Rev. Wright “On The Couch” [UPDATED]
By NoQuarter on April 25, 2008 at 9:40 PM in Barack Obama, Rev. Jeremiah Wright Jr.
Probably most of you on the East Coast may have already seen, or be watching Bill Moyers’ Journal right now. I’m West Coast, so will catch it in a couple hours. [UPDATES: Transcript at PBS; Knowvox's MyDD diary and interpretations; and Cutting Edge News' article -- quite revealing -- of Wright's life story.]
Besides tonight’s PBS appearance and his speech at the National Press Club Monday morning (to be aired on C-Span at 9 a.m. ET) — Wright is speaking Sunday morning at a Dallas church and that afternoon at an NAACP event in Detroit, I hear. That totals FOUR appearances in a four-day time period. That is a full-fledged MEDIA TOUR.
I have some thoughts about why Rev. Wright HIMSELF is SEEKING to dominate the news, no matter the fallout or blowback to Barack Obama:
FOREMOST: I believe that Rev. Jeremiah Wright is deeply ANGRY with Barack Obama.
Obama has dismissed him, repudiated him, but also done so in the most milquetoast way — what with all of his uncomfortable hemming and hawing — that Rev. Wright couldn’t help but be angered, and even more insulted.
SECONDLY: Rev. Wright clearly has a HUGE ego. He has great PRIDE. He also CRAVES attention. And he is a PERFORMER extraordinaire.
He is therefore incapable of toeing the line, and staying quiet while Barack Obama awkwardly, limply, and inarticulately repudiates him, and never definitively speaks his mind about his 20-year association with Wright.
He is so vain and self-aggrandizing that his own need to prove himself to the world-at-large outweighs ANY consideration of how he might harm Obama’s candidacy.
THIRDLY: I think that Rev. Wright realizes — and has probably realized for some time — that Barack Obama’s SOLE reason for relating to him and attending his church was for his own POLITICAL gain.
Rev. Wright sees that Obama used him.
Nobody likes to be used.
To Barack Obama, Rev. Wright was merely a tool. And now that he’s an embarrassment to Obama, Rev. Wright feels slighted and publicly humiliated.
People with big egos especially do not handle public humiliation well.
And a man with a huge ego and a big need for affirmation — and obsequious praise — detests being used more than most people.
THAT is why Rev. Wright expressly called Barack Obama a “politician.”
Wright’s use of the term “politician” was a “dig” at Obama. It was meant to demean Obama for the humiliation that Wright has suffered.
I wish the noted psychiatrist Charles Krauthammer, a Washington Post columnist as well as Fox News analyst, were around to check with. But I think some of this may be true.
Do any of the rest of you want to “shrink” the Rev. Wright?
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You’ll be able to read the transcript, and watch the video, at Bill Moyers’ Journal — probably later tonight.
SusanUnPC if your “diagnosis” is correct, Wright just destroyed his protege and there is no conspiracy to bail out Obama with this media blitz.
on the other hand, he could become so commonplace, and ubiquitous, the initial shock wears off.
If all the crap around Obama had occurred when he first started campaigning, he would have been history.
It seems like everything has trickled out gradually, and people are numbed to Rezko, Wright, lying to the media, trashing his voters in SFO, etc.
Every time we change states it’s as if all the other stuff is washed away and we start anew, and a fresh, blemish-free Obama just hatched.
I disagree, there is a slimy residue left on Obama and a cumulative effect. Will it be enough to topple Obama in time for Hillary? I don’t know. Will it be a huge problem against McCain, I think very much so and I don’t see how Obama can overcome the cumulative effect and what the Republicans will do with it. Hillary is kind to Obama compared to what they will dish out.
First of all I love your screenname Reverend Wrong. Second, I agree with you. Rev. Wright can do no good for Obama. Some liberals might become numbed to Wright and Ayers (mainly his supporters), but most Americans are disgusted by Wright. Once the GOP and the 527s begins their smear campaign it will destroy him. I also do not know if it will be enough for Hillary to take the nomination but Wright’s presence must certainly bring ire to the superdelegates who are still freaking out from Obama’s huge loss in PA.
