In 2007.
Where was the controversy then from the right wing? The Obama doesn't love America bs from a wannabe President. The he says these things to create controversy from a media hack, etc., etc.
Bush schooled the right wing, yet he got a pass. He called Islam a religion that preaches peace.
Imagine that.
http://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/...
Well, first of all, I believe in an almighty God, and I believe that all the world, whether they be Muslim, Christian, or any other religion, prays to the same God. That's what I believe. I believe that Islam is a great religion that preaches peace. And I believe people who murder the innocent to achieve political objectives aren't religious people, whether they be a Christian who does that -- we had a person blow up our -- blow up a federal building in Oklahoma City who professed to be a Christian, but that's not a Christian act to kill innocent people.