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Originally Posted by Taltarzac
From the Wikipedia article on Jeremiah Wright. "Prior to the YouTube release of Wright's Christmas sermon, Obama claimed that Wright 'is like an old uncle who says things I don't always agree with.' "
I do not buy this attack on Obama through something someone he is associated with said. Many politicians if not all of them have relatives, friends, supporters, and others who have very embarrassing stuff in their closets. This looks like a desperate move on the part of Obama's critics.
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Sorry, but if you have a crazy uncle (a role with which I can identify), you don't use him as your spiritual leader for 20+ years. You do not go to him every week, you do not take your children to him to listen to his ravings. You're stuck with your uncle. You can change your pastor whenever you like, for instance when the man starts using the pulpit to rage against your country and to instill racism. And these excerpts from the Reverend were not dug up. They're published by the man himself in a "Best Of" album.
The timing is of this stuff is interesting, but only in that it's at least 6 months late. Had the press been doing its job early in the campaign and investigated the man thoroughly, this would have come up long before the first vote, before the Obama money machine gained momentum. People have known about Wright for years, but the media never felt it worthwhile to pursue. Now with his "God Damn America" ravings, they have no choice. Now we see a tie to Michelle Obama's having never been proud of her country until her husband was running for president. The media must address the issue, if only to denigrate the influence of Wright in Obama's life and to somehow offset 20 years of sitting in a pew listening to this venom with George Bush giving a speech at Bob Jone U or McCain being endorsed by an ignorant, prejudiced bible pounder.
But in the short run, it doesn't matter. People will ignore facts and do whatever the heck they want to do anyway.