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April 29, 2008
Senator Obama Blasts Wright
Boom:
I'm outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday. I have been a member of Trinity United Church of Christ since 1992 and have known Jeremiah Wright for almost 22 years. The person I saw yesterday was not the person I met 20 years ago. His comments were not only divisive and destructive, but they also give comfort to those that prey on hate and I believe they do not accurately portray the perspective of the black church. They certainly do not accurately portray my values and beliefs. If Reverend Wright thinks that is political posturing on my part, he does not know me very well.I have already denounced those comments that have come out of these previous sermons. I gave him the benefit of the doubt in my speech in Philadelphia, explaining that he has done enormous good in the church, has built a wonderful conversation. They are a wonderful people and what attracted me has always been the ministries reach beyond church walls. But when he states and then amplifies such ridiculous propositions, that the U.S. government is involved in AIDS, when he suggests that Louis Farrakhan represents one of the greatest voices of the 21st century, when he equates the United States' wartime effort with terrorism, then there are no excuses. They offend me, they rightfully offend all Americans, and they should be denounced. That is what I am doing very clearly and unequivocally here today.
I have spent my entire adult life trying to bridge the gap between different kinds of people. That's in my DNA, trying to promote mutual understanding to insist that we all share common hopes and common dreams as Americans and as human beings. That's who I am, that's what I believe, and that's what this campaign has been about.
VIDEO UPDATE:
Posted By Bob Cesca | April 29, 2008 04:37 PM | DIGG ME!
Comments
Ok I'm just going to throw this out there. You know I love-dovey love the Obama, but doesn't this smell a little 'good cop/bad cop"?
Posted by: Nanotyrannus ![[TypeKey Profile Page]](http://www.bobcesca.com/nav-commenters.gif)
at April 29, 2008 06:21 PM
I thought, for a while, that it was timed to get the whole Wright thing out of the way now rather than having it linger for the autumn. Don't know now.
At any rate, according to Joe Scarborough, Obama hasn't done enough. Apparently it's going to be necessary to propose exiling Wright to Antarctica for Obama to get this behind him. :(
Posted by: ceu at April 29, 2008 08:11 PM
Exactly. There is really nothing he can do to make them stop the endlessly meaningless bitching about the little crap. Right now someone on the Crazy Right is writing an email to circulate reminding everyone that BO is a closet Muslim that goes to a radical Christian church ran by a reverend that hates America.
I guess they can forget criticizing his policies/senatorial record because those can be broad-brushed as "liberal" and therefore, nuts.
The Reverend Wright Story is what they can cling to because, after months and months of vetting, they have nothing else to smear him with.
Posted by: Nanotyrannus at April 29, 2008 10:04 PM
Nano, read Blake Fleetwood's post on HuffPo this morning...it's short
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/blake-fleetwood/rev-wright-falls-on-his-s_b_99362.html
Posted by: ceu at April 30, 2008 09:17 AM
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