The 2004 Sun-Times article noted that "friends and advisers" such as Pfleger, "who has known Obama for the better part of 20 years, help him keep his (moral) compass, he (Obama) says." Based on Pfleger's remarks, either he or Obama, or both, have, uh, lost their bearings.
Pfleger has had a working relationship with Obama since the late 1980s. As noted, he was one of Obama's spiritual mentors. Between 1995 and 2001, Pfleger contributed a total of $1,500 to Obama's various political campaigns.
This includes a $200 donation in April 2001, three months after Obama, still an Illinois state senator, helped obtain $225,000 in grants for St. Sabina programs. In 2000, Obama secured a $100,000 earmark for the ARK Community Center, attached to St. Sabina. Render unto Caesar. |
