Add Italians to the list of people Jeremiah Wright doesn't like...

[The Night Owl]

Rev. Wright's Italian Job (Hold the Garlic)

The irrepressible Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. is at it again, this time taking aim at Italians -- expounding a two millenium grudge against the sons and daughters of Rome -- and their (allegedly) breath-altering prediliction for scampi and pesto.

From the Wright-written eulogy for scholar Asa Hilliard in the Dec. 2007 edition of the Trumpet magazine: "(Jesus') enemies had their opinion about Him... The Italians for the most part looked down their garlic noses at the Galileans."

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http://weblogs.newsday.com/news/local/longisland/politics/blog/2008/03/rev_wrights_italian_job_hold_t.html

Garlic noses? WTF?

[scheming daemons]

1. Who cares who Wright doesn't like? Wright isn't running for office...

...

[billbuckhead]

14. Actually, he kind of is. 20 year religious mentorship means something.

At least something enough to throw your grandmother under the bus about on national TV.

[The Stranger]

23. Oh bullshit -- Wright isn't running for President -- Obama is.

And Clinton has already lost.

[billbuckhead]

25. Hope is still alive all the way to the convention

Can't run a post racial campaign in public and then go to a race based church.

[babylonsister]

2. Yea, we know, and FR has it up also:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5267331

[The Night Owl]

10. Trumpet Magazine is published by Free Republic? Wow! That is news to me.

[babylonsister]

13. I didn't say that, but you must know more than I do. nt

[Cali_Democrat]

3. Wright is running for office?

:shrug:

[Catherina]

4. Add The Night Owl to my ignore list

Congratulations. Number 13.

[enid602]

30. ignore

I hope fauxbama has an ignore feature if he becomes president; it's the only way he'll stay in office.

[maxsolomon]

5. oh lord what this nation has come to

its annoying but appropriate: LET IT SINK.

obama is not his pastor.

[SoFlaJet]

6. hey I'm Italian

and you know what? I don't care. My father was a racist-he was also a WW2 vet-differnt times-different ways

[Drachasor]

24. I'd add that he was actually talking about the Romans

Doesn't really have any bearing on modern Italians by any means.

[Bonobo]

7. That means he doesn't like them? And what does it have to do with Obama anyway?

I thought you Hillary supporters thought Bill shouldn't be brought into it?

And yet you think Wright should? I don't get it...

[WilmywoodNCparalegal]

8. As a garlic nosed woman

Rev. Wright can kiss my Italian ass. Racism is colorblind, unfortunately.

[burythehatchet]

9. Gainful employment will change your life. Trust me.

[Catherine Vincent]

11. Garlic nose?

Never heard that one.

[LSK]

12. who hung Jesus up on that cross???

:shrug:

[MADem]

22. Yes, let's blame the entire ethnic group for the actions of a few. That's intelligent...

:sarcasm:

[The Night Owl]

26. If one believes that Christ chose to be crucified so that the sins of all mankind...

If one believes that Christ chose to be crucified so that the sins of all mankind could be forgiven then one must conclude that all mankind is to blame for the crucifixtion.

[myrna minx]

15. Yes, yes, yes, this has been posted before. And yes, Wright is rather critical of

Romans of yore. You know, 2000 years ago. :eyes:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5267331


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=anwy2MPT5RE

[ProSense]

17. It's a feeding frenzy and they forgot their table manners!

Which sermon or reference to biblical times will the scavengers pick apart next?

[bluestateguy]

16. I'm Italian, and I don't care

Really, he's not the one running--if he was I would not vote for him. We have serious problems in this country; the economy, health care, a stupid war, etc.

[Tom Rinaldo]

18. This is so petty it is even petty having to say it is petty

This is not going to budge anyone's outrage meter an inch. Either other things Wright said have them troubled already, or if not, this certainly isn't going to do it.

And yes there are always exceptions to the rule and maybe you are one of them but I am Italian American and I am not.

[hfojvt]

32. it's petty and heartbreaking

but the hardest part is waiting for the primary season to end.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GLCJEYLIBQY

[GoldieAZ49]

19. I won't vote for Wright or his protege Obama

They can like that fact or not, I really don't care.

[Guava Jelly]

20. Bye Bye...see you after we have a candidate

Now where did i put that lil red x?

[MADem]

21. Wow, that Reverend Wright IS a fucking idiot. He can't even eulogize someone without insulting

someone else!

The guy isn't a "sensitive misunderstood pastor." He's a fucking ASS.

After calling Jesus's crucifixion "a public lynching Italian style" executed in "Apartheid Rome," he goes on to claim that white supremicists run the U.S. government:

"The government runs everything from the White House to the schoolhouse, from the Capitol to the Klan, white supremacy is clearly in charge, but Asa, like Jesus, refused to be defined by an oppressive government because Asa got his identity from an Omnipotent God."

[EFerrari]

27. I've come to the conclusionn that Hillary supporters can'd read. n/t

[anonymous171]

28. Romans did in fact like Garlic, they believed it had magical healing powers.

[Seabiscuit]

29. Mamma Mia! Did he say Garlic Noses??? Ah Marone! nt

[DearAbby]

31. Hunny Dipper Dan

digging out the shit are ya? :thumbsdown: Shit sinks.

[Seabiscuit]

33. So what does Mssr. Wright think of my cauliflower ears?

[Connie_Corleone]

34. Has anyone asked the first century Romans what they think about this?

:eyes: