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By: eyes » Blog Archive » Wright’s Wrong Timing For Obama Campaign

eyes » Blog Archive » Wright’s Wrong Timing For Obama Campaign — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 11:43:06 +0000

[...] cereswunderkind wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHe not only threw Obama under the bus, he chucked much of the liberal and mainstream media under there with him. If this keeps up, to paraphrase Roy Scheider in “Jaws,” he’s gonna need a bigger bus. … [...]

By: ChrisWWW

ChrisWWW — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 20:54:48 +0000

It's amazing how far away this campaign has moved from dealing with any actual issues.

Has anyone bothered to explain the tangible effects Wright would have on a potential Obama presidency in terms of governance?

By: enh124

enh124 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:56:54 +0000

Now Al Sharpton is getting into the act. It seems the vitriolic old school black preachers have out the long knives. They are trying to do Obama in.

By: enh124

enh124 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 18:52:33 +0000

I tend to doubt HRC's involvement. I always downplay the conspiracy theory of things, perhaps to my detriment. I think J. Wright is freelancing.

By: Marlowecan

Marlowecan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 17:06:43 +0000

enh124 said: "Another interesting tidbit is the whole 'not black enough'theme. Don't forget that many in the black community still feel that way about Obama. Rev. Wright perhaps does too."

Oh man...I had forgotten about that one...yes, I remember those comments about Obama from way back.

It seems clear there is animus towards Obama. Testimony to Wright's character, as Obama did not throw Wright under the bus. Maybe you are right, though, and there is a longer-standing tension there.

I thought the Wright story was past...but clearly it will go on.

I wonder if RememberNovember has a point about HRC having a finger in this?

By: enh124

enh124 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 16:19:07 +0000

Marlowecan,

And Herbert also points out that Wright is a smart man. He is not politically naive. He knew EXACTLY what he was doing. This is a man who is very, very angry and he is going to take Obama down if he can do it.

Another interesting tidbit is the whole 'not black enough'theme. Don't forget that many in the black community still feel that way about Obama. Rev. Wright perhaps does too.

By: RememberNovember

RememberNovember — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:48:37 +0000

This is part of Hillary's scorched earth policy. One of her backers was an organizer at Wright's appearance. C'mon people do the math!

By: Marlowecan

Marlowecan — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 15:14:18 +0000

enh124...Thanks for the links.

Yes, I agree, Bob Herbert nails it:

"Feeling dissed by Senator Obama, Mr. Wright gets revenge.... He’s living a narcissist’s dream. At long last, his 15 minutes have arrived. ...My guess is that Mr. Wright felt he’d been thrown under a bus by an ungrateful congregant.... What we’re witnessing now is Rev. Wright’s “I’ll show you!” tour."

Obama's supporters have rallied to Wright's defense to protect Obama...but Wright has made that a whole lot more difficult now (see Andrew Sullivan).

Some will still do it, of course....and claim the poor Reverend is continually being misinterpreted.

But they will be forced into "a nuanced area of nuance" (what a great line!) to do so.

Increasingly, I think it is HRC...and not McCain...who will ulimately benefit from Wright's reduction of Obama in his "Tour of a Thousand Cuts" .

Time to light the torches...raise the pitchforks...and blame the media!!!

By: vwcat

vwcat — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:38:05 +0000

Interesting take on this whole press club deal. Seems it was arranged by a woman who is a heavy Clinton supporter.
It may be nothing and I'm not saying Clinton is behind it. I'm saying the story looks to have some interesting connections.
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/2008/0...

By: enh124

enh124 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:17:36 +0000

Here are the links to his speech at the National Press Club:

Part 1
Part 2
Part 3
Part 4
Part 5

By: enh124

enh124 — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 14:15:41 +0000

I was pretty shocked when I saw the videos of Wright giving his speech. I said as much on my blog. I said I felt Jeremiah Wright is a self-absorbed and egocentric man. Barack Obama must disown Wright if he wants to have any chance of being elected President. I listened to the speech Wright gave at the National Press Club. I wanted to hear something good. The Bill Moyers interview was fine in my estimation. But Wright came out of the gate as provocatively as he could with a lecturing diatribe about the duplicity of White American Christians and its role in the development of the Black Church. He was unapologetic in his defense of the United Church of Christ and Trinity Church. But, he spoke in terms that many will find so objectionable that one cannot predict what negative implication it could have on Obama's campaign. He is a divisive figure, indeed. I didn't want to believe it, but Jeremiah Wright has become true Kryptonite for Obama. You have to hear it to believe it.

Here is the link to the blog (here)

But, alo Bob Herbert has a great take on the controversy. Read Bob Herbert's Column. His analysis is the best of all pundits I have seen.