Decision ‘08

With Wright, It’s All Wrong

God knows why (no pun intended) the Reverend Wright chose just now to plaster his mug all over the tube, but for Obama, the timing couldn’t be worse. Now, I’m not one of those who faults Obama for the things his former pastor said - I’m satisfied with his moves to distance himself from the more inflammatory statements Wright made. But there has been a definite post-Pennsylvania bounce in the polls for Hillary, and as we have seen, not all Republicans are as hesitant as I to play the Wright card.

Wright’s ego must be tremendous, to make himself the focus again at the very worst moment for his former parishioner…

7 Responses to “With Wright, It’s All Wrong”

1 Ryan Says:
April 29th, 2008 at 8:23 am
TMS: If you read this, I have responded below to your request for clarification.
2 peter Says:
April 29th, 2008 at 11:44 am
Some people just don’t know when to STFU.
3 blaze Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 12:29 am
Reverend wright was obviously making a conscious effort to hurt Obama’s campaign. He’s too well educated to really be that ignorant.. or is he? I guess that all depends on the issue at hand. One thing is clear, whether he’s subscribing to conspiracy theories or doing racist impressions of white American’s this man just like Peter says needs to STFU if not for Obama’s sake then for mine AND yours!
4 Chris J. Breisch Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 7:42 am
Hillary odds of getting the nomination up to 1 in 5. Odds of winning Indiana, 4 in 5. Odds of winning North Carolina, 2 in 5.

Obama odds of winning Presidency down to 1 in 5.

Odds updated again next Wednesday.
5 peter Says:
April 30th, 2008 at 11:05 am
Chris: I tried to think if I would take these odds if I were betting real money, and the only one I would take would be the last one — the others seem to me to be right on. I think Obama has at least a 2 in 5 chance of being our next President.

What odds would you give for McCain to win the Presidency?
6 Clint Says:
May 1st, 2008 at 6:56 am
Lump this in with Al Sharpton’s recent headlines in NYC.

Then remember that if Obama is elected, the argument that the U.S. is an overwhelmingly racist country will become laughable.

The race-baiters are terrified of Obama actually winning. And they’ll do anything they can to undercut him — if they can do it without undercutting their own legitimacy with their base.

(And I say this as a McCain supporter.)
7 Bill Says:
May 6th, 2008 at 12:18 pm
I have a few too many calluses and scars not to be skeptical. Maybe, for Obama the timing couldn’t have been better.
Rev. Wright may have chosen just now to plaster his mug all over the tube precisely because polling showed that Obama
had not put the issue to bed. This gave Obama the opportunity to denounce his former pastor in grand theatre. And
well choreographed theatre.
As Blaze noted above, Rev. Wright is too well educated to be so ignorant as to what effect his words and actions would have
(my thought here- especially on typical white people). By over-acting and posturing, he truly was making a characture of himself. Again, I think Blaze got part of the picture correct, Rev. Wright was making a conscious effort, but I think it was not to hurt Obama,
but rather to give him the perfect out, a reason to not just distance, but divorce himself from the man, and finally put the issue to
bed.
I have long had the feeling that Obama was just a bit too calculating, always a day late responding, and with structured statements, not with questions and answer sessions. It is the behavior of someone with maybe something to hide. Does Hillary have faults? You bet. But I know what hers are and in my estimation, they are faults I can live with. Obama proclaims himself the candidate of all the people, a uniter not a divider. But his voting record suggests something very different. If you get a little feeling that something is not quite right with someone, something is incongruent, something doesn’t quite add up, go with that gut feeling. You can save yourself from being swindled that way. In this case the entire country is at stake.