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| Obama 'angry' at pastor comments |
| Democratic US presidential hopeful Barack Obama has expressed
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 30-April-2008
8:19:40 AM |
| He said that any relationship he had with his former pastor "has now changed" as a result of the comments.
Clips of Rev Wright's fiery sermons triggered a storm of criticism when they were aired last month.
Meanwhile, Mr Obama's rival Hillary Clinton was endorsed by North Carolina Governor Mike Easley, and Republican John McCain unveiled a healthcare plan.
'Saddened'
Mr Obama was responding to a series of recent public appearances by Rev Wright, in which the pastor refused to back down from the controversial statements made in his sermons.
"I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday," Mr Obama told reporters.
The Illinois senator described Rev Wright's comments as "divisive and destructive" and said they "end up giving comfort to those that prey on hate".
Reverend Wright initially stayed silent when footage of old sermons containing politically-charged remarks were first circulated on television and online in March.
But in two recent speeches, to journalists and African-American activists, Mr Wright has attempted to hit back at his critics, saying that attacks on him were attacks on the black church and that his six years of service in the military was proof of his patriotism.
However, in his comments on Tuesday, Mr Obama said: "I believe that they do not portray accurately the perspective of the black Church. They certainly don't portray accurately my values and beliefs."
He also distanced himself personally from the man who officiated at his wedding and baptised his two daughters.
"The person I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago... Whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed as a consequence of this," he said.
Political storm
In one clip, from a sermon delivered after the attacks of 11 September 2001, Mr Wright suggested that the US had brought the attacks on itself through its own foreign policy.
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