Bill Clinton proclaimed "I have repented" at WH breakfast with Reverend Wright

[Stephanie]

From Ben Smith at Politico

http://www.cnn.com/ALLPOLITICS/stories/1998/09/11/reax.whitehouse/

WASHINGTON (AllPolitics, Sept. 11) -- As the House of Representatives debated the process for releasing the details of his relationship with Monica Lewinsky, a tearful President Bill Clinton told a White House breakfast for religious leaders Friday that he has "a broken spirit."

"I have been on quite a journey these last few weeks to get to the end of this, to the rock-bottom truth of where I am," Clinton said in his most emotional and dramatic statement since the affair with Lewinsky became public. "I don't think there is a fancy way to say that I have sinned."

Agreeing with his critics that he was not "contrite" enough during his initial Aug. 17 statement, Clinton said, "It is important to me that everybody who has been hurt know that the sorrow I feel is genuine. First and most important, my family, my friends, my staff, my cabinet, Monica Lewinsky and her family and the American people. I have asked all for their forgiveness."

His comments were the first time the president has publicly apologized to Lewinsky. Clinton went on to describe the journey he has been on during the weeks since his first public admission, saying that he has finally repented.

"I have repented," Clinton said. "I must have God's help to be the person that I want to be. A willingness to give the very forgiveness I seek. A renunciation of the pride and the anger, which cloud judgment, lead people to excuse and compare and to blame and complain."

Hillary was there too - her WH schedule for the day.

[leftstreet]

1. K&R

:rofl:

[Johnny__Motown]

2. Great photo.....

[Rosa Luxemburg]

12. Bill Clinton and Rev Wright - Bingo!

[panader0]

3. To the greatest!

[blm]

4. Did Hillary influence Pastor Wright with her senate display of the BUSH KNEW headline

she put up in May2002?

Was pastor Wright wrong to agree with Hillary's implication that Bush KNEW and wrong to believe the senator's sincerity in questioning the official story on 9-11?

Just because Hillary backtracked quickly after the backlash from that moment, doesn't mean it didn't happen and that many Democrats believe that the official story was a lie and the official government knew much more in advance of 9-11 then they have let on.

You think the GOP has a videoclip of Hillary on the senate floor implying the same as Pastor Wright about 9-11, and they plan to use it in the GE?

[ORDem]

5. K&R

:kick:

[dempartisan23]

6. hehe

bill clinton thought highly of revrend wright

[BeatleBoot]

7. Wow, the president and his wife went to a prayer breakfast and there were Ministers and Preachers ?

And ONE happened to be Jeremiah Wright?

Sounds like a Belt Way Scandal !!

:sarcasm:

Funny attempt at muddying the waters.

[cbayer]

8. Good for him.

It was the right thing to do. Especially in the presence of his wife.

In view of your clear position in this race, I guess I am missing your point.

[City Lights]

9. K&R!

Happy to see Politico picked this up!

[LulaMay]

10. What a JOKE. You defend or vilify Wright depending on the benefit to your candidate?

Is he bad, good, what?

[Stephanie]

14. I'm not vilifying him in the least.

I'm just wondering why the Clintons do so. They used to think he was ok. Until it became to their advantage to paint him as a monster.

[ruggerson]

16. Please show us where Bill or Hillary have vilified him as a monster

seems to me that it's the media that has done so.

[Stephanie]

18. .

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x5168167

[ruggerson]

36. ...

"Later, Clinton spokesperson Doug Hattaway told ABC News:"She was and is unaware of anyone on the campaign pushing issue with superdelegates. She wants anyone who is talking to superdelegates to focus on our message, which is that she's best prepared to be president and beat John McCain."


http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/clinton-doesnt.html

[Stephanie]

40. Don't play dumb with me, rug. And you really picked the wrong story to quote!!!

:rofl:

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/03/clinton-doesnt.html

Clinton Doesn’t Deny Campaign is Pushing Wright Story to Superdelegates

ABC News' Eloise Harper Reports: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign has strictly maintained a public position not to comment on Sen. Barack Obama's relationship with Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Many times, questions have been answered with -- "you will have to ask Senator Obama about that."

However at a Thursday press availability in Terra Haute, Indiana after a report surfaced that the Clinton campaign was pushing the Wright story to superdelegates arguing that the relationship hurt Obama's electibility -– Clinton refused to deny that her campaign was pushing the story.

When asked, Clinton ignored the Wright portion of the question and said “well my campaign has been making the case that I am the most electable that I have said that for a year or more that I am the person best able to make the challenges that our country faces as commander in chief.”

When Clinton was then asked specifically if her campaign was pushing the Wright story –- she shrugged and took the next question, ignoring the reporter.

