wow.....i believe in giving news to show America
and the world whats going on around them and
though I have not heard the entire Wrights speach
I think this news man is making his own news and
views rather than capturing TRUTH! But he picked
the wrong, well informed Pastor!

There are plenty of far-left persons in this country that see Reverend Wright as a bigot and a racist who preaches divisiveness. The government gave AIDS to African-Americans? He is a narcissistic, ego maniacal nothing.

The right wingnuts claim that this country was founded in Christianity when it suits their needs and yet they can't stand to hear it when they are called out by "true" Christians. I wish Obama would take the time to defend the words of Rev Wright instead of distancing himself from them. I know that he must do what is necessary in this campaign, but I hope that he found more to agree with in Wright's sermons than he is claiming. If he did he may just be the saving grace for this country that has surely lost it's way. I believe that if he took the chance he may find more agreement with the Rev among us blue collar whites than he thinks there is.

Tell the TRUTH and SHAME the DEVIL and that is precisely what father flager did. now if more preachers and pastors 'men of god' had the testicles to speak the truth we will be in a better place!!!!!

Thanks Father Flager for telling the truth about what J. Wright was saying. The truth, and white America hate dealing with the truth! Racism nearly destroyed Black people!

I am sorry to those people that believe that America has dealt with racism. And to those blacks that have never been called a "nigger" by a white person, as I have, and some how feel that a black man whose message is to other blacks that have gone through similar situations as he has, is a bigoted racist I just want to know what country do you live in. Did Rev. Wright call some white a "honky" or " spook" or something? I missed it. I agree not all whites are racist now, but all whites were not prejudice 50 years ago or 100 years ago.
I am only in my twenties, I have obtain a Bachelors in Psychology, and now am working on my masters and I am "improving" myself daily, but yet I have been called a "nigger" by whites more time then I can count on both hands. You tell me when will this stop! This man should not be judged by any one but God his creator. He just had the "balls" to say what a lot of African Americans that still deal with racism in this "freedom and liberty" country what they want to say out loud, and has a right to say it to people that seem to agree with him on the "sound bytes". Everyone has their own voice in this country supposedly. It just stings because some whites want to push it under a rug, like someone said earlier, instead of dealing with it. Racism still exist. America has not yet arrived to the place it needs to be. Just because your "white friends" don't expose it to your face I guess that is what makes it null and void. Some people are so naive and delusional... I don't care who you vote for who ever wins this presidential election it's because God allowed it. So we have to just deal with it, endure it, and gone on like we been doing.

Whew -- talking about putting the media in its place. The truth shall set you free.

I have been a Catholic, Black Democrat my entire life. I attend mass in Los Angeles.

As a Catholic this priest disgusts me. He is uninformed and evasive. Rev Wright is a racist and delusional. How can a person who believes that the US Government invented AIDS be taken seriously? How can a minister who takes the name of the Lord in vain IN GOD'S HOUSE ("G.D. America") receive any respect?

People like Wright, Jackson, Farakkan, Sharpton et al are an embarassment to every Black person who works to improve themself. Instead of focusing on legitimate problems affecting Black people like high school drop out rates or teenage pregnancy, all they want to do is to shakedown the White man, whine about slavery, and invent ridiculous conspiracy theories. Now that's a great allocation of effort and resources. I have a news flash for all of you: there are no more slaves, and there are no more masters - so get over it.

As a Democrat, the way Obama has handled this megalomaniac Wright has been pathetic. He waited too long to denounce this loon. Forget about being the first Black President, his chance for the nomination has been squandered.

If this is the best Obama can do, he doesn't deserve to be president.

I'm voting for McCain.

The truth will set you free. Old tricks aren't working in this day.

106 neo-hippie votes for Obama Cul laude. Hoodoo Gurus needs to write a song bouts this America Trash Culture! ooo laa lah! Hope one of dem including the red nightmare foots you is social medicine funds outta ya own funkin pockets. Yep woke up this morn and found youselves dead like Joey Ramone...blitzkrieg bullshit!!!

OH SNAP!!!!WOW!!!!!!

It's about time someone told the truth.
Father Flager, Jesus was speaking through you. God Bless!! Keep on doing what you're doing.
Rev. Wright- I did hear "the entire" speech at NCAAP in Detroit and the National Press in DC.
Brilliant, Heartfelt and True.
America has to stop trying to make things "go away". The impact of slavery, injustice and racism will never go away unless "America" apologizes,reconciles and transforms itself.
Rev. Wright, keep speaking the truth and God will keep speaking through you. You only need one person to be close to you and that is Jesus. He stood for the injustices, under priviledged and downtrodden.
Keep your Head Up! GOD BLESS!!

