Reverend Wright: Join the Discussion
Tuesday, April 29th, 2008
Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Sen. Barack Obama’s longtime pastor, defended his fiery sermons that have become an issue on the campaign trail Monday, and criticized what he called an “attack on the black church.” On NewsHour, A panel of columnists and analysts discuss Wright’s impact on the presidential race.
Religion & Ethics Newsweekly posts Reverend Wright’s Q&A sessions after his recent National Press Club appearance, and there is a lengthy discussion on the issues Wright raises at the Bill Moyers Journal blog.
photo credit: Robin Holland
IT IS UNACCEPTABLE THAT A PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE HAS A REVEREND SPOUTING WHAT WRIGHT DOES.
Why should Obama be held responsible for what someone else says? He did not make these statements, the Rev. did and if he continues to flip flop and try to please certain groups he will create his own downfall.
Seems to me that I am still hearing more upset about Wright and his remarks than I ever heard about Jerry Falwell and his remarks about NYC being to blame for 9/11. I don’t remember anyone’s feet being held to the fire for remarks that Pat Robertson made which were a call for the assassination of another nation’s leader. If they were, somehow I missed the smell of the cooking flesh. This is stage-managed offense and not a lot more.
I strongly agree with comment #3; it’s painful to see the damage done to Senator Obama with so little foundation, and the opportunistic campaign to blame him for the malicious conduct of Rev. Wright, which Mr. Obama could not control. We should give him more credit for the way he has spoken and acted in the face of these despicable attacks.