It's Quite Simple: Rev. Wright Is Not Barack Obama.

[berni_mccoy]

For all the Clinton supporters cheering him on and then capturing sound bites to play-back,
For all the Obama supporters wringing their hands over Rev. Wright,

This issue is quite simple: Rev. Wright is not Barack Obama.

Sure, this will get plenty of media attention. Yes, the media will find juicy sound bites to harp on. But they really have nothing else to talk about, so they will talk about this. That is because this election is over. As the current polls suggest, Obama is going to win a few of the remaining states and Clinton will win a few. It doesn't matter at this point. Even if Clinton won all the remaining contests, it's already over. However, the media does not want it to be over. The media wants this primary to keep going in order to prop-up the failing medium of cable and broadcast television. The networks need this primary to continue in order to recover from the severe loss of the writer's strike (that's a whole entirely different story, but it's implications are quite painfully felt by the MSM).

And do not be upset with Rev. Wright. He is an American Icon that has served Presidential Administrations from JFK and LBJ to Clinton. He was there, helping these Presidents in their times of need.


And he has freedom of speech. And he is indeed a great man who has done great good for this country. Despite his humanity that allows him to say things many may not like or agree with or that may cause some harm when they hear his truthful words, he has a right to say them.

And he is not Barack Obama. As Rev. Wright so plainly said in his address to the NAACP last night:

“I’m not here for political reasons,” Wright told the audience in Detroit. “I’m not a politician. I know that fact will surprise many of you because many in the corporate-owned media made it seem like I am running for the Oval Office. I am not running for the Oval Office. I’ve been running for Jesus a long, long time, and I’m not tired yet.”

So anyone who continues to try to apply Rev. Wright to Obama, well, they can do so. But the voters and the super delegates will see through the stupidity of such a tactic. They will not be afraid of Rev. Wright's words and they will not be made to fear Obama for it. Making such an argument requires that you assume the voters and the super delegates are completely stupid. They are not. The voters and super delegates have already shown how intelligent, courageous and independent they are for not buying this argument the first time it was presented. The only stupid cowards are the ones who continue to try to divide us through race and religion.

[book_worm]

1. It's clear what the media is trying to do

they hope that Wright will say something immflamatory and then try to tie it on Obama. The media sharks are now in full bloom. It's clear they ultimately want McCain to win and the best way to guarantee it is to try and bloody up Obama.

[stray cat]

4. The media is hoping to create a controversy they can capitalize on

thats clear.

[moondust]

12. Mr. and Mrs. White, will you be voting for Hero McCain or Rev. Wright?

Thank you for your participation.

[berni_mccoy]

13. Mr. and Mrs. White: "Neither. We're voting for Barack OBAMA!"

[stray cat]

2. Thats the key - Wright can defend his reputation and he is not Obama

[CatsDogsBabies]

3. I don't know why this isn't obvious to everyone.

[kid a]

5. K&R - this is exactly why the current Wright exposure can't hurt Obama.

Thank you.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

6. Berni, its the cross over voters and undecideds who won't be reading your article and won't believe

in the real world, the cross over voters, the party switchers and the undecided
will be led to think that Hillary is safer to vote for.

Last thing Obama needs is to be thrown off message by Wright's publicity tour.

[berni_mccoy]

7. And that is why, through grass roots, we need to make sure those people realize this.

I don't agree with you. I believe most of the independents already do see this for what it is. Otherwise, they would have run from Obama already. But they haven't. And for the remaining who are not so bright or so courageous, they will have to make a transformation on their own... or not.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

8. you didn't read the WaPo article on North Carolina then

I guess we need to all just believe that everyone is like us, and
not like the real world.

I posted the Wapo article in Obama daily news.

We have about 20% unaffiliated in NC, and alot of GOP re-registered as Dems or Unaffilliated.
(some didn't know that as unaffiliated they could vote in Dem primary so they registered as DEMS).

Half of the unaffiliated will vote for the candidate they think is most like them.

[berni_mccoy]

10. I definitely do not believe everyone is like us.

I do believe that the majority of the voters see this for what it is. Anyone who would supposedly change their vote for this issue would never have voted for Obama in the first place.

[grantcart]

16. Of course you could be right but the nomination is already sealed

Right now it will be interesting to see what Hillary Clinton will have to say about it.

for the GE McCain's pastors are a much bigger problem than Wright.

[WillYourVoteBCounted]

9. the people affected by this aren't in our grassroots, and CNN reaches millions of people

that we can't reach.

The damage is done.

Think Dean Scream.

[berni_mccoy]

11. Why continue to spread false doom and gloom instead of working to educate and GOTV?

[progressoid]

14. Unfortunately, politics ain't simple.

Some of us understand because we have some functioning grey matter between our ears.

Regarding the voting masses....let's just say I don't share your optimism of their intelligence.

[berni_mccoy]

15. They've already shown it once before. They know what the media is up to with this.

They aren't buying it.

[Armstead]

17. It's Quite Simple -- Wright is a political liability for Obama

Kerry was brave as a soldier in Vietnam and principled in his opposition to the Vietnam War.

But due to smearing, an ineffective response, the Whore Media and the superficial attention span of too many voters, Bush was perceived as the better Presidential candidate by enough people that he got another four years -- despite all logical evidence to the contrary.

Unless Obama is very skillful and/or lucky, people are going to perceive Obama as a Black Militant.

It sucks, but that's how it works.

I HOPE I'm wrong on this. I will happily eat crow if Obama is able to overcome the damage Wright has done and is doing to his image.

[berni_mccoy]

18. Wrong. He WAS before Obama addressed the issue.

[berni_mccoy]

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