An amazing man. What a great friend. Next time I'm in Chicago I hope to go to his parish and Rev. Wright's. Did Fox ever show this on TV? Did they edit it into a 30sec sound bite?

Wow, this priest was educated, articulate, and informed. And three times as believable as the sorry Fox interviewer. Corporate spin can be beaten, but only if we speak out!

If you listen to the interview again, count how many times this "so-called" journalist jumps to his own "preconceived opinions."

It's astounding! Must be somewhere around 25 to 30 times!!!

This punk is not a journalist. He's an ignorant guy simply trying to bait the Father to say a "Gotcha" sound bite that will fit nicely into his preconceived ideas about this story.

The Father would not be "BAITED!"

Way to go FATHER!!!

George

I am a non-observant Catholic. If there were more priests like this one, it would be easy to get actively back into the fold again. All I can say is Amen, Amen and Amen!

I want to move to this priest's parish right now. what a breath of fresh air to hear a priest, of all people, speak the truth. More power to him!!
Ann Farinacci

That is Father Flager from St. Sabina church on the southside of Chicago. His congregation is almost entirely black. He is very active in his community. He was the brain behind the blacking out (paint) of alcohol and cigarette billboard advertisements in poor black neighborhoods in Chicago. He is also behind the clever billboards that ask people to stop listening to trash (violent and disrespectful rap music). He has a nice black history month progam every year with guest speakers. I met Cornell West there a few years ago.

What would be the point of commenting? I think the Father said it all and better than anyone else could.

Bill O'Reily, on his show said something to the effext that he was surprised that blacks used cutlery is a restaurant.

Is he a racist, an idiot, or both? Does it matter?

This is a wonderful put down for FOX which is well deserved. Fox is the most bigotted piece of broadcsat news (if you can call it news) that has ever existed in America.
Jack Irvine Ca.

This interviewer should be fired. He sounds young and uneducated, and doesn't know the first thing about how to conduct a proper interview. Whatever happened to open-ended (rather than leading) questions, with an objective and neutral approach, with taking care not to insert oneself into the story by getting into an on-camera argument with your subject? (Oh yeah, I forgot, this is Fox News, one of the Propaganda Stations.)

Thank you Father, for standing firm and refusing to give FOX the sound-bite they were shopping for.

WOW, Who is this priest? He needs to be canonized.He spoke the truth of Jesus. This needs to be looped over and over so we move from the hatred and bigotry that feeds our airwaves to an open civil discussion of issues. Let's put a stop to name calling. It gets us no where but the gutter.

Wow, I agree, why don't we hear this on the regular news channels?????????? It brings it home that so much of what we hear is taken out of context. Makes you wonder what you can believe without checking it out completely. I was really impressed with this Father and really impressed watching Rev. Wright on Bill Moyer's last night.

Wow, why don't we see people speaking like this on any of the national news channels? Oh, I guess I just answered my own question. This man answered from his heart and life experience and the reporter kept trying to put it back into the pigeonholed categories that the news thrives upon. These days truth doesn't sell, sensationalism does. This is another good example of why we need Ralph Nader in the discussion to keep the discussion on track, and this wonderful man could be at his side.

What is it that this reporter and Fox don not understand about satayagraha?

how i have been longing to hear my priests speaking the truth of the gospel like this intelligent , loving, priest!!!!!

- and there are many who could if they had the courage.
Thank you Father, God bless-

In all the interviews I've watched on here or utube, never have I heard one more fair and right on. My ultimate praise goes out to this priest.

WOW!!! Did this actually appear on Fox????? Knock me over with a feather! Hope Obama does as well on Sunday.

How refeshing to hear from an articulate man...

I cannot get over how so many good 'catholic' men and women can brush off this priest's observations of our culture.. They prefer to rely on the McCathyist Nationalism to pervue our culture....

The Father is spot on, and only true to his own experience and spiritual conviction. His uncompromising authenticity mirrors the reporter's feeble mask of carefully rehearsed and intentionally charged epithets. Thank you Father. Amen.

Wow....

HE LET THEM HAVE IT!

I BET FOX WILL NEVER SHOW THAT INTERVIEW OVER AND OVER!

You go father, this is a man to be admired by all of us.

i can't believe the interview lasted that long. Proof of the injustices and double standards; if the Father had been Black, they would have cut it off. Reverend Wright told the truth and so did Father flager. There are double standards in this country and there always will be. Blacks are held to a higher standard and subjected to adherence to rules and laws more than any other race. Other races are constantly getting breaks. After hearing the entire speech of Rev. Wright i know Fox is not the network for me. The media is controlling the campaign. Regardless, the majority of the people in this country are not ready for a woman or a black man. They would rather vote in a white male and suffer.

