In Church , Hillary Clinton Learns to be Nicer to the Press

In Church, Hillary Clinton Learns to be 'Nicer to the Press'

During remarks this morning at the Foundry United Methodist Church in Washington, D.C., where Bill Clinton, Hillary and Chelsea Clinton were celebrating the church’s 200th anniversary, the Democratic presidential candidate said she got some blunt campaign advice from her former pastor.

 

"I got some advice from Dr. Wogaman just earlier this morning, which I promise I will put into effect," Clinton, a lifelong Methodist, remarked from the pulpit, referring to former pastor J. Philip Wogaman. "Basically he said, if you’re going to read and listen to Romans 12 you got to be nicer to the press."

The Foundry United Methodist Church is where the Clintons worshipped during President Clinton’s two terms in the White House.

The former president Bill Clinton made an unexpected appearance at the service as well -- his third public appearance with his wife since she announced her candidacy for president. He did not speak, however, and was introduced by the church's pastor as "Hillary's husband" and "Chelsea’s Dad" -- a remark that drew some laughter and applause from the churchgoers.

 

During her speech, Hillary Clinton, who described herself today as a "Methodist both by birth and by choice," thanked the church for being a place where the Clintons "could worship, study, contemplate, be of service, get some good pastoral advice and step outside all the commotion of life in the White House in Washington.

 

Courtesy: Liz Kreutz – www.abcnews.go.com