In Bad Company
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He continues to disappoint us!
Just when you thought reports of Barack Obama and his controversial minister Rev. Jeremiah Wright were over, a new individual appears.
Now news of Obama's relationship with homophobe Rev. James T. Meeks has been revealed, and it's very upsetting.
Rev. Meeks is an Illinois state senator and serves as the pastor of the 22,000 member Salem Baptist Church in Chicago, where Obama frequently campaigned back in 2003 when running for Senate.
Rev. Meeks has been described as someone in which Obama seeks spiritual counsel from, according to an article printer in the Chicago Sun Times. He will even serve as an Obama delegate at the 2008 Democratic convention in Denver.
Rev. Meeks has served on Obama’s exploratory committee for the presidency and was even listed on Obama's campaign website as one his ‘influential black supporters’. The Chicago Sun Times also reported that both Rev. Meeks and Obama share a history of receiving substantial campaign contributions from the indicted real estate "criminal" Tony Rezko.
Aside from numerous other reports linking the two together, the real issue is the character of Rev. Meeks, who is known for his racially charged remarks and homophobic ways.
In a 2006 sermon, Rev. Meeks stated, "We don't have slave masters. We got mayors. But they still the same white people who are presiding over systems where black people are not able, or to be educated. You got some preachers that are house niggers. You got some elected officials that are house niggers. And rather than them trying to break this up, they gonna fight you to protect this white man." He later defended that sermon during an interview with a Chicago CBS 2 reporter.
Not to mention Rev. Meeks homophobic ways are well noted. A 2007 newsletter from the Southern Poverty Law Center named Rev. Meeks one of the "10 leading black religious voices in the anti-gay movement."
The newsletter cites him as a key member of Chicago's ‘Gatekeepers’ network (an interracial group of evangelical ministers who strive to erase the division between church and state) and “a stalwart anti-gay activist… [who]… has used his House of Hope mega-church to launch petition drives for the Illinois Family Institute (IFI), a major state-level ‘family values’ pressure group that lauded him last year for leading African Americans in ‘clearly understanding the threat of gay marriage.'”
You can tell a lot about a person by the company they keep!
Sad. Sad. Sad.
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Skeletons, skeletons. Good job posting this Perez
Perez, do you want McCain to win? You need to stop with the negative press.
what a loser!!
all for hillary….
First!- Perez, if you think every single person Hillary consults is for gay rights, you're nuts! Hers just aren't being quoted! Find something about OBAMA to dislike, not the people he talks to!
Perez… stick to peddling your pedophilia and celeb trash… nobody comes here to read about your political opinions…
So 1-sided Perez.
and Obama was an exclusive private gay event in Manhatten last night, which has been widely reported today. He continues to step up to the plate with gays. Face it Perez, Hillary is gone.
But if you listen to his speeches he call Gays and Lesbians his brothers and sisters! Just because someone is your mentor does not mean you agree with everything they say. I am catholic, but do not believe everything the pope says. Come on people!
Perez, get off your Hillary high horse, what does it matter what his religious acquaintances think if he isn't against gay rights!??!
Do you really think Hillary has NEVER had any advisors, peers, religious acquaintances that were anti-gay rights??
thanks perezcioso. Go HILLARY.
I FIRMLY BELIEVE HILLARY WILL GET THE NOMINATION
MORE AND MORE DIRT WILL COME UP ABOUT OBAMA
foxnews.com will be the next one to pick this up
god help us all if that coon becomes president
Just another example why Obama is unelectable. Not only is he inexperienced and a racist, he's a homophobe.
First assholes!
who cares who his pastor is
Perez, get over it will you! It's really likely Hillary won't win at this point, but her and her supporters will rip him to shreds before she drops out. You're just paving the way for McCain to win, and trust me, he hates gays alot more than Obama. Besides, you're much better at drawing cum stains on Avril Lavigne's face more than you are with political commentary.
Yikes! Why does Obama keep hanging out with these kinds of people?
Who cares what his relationship with his minister is??? Does religion really play a role in the President's job? NO!
So some people don't like gays, get over it. You can't please everyone so don't even try. As long as no one is getting hurt or killed it's okay to have an opinion.
lol and Hilary keeps company with a philandering cheat. and if she's the nominee? i cannot WAIT to laugh so fucking hard at perez and all the other people that voted for her when mccain wins. which he will if she's the nominee, and he might anyways since the hilary camp has dragged this shit out so long. i seriously cannot wait to laugh in the fucking faces of everyone that talked shit on obama and handed mccain the presidency.
SO SAD…. I KNEW HILLARY WAS THE HONEST ONE FOR SURE…. SHES THE BEST CHOICE.
you can't judge someone by their company.. you don't think hillary's campaign is being supported by homophobic ministers or racist leaders? perez..stop focusing on the negativity and focus on the real issues…
At least you could try to give a balanced portrait, Perez. Obama met with Gay Rights leaders in New York today.