I haven't been so interested in this emphasis on Rev. Wright, because there is no question in my mind about Obama. I think he is a worldly philosopher, who is a little bit of us all, .. not racist. I hate Fox propagandist news, and found this interviewer all too engaged in debate with the pastor. I believe that Rev. Wright's comments may have been been exaggerated and taken out of context, and agree with him on much of his criticism of the gov't. However, the pastor responded to the bogus journalist when asked if Farrakhan's reference to Jews as, "bloodsuckers" was racist, only by standing in staunch defense of a man who has used his powerful orating skills and intellect to expand criticism of policy into broad sweeping hateful comments about an entire ethnicity. I conclude that the pastor may have developed some blind spots towards the opinions of people he admires - that, or, perhaps he agrees with Farrakhan, and because he thinks he's right, he thinks that's not racist. I liked the pastor for defending the spirit of his friend, Rev. Wright, for pointing out that being critical of the U.S. is not anti-American, but it seems evident that his reactions to this have brought him to a somewhat biased stance, plagued with double standards in a reactionary way.

Cogent arguements against obviously biased intervewers are such a pleasure. This Priest has his program together. As a society we cannot let propagandists define our agenda. Speak out. Do something

Very great comments from this father. Doesn't take the bait from Fox. Rev. Wright said nothing different than Micah said about Israel and Judah. Rev. Wright is right!

From a former broadcast news cameraman:
First of all, kudos to this Father for continuing to represent himself and his beliefs in the face of a farce, masquerading as a reporter. No one should have the right to slander people the way this "reporter" is, and then tell people he is fair and balanced. I know, then the news will seem boring, but I'm not afraid of that; what are YOU afraid of?
For those of you who think this video is fake, you're mostly wrong. In my opinion, the video is what we call a feed, uploaded via satellite and recorded (presumably) by the producers of some Fox program in a different locale, probably the O'Reilly show. It has a Fox logo poorly keyed in the corner, but at that stage of the production, I'm not sure why. It's obviously and unabashedly edited, but there seems to be no attempt to hide that.
I think we all need to watch out for reporters who incite us and encourage us to draw false conclusions. This guy is a classic, and he really does give his best effort to twist the words of his subject. Too bad for him, he met his match.
I wish the entire interview feed had simply been posted, so we could maintain more objectivity. I'm not afraid of the simple truth, just those who package it falsely on either side of the fence.
I wish so much we, as a nation, could stop throwing stones (through the media), and have an intelligent, fair discourse about public policy. Our future is truly at risk, due to the inability of our mainstream media to maintain objectivity.

Fabulous, logical, and right on target. These Fox hacks are such biased, unscrupulous characters that these videos that show them for what they are need to get out to the entire country. This guy, as a personal friend of Wright, was brilliant and showed the Fox reporter for the jerk he was. Beautiful!!! Thanks~!

What is this guy's name? He should run for the presidency and make national policy.

What a guy! The priest shows real strength, real honesty, real courage.

Thank you so much for giving me a voice! Your comments were just awesome! May God forever bless you.

The good Father shreds the Young Republican with Truth. Moreover, I admire the way he spoke without attacking the young, uh, punk, er "journalist." He was a bit like Jesus. Personally, I would have ripped him a new one, but I'm still working on self restraint!

Kudos! More!

One word....Awesome!!!

Look at how non-objective this "reporter" is---what college republican club did they dig this guy up from? This isn't news, this is partisan hackery. Sadly, the "reporter" was completely unprepared to talk to a sane, rational adult. That poor child was owned! Amen, brother, keep spreading the good word.

Does anyone know the name of this "reporter"? I'd be interested to know what his background is.

"If there existed more Christians like the man above, America and the world would be better places."

There are many.

I quit watching Faux News long ago. They are a network of shills and fakes. They've labeled Ron Paul a kook for holding similar views. Blowback and 'chickens coming home to roost" are one and the same.

please America wake up and listen to this guy not fox news. the rest of the world are waiting for you

That was beautiful.

This gentlemam was spectacular! The only area he could have emphasized a bit more was a comparison of the aftermath of Katrina and those of the southern California fires. Bush was flyin over the OC almst immediately!

THIS FAUX REPORTER WAS USED!!!!!!

"djreedps" has a good point with these remarks:

Fox News is unpatriotic.
Fox News hates America.
Fox News is bigoted.

But the people at Fox News wrap themselves up in the flag so much that their viewers cannot see what is going on.

I'm glad that more and more people outside the Fox News audience can see what damage Fox News has done and still does to this great nation.

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