Comments on: What of Obama’s Assertion that Wright Was His Pastor, Not His Spiritual Mentor? http://themoderatevoice.com/19262/what-of-obamas-assertion-that-wright-was-his-pastor-not-his-spiritual-mentor/ An Internet hub for moderates, centrists, and independents, with domestic and international news, analysis, original reporting, and popular features from the left, center, and right Mon, 23 Nov 2009 13:19:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: TNTomPaine http://themoderatevoice.com/19262/what-of-obamas-assertion-that-wright-was-his-pastor-not-his-spiritual-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-141787 TNTomPaine Wed, 30 Apr 2008 15:42:18 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/19262/what-of-obamas-assertion-that-wright-was-his-pastor-not-his-spiritual-mentor/#comment-141787 I'm sympathetic to Senator Obama's challenge. He's faced with the task of distancing himself from someone he THOUGHT he knew well, but who when given the national media microphone would rather aggrandize himself than help a black congregant with the first real legitimate shot at winning the presidency.<br><br>Rev. Wright's speaking tour shows the heights of conceit some people will scale to maintain their place in the media spotlight.<br><br>I'm sure Senator Obama is saddened that the faith he placed in Rev. Wright was misplaced. It's rather like the feeling the American voters have towards George W. Bush. I'm sympathetic to Senator Obama's challenge. He's faced with the task of distancing himself from someone he THOUGHT he knew well, but who when given the national media microphone would rather aggrandize himself than help a black congregant with the first real legitimate shot at winning the presidency.

Rev. Wright's speaking tour shows the heights of conceit some people will scale to maintain their place in the media spotlight.

I'm sure Senator Obama is saddened that the faith he placed in Rev. Wright was misplaced. It's rather like the feeling the American voters have towards George W. Bush.

]]> By: Idiosyncrat http://themoderatevoice.com/19262/what-of-obamas-assertion-that-wright-was-his-pastor-not-his-spiritual-mentor/comment-page-1/#comment-141783 Idiosyncrat Wed, 30 Apr 2008 13:42:34 +0000 http://themoderatevoice.com/politics/john-mccain/19262/what-of-obamas-assertion-that-wright-was-his-pastor-not-his-spiritual-mentor/#comment-141783 Mark, you make a perfectly valid point, EXCEPT that in this case, Obama seems to have very much had a much deeper relationship with Jeremiah Wright. A few 2004/05 articles demonstrating this courtesy of Eugene Volokh here: <a href="http://volokh.com/posts/1209531850.shtml">http://volokh.com/posts/1209531850.shtml</a> Mark, you make a perfectly valid point, EXCEPT that in this case, Obama seems to have very much had a much deeper relationship with Jeremiah Wright. A few 2004/05 articles demonstrating this courtesy of Eugene Volokh here: http://volokh.com/posts/1209531850.shtml

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