SusanUnPC, I think most of your diagnosis is correct. Obama’s campaign is not sending Rev. Wright out to all of these events. They would prefer if he went away for good. This is what makes Wright want to come out even more. He is angry that Obama is ashamed of him. He was Obama’s “father figure” for nearly twenty years and now Obama throws him under the bus along with grandma.
Wright also believes that there is nothing wrong with his sermons and that he has been misrepresented in the media. He wants to redeem himself in the eyes of the public. I don’t blame him. Who wants to be demonized and called a racist and a crazy person. Wright sees things differently from most Americans and he wants to explain himself so that people won’t get the idea that he or his congregation are evil people.
Obama might have found someone who is more proud and craves attention and the spotlight more than he does. Like father like son
Thank you and thank you.
Those who live by the sword of demonizing Jews, Italians, white people, etc. should not be surprised when their reputation dies by that same sword.
I love this! It is so absolutely true and it took me until I turned 50 to fully understand.
Having a bit of history under your belt laced with a dribble of misery and struggle (for ME) makes things inherently clear!
I really wish the 20 & even 30 somethings could have this “sense” at an earlier age! (some do obviously but not enough)
jmo
It is our obligation as elders to try and help the younger people to understand and at the same time make sure their lessons don’t derail our democracy.
The way I see it, people have made their choice known overwhelmingly in all the big states and most of the other primaries — Clinton. Obama has won all the easier states he could (majority by gaming). With Wright he could not have won VA, WI, perhaps MD too and others. Obama with those easy wins is being propped up by the counter force and more powerful force (than the real people) which is the media, the Internet, party elders, and money. It is as if the majority of the people see the negatives and don’t want him but these other (anti-Clinton) people are propping him up and unfortunately they are more visible and vocal than people like you and I.
I did not watch Wright but my husband did and he is a straight shooter. According to him, Wright just by being who he is damages Obama — he is extreme and extreme left-wing. Bill Moyers show was a preaching to the choir show — it would not reach mainstream that Obama needs to reach to build a majority. This pastor is a Chomsky wannabe but a very poor (and even distorted) imitation.
LOL
I agree with many of the comments made here. If the relationship between Obama and Wright was in the media when the campaign was initiated, Obama would be toast by now. But the media knew all of this back then and kept white-washing Obama while draging Hillary through the mud. Now Wright has pulled all of us into the mud. I am so ashame of both Obama and Wright. They have used eachother for their own political or popular gains, and both have been used by the media for financial gain. The nation needs a leader who is willing to put the people first, and a media who represents the unbias truth. It may be too late for the superdelegates to change thier opinions about who the nominee should be now that most of them have decided to support Obama. So I think all democrates need to get ready to lose in (again!) in the fall. But the party needs to realize that their failures are their own doing. They can’t blame the Republicans for taking advantage of their weaknesses.
I saw a very angry tired man, surprised at the amount of vitriol directed his way.
And this “tour” is doing nothing to rehab his image.
The whole “haters” thing works both ways, you put out hate, you get a lot back.
Yet the haters always seemed so surprised.
For an alleged “spiritual advisor” he sure does not get the basic principle of karma or what goes around comes around.
Righteousness, at times, is not aware of Karma.
I heard the man attempt an explanation at the lies, he perceives as American history. But coming from a rev. he is not focused on our (gender and racial neutral) better angels.
His term for it was “miss learning” ?
Alluding to the brainwashing of our children via public education. Boohoo! I am just a lowly Reverend.
His comment regarding Obama being a pol and he a rev, had an inferred meaning in that they come from the same place, believe the same things, but one speaks in “parcel tongue” and Obama some form of political incantation.
You’re BLOWING my MIND PEOPLE!!
