Rev. Wright: 'The God of Harriet Tubman is Not the God of G.W.'

Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 10:10:13 am PDT

When Rev. Jeremiah Wright spoke in Columbus, Ohio, at an annual Martin Luther King Breakfast in 2004, he said, “The God of Harriet Tubman is not the God of G.W.” Meaning G. W. Bush, of course.

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It turns out that people in Columbus were treated to a small sample of Rev. Jeremiah Wright’s oratory when he came though town in 2004 to speak at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Breakfast at the convention center.

In that speech, Barack Obama’s controversial pastor criticized President Bush, saying, “The God of Harriet Tubman is not the God of G.W,” according to a story published in The Columbus Dispatch at the time.

Speaking about King, Wright said Bush’s selections of federal judicial nominees was tantamount to “spitting on his legacy.”

According to the story, Wright, then the pastor at Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, received a standing ovation.

(Hat tip: Patrick Poole.)