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To: i-node who wrote (382649)	5/5/2008 3:23:35 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575614

that is such a stretch. He may have turned a blind eye to a man "who helped him find Christ" and he may have overlooked some of the rhetoric of black nationalist ideology of the 60s. Wright's an anachronism and a successful obama presidency make make the entire ideology just that and that would be a good thing.

To: i-node who wrote (382649)	5/5/2008 3:25:46 PM
From: TigerPaw	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575614

SEN. OBAMA: As imperfect as he may be, he has been like family to me. He strengthens my faith, officiated my wedding, and baptized my children. That sounds to me like he knew that Rev. Wright had some crazy notions, but that on the whole he thought he was a good man. I can relate. I have a brother who voted for Bush Jr. twice, but I still like him. Here is where Obama explains the the paradigm. MR. RUSSERT: What happened in those five weeks? .... SEN. OBAMA: Well, you know, previously, there were a bunch of sermons that had been spliced from a collection of sermons for 30 years. And that's not who I thought he was. That's not what I thought defined him. He's somebody who's a Marine, he's somebody who has served on city colleges boards, somebody who was a respected pillar in the community. And so I thought it was important to--for him to explain or at least provide some context for some of the things that he had said previously. But when he came out at the press conference of the National Press Club, not only did he amplify some of those comments and defend them vigorously, but he added to it. .... I take this to mean that Obama thought that Wright engaged in hyperbole and exageration to make a point, and to make the listener think. As an effective speech maker, Obama also knew that not every sermon would have the proper balance of shock and teaching moment, and probably assumed that some sermons represented an "off day" for the reverend. When Wright spoke at the Press Club and basicly said "those weren't teaching moments, I was serious" then Obama really couldn't give him the benefit of the doubt anymore. It seems to me he stated that pretty clearly in the interview. TP