This blog is phenomenal! (btw)
Air America just adores Wright; tune in any time of day and you’ll eventually hear the host tell you that he/she “basically agrees” with “pretty much everything” Wright has said in his sermons. You’ll also hear that if you are offended by Wright, it’s because YOU have a problem. Air America thinks that Wright is performing some important service by “forcing” us to “confront our own racism,” etc.
And every time Air America Radio launches a defense of this moron, Obama HQ has to groan a bit. Because the guys in charge over there HAVE to know this does Obama no good. Obama wishes Wright would just fall off the face of the Earth, and Wright realizes this now, and is beginning to let his resentment show.
I highly doubt that Air America feels similarly indebted to Valerie Solanas.
This might explain their overwhelming popularity?
I read the California NAACP president endorsed Hillary. I also read their national chairman endorsed her. If the NAACP is letting Wright speak, what’s up with that? I have no idea what to make of this.
if tonight’s CNN is an indicator, pro Obama blacks are trying to make a case that Obama is a victim of racism. This is exactly what I was expecting from him in a tight primary like this. Good old fashioned Chicago politics.
That tactic has grown old and will backfire and will solidify even further Hillary’s base in my opinion. You can only cry wolf so much. I don’t think people are listening to the racism whining much these days.
…and frankly I think Americans are sick of seeing and hearing Wright’s insulting bullcrap.
People who are not racists (including a majority of, but not all (sigh) white people) are more than a little tired of being told that they are racists. Remember “The Little Boy Who Cried ‘Wolf!’”?
It’s for N.Carolina. It worked in S.C. already. As soon as that primary is over they’ll probably drop it. With every new state he changes his personna, his talking points.
He’s a chameleon. Remember Woody Allen’s Zelig?
And the SDs are aware of this and if he wins NC it will be a paper tiger win.
But they might lose Indiana while they’re at it. Losing IN would be a huge loss for Obama. It would mean the only big state he won was his own. And the GOP in NC is playing an ad against Obama using the Wright video. It’s a dangerous game and, God-willing, it backfires big time.
Zoz….He’s gonna lose IN…it’ll swing Ohio which give her a mid-west sweep of real estate….He’s gonna have to fight for NC. now that the local machine has him in their sites…His chances are better there….
Well, this is one that they can’t blame Hillary for. This is something that Obama will have to clean up by himself. Is he strong enough to defend his own reputation and the reputation of the people who voted for him? If not, will he be strong enough to defend our country or stand up for the poor, the old, the wounded soldiers, the women and children in the U.S. or in the world who are suffering from a lack of compassionate leadership? Think about it.
I tried to post something before but the links prevented it from being posted. I will try again without the links, so please excuse me for not providing them. I think its possible in his heart Obama feels he is not black so I don’t understand the racism claims. This is what I posted and might back up somewhat what I am thinking right now:
“When political expediency trumps human decency, you know you don’t have a president or leader. The above information is powerful proof Obama’s character is severely lacking.”
Since all politicians tend to do what is politically expedient this is not a problem for me. What is a problem is that Obama is trying to run as a candidate who has transcended race, all the while playing the race card covertly and blaming the Clintons. The AA community thinks they are being politically shrewd by accepting this behavior as to not compromise his candidacy. They are in fact in league with the devil on this and have made themselves irrelevant.
In the case of the MLK Anniversary especially, there was no reason for him not to attend. It was not a political event like the SOBU, a conference where people talk directly to black issues. Although I don’t give him a pass on not attending the Smiley event, I can understand the reeason why he opted out. But the MLK celebration where even McCain attended, just made him look bad and it called attention to the race question even more. He was exposed at political maneuvering. That’s the same ol’ politics as usual.
Maybe I should have added an adjective somewhere. Yes I understand they all do this. But the events were very important events and Obama should have just been there, period.
And I understood him not being at the events was to cater to his non-black support.
I find no excuse on a human level to justify Obama’s behavior. He is weak man and not presidential at all based on these actions.
