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Clinton Camp Compares Rev. Wright to David Duke
Thursday, March 27, 2008
A Hillary Clinton aide has ratcheted up the anti-Barack Obama rhetoric over
his ties to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, comparing the Chicago pastor to white
supremacist David Duke.
Niall O'Dowd, a member of Hillary's finance committee, gave an interview to
RTE Radio in Ireland saying it's "legitimate" to raise questions about Obama's
relationship with Rev. Wright, whose sermons have included anti-American
declarations and suggestions of conspiracies against African-Americans.
"It's interesting that Barack Obama sat in the pews while all this was going
on, and never once in any of his books or anything else" did he denounce
Wright, O'Dowd said, adding: "He worshipped the man."
In the interview, which was reported by the Web site TPM Election Central, O'Dowd
also said:
"I think the issue that the Clinton campaign has seized on is that Barack
Obama never once raised his voice to his pastor and said, 'I think your
language is quite extreme here, and I think your language is probably wrong.'
"Because let's turn this around. If this was David Duke and he was
preaching . and Hillary Clinton was in the pew, there would be outrage about
this.
"And there can't be this double standard. Barack Obama has used race where
it suited him, but when it doesn't suit him he backs away from it."
Clinton Camp Compares Rev. Wright to David Duke
Thursday, March 27, 2008
A Hillary Clinton aide has ratcheted up the anti-Barack Obama rhetoric over
his ties to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, comparing the Chicago pastor to white
supremacist David Duke.
Niall O'Dowd, a member of Hillary's finance committee, gave an interview to
RTE Radio in Ireland saying it's "legitimate" to raise questions about Obama's
relationship with Rev. Wright, whose sermons have included anti-American
declarations and suggestions of conspiracies against African-Americans.
"It's interesting that Barack Obama sat in the pews while all this was going
on, and never once in any of his books or anything else" did he denounce
Wright, O'Dowd said, adding: "He worshipped the man."
In the interview, which was reported by the Web site TPM Election Central, O'Dowd
also said:
"I think the issue that the Clinton campaign has seized on is that Barack
Obama never once raised his voice to his pastor and said, 'I think your
language is quite extreme here, and I think your language is probably wrong.'
"Because let's turn this around. If this was David Duke and he was
preaching . and Hillary Clinton was in the pew, there would be outrage about
this.
"And there can't be this double standard. Barack Obama has used race where
it suited him, but when it doesn't suit him he backs away from it."