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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1107)	4/28/2008 10:00:15 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6579

At a hastily called news conference on the tarmac of the airport here, with the engines of his campaign plane buzzing in the background, Mr. Obama briefly responded to questions for the first time about Mr. Wright’s speech today to the National Press Club. Mr. Obama declined to say whether he felt betrayed over the comments from his longtime former pastor. He also declined to assess the political fallout from the remarks, which comes as he is working to win the primaries next week in North Carolina and Indiana and to convince Democrats that he would be the party’s strongest candidate in the fall. “People will understand that I am not perfect and there are going to be folks in my past – like Reverend Wright – that may cause them concern,” Mr. Obama said. “But, ultimately, my 20 years of service and the values that I’ve written about, spoken about and promoted are their values and what they are concerned about. That’s what this campaign has been about. And will continue to be about.” As images and words from Mr. Wright filled cable television airwaves today, Mr. Obama was making three campaign stops in North Carolina. The controversy was not mentioned, by Mr. Obama or by voters, during a town meeting this afternoon. Initially, the campaign did not plan to have Mr. Obama speak to reporters here, but aides changed their mind as they neared the airport.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1107)	4/29/2008 3:55:52 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 6579

kennyboy: how u spell *teflon* ---now watermelon is covered with radical wright mud: Obama Strikes Back, Denouncing Wright By Peter Slevin WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- Sen. Barack Obama today strongly criticized the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, his former pastor, saying that Wright's comments about the United States in recent days have been "appalling" and "outrageous."

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (1107)	4/29/2008 10:40:36 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 6579

Obama has had the misfortune to run for the presidency in an age when reporters are watching, it seems, every time the candidate picks up a fork or orders a meal. Here is The New York Times's Maureen Dowd on Obama's efforts to appear to be a regular guy through carbohydrate consumption: "In the final days in Pennsylvania, he dutifully logged time at diners and force-fed himself waffles, pancakes, sausage, and a Philly cheesesteak. He split the pancakes with Michelle, left some of the waffle and sausage behind, and gave away the French fries that came with the cheesesteak. But this is clearly a man who can't wait to get back to his organic scrambled egg whites …"