None of this has dampened the African American vote for him, though. It doesn’t matter that he didn’t show for these events. It seems the mindset is that he doesn’t have to - he’s the black candidate, the brother. The ones coming to pay homage are the whites, trying to pander to the black constituency to get their votes.
I agree, it is a sad thing not to know whether you are black or white or neither in the U. S. Obama must be very confused by now. He wants and use the money from the rich, to try to get the support of the poor, and yes, he has taken the Black Voters for granted. That’s a mistake, because there are a lot of minority voters that believe that we have done more to hinder our own growth by trying to find someone else to take the responsibility. I don’t want to be taken for granted.
blobert, the problem with that is it only gets the Choir to agree. White America is growing wearing of this horsecrap. They have been chided, insulted, harrassed, and overlooked- and they will push back in November. It’s going to be bloody and embarrassing because white people are just sick and tired of the race card every five minutes. The thought process is, how much worse are these people going to get if Obama is president. His fate is sealed. He will NEVER be president, and he has NOBODY to blame but himself and his nasty, arrogant surrogates.
uppity, i agree. i think people have heard cries of racism too many times in this campaign. so, except for the true believers, they just tune out the racism claim. the true believers, of course, call anyone who doesn’t buy into saint obama bigoted, redneck, ignorant, uneducated, stupid, low class, white trash, etc.
i also think that there will be a more lasting effect. if someone is discriminated against in some way and speaks up, the claim will not be evaluated objectively, because obama’s blatant misuse of the subject will have turned everyone off.
Yes, and ironically, that book that Obama mentioned a few times, “What’s the Matter with Kansas?” is about exactly this, which is about poor whites voting against their economic interest and voting Repub, not because they are bitter, but because of backlash. (Reagan Dems are one example.) Now with so many people suffering economically and in other ways, they don’t want a president who favors a whole other group of people.
A dream-come-true for Repubs. Another reason media is pushing him so much.
quite likely you’re right. but i’m so incredibly disgusted by obama and his hitler youth supporters that i don’t care and will wholeheartedly vote repub if obama is nominated. whether getting obama nominated was or was not a rovian plot, aided by the msm, to get rid of hillary, it will still work for me. obama has greatly overplayed his hand and has gone from just undeserving to unthinkable.
And just think- if Obama had been willing to win SC by, say, ten percentage points by NOT playing the race card, he might not find himself in the position he is locked into today. But he bet everything on the theory that A) a landslide in SC would knock Hillary out of the race and/or B) the media would ignore his use of race, and in fact blame Bill and Hillary for injecting race, and everything would go “back to normal” when the primary was over.
Didn’t happen. So, now you are the Black Candidate, Barack. How’s that working out for you?
I’d be very curious to see how many people other than his supporters watched Moyers. I had no interest any more than I would listen to a holocaust denier. The specious logic that the snippets do not do him justice are not an apology for the words themselves. Barack Obama seems to surround himself with people of the same calibre as George Bush — unrepetent “I am right” types who rub most Americans the wrong way.
“if tonight’s CNN is an indicator, pro Obama blacks are trying to make a case that Obama is a victim of racism. This is exactly what I was expecting from him in a tight primary like this. Good old fashioned Chicago politics.”
Not just Chicago. It happens any place a black candidate is attacked. Look at the last New Orleans mayoral election down here. A large portion of the black population has not gotten sophisticated enough to realize that one of their own race can con them as well as a white candidate.
It probably was the same way with all other minorities, e.g. Irish and Italians, who started feeling their political muscle. The Irish elected the elder Richard Daley and I imagine any attacks on him were portrayed as anti-Irish to his constituency.
Excellent points you make!
