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Title: Obama Divorces Wright (ANDREW SULLIVAN)
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Andrew Sullivan's Daily Dish
URL Source: http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.c ... sh/2008/04/obama-divorces.html
Published: Apr 29, 2008
Author: Andrew Sullivan
Post Date: 2008-04-29 15:21:02 by aristeides
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Views: 891
Comments: 66
Obama Divorces Wright 29 Apr 2008 02:25 pm That was a very impressive, clear and constructive re-framing of the core message of his candidacy; and a moment given to him by Wright. No one will ever be able to say that Obama threw his father-figure and pastor under the bus. We all know that the reverse happened. We also know that this clear repudiation of Wright's toxic, indeed "ridiculous" views on AIDS, 9/11 and permanent immiseration of people of color could not have happened unless Wright had made it necessary. Skeptics may wonder whether Wright actually deliberately did Obama a favor. I doubt it. But a favor it unintentionally is. Maybe God does bring good out of bad. Maybe these racial and cultural divides can help us understand how better to move beyond them. Cynics may scoff - and certainly will. They will parse every nuance and try to paint Obama as another cynical, positioning pol. I don't believe it. He has more sincerity and integrity than the vast majority of politicians, more honesty, and more resilience in a very tough spot. And today, we found that he can fight back, and take a stand, without calculation and in what is clearly a great amount of personal difficulty and political pain. It's what anyone should want in a president. It makes me want to see him succeed more than ever. It's why this country needs to see him succeed more than ever.
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Barack Obama cuts bait with Jeremiah Wright
Wright will now be free to tell the world about Barry :P
This is pure politics. They've been playing media politics against him and so he's going to use media politics to work for him. I was far more disappointed in his announcement on Fox News that he would be joining his fellow Democrats to confirm BetrayUs. But considering politically, who he does not need to alienate, especially on Fox News, it makes political sense.
I said early this morning that that Wright was in Hillary's pocket, and for my keen observation the Os called me lots of nasty names :) The problem for Obama is this; Wright is a total head case and he's not going away. Every time he makes an appearance, it will damage Obama. IMVHO, he's unelectable and Hillary just might have made her case to the super Ds.
Quick Take: Jeremiah Wright 'rant' might benefit Barack Obama
Wright benefit Obama?? His indecisiveness was pathetic and god knows what is
yet to come from Wright. He's a nut and now he's pissed off nut.
After days of a strained separation, Mr. Obama delivered divorce papers Tuesday - denouncing his former pastor's appearance Monday as "a rant" both “divisive and destructive” and “giving comfort to those who prey on hate.” In one fell swoop, Mr. Obama separated himself from Mr. Wright – and perhaps answered critics who’ve questioned the Illinois senator’s capacity to fight back. Hillary Clinton’s the fighter in the Democratic presidential contest. Mr. Obama exudes distance and superannuated cool, which has invited the politically damaging suspicion that he might not be tough enough for the job. On Tuesday, a visibly angry Barack Obama interrupted a campaign effectively hijacked by Mr. Wright in order to make a clean break with his former pastor. “The person I saw yesterday was not the person I had come to know over 20 years,” Mr. Obama told reporters in North Carolina, which holds its primary Tuesday. ... According to the reporter who wrote the article at that link (and I agree with him), this clears the air about Wright, by allowing Obama to further distance him from Rev. Wright.
The corporate media is now saying that it didn't work as the McCain and Hillary campaigns are stepping up their attacks on Obama. The clear message from the media shills is intended to dismiss Obama latest comments and right back to square one. Could have guessed that one. Obama is screwed no matter what he says. The fix is in - big time.
It will be interesting to see if it works. At some point, the voters must be wondering why the Clintons, O'Reilly, Limbaugh and Fox News are all on the same page.
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Oddly, Jeremiah Wright’s incendiary appearance at the National Press Club might have been just what the doctor ordered for Barack Obama’s ailing campaign.
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According to the reporter who wrote the article at that link (and I agree with him), this clears the air about Wright, by allowing Obama to further distance him from Rev. Wright.
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