And we all know the Clinton's policy on gay rights- DONT ASK DONT TELL
Good balanced reporting, douche
It's a shame you guys post trite propaganda like this to show your support for hilary. Let's not forget that your candidate is a liar.
I'm with pris . . . unless you want a republican to win *one who wants to put in the constitution that marriage is between a man and woman* than you better get behind Obama. Besides I'm sure everyone has friends with conflicting views than their own!
P.S. Perez, Hillary SUCKS and won't get the nomination so get over her already.
CALLING ALL OBAMA SUPPORTERS TO BOYCOTT PEREZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Whoa, thats nuts…. yeah, things aren't looking very PC for Obama
This whole dig to find "guilt by association" is annoying. The Clintons are ruining the Democratic party. Again.
Omg. I have read this news and people's discussion on 'millionai refriends com'. Many people are very interested in this. They are discussing it there.
do you believe in everything that all of your acquaintances believe in? learn more about politics before you actually start talking about them…. the fact that there has not been any true criticisms of obama himself or his policies should mean something. How do you feel about Hilary taking hundreds of thousands of dollars from drug and insurance companies in exchange for quitting her fight for universal healthcare? that's a true problem.
oh no! the man i bought groceries from says he is not for gay marriage! that must mean i am too! and everyone i have talked to as well! oh no!
POOR HILLARY SHES HONEST AND HE IS ALWAYS TRASHING HER…. HOPE SHE WINS, SHE KNOWS MORE ABOUT POLITICS THAN MOST PEOPLE.
and Hillary is any better? I understand she is paying you to endorse her, but no the facts fat ass before you preach.. i can't wait until you get dissed for jogging without your shirt on… go ride a moped.
Ehh. Obama makes me sick.
Get over yourself. I don't support gays and believe it is wrong but I don't look down on them. I disagree with there lifestyle.
YOU FUCKING… COCKSUCKING PIGG !! KEEP GOING WITH ALL THOSE BADD RUMORS… HE CAN MAKE A CHANGE…
WHY DON'T WE HEAR FROM HILARY ??? CAUSE THE BITCH IS PAYING YOU, YOU MORON!!!!
youu are just pissed that obama is beating hilary! mauahhaha
oh dear
YOU ARE HELPING McCAIN WIN!
Democrats Unite!
Re: J –
HUM….I DONT THINK U KNOW WHAT U ARE TALKING ABOUT…. MISS CLINTON HAS DONE NO WRONG!
Democrats are never satisfied.
Guess what, Perez? BIG DEAL! Clinton is going to lose!! There's no way she can win so stop posting this stupid stuff!! No one cares!! How about you post how Clinton won't make public her tax returns? Why won't she? Oh, maybe because she doesn't want to show how filthy rich she and her husband has become by lobbying for rich oil companies and rich foreign companies!
Obama has been in lock step with the most radical sides of the democratic party in Illinois since his first political job. Check his voting record. There will be many shocking revelations before this is through. He is a wonderful entrancement to all who listen to him but people do not fully understand what they are signing up for when they support him.
Re: Mischa –
Do you know what that means? You're a moron. And maybe even racist?
Re: samantha! –
DO U HAVE A BRAIN HONEY?
Oh that is bullshit and you know it. The Clintons have kept all kinds of horrible, lawless company and yet you fail to bring that up. We get it, you don't like Obama, give it a rest.
iam sure Clinton camp put that out there, But how is it everybody this man know is supposed to reprsent him, he is his own man and a good one so of course now that he is winning the skeletons come out but iam voting for him anyway he is the best for the job> GO BARACK!!!!!!!
Perez, I really wish you would stick the the celebrity gossip sometimes. Saying things like this are really detrimental to getting a democrat elected, and if you really support the gay movement, you would do everything you could to contribute to the election of a democratic candidate….because if we continue to polarize the vote between clinton and obama, mccain will win. And I'm sure you'd still prefer obama to mccain….
Oh lord.
I BELIEVE THAT HILLARY CLINTON IS PAYING PEREZ–THINK ABOUT IT!!!!!!!
I think Perez is being paid by the Repubican party to dis Obama! The black community is homophobic… it is a fact. However, Obama has spoken out in support of gays and is pushing to change the homophobia that is pervasive in the black community.
Lay off Perez, before you piss off a good portion of your fan base.
OBAMA=THE MOST UNEXPERIENCED PERSON RUNNING FOR PRESIDENT….
OBAMA=ALL TALK AND NO ACTION
"CHANGE" IS A PART OF LIFE YOU DONKEY…TELL ME "HOW" YOU PLAN ON MAKING CHANGES…MORE IMPORTANTLY….ITS NOT ABOUT "CHANGE" OR "HOPE" ITS ABOUT REALITY….
HOW YOU PLAN ON OVERCOMING OBSTACLES THAT ARE BOUND TO BE IN THE WAY FROM FIXING THE U.S…..
SIMPLY PUT..
HILLARY=THE RIGHT AND ONLY CHOICE FOR AMERICA!