This is just a bad move. If I supported Obama, I would not try to explain anything. I understand that most blacks can’t see anything wrong with Wright. I personally do see how extreme Wright is since I am not religious and never wanted to attend churches like this when I was invited. This is no longer the 1960s. Most whites don’t understand the need to be that angry and full of hate in 2008. Wright really doesn’t have an excuse. I understand where he is coming from and I do not believe he is a bad person. But his sermons went too far…G-d D*mn America, Natalee Holloway was a slut who deserved to be murdered (paraphrasing), and we deserved 9/11? It’s just inappropriate, especially in a house of worship.
After 9/11 I was in college and overheard two or three black guys in my school’s Union/restaurant hangout that we deserved 9/11 and that they didn’t care about the people who died. It was very, very heartless. I understand that many people got tired of the months and months of reporting but these guys were saying this stuff only days after the attacks. I was shocked when I heard what these guys were saying and this was in a fast food hangout. Maybe some minorities feel this way because they were wronged but say it at home, not in CHURCH. How can a Reverend say these things in a church a week after 9/11 and have all of these people cheer him on? Most Americans - especially non-blacks - will never understand this. And they won’t understand it from a man who is running for president. A man who claimed to be above race and politics as usual in America.
This will destroy Obama’s career. I’m almost sure of that. He can win the nomination because of disproportionate delegates awarded in red state caucuses. But he will not win the general election.
It’s very sad to see the Democratic Party destroy itself with this candidate who is very damaged and flawed. The Republicans will paint the ENTIRE PARTY as a bunch of left wing extremists who hate America.
I dislike Obama for many reasons but even I would hate to watch this happen to him and the party in the general election. This will be worse than what we saw in 2004.
“After 9/11 I was in college and overheard two or three black guys in my school’s Union/restaurant hangout that we deserved 9/11 and that they didn’t care about the people who died. It was very, very heartless….” ” Maybe some minorities feel this way because they were wronged but say it at home, not in CHURCH.”
I don’t feel this way. And I am appalled by these remarks as well as Rev Wright’s. Not just white people died in the towers. Blacks, latinos, Asians, and yes whites. With the exception of the foreign nationals and maybe an illegal immigrant or two, those people were all American citizens and every last one of them a human being. There were children on the airplanes, a black pilot, a black stewardess, young black grade schooler on a field trip. I single them out to say that it is a contradiction to claim to be so pro black yet at the same time be so heartless about fellow blacks who have also died in a national tragedy.
And this is not the purpose of church. Church is supposed to be about communion with God within a community of people. This kind of rhetoric belongs on the street corner, on a soap box, in a barber shop, in your home if that’s how you feel.
But wait, in AA neighborhoods, when there’s a fire, do AAs say fuck the white fireman risking his life to save them? What’s to celebrate about all those firemen who died in their dedication to do their job on 9/11? There seems to be a disconnect in the mindset of too many AAs who are mindlessly cavalier in their attitude about America and their citizenship. And for black students to say something like this proves that disconnect. From the unemployed guys standing on street corners I can understand this anger, I even accept it. But black college students who in all likelihood will get their degree and abandon the urban poor areas and its people in the same way so many middle class blacks have done. And still have the audacity to look down on America.
All Rev. Wright proves is that the leadership from the black pulpit is sorely lacking in wisdom and character. I thought ministers were supposed to serve as a conduit to God and relieve us from our mortal wounds, not wallow in them. I don’t think having compassion is mutally exclusive from having a critical point of view about your country. Who on earth is making up the rules these days? And where are the wise ones to help us poor human beings reconcile the two?
But here’s the bottom line for this election: what would make any black American believe that a white American is going to support the candidacy of a person who does not have a healthy pride of this nation? And how does this give a would-be president leverage in international affairs and foreign policy?
Sorry but there’s no justification for this if you are playing in the national arena. The reaction would be the same if a latino candidate was trying to do the same thing.
I couldn’t agree with you more. The Democratic Party need to wake up and clear up this mess now! It is apparent that the leading candidate can’t do it alone.
