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Nadler Questions Obama's Courage
Weekly Standard Blog —
In another YouTube video captured by Pamela Geller, Democratic congressman Jerrold Nadler says that Barack Obama lacked the "political courage" to walk out of Jeremiah Wright's church.
Via Jake Tapper:
Says Nadler: “I have no personal knowledge of what I'm about to say. What I'm about to say is my guess...”
Hoo boy.
“My guess,” Nadler said, “knowing how politics works, what I'm about to say is not particularly...”
He searches for ...
Explaining away 20 years in Jeremiah Wright's church
Betsy's Page —
Democratic Representative Jerrold Nadler has one explanation for why Barack Obama stayed so long in Reverend Wright's church. He was just a coward about leaving a church where so many of his constituents were congregants. Here is what Jake Tapper reports that Nadler told a Jewish audience in Florida where he was campaigning for Barack Obama. Says Nadler: âI have no personal knowledge of what I'm about to say. What I'm about to say is my guess...â Hoo boy. âMy guess,â Nadler said, âknowing how politics works, what I'm about to say is not particularly...â He searches ...
Nadler on 'courage'
Ben Smith's Blog —
... In one of those moments in which a politician's gaffe is saying what he actually thinks, Rep. Jerry Nadler answers questions in Florida about why Obama stayed at Trinity, and explains that, in his view, it was a matter of the usual, craven local politics: ...
Democrat says Obama lacks "political courage"
USS Neverdock —
Watch the video. "And then, the line that may haunt Nadler for four years or longer: “He didn't have the political courage to make the statement of walking out. “Now, what does it tell me?” Nadler asked. “It tells me that he wasn't terribly political courageous. Does it tell me that he agreed with the reverend in any way? No. It tells me he didn't want to walk out of a church in his district.”
Nadler Said Obama Lacked 'Political Courage' to Leave Church
News —
... couple years" to recognize that Wright was "a nut" and "a lunatic." "But you don’t walk out of a church with 8,000 members in your district," Nadler said. Nadler then said of Obama: "He didn't have the political courage to make the statement of walking out… Now, what does it tell me? It tells me that he wasn't terribly political courageous. Does it tell me that he agreed with the reverend in any way? No. It tells me he didn't want to walk out of a church in his district." ABC News's Jake Tapper noted that Nadler, a supporter of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) during the ...
Nadler on Obama and Reverend Wright
Swampland —
... Is there still time for the McCain campaign to make an ad out of this?
...
Well Now. This is Interesting.
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... from New York goes down to
Florida to try and drum up some support for Barack Obama among the
Jewish voters there.
But, you see, they have some concerns.
In particular, they have concerns about why Obama stayed in Rev.
Wright race hating church for 20 years. It doesn’t make a lot of
sense to them.
The Congressman is Rep. Jerrold Nadler, D-NY and he gave an
honest answer. He’s to be commended for that.
From
ABC News:
“Says Nadler: “I have no personal knowledge of what I’m about to ...
‘Don't Help Me!’
Pundits Blog —
... . This time, enter New York Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D). Campaigning for Obama at a Florida synagogue, Nadler was asked why he thought, given the divisive and hateful rhetorical coming from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright's pulpit, Obama remained a member of the church for some 20 years. As ABC's Jake Tapper reported, that is when Nadler began to "help. " "I have no personal knowledge of what I'm about to say. What I'm about to say is my guess," Nadler began. Uh-oh. Mistake No. 1. Nadler then twice questioned Obama's "political courage." This is not what the Obama campaign needs, ...