[ruggerson]

47. Again, you've made an accusation that you have no proof of

it's always helpful to stick to factual observation.

[LulaMay]

22. Really? You don't see that this reads "LOOK, LOOK, it was HILLARY who was in with Wright!"? DUMB.

[Stephanie]

25. Clearly the Clinton WH thought he was a great guy.

Are you having some comprehension problems?

[LulaMay]

32. Ohhhhh, CLEARLY.

[Stephanie]

Well why else would they invite him along with the most important religious leaders of the US?

As part of Bill's very serious White House Repentance Breakfast?

[PoliticalAmazon]

11. Goodness Gracious! Where did all of the Hillarybots go?

Man, you'd think they had announced free Friday night specials at TGIF! Poof--they are GONE.

[LulaMay]

17. Most of us "femme-bots" aren't wasting time with these pathetic attempts to make this about Hillary.

Think I'll go back to our regularly scheduled program of SANITY now too.

Grow a BACKBONE like Hillary and DEFEND your candidates actions, or, by all means, look like a pack of idiots.

[PoliticalAmazon]

28. Translation, please?

Pardon, LuluMay, but I don't understand your point. You seem to be upset about something. Perhaps if you calmed down a bit and gave it another run, it might come through more clearly.

Thank you.

[BeatleBoot]

20. We're too busy laughing our ass off at this article

http://www.hinessight.com/

[PoliticalAmazon]

30. Did you mean the article about the Clintons with Rev. Wright?

Did you mean this article?

"Drudge Report has photo of Bill Clinton with Rev. Wright >>
Drudge Report, not NBC News, breaks Obama passport breach story >>>
As usual, NBC News and Keith Olbermann get their information from elsewhere before 'confirming;'
pretty pathetic that a so-called major news organization gets it news leads from Matt Drudge"

I don't think their hypocrisy is funny at all. Glad you can laugh your ass off at it.

[BeatleBoot]

46. Nope.

Hey, presidents get their pictures taken with people - all sorts - good people, bad people, slime balls.

You know, the whole spectrum.

What was Obama's excuse?

[LulaMay]

13. Attending a meeting with religious leaders? ARE YOU KIDDING? Was Wright HIS PASTOR? NO.

[sudopod]

15. The Internet Strikes Back nt

[redstate_democrat]

19. Bwaahaahaahaa!

It's on the INTERNETS! :rofl:

The hypocrisy is astounding.

[Stephanie]

23. lol!

Sorry for the dupe, but I couldn't resist the nice big photo and the CNN headline. :hi:

[redstate_democrat]

39. Thanks for duping this!

Let's keep it kicked!

Kicky Kick Kick!

[AJH032]

21. Wright sure seems happy to be with Clinton

and yet had no problems throwing despicable attacks (regarding Monica Lewinsky) at him in his recently publicized sermon.

[Stephanie]

48. Love the Sinner, Hate the Sin!

[npincus]

24. Guilty! By association!

:rofl: Already sent the "package" to David Gregory, spread the "love".

[Straight Shooter]

26. September 1998? Almost 20 years ago?

Rev. Wright was just a maverick preacher at the time, nothing like what he is now. He sure seems pleased to be in Bill's company, too.

Interesting date, though. 9/11.

ETA: Apparently Rev. Gerald Mann was the honored guest, as is shown on the agenda.

[Stephanie]

27. Um, that's not quite 10 years ago.

And how do you know what kind of a preacher he was in 1998?

[PoliticalAmazon]

33. LOL! See, even Hillary's supporters can't do the math!

[Straight Shooter]

38. Ooops! I knew there was something wrong with that number!

You tell me what kind of preacher he was, and you tell me how he got invited, for what reason. He's not my candidate's pastor.

In further reflection, this only makes Bill Clinton look good. Repentance and all that.

[JVS]

31. Hillary supporters and their math stikes again!

[Stephanie]

43. I guess that's why they still think she can "win"

:rofl:

[JVS]

29. Is there any gyrating in this story?

[Stephanie]

35. No. At this point Bill C. is apologizing for the gyrating.

:hide:

[alteredstate]

45. lol

[Tennessee Gal]

34. Holy Cow!

Wright was at a WH breakfast with how many others? Wright was in attendance when Bill Clinton made a statement? How shocking!

Was Wright the spiritual advisor to Bill or Hillary Clinton for the past 20 years? No. Did Wright marry Bill and Hillary Clinton? No. Did Wright baptise Chelsea Clinton? No. Did the Clinton family sit in the pew of Wright's church for 20 years? No.

Some of you need to get a grip.

[Frank Booth]

37. I guess this proves that Bill Clinton hates white people.

[Stephanie]

41. Yes it DOES!

Guilty by Association!!

[KittyWampus]

42. lol!

[alteredstate]

44. K & R