NAACP does not want to alienate the AA preachers….The good pastor Wright is prominant amongst this group…Simple internal politics…
I think the obama camp is doing damage control b/c the GOP is rampaging across America using Wright videos. SD must be getting nervous b/c their jobs could be in jeopardy. my 2cents.
if the sd’s are so concerned, they could do the right thing and say why publicly. i think doing so could save their jobs.
giving into the blackmail attempts will cost them their jobs. and well it should - if they are so cowardly, they should not be in political office pretending to serve the country.
Susan, I agree with your assessment 100% and even sympathize with Rev. Wright from a personal/friendship point of view (not with his political views). Here is a man (Wright) that took Obama under his wing and played kingmaker, mentor, and adviser only to be stabbed in the back by Obama. How could Wright be anything other than angry at Obama for that? Obama is the ultimate traitor and I don’t blame Wright for being angry or wanting to burn him. He was used in the worst kind of way and he knows it.
For all of his “I understands” about being disinvited to events, removed from campaign committees, “retiring” from the church, etc., here is a man who gave his life to the theology that Barack has embraced only to get a step up. It has to hurt him on a level that we can’t fully appreciate. Moral of this story: being related to Barack Obama (see: grandmother and “uncles”) is not good for your emotional health.
The good reverend just “retired” and hasn’t been getting the attention he is used to.
And he believes that everything he said was true and correct.
He has the right to remain silent, but not the ability.
Thanks Susan.
Mat 7:15
Beware of false prophets, who come to you in sheep’s clothing, but inwardly are ravening wolves.
Mat 7:16
By their fruits ye shall know them. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?
Mat 7:17
Even so every good tree bringeth forth good fruit; but the corrupt tree bringeth forth evil fruit.
Mat 7:18
A good tree cannot bring forth evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit.
Mat 7:19
Wow. Those are great quotes. You make me wish I’d read the Bible. (I’m laughing — I’m kind of a heathen these days, but was force-fed religion, of the Presbyterian sort, growing up. it’s funny though — i remember so little of those sermons, I think mostly because I was bored stiff as a little kid, and fidgeted through every service.)
Truth is truth. I can’t see living my life taking any one book literally but if there are kernels of truth in a book they are ok by me to use. I’m not being critical of you or Taters. And not like you need my approval to post something. LOL
Good post….The problem with Wright is that his theology and his sermons have become the bane of not just BABY-O…But to AA churches and preachers in the sense that your average cracker in America is scratchin their heads and goin ” HE SAID WHAT? ” and is wonderin what is goin on in the AA churches. Even the Baptists would’nt have this guy and well…Baptists have never been shy about their opinions ( chuckle )…They would’nt have him because Black Liberation Theology is antithetical to denominational doctrinal authority…..Shapin up to be a good day for Clinton…
It’s clear (to us anyways) that Obama joined the church for political reasons.
It we figured that out - I got to be pretty clear to Wright.
I didn’t agree with most of what Wright said but damn it I will defend his right to say and think whatever he wants.
What’s offensive is how he and his church was used by Obama. Chickens coming home to roast, I guess.
Everything Obama does is for political reasone … including (or perhaps especially) that “denunciation” of Wright.
Again I say that Reverend Wright taught Obama everything he knows. Spiritual mentor and all…
My Impression is that This Gives Jeremiah Wright an Opportunity to get out of His Locale Church and Achieve a NATIONAL PLATFORM…via MSM Attention so that He can reach a National and Global Audience with His Black Liberation Theology..I just saw a Soundbite where Wright commented about Farrakahn and NOI..and promoted everything Farrakahn has done as good..from the Prisons to the Streets….saying that He, Wright, is the Christian Version of Farrakahn.. I consider them both as Leaders of the Black Liberation Theology..which aappears to be Radical, Racist..and Militant..
My Question is, wiith all this Exposure to this Radical Doctrine..and a National Platform..Is this all Coincidence or Planned..??
What are the Consequences going to Be..??
Will these Issues be resolved Peacefully…or is someone trying to start a Ji Had here in American ..??
