "I would have talked to him afterwards and said,
'I am very troubled by these statements.' "
Obama disinvited Wright from his speech in February 2007 announcing
his candidacy for president. On Friday, after issuing a statement
strongly denouncing his sermons, he said Wright would no longer be
serving on an advisory committee.
But, noting that Wright was retiring from the church, Obama said he had no plans to leave the South Side church.
"He's like an uncle you love and respect but has lately said some things that you disagree with," Obama said.
Federal authorities are looking into reports that a man arrested with rifles, ammunition and drugs in his truck may have made threats against Barack Obama, officials said Monday.
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