A Quote by Barack Obama

Reverend Wright has been my friend and mentor for over 20 years.

Barack Obama

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Been Friend Mentor My Friend Over Wright Years

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Barack Obama
American - President
Born: August 4, 1961

Surely people can now see that it is no accident that he, Obama, sat at the feet of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright for 20 years, that he is mother was a leftist activist and cultural Marxist, that his main early mentor was radical Frank Marshall Davis, that he was a member of the far-left New Party in Chicago, that his main vocation in life has been street organizing and agitation and that he didn't think the revolutionarily, transformative Warren court was liberal enough.

David Limbaugh

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Randy Houser

I'm a 50-year-old guy making music for over 20 years. I've been writing songs since I was 20, so it's really been 30 years, and it's always been personal, but I've always told stories.

Art Alexakis

Since I was eight years old, I went to Trinity. I mean, I listened to Reverend Wright since I was a kid and I always heard him preach sermons of love and inspiration.

Will Ferrell

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Joe Biden

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Luther Strange

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James Toback

I've been in front of the camera the last 20 years, and it's just become a friend.

Mariette Hartley

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Jurnee Smollett-Bell

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Jim DeMint

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Larry King

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Glenn Loury

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Eric McCormack

The only friend I have had for the longest time is Rocky S., the designer. He has been in my life for 20 years now.

Shamita Shetty

Tramaine Hawkins has been a mentor, a confidante and an example of greatness. She has been through a lot in her life, and her career has spanned over 50 years. To me, that's what you call a legend.