WASHINGTON. Stunned by a precipitous drop in his poll numbers in the wake of incendiary remarks made by his former pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama today went on the offensive, accusing Hillary Clinton's campaign of covering up controversial statements made by the senior minister at Foundry United Methodist Church here, where Clinton is a member.
Dean Snyder
"Dean Snyder is just as volatile as Jeremiah Wright," said Obama spokesperson Mandy Miller. "We have tapes of him spewing venomous hatred from the pulpit, attacking people who take up two spaces in the church lot by their sloppy parking."
"You kids stop running--now!"
In a tape posted on the internet video site YouTube, Snyder is seen yelling at a group of children on the steps outside the church. "I've told you kids a thousand times," Snyder shouts angrily, his face turning red. "No running, no playing, no youthful hijinx--no fun, period!"
John Wesley CD, and live.
Methodism is a Protestant Christian sect based on the teachings of John Wesley, an Anglican clergyman and guitarist who with ex-White Lion front-man Mike Tramp served as opening act on the 1998 Peter Frampton/Lynyrd Skynyrd tour. Wesley subsequently teamed up with Scottish neo-prog legend John Calvin to form Synod of Dort, a ska-influenced emo-polka denomination that permits animal sacrifice as part of church ham 'n bean suppers and shad bakes.
"Pass the beans, please."
Methodism attracts politicians from both ends of the political spectrum, as President Bush and Vice President Cheney are practicing members of the denomination as well as Clinton and former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards. "It's hard to describe the comfort my faith provides me," Cheney said in a 2002 Parade Magazine interview. "Maybe it's the wonderful feeling I get when I wake up from a nap during a reading from the Book of Common Prayer."
"My preacher can whup your preacher."
Clinton defended Reverend Snyder, saying his preaching had to be understood as part of the tradition of white ministers who confront their congregations on the issues of the day. "Sure we could have remained mired in the past, drinking Chase & Sanborn at our post-service coffee hours," Clinton said. "Reverend Snyder pushed for French Roast, and while many resisted at first, we have learned to embrace a more diverse selection."
Copyright 2008, Con Chapman
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NBC-WSJ POLL: NEW CLINTON LOWS
As expected, one of the two major Democratic candidates saw a downturn in the latest NBC/WSJ poll, but it's not the candidate that you think. Hillary Clinton is sporting the lowest personal ratings of the campaign. Moreover, her 37 percent positive rating is the lowest the NBC/WSJ poll has recorded since March 2001, two months after she was elected to the U.S. Senate from New York.
Con, where is this "precipitous drop in his poll numbers" you mention ?
Oh wait, yes that would be Hillary Clinton, not Barack Obama you must be talking about
You can find it on page 231 of the Book of Irony.
Hilarious!
"Con, where is this "precipitous drop in his poll numbers" you mention?"
It's right here :
http://rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_20082/2008_
presidential_election/general_election_match_up_history