BROOKLYN -- Assemblyman Dov Hikind (D-Brooklyn) Monday endorsed Sen. John McCain for president of the United States, saying, “It’s about character, and
Barack Obama can not look the American people in the eye and say that he did not know that his reverend was an unrepentant racist – the man who consecrated his marriage, who baptized his children, who was his spiritual advisor and confidante. It's not plausible, it's disingenuous, and it disqualifies him from ably serving as the
president of the United States.
“The Rev. Jeremiah Wright repeatedly lauded Louis Farrakhan, conferring upon him honorific titles, often sounding like a devoted disciple of Farrakhan’s. Farrakhan called Judaism the ‘synagogue of Satan,’” said Hikind, who has endorsed other Republicans in the past and is known for his conservative stance.
“Obama did nothing. He said nothing. Not for one year. Not for five years -- not even after 10 years. For 20 years, Obama did not protest his pastor’s racist tantrums,” said Hikind.
Obama earlier this year issued a disclaimer on Reverend Wright, saying that he had not heard the particular virulent anti-America and anti-Israel sermons in question.
Hikind added, “I cannot support Obama’s willingness to sit down personally with Ahmadinejad, or other leaders who call for the destruction of Israel, without preconditions. Our country needs a president with a backbone and the strength to face our enemies. If Barack Obama didn’t have the courage and wisdom to denounce his racist reverend in Chicago, how on earth will he deal with America’s enemies who want to destroy everything America stands for?”
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