Jamie Foxx praises President Obama as “our Lord and savior”
Actor Jamie Foxx hailed President Barack Obama as “our Lord and savior” at the Soul Train Awards, which aired over the weekend but was taped in Las Vegas shortly after the 2012 election.
“It’s like church in here. First of all, giving honor to God, and our Lord and savior, Barack Obama,” he said to the jubilant crowd. Amid their thundering cheers he repeated, “Barack Obama! Y’all stand up!”
Foxx’s adulation is making the rounds on the blogosphere and on talk radio, and prompted a response from the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights in the United States.
“Foxx’s epiphany is startling,” league president Bill Donahue said in a statement. “It just goes to show that even though Obama did not succeed in stopping the oceans from rising (as he promised to do in 2008), he did succeed in convincing Jamie Foxx, and no doubt legions of others, that God exists. Whether God can survive an ACLU lawsuit accusing him of violating church and state grounds remains to be seen.”
Here’s a video clip of Foxx’s remarks:
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Stupid Is As Stupid Does
November 27th, 2012
4:17 pm
I just threw up!
OMGeesh
November 27th, 2012
4:54 pm
Un-freaking-believeable!!! Jamie Foxx sucks as a comedian. And I don’t believe he said this as a joke. Obamvit IS NOT my Lord and Savior! Hell I cannot even refer to him as Mr. President.
WOW
November 27th, 2012
4:59 pm
You people are really funny. If all it takes to further fuel your hate for Obama is to allow a comedian to rile you up, GOD help us…I thought you some of you profess to be smart.
The God I serve knows the difference and the heart. Also the God i know knows your heart, remember that.
Be honest you never watched are support JamieFoxx or Obama who you kidding.
PEACE
November 27th, 2012
5:02 pm
MS. “SICKENING” (I LOVE IT, REALLY I DO). I WILL KEEP MY CAPS LOCK ON BECAUSE I CHOOSE TO. FIRSTLY, I GOT MY INFO FROM PUBLISHED STATISTICS THAT STATE THE MAJORITY OF CITIZENS RECEIVING PUBLIC ASSISTANCE ARE CAUCASIANS. TRY LOOKING AT SOURCES OTHER THAN THE KLAN WEEKLY. SECONDLY, YOU AND OTHER WHITE PEOPLE’S ACTIONS SINCE THE ELECTION HAVEN’T BEEN POLITICALLY CORRECT, MORE LIKE RACIALLY INCORRECT. WHAT DOES A COMMENT MADE BY A COMEDIAN (NO LESS) ABOUT THE PRESIDENT BEING THE SAVIOR MERIT RACIALLY MOTIVATED COMMENTS ABOUT BLACK PEOPLE? YOU ARE A BIGOT, PLAIN AND “SIMPLE” (AHHH, A BETTER NAME FOR YOU)
WOW
November 27th, 2012
5:08 pm
By the way America has too many issues with race, always has. These publications continue to keep the fire burning. I see from the comments it does not take much. Some of you really need to take a look at the person you are and not worry about Jamie Foxx. Seems he is doing just fine.
Ugagrad02
November 27th, 2012
5:23 pm
I normally don’t get involved in these comments, but as a Christian I must stand for my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I don’t know the intent of Mr. Foxx’s comment, but this is false. First, President Obama, while he does hold the highest office in this country, is still just a man; a sinner, just like Mr. Foxx, myself, and every other person alive on this earth today. The Lord God has placed Obama in his position according to His will. The word of God teaches that there is no authority, no position, no principality, no ruler, no president, above Almighty God. Secondly, the bible tells us that in order for our sinfulness to be redeemed, a sacrifice had to be made. Almighty God humbled Himself, to be born of a virgin, in flesh and blood, to live and walk among us a a human in order to reveal to us all the nature of God, in His Son Jesus Christ to pay our sin debt in full at the cross at Calvary. He was mocked, ridiculed, hated by those He was sent to save, punished, tortured, beaten, slapped, spit on, and nailed to the cross to atone for every sin you and I commit (past, present, and future) in order that we could become redeemed, righteous, adopted sons and daughters in God’s kingdom. Such a high price that Christ paid for us all should never be mocked, or joked about. Lastly, I do not judge Mr. Foxx for his comments, but I would ask every Christian to join with me in praying for him that God would press upon Mr. Foxx’s heart for him to seek forgiveness and repent for his comment.
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Samuel
November 27th, 2012
7:33 pm
you could’nt take anything seriosly from someone who’s not only a comedian but dresses up like a woman in movies, could you?
Robert
November 27th, 2012
7:42 pm
I don’t like him anymore, the antichrist is said for people to call him a god or a savior. Not saying obama is the antichrist but…
Robert
November 27th, 2012
7:43 pm
He likes him because he’s black
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Robert Briggs
November 27th, 2012
8:41 pm
27Nov.2012
So! Who is Jamie Foxx that he should know anything.
