“I think we can all unequivocally say in 2026, football is not going anywhere.”
“When giant corporations and Wall Street investors buy up all the fire truck manufacturers, it’s a threat to public safety.”
“I want to stop the spread. They are picking homes like you, and I pick tomatoes in the grocery store.”
“It is imperative that FEMA helps communities quickly respond to wildfires and increase their resilience to future wildfire disasters”
“They are picking houses the way you pick tomatoes at the grocery store.”
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On the recordMarch 13, 2008
Had I heard those in the church, I would have told Reverend Wright that, you know, that I profoundly disagreed with them.
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Barack Obama
Democratic · Illinois
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Editor's note · Context

Obama expresses that he would have disagreed with Wright's statements had he heard them.

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