Hey Perez, stick to what you know stuff about- being a fat slob who gossips about worthless celeb snobs, and stay away from the stuff that requires brain power!
then why do you support hillary? she's already stated that she doesn't beleive in the legality of gay marriage, but would support civil unions.
if i recall correctly, obama's views on gay marriage have been far more liberal than hers have been.
… because Obama is going to win the nomination and you are incapable of influencing or changing that. The bottom line is, Perez, that the majority of Christians–black and otherwise (not to mention Muslim) loathe gays. It has nothing to do with "the company they keep."
Well, at least he's not lying about being under sniper fire….
YOU SUCK SHIT PEREZ
WHILE YOU CUDDLE UP TO THAT BITCH HILLARY YOU IGNORE HOW HER HUSBAND INSTITUTED DONT ASK DONT TELL AND ALSO SIGNED THE DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
THE CLINTONS HAVE TAKEN GAY MONEY BUT HAVE NEVER ONCE STOOD UP FOR ANY GAY CAUSES
YOU ARE A TOTAL LOSER WHO KNOWS NOTHING OF POLITICS
IF YOU WANT TO SHOUT SHAME AT OBAMA THATS FINE
BUT HOW ABOUT SOME SHAME FOR YOUR CYNICAL BITCH HILLARY
YOU ARE A FUCKIN IDIOT
I wil NEVER vote for Barack Obama! I am not caught up in his movement. GO HILLARY!!! Come on, Pennsylvania!
Yep, the mask is slipping. Anyone who keeps company with someone who promotes hate ain't gettin my vote!! PEACE TO THE WORLD - LOVE THY NEIGHBOUR!
What's the big deal if Obama doesn't support gays. You'll be surprise the amount of people who disagree with the lifestyle. No one know enough about Obama….. Hillary is a liar…….. McCain is another bush… these are the pickings for president ….. you choose.
Well the company you keep appears to be all fairweather…like your "dear friend Marc jacobs"… What does that say about you ?!
Dude, Perez, why are you such a loser, I am sure there are things about you of which your friends (if you have any) don't approve… People, and the god damn media, are reaching far as hell to find a reason to demonize a man who has done nothing. When you find a "story" talking about Obama engaging in anti-gay or racists acts, I'll listen… but until then, stop publishing bullshit stories about PEOPLE OTHER THAN THE CANDIDATES that will only get a DUMB ASS REPUBLICAN ELECTED AGAIN!!!!!
I have strong opinions but I don't necessarily require all of the "company I keep" to have the same opinions. Obama has been outspoken in his desire for equal rights for the gay and lesbian communities. I hope he is sincere in this, as I support him, but I will not doubt him because a homophobe also supports him. That's ridiculous.
perez, you are so sad, hillary is such a disgusting bigot, and it is a shame that you dont look more into her closet, because im sure that you can dig up some scandalous homophob stuff too!
Obama is a racist. We need a president who will pull our country together, not tear us apart. He surrounds himself with racist advisors and mentors–how are non-black Americans supposed to feel about that? I can tell you what I feel: fear.
On balance, why not post how Clinton set forth "Don't Ask/Don't Tell", a policy which set back the acceptance of gay rights at least a decade? Why not chronicle all of the shady and criminal people associated with the Clintons?? I know this is a blog and not a news source, but that does not excuse you from posting relevant information.
When I want slanderous politics, I'll go to Fox News. Stick with celebs, Perez.
I know a lot of people that have said mean and hateful things about gays & lesbians and about white people. Dosen't mean I'm a bad person. Everyone comments on the company he keeps but has anyone ever stopped to question why exactly these people feel the way they do. Maybe they were molested as a child or maybe they have been treated extremely bad by white people. You really gotta look at both sides.. GO BARACK
go tulane. boo obama.
What kind of campaign contributions would a pastor be getting, you idiot? Barack Obama has the cajones to criticize the black religious community, IN A BLACK CHURCH, about their homophobia. He also has spent more on advertising to the gay community than any other politician in history. He actually takes the LGBT community seriously and includes them in his campaign, just as he includes religious folks like this pastor. That's what unity is about, Perez. Look at the company YOU keep. Pathetic. You're a hateful, ignorant troll.
I hope this spear chucker gets the nod. Then all of the " white folk " will actually come out to vote to make sure this liberal retard loses in a landslide. What were the numbers for the primaries 20 million dems, and 8 million Rep came out to vote? Put a porch monkey up there and see how many rights come out to vote.
Unfortunately I think that all this vital information is coming out too late in the campaign. At this point it is fair to assume that Barack Obama will be the Democratic nominee, and due to the fact that Americans are really over Republicans, thanks to current President,things like this may be overlooked. As a black person, who supports Hillary Clinton, I find it very disturbing that Obama is closely associated with people like Rev. Meeks and Rev. Jeremiah Wright.The Obama campaign says that Barack Obama does not agree with the views of Rev. Wright, yet he has been a member of the man's church for twenty years.Barack obama talks about unity and change, yet he c