MN1 Robert Briggs
U.S. Navy Retired
Fran
November 27th, 2012
8:58 pm
Lord rebuke you Jamie Fox and Obama for accepting the praise from a fool…………………….Every Knee will bow before the real Savior and Lord, Who is Jesus Christ… I did not find Obama written in Philipppians 2:8-11 or any of Scriptures for that matter. You fools………blind leading the blind….
Frani
Jeff kepschull
November 27th, 2012
8:59 pm
Jamie is a total idiot.
klmbaby
November 27th, 2012
9:14 pm
When people learn to stop worshipping other humans or invisible jewish zombies and start thinking for themselves and dealing in reality, then they won’t care when Foxx or anyone else makes a statement like this because they’ll realize it’s only for entertainment purposes only.
Thomas Lipton
November 27th, 2012
9:44 pm
The true color of IN LIVING COLOR’s Mr. Foxx comes out. I will NEVER watch anything he has been in, or will be in, henceforth. If he advertises for any sponsors, I will not buy their products.
JL
November 27th, 2012
11:45 pm
For every job created, 75 more on food stamps. Your Lord is getting his fish and loaves from our tax dollars. Not A Miracle
ken
November 28th, 2012
12:20 am
If it was a joke it was a poor joke at that, but i have learned something here when people like jamie foxx and the rest of the left wing realize that their wealth will be sucked out from them as if a vampire was feeding they will complain, these same people who say raise the taxes never opened their mouths when bush lowered them oh no they said thats right it is mine well heres some news for ya hollywood and the left thanks to President tax em all till they bleed i will get some of your money in a government handout thanks.
JUDGE-NOT
November 28th, 2012
12:41 am
EVERYONE POSTING JUDGMENTAL COMMENTS ARE AT FAULT. IT’S FUNNY HOW WE CAN GO RIGHT TO THE BIBLE AND PULL OUT PASSAGES TO SUPPORT OUR JUDGMENT CALLS, I WONDER HOW WE ALL BY PASSED THE PART ABOUT JUDGMENT ???????????????
gale
November 28th, 2012
12:57 am
BARACK OBAMA saved us from that moran Mitt Romney, so i think he deserves the praise. Sorry haters. Better luck in 4 years. OBAMA, best president ever,because OBAMACAREs. !!!!!!
ken
November 28th, 2012
1:02 am
The highest unemployement since the great depression, lower wages since he took office more people on welfare and food stamps geese what planet you living on in four more years we will be broke and social security will be history and you will have ur head up where the sun doesnt shine .
mjack
November 28th, 2012
1:54 am
Jamie should know better. We glory in or look to no man except our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ to bring us out of the mess we have created as mere humans..pray for our President that he will hear and obey God!
Randy
November 28th, 2012
7:41 am
look at what he has done to this country, he aint half white, he’s not even from this country. The devil is crafty, he got his fake birth certificate and people believe it, election was rigged, anyone with half a brain wouldnt vote for him, look at the crisis we are in ok lets make it worse are you kidding me?
badjokespotter
November 28th, 2012
12:11 pm
Well, if it was a joke, it’s a bad one. If it wasn’t a joke, he’s gonna be singing Ray Charles songs in the long run next to a man with a pitch fork and let me tell you, it’s gonna be HOT !
NoleRick
November 28th, 2012
12:27 pm
For all of you Sheeple saying “It was a joke”, “he is a comedian”, need to wake up. My grandmama used to say “you dont play with my lord”. The fact that people stood and cheered reinforces that this wasnt “just a joke”. Amazing how the morals of this country has slipped down to none. Before you call me a racist, I am black.
richard
November 28th, 2012
1:27 pm
Jamie Foxx is a darn idiot! I cannot believe that he would say somethiing so stupid! The only thing Obama is good at is being the DIVIDER IN CHIEF, Divinity has nothing to do with that!
I will personally never ever watch or listen to anything to do with Jamie Foxx. What a nutcase!
allin
November 28th, 2012
3:01 pm
to government freeloaders, barack is lord and savior—he gives away lots of free stuff so you don’t have to work. all praise to barack
Maureen Young
November 28th, 2012
4:45 pm
Jamie Foxx recently said, at the Soul Train Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, “It’s like church in here. First of all, giving honor to God, and our Lord and Savior, Barack Obama. Barack Obama! Y’all stand up!”
