Reverend Wright

Rahm 'Livid' Over Controversial Ad

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.17.2012

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Chicago Mayor and former White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel is "livid" over a proposed $10 million ad campaign funded by TD Ameritrade founder Jo...

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Sam Stein

Romney Repudiates Planned Reverend Wright Ad

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.17.2012

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WASHINGTON -- Top aides to President Barack Obama's presidential campaign have long prepared for a general election battle far more divisive and nasty...

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The BlackVoices Sunday Sermon Roundup

Posted 12.14.2011

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Welcome to The BlackVoices Sunday Sermon Roundup, where we offer sermons from a diverse range of religious and spiritual leaders from across the count...

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Betrayal and Backlash: A Personal Account of Why I'm Bamming Bam

Danny Schechter | Posted 11.06.2011

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Danny Schechter

I have to admit that I was once seduced by the idea of Barack Obama.

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Obama’s Pastor Delivers Fired-Up Sermon In Colo.

The Huffington Post | Matt Ferner | Posted 08.13.2011

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Reverend Jeremiah Wright Jr., pastor emeritus of Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ whose controversial rhetoric and relationship to then-can...

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The State of Denial Has Zero Electoral Votes -- But It Seems to Be Winning

Larry Gellman | Posted 05.25.2011

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Larry Gellman

Apparently in addition to being a socialist, a terrorist, a Kenyan, a Nazi, a granny killer, and like Hitler -- Obama is not even really our president. The whole thing was just a big liberal lie.

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Rev. Wright Returns To Trinity Pulpit

Chicago Breaking News | Posted 05.25.2011

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For the first time since his retirement last spring, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. returned to the pulpit of Trinity United Church of Christ this mornin...

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GOP Mailer: Obama's Friends "Hostile To America"

Talking Points Memo | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Republican Jewish Coalition -- which recently hit Pennsylvania mailboxes with a mailer implying a vote for Obama could produce a second Holocaust ...

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Would The Wright Card Have Worked?

Politico | Posted 05.25.2011

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It was the dog that didn't bark -- or at least did little more than whimper. Even as the Pennsylvania GOP went on TV this weekend with a last-ditch a...

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Election 2008 Haiku

Gary Cohan | Posted 05.25.2011

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Gary Cohan

The battleground states are morphing red, purple, blue.

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A Muslim American's Take on Colin Powell's Speech

Wajahat Ali | Posted 05.25.2011

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Wajahat Ali

Powell's surprisingly tolerant words reflect a growing Republican self-awareness of previously unchecked "smear by Muslim association" rhetoric.

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Sam Stein

Reverend Wright's Church Bulletins: On Philanthropy, Race, And Life In The Spotlight

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Tuesday, Sen. Barack Obama distanced himself from his controversial former pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, saying in part that he no longer recognize...

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Sam Stein

The (Innocent) Obama Tapes Mark Penn Wanted Released

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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On Monday evening, the Atlantic Magazine released its long awaited opus on the downfall of the Hillary Clinton presidential campaign. The piece, titl...

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O'Reilly Wants Proof That FoxNews Is Racist: Read Your Own Columns, Bill

Steve Young | Posted 05.25.2011

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Steve Young

Short of saying that Barack wants to sleep with your daughter, O'Reilly used just about every button meant to alarm his white fans to the fact that a President Obama could set off race-laced fireworks.

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Politics on the Couch: Hating the Haters

Justin Frank | Posted 05.25.2011

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Justin Frank

Voters need to overcome their fear in order not simply to hate the haters -- they need to recognize who in fact the haters are.

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By Any Means Necessary

Jonathan Leigh Solomon | Posted 05.25.2011

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Jonathan Leigh Solomon

Barack Obama has gone back on his word, Barack Obama is a hypocrite ... I couldn't be happier. Truth is, if what's necessary to win in November is some outright cheating, I'd be all for that, too.

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Are We the Change We've Been Searching For?

Byron Williams | Posted 05.25.2011

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Byron Williams

The country does not simply need to change political parties in the White House; it needs a change of direction, which leaves the Democrats as the de facto party of change.

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Sam Stein

Ed Koch: Obama Is A Sure Loser, Clinton Should Fight On

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Democrats coalesce around Sen. Barack Obama, one of Hillary Clinton's must outspoken supporters is not mincing words: the party is walking needless...

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Who Are You Calling a Tabloid?

Lara Cohen | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lara Cohen

At Us Weekly we know that every celebrity breakup has two sides -- yet the news media failed to apply that same basic due diligence to the Wright story.

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Yes He Will. Because Yes, We Can.

Dylan Loewe | Posted 05.25.2011

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Dylan Loewe

Obama's candidacy has hit its low point. Yet there is no indication whatsoever that superdelegates are inching toward Clinton -- quite the contrary.

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Narcissism And Reverend Wright

Mona Ackerman | Posted 11.17.2011

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Mona Ackerman

Q: Let me ask you what you think of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, Barack Obama's former pastor and one-time religious mentor. We keep hearing and readin...

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Reverend Wright: Damned If You Do, Damned If You Don't

Lecia Shorter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Lecia Shorter

The demonization of Wright is part of why there are so few strong black leaders in the United States. He did not cower from his convictions in the face of those who saw him only with jaded prejudice.

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If Wright Were White

Leonce Gaiter | Posted 05.25.2011

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Leonce Gaiter

In this election cycle, there was always going to be a Jeremiah Wright. In America, there are different standards. Black people are more quickly judged intemperate and arrogant and angry.

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Obama's Pastor Problem Moves Down South and Down Ballot

Daniel Nichanian | Posted 05.25.2011

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Daniel Nichanian

First North Carolina, now Mississippi. Rev. Wright has become fair game for Republican campaigners. The GOP willingness to use Obama against down-ballot candidates does not bode well for Democrats.

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Reverend Wright In Jesse Helms's North Carolina

Mayhill Fowler | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mayhill Fowler

Reverend Wright is a problem in North Carolina. Down-ticket Dems hare already injecting race into their races. Jesse Helms was such a force in this state for so long that "some of that" is still lingering.

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