Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick?

[seemslikeadream]

http://www.nydailynews.com/opinions/columnists/louis/index.html

Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick?
Tuesday, April 29th 2008, 4:00 AM


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The Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds and the Rev. Jeremiah Wright at the National Press Club event Monday, which was organized by Reynolds.
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright couldn't have done more damage to Barack Obama's campaign if he had tried. And you have to wonder if that's just what one friend of Wright wanted.

Shortly before he rose to deliver his rambling, angry, sarcastic remarks at the National Press Club Monday, Wright sat next to, and chatted with, Barbara Reynolds.

A former editorial board member at USA Today, she runs something called Reynolds News Services and teaches ministry at the Howard University School of Divinity. (She is an ordained minister).

It also turns out that Reynolds - introduced Monday as a member of the National Press Club "who organized" the event - is an enthusiastic Hillary Clinton supporter.

On a blog linked to her Web site- www.reynoldsnews.com- Reynolds said in a February post: "My vote for Hillary in the Maryland primary was my way of saying thank you" to Clinton and her husband for the successes of Bill Clinton's presidency.

The same post criticized Obama's "Audacity of Hope" theme: "Hope by definition is not based on facts," wrote Reynolds. It is an emotional expectation. Things hoped for may or may not come. But help based on experience trumps hope every time."

In another blog entry, Reynolds gives an ever-sharper critique of Obama: "It is a sad testimony that to protect his credentials as a unifier above the fray, the senator is fueling the media characterization that Rev. Dr. Wright is some retiring old uncle in the church basement."

[jody]

1. Yes and Yes. n/t

[brentspeak]

2. Both.

[FrenchieCat]

3. I think that Wright is Obama's sista souljah......and after the double standard

set up against him, Obama needed just that; a sista souljah moment. He now has it.

[high density]

5. And the Wikipedia article has already been updated!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sister_Souljah_moment :crazy:

[housewolf]

4. It was a stumbling block and a test

that, based on the way Obama handled it today, can turn into an opportunity for Obama. It humanized Obama and probably garnered some sympathy/empathy for him.

[jody]

7. Or typed him as an opportunist who uses people for personal gain until they become a liability, then

he throws them under the bus.

Have FAITH and keep chanting “HOPE, CHANGE, . .. HOPE, CHANGE”!

[virtualobserver]

9. what a sad world you must live in

[jody]

11. I live in a wonderful world. Unfortunately it contains people who would change it for the worst. n/t

[virtualobserver]

8. he seems to turn everything into an opportunity....it would be nice to have that kind of President

[seemslikeadream]

6. Reynolds - member of the National Press Club "organized" the event enthusiastic Hillary supporter

[Raine]

10. Interesting

THANKS for posting this.

[dave29]

12. are those the only two choices?

huh, glad they've done my thinking for me.

[doc03]

13. After I just watched Obama push Rev. Wright

under the bus on CNN. I think this may have been a publicity stunt engineered by Obama and Rev. Wright. Rev. Wright goes out and makes an ass out of himself giving Obama cover to denounce him.

[LSK]

14. Press trick