COMEDIAN OR NOT, Jamie Foxx perhaps has reached the lowest possible disrespectful sacrilegious/blasphemous level, to even suggest IN ANY WAY that Obama deserves to be honored with God Himself and Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. (from Webster: sacrilegious, “Grossly irreverent toward what is or is held to be sacred.”; blasphemy, “The act of insulting or showing contempt or lack of reverence or respect for God.”) For this ignorant (or worse) “golden calf” type worship of Obama, and the extremely bad example it represents to others, Foxx deserves at least the reprimand and extreme disrespect of ALL Christians. GOD DESERVES SO MUCH MORE REVERENCE THAN THAT!! FOXX PERHAPS SHOULD ASK HIMSELF, “WHY IT IS SO EASY FOR ME TO TREAT GOD SO FLIPPANTLY?” There is certainly NO excuse that is acceptable to God! The very first Commandment is: “…Thou shall not have strange gods before Me.” It is safe to assume God means JOKING OR NOT!!! The third Commandment: “Thou shall not take the Name of the Lord thy God in vain” (i.e. to be worthless). I FOR ONE WILL NOT BE SUPPORTING JAMIE FOXX IN ANY WAY FROM NOW ON!! He deserves this minimal type of reprimand from ALL Christians!! God and Christians deserve his sincere apology!! Despite any such forthcoming apology, he deserves such punishment in this world. PERHAPS that will save him from deserved punishment in the next world. Foxx has shown that he has no REAL respect for God! May he come to realize that THIS IS NO JOKE!!
Gina
November 28th, 2012
6:53 pm
You can not play like that. There is but ONE Lord and Savior. Oh and Observer, I pray for your ignorance.
Beverly Bates
November 28th, 2012
8:40 pm
Come on! Lighten up! Jamie Foxx is a comedian! While I understand his thought-process I by no means take his words “literally”! Our world and our country is ” Leaning Forward” thanks to President Barack Obama and his legislative agenda. FOUR MORE YEARS !! OBAMACARE!! A STRONG MIDDLE CLASS!! PROTECTING OUR ENVIRONMENT!! CREATING JOBS AND PUTTING PEOPLE BACK TO WORK!! ENDING WARS AND PUTTING FAMILIES BACK TOGETHER!! PROTECTING SENIORS!! Enough of the rich getting richer and the poor getting poorer! EQUAL OPPORTUNITY/EQUAL ACCESS. I’M ALL FOR IT! ENOUGH OF THE SOUR GRAPES !!
tunnymike
November 28th, 2012
8:48 pm
Throw-up!
cj
November 29th, 2012
8:24 am
You all take everything so “literal”…. have a sense of humor….. stop being such a tight ass…
MORGAN
November 29th, 2012
9:00 am
J. FOXXS COMMENT WAS IGNORANT!!!!!! THE BIBLE SAYS THAT THE EARTH WILL BE FILLED WITH STRONG DELUSION AND APPARENTLY J FOXX AND SOME OF YOU COMMENTER S ARE FALLING INTO THAT… JESUS HAVE MERCY FOR THEY KNOW NOT WHAT THEY DO!!!
joseph ramirez
November 29th, 2012
10:53 am
jamie fox…………………. you are not very smart…………we only have ONE LORD AND SAVIOR AND HE IS ……………………….JESUS CHRIST……….and if you are not save sir………..you are going to HELL……………………………………….
meme
November 29th, 2012
12:30 pm
Well, I dis-agree with u folks: Jesus Christ, is and always will be, Our Lord and Saviour. This is not a joke to Christians, and certainly not a joke, to our God, which is in heaven. He’s not laughing, Jamie Foxx needs to get saved.
me
November 30th, 2012
12:07 am
@just me, he is white, his mama is white, dummy!
Stella
November 30th, 2012
2:21 pm
REALLY…how stupid can people be, the man is a “COMEDIAN” for crying out loud does anyone have a sense of humor these days!
Wayne
November 30th, 2012
2:41 pm
This is sickening! There is not even the slightest bit of of good in Oblama that you could even begin to start comparing him to our savior. Seriously now, this is the man that has wiped his butt with our constitution and yet these Hollywood idiots are supporting him. Utterly amazing. It just goes to show you how truly ignorant they are. I for one will not support these actors/artists. I still cant see why Oblama got a peace prize just weeks after coming into office. Talk about media butt kissing and payoffs!
Janet Campbell
November 30th, 2012
8:01 pm
Jamie I know you were a little excited about the show, adrenalin goin’ and all…but I know you know better than that in what you said, about praising Obama, we are praying for Obama, not praising him, you know we don’t praise but One person and that is Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, One God!! I know you know better, being that you grew up in the church with your grandmother, and she would be sad to know that you have people praising a man, I understand you were excited and all about being out and around that night, but please don’t confuse God and man, God is supreme ok?
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E moody
December 2nd, 2012
11:35 am
Jamie Fox would not be where he is at if it were not for White People