Obama’s Chief Political Strategist doubles down on Jeremiah Wright

January 11, 2012 | Filed under 2012 Presidential Race,Asshats,Jeremiah Wright | Posted by

These people have cantaloupe sized gonads:

JeremiahWrightDavid Axelrod, chief political strategist for President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign and former White House political adviser, defended Jeremiah Wright on Tuesday evening in a speech in Thousand Oaks, CA.

Axelrod described the initial news reports in 2008 on Obama’s long-time family pastor and mentor as “ninety seconds of vitriol plucked from thirty years of sermons by some enterprising opposition researcher.”

The claim that Wright’s sermons were selectively edited by Obama’s political opponents contradicts what is known about Wright’s preaching and the radical, racialist creed of the Trinity United Church of Christ, to which Obama belonged for two decades and to which he contributed a large amount of money.

Axelrod’s claim is also contradicted by Obama himself, who has cited Wright’s enthusiasm for radical politics as the main reason he was attracted to the church.

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The lecture was part of the Distinguished Speaker Series of Southern California, and was delivered before a largely friendly audience.

Recording was not permitted in the Fred Kavli Theater, but Axelrod’s remarks on Wright are an exact quote, written down and tweeted immediately upon delivery. 

Joel Pollack, the contributor at Big Government who broke this story, includes the following ABC News report to freshen our memories as to Mr. Wright’s “ninety seconds of vitriol“:

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Amazing that they would not only bring up Jeremiah Wright but actually defend the man and his hatred.

Cantaloupe sized I’m telling ya.

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  • jim_m

    “ninety seconds of vitriol plucked from thirty years of sermons by some enterprising opposition researcher.”

    Yep.  And so out of character were those ugly words that his congregation rose up in horror and outrage at the offensive remarks….Oh.  I’m sorry.  So common and in line with his regular preaching were the remarks that his congregation rose up in cheers and applause.

    Anyone who knows Chicago politics knows that this gasbag was a racist and spouted racist hate for decades.  Axelrod knows this fact but like other dems doesn’t give a damn about lying to the public.

  • herddog505

    Rick Rice – These people have cantaloupe sized gonads:

    Not really.  When your base is comprised of idiots who will believe anything you tell them, it doesn’t take a lot of stones to lie.

    But I find it interesting and significant that Axelrod has to lie about Wright even at this relatively late date.  It tells me that quite a few people never really bought into the idea that Barry just sort of dozed through twenty years of Wright’s sermons and doesn’t whole-heartedly support Wright’s hateful view of our country, and they’re really starting to think about it again in light of Barry’s record.

  • Olsoljer

    As if Asselrod would ever been allowed in that church, we get this “exspurt” attestation.
    Obams administration is jammed with cheats, liars and thieves who are experts in their fields –  its incomprehensible the depths some would sink to make money or seek the transitory illusion of power.

  • Gmacr1

    You would think that the last thing Axelrod would want to do is dredge up opposition research for the other side that they can nail Obama’s ass to the wall with, but then you’d be wrong.

  • Hank_M

    I get the feeling that this is all part of the plan to revive the themes from the 2008 election.
    Wright no longer matters, except as a diversion.

    Better to live in the past where Obama’s upside was unknown and without limit than now where Obama has shown he’s clueless and corrupt.

    • http://pulse.yahoo.com/_G7YIUZMXOD5JGZZTCYMVA75KFU Shadow

       That and the fact Obama’s supporters believe the filth Wright spews, for the most part.  This is pandering to his base.

    • Commander_Chico

      I like it, makes sense to me.  Play it out on the 2008 themes, ignore what’s happened since except OBL is dead.

  • 914

    I’m not sure who’s the bigger asshole? Reverend Wrong, David Assholerod or the jug eared Doosh!!

    • Hank_M

      How about Jarrett who I still think runs this White House.

  • retired.military

    “These people have cantaloupe sized gonads:”

    Nope you can lie all day long if you expect nooone like the lamestream media to even bother checking on what you are saying and/;or intentionally covering up and repeating your lies.

    Doesnt take big gonads. Just unmitigated gall.

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