I Hope someone has a Clear head in all this Confuswion…
Patrick, that’s a very good point. Wright could turn this whole mess into a “cash cow” for him. ‘course he already has access to a $10 million line of credit, and a brand-new mansion paid for by the church (even the property taxes are paid by the church). But he may want more, more, more.
Susan Wrights’ church has recently put up a defending the faith blog featuring videos on THE CIA CONSPIRACY TO DESTROYBLACKS USING US GOVT. ISSUE CRACK….as well as The Good Pastors’ books and tapes….
Patrick you are astute sir….This is nothing more than a publicity tour for the products on that site…Praise the Lordand Pass the Basket…..Access to site through ABC news…
Patrick Henry you make excellent observations and your questions are appropriate.
I find it good in America that Wright is free to promote his views, as disgusting as they are. As you imply, maybe we can learn something from all of this.
I think the Obamambots have overplayed calling us racists for talking about these issues and that turns out great since just maybe we can focus on working towards true equality, social justice, jobs, affordable readily available health care for one and all, etc. Kind of sounds like Hillary’s wise platform, doesn’t it?
Wow.
I agree about Wright wanting a national platform. He’s not in the spotlight anymore because he has supposedly “retired” from TUCC and just can’t stand NOT being the center of attention. So of course he’s going to jump at any chance he can to get his message out, to hell with what that does to Obama’s campaign.
In Wright’s view, if BO is not nominated, well that’s because of despicable white America, the people he’s hated his whole life. So Obama getting kicked to the curb, just fuels Wright’s warped outlook on the world and suits his agenda to a T.
The only part that I would disagree with is that the national attention Wright receives on this “media tour” just helps the republicans even more. Wright, as someone else said, is radioactive. He can’t help but spurt out his hate-filled diatribes which only adds credence to charges made by the republicans. I don’t think his media interviews will help Obama in the least.
Wright is a product of the late 60s crash and burn, and like all people who never moved their mentality into complete adulthood, he is a radical. He would be and probably is perfectly comfortable with the RECREATE68 crowd that plans to descend upon Denver.
I several people like him. They long for the days of chaos. Their lives never left chaos mode. These are guys who are bald on top of their heads but they still have scraggley dirty hair hanging down from the backs of their heads. These are women who are pushing 60 and still wear their hair down their backs in spite of how silly they look. They loved the excitement and angsty revolts, and it has affected the rest of their lives. In other words, these are time warp people. I’m serious here. Unfortunately, the misconception they portray that this was a romantic time is doing a lot of damage. They are the heroes of bored kids with Ipods, and because of that, they are dangerous.
I would bet that if somebody researched Reverend Wright, we would find him in the late sixties and early seventies in moccasins and bell bottoms with the flag sewn on the ass, right in the middle of the crowds of violent looters and burners. For some, it stays in their blood. We look at him today as an harmless older guy and forget what shaped his filthy mouth of today.
darn, uppity, i’m pushing 60 and have hair hanging down my back! and i wore bell bottoms and moccasins and silver jewelry that jangled….
thank heavens the resemblance is only superficial in my case. i actually did grow out of it. (but i think maybe i need a haircut - the last thing i want is EVER to be mistaken for an obamaloon).
ROFL….You 2 are righteous….and funny….
Okay, I’ll play. Analyzing Mr. Wrong…
Otay…Loves attention. Miserable human being inside
(quite obviously outside as well). Can not feel pleasure except as a superficial thing. Sort of has that in common with the effervescent Michelle.
Likes money, attention, power. Needs approval, really bad. Maybe that’s why he’s doing the media circus.. he needs approval, and as he’s not really getting it (although maybe he is….I think it’s a fun game to analyze him, but I can’t bring myself to watch him anymore). Anyway, if that’s the case then we could be seeing a lot of the charming guy as he tries to get the necessary approval to retire with the dignity and respect he so richly deserves.
