Barack Obama said "Had the reverend not retired and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn't have felt comfortable staying there at the church." @ PoliticalQuotes.com

On the recordMarch 26, 2008

Had the reverend not retired and had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn't have felt comfortable staying there at the church.

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Barack Obama

Democratic · Illinois

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Editor's note · Context

Obama addresses the controversy surrounding Reverend Wright and his comments.

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