In defense of Rev. Jeremiah Wright

In the matter of Rev. Jeremiah Wright, I feel that the press and Barack Obama have it right and that our letter writer is too generous. The speech Rev. Wright spoke was riveting and well delivered but the subsequent arrogant question and answer performance unmasked this man for what he is: a man drowning in anger and resentment. Easy enough for a white guy to say, so I turn instead to the late playright August Wilson whose most famous play, Fences, was done a few years ago in the Guthrie. It revolves around a man named Troy Maxon whose anger at real racial injustices he incurred in his youth causes him to lash out at his son, who is about to get a sports scholarship. The need to lash out, to imagine that the wrongs committed against him are forever part of the family legacy is exactly what the Reverend is doing to Barack Obama. Essentially, he is taking Barack down with him. And he seems incapable of stepping back to understand what a terrible thing he is doing. Watch the question and answer on youtube and try again to convince yourself that soundbites are doing Rev. Wright in. Fact is, Reverend Wright in the Q and A is his own sound bite and he has done himself in. And yes, his fifteen minutes are up and he can go sit next to Al Sharpton in the green room.

Welcome back, roj. it was a little unsettling to us centrists to have both of our extreme voices go silent the same day. I got so worried I turned on Michael Savage for fifteen minutes just to get a daily dose of whatever it is he is peddling. He now calls himself a nationalist, which he is. Every country has a nationalist party out at the lunatic fringe so I guess it is about time for this one too.
So please quit agreeing with me and get up onto that little peach crate you store in the basement where you practice preaching like Jeremiah Wright and start dishing it out. As I said last week, it has gotten a eerily quiet in this room.
I am glad you got Joe situated in his assisted living set-up. I suspect he is lurking but he is biting his tongue. . . a good thing.

Guys Guys----you better stick to the subject matter of Rev. Wright or you know what is going to happen!!

Well just to go off thread I just got in town what slow way to live unless you hang out a the bars I am glad I brought my own music.