Agree…Much easier to read than hear….And there is plenty to read on both LIBERATION THEOLOGY and this variant BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY….
It’s important to know what’s out there…This was the driving force behind many of those revolutions that swept Latin America 1970′-1980’s….
….Contra anyone ?…..I’m just sayin’…..
The Obamanation will tell us that Rev. Wright was calm, thoughtful and peaceful - not the raving lunatic that his videos show.
But this was a “performance” - a man dressed up in a button-down suit - delivering an act.
This is not the Rev. Wright that his parishioners saw week after week after week after year after year after year.
Expect all sorts of positive spin this week-end. Hopefully the (unwashed) millions (us HRC supporters) will not be fooled.
And yes, Susan, Rev. Wright is pissed at BO….hey, on that point, we can agree!
Obamanation or Abomination?
I meant to add this link to the piece. It’s quite a story — it is Rev. Wright’s biography. He did not suffer much growing up. He had a very privileged upbringing, and went to the BEST schools, thanks in part to his intellectual abilities. Like Obama, he got the best this country can offer.
This does not surprise me. Most of the angsty pains in the ass in the late sixties had parents of means and had the luxury of time to wreak havoc. This is just another one of those guys who never experienced the pains of poverty and fancies himself a savior of the poor, whilst building his 2 million dollar home. It all fits.
If Wright can’t blame Cracker…..What does he have ?
crumbs?
That implies he is a snake oil salesman like his protege using divisive issues for money and his ego?
I think that all of us here applaud the efforts of a human being to improve the lot of those less fortunate. What Wright seems to do is foment such a negative American view. His ministries of reaching out to prisons and HIV/AIDS sufferers are no different than the huge Dallas Presbyterian congreation I attended — together with some really well heeled well recognized names like Perot — but if any of the members of the ministry used similar language, the Dallas County Sheriff would have been rolling up with a squad car.
Inciting hate and offering a hand out is not a hallmark of either religion or democracy as I have ever heard them explained.
Bee…. are you from my home town Dallas….Perhaps….
I believe that your assessment of Rev. Wright’s personality which drives his behavior is mostly accurate.
The show boat type ministers — the revival type evangelicals are of a similar type to Wright. I’ve seen his type all my life — I’m a survivor of an evangelical cult.
These guys are ego driven — and more than likely Rev. Wright felt he was giving Obama special attention by calling attention to Obama being in his congregation. In part Rev. Wright probably believes he “make” Obama and thus deserves respect.
Rev. Wright isn’t going to admit that we are responding to Wright’s racism — and his obscene language and vile hatred. Rev. Wright won’t take responsibility for his own behavior — he will need a scape goat to blame.
I believe that Rev. Wright and Obama have similar personality types and are both narcissists.
And to go futher — Obama’s personality is such that he needs a mentor — he isn’t creative and he isn’t empathetic. He used Rev. Wright as a mentor — that’s how he copied the Black church minister orator’s gig. He used Wright — and I do believe that Rev. Wright FEELS used.
Rev. Wright probably sees what we see — that Obama will NOT be Prez — and the only way Wright things he can restore his “good” name is to strike now while the iron is hot.
I had not thought of this though I did wonder about the timing. This explains it. If Obama does not become the nominee, nobody will care and he would have missed the bus to redeem himself.
strike now while the iron is hot
It is difficult to fathom how a guy with 40 years of public speaking, does not choose his words carefully.
His brand of “Christianity” does not suffer Judas well. Obama has been this person.
Obama was at the gas station parroting Sen Clinton, when talking about “redemption” and humping her energy plans. He speaks very poorly when he is at low volume.
Obama is a not a person with the ability for original thought. How many times has he plagiarized ideas or “writings”?
Wright is on a publiciy tour to sell his book and tapes for the cause….
true, true! I was just screaming at the tv yesterday when I heard him ADD
REDEMPTION to the end of his sentence (with a stupid smirk)
He is a total thief!