Clinton: Wright would not have been my pastor
CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton would have long ago distanced herself from the Rev. Jeremiah Wright if she had been a member of his church, the Democratic presidential candidate said Tuesday.
It's the first time she or her campaign has commented directly on a controversy that has swirled around rival Sen. Barack Obama's campaign in recent weeks.
"I think given all we have heard and seen, he would not have been my pastor," Clinton said in a news conference in Greensburg, Pennsylvania.
The comments came hours after the New York senator made similar comments to the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review in an editorial board interview.
"You don't choose your family, but you choose what church you want to attend," she told the paper.
Clinton repeated those remarks in the news conference.
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Keep up the good fight Hillary!:thumbsup:
Have a good one!:s4:
