Watching the bloviators discuss Obama's denunciation of Jeremy Wright today I was struck by how much discussion was devoted to whether this would make the Wright issue go away.
It will not, of course -- neither the Republicans nor the reverend figure to let it go -- but Obama turned a corner.
At this point it would almost be a plus for Wright to strike back. Today was Obama's Sister Souljah moment with Wright -- he separated himself distinctly and publicly. If Wright continues to make a spectacle of himself, so much the better. Obama can roll his eyes, sympathize that the crazy uncle was loonier than anyone realized and continue to condemn him.
Read more Huffington Post bloggers weigh in on Barack Obama and Rev. Wright
In other news, heaven help me I'm going to be on the Daily Show on Wednesday night, April 30, discussing my book, White House Ghosts: Presidents and Their Speechwriters. I'm certainly keeping interesting company these days. Wish me luck and then tune in to see if I can keep from drooling on myself.
Pastor Wright has not made a fool of himself. If you watch the entire videos, you will see that the MSM is making fools of themselves. The moderator at the National Press shindig chose to battle with Pastor Wright over bible quotes. One should not go into battle unarmed. He made her look like an idiot.
See these posts for collections of videos of all three of Wright's recent appearances. I am not religious, but seeing these videos makes me want to attend his Sunday sermons for education and inspiration.
http://ssgreenberg.name/PoliticsBlog/?p=70
http://ssgreenberg.name/PoliticsBlog/?p=73
http://ssgreenberg.name/PoliticsBlog/?p=74
It's more like Obama's "brother sold ya" moment -- as in brother sold ya out.
Don't listen to the media spin. Barack does much better then Hillary in states like Wisconsin, Michigan, Oregon, Iowa, Minnesota, and Colorado. Barack is leading McCain in all of those states. Hillary is losing to McCain in all of those states except for Minnesota, where she is tied. Compare and contrast the general election polls at WWW.POLLSTER.COM (type it in if the Link does not work).
VOTE FOR BARACK OBAMA AND LETS GET A DEMOCRAT WIN IN NOVEMBER!
There are more than plenty of examples of McCain's associations that are being completely ignored by the mainstream press. THAT'S the problem.
It is important to level the playing field between her andObama in this regard. Couldn't you do something about it before the election and her town meeting with George Stephanopoulis?
WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH YOU PEOPLE???
And I will also "take on" Adam Green, and say that Obama should say to the likes of FOX, "bring 'em on". Obama's performance on FOX, should be his "benefit of a doubt" phase as he gave it to Wright. And let us just see how Obama responds to the "shrapnel' that the media will take from it. If we expected more in Obama on FOX, we should see Wright as a performance that the media deserves.
It almost seems prophetic that Obama can position himself between Wright and the Right. Not to mention if you want to compare and contrast the anger and humor to the presumptive Republican nominee, McCain.
The rubber band was stretched as far as it could go, painfully far, taut and tight. Today, that rubber band is poised to sling shot Obama to the nomination and the Presidency. Joe Andrews saw it, this last month has stretched candidate Obama to the limits, and he kept his composure, he stayed true to his integrity. He has been through the fire of the media, the Clinton Campaign, and the Republicans.
Today was a “watershed” day. Joe Andrews switched his allegiance to Barack Obama and encouraged other superdelegates to do the same; John Kerry told MSNBC to get over it regarding Reverend Wright.
The party has suffered enough damage in this primary; let’s get on with the business of beating John McCain.