Chris Matthews just called Barack Obama "Dr. Jeckle/Mr. Hyde" thanks to the Wright controversy.

[Seabiscuit]

Now he's interviewing David Axelrod, BO's campaign advisor, so BO must be VERY worried about the fallout from, as Matthews called it the "two days of hell for Obama's supporters", i.e. Jeremiah Wright's wacko performance before the TV cameras this weekend.

[anonymous171]

1. ARGH!

They need to fight the MSM's framing of the issue. Obama is not Wright, Wright is not affiliated with the campaign.

[2rth2pwr]

3. Obama was very close to Wright.

[anonymous171]

4. Bill Clinton and George Bush are close

[Doityourself]

10. That ain't the only slime he's close to...nor his wife..

[MidwestTransplant]

5. I would rather than vote for Wright's best friend than anybody endorsed by Scaife or supported by

the same people that bailed * out of his economic difficulties.

[DearAbby]

9. Are they as close as the Clintons are to the Bushes?...nt

[blm]

22. Hillary has been very close with Douglas Coe and the Fellowship, who REALLY wield power

in DC with the RW and their policy pursuits.

Do you support that close relationship of the last 15 years?

[2rth2pwr]

34. I haven't seen anything that would bother me about that relationship.

[blm]

36. Really? The Fellowship's RW influence on US government doesn't bother you but

a black minister from Chicago does?

[2rth2pwr]

38. What evidence do you have that the "Fellowship" has influenced the US

government in a negative way?

[blm]

40. It's founder early on recruited WW2 era propagandists to help him organize his message.

And they weren't from the US or England.

They have also coddled RW dictators - and always the same RW dictators favored by Reagan and Bush1.

[2rth2pwr]

39. Helloooooo! Anyone there?

knockknock.

[gmudem]

50. You should do some reading then.

http://www.motherjones.com/news/feature/2007/09/hillarys-prayer.html

I wish Democrats would stop being so lazily ignorant. They're killing our party.

[cliffordu]

33. so. fucking what.

[emilyg]

24. Even Obama said on Fox

it's a legit issue.

[indimuse]

26. he was...until the story broke..

...

[GoldieAZ49]

43. the senator does check with his pastor before making any bold political moves.

Though Wright and Obama do not often talk one-on-one often, the senator does check with his pastor before making any bold political moves.

http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/custom/religion/chi-070121-relig_wright,1,271630.story?cset=true&ctrack=1&page=2&coll=chi-religion-topheadlines

[book_worm]

2. Wacko? I guess you hear the same program I did

he made perfect sense. You Hillary supporters will grasp anything in hopes that your Queen will be nominated. She won't be. NC is Obama's and he will net more delegates out of NC and Indiana than the 10 Hillary netted out of Pennsylvania. It's over--Over I say.

[anigbrowl]

27. Seabiscuit is a horse...Obama may lose the equine vote now.

[ccharles000]

6. I support Hillary.

I think this reverend thing is overblown by the media.

[democrattotheend]

11. Thank you!

It's nice to hear a Clinton supporter think rationally about this and think like a Democrat.

[Seabiscuit]

16. So overblown, in fact, that MSNBC, CNN and FOX are talking about nothing BUT Wright today.

And none of it is the least bit flattering.

That's what the media has come to.

It's going to get a lot worse if Obama wins the nomination.

[EmilyAnne]

20. Thanks for being rational.

And that's a great picture of Hillary!

[annie1]

49. same here, totally ridiculous. I don't even get what the problem is....

for me the only problem i can see is does it breed resentment by the congragation towards whites, then that can be answered by showing the other sides of the church and what they do for their community and it's over. and also were his children there, and i'm pretty sure the answer is no. case pretty much closed. what is the medias obsession with this?

[CJCRANE]

7. Bush is far more "wacko".

I agreed with most of Wright's comments. In fact some of the things he said (about chickenhawk Cheney and corporate media) have been running themes on DU for years.

[LSparkle]

8. Thank God for Ryan Lizza, trying to inject some rationality ...

Tweety is TOTALLY out of control with this "guilt by association"
shit. The underlying message is that Obama is WEAK -- that he
SHOULD be judged by the "company he keeps" because he's probably
easily led.

This is an INSULT that the media is perpetuating, while not looking
at his opponent's susceptibility to political pressure, as well as
that of her husband.

Good job by Axelrod to put Tweety in his place -- the dustbin.

[Tropics_Dude83]

Good god-Obama supporters, you have got to realize that it is over for your candidate

SD's will NEVER let him be the nominee now post-Wright. Senator Clinton just got the nod from the incredibly popular governor of North Carolina. I think Obama will lose both NC and Indiana 55-45 next Tuesday. It's over. Face it. His presidential campaign lies in ruin tonight.

[Doityourself]

15. Lmao..yeah that's why he's racking up SD's and she's behind and hasn't caught up..Wright is not new

[K Gardner]

19. Wow. I go away for awhile and you go all chicken shit, eh ? Now you're shilling for Hillary? ...

How is life without a backbone?

Carry on.. and thank god none of us have to count on you to have "our backs".

Courage. Conviction. Strength in the face of Adversity. Principles. Fortitude.

Hard sometimes, I know.

[LSparkle]

21. You forgot the *sarcasm* thingy ... you can't possibly believe ...

oh, yeah, you probably do.

Just another one of the SHEEPLE.

[K Gardner]

12. This is the first time I've watched anything in quite some time.. and this remark was the first

thing I heard when I flipped my TV on briefly this afternoon. That and the notion that, according to Matthews, "Obama looks FOREIGN to us" and so we may look to Wright to define him and end up with Jekyll/Hyde. My mouth is still on the floor, and I see from the hysteria at DU that there is again a Manufactured Wright Extravaganza occuring.

Excuse me while I return to real life. This is like being in a Sci-Fi Thriller. An alternate universe. Wright? Obama as Jekyll/Hyde? Seriously?

I spent the past few days with a couple hundred people in an upscale suburb of Ohio and nobody.. I mean NOT ONE person out of all these latte sippin' mixed with blue collar workin' people.. was talking about this. No Obama. No Hillary. No hysteria over Wright. Nada. And it was a fairly good cross-section of people whom I assume might have been supporters of all three candidates.. when they had time to care.

Right now, they're worried about jobs, gas prices, inflation, stocks, consumer spending, their kids, paying for college.. well, you know.. LIFE.

I am so convinced that the media is digging itself a shallow grave into which its going to fall, fairly soon. The ABC debate was the first domino collapsing. This fiasco may be the straw that broke the camel's back. How much more out of touch can these absolute MORONS be?

Seriously.

They are irresponsbile and dangerous. Please... stop watching. Its a hyperbolic echo chamber, signifying absolutely nothing to the lives of those who need Change the most.

[2rth2pwr]

35. Wright had free access to the airwaves all weekend, with no distortions.

People will make up their own mind based on how he came across.

[stillcool]

13. Tweets is paid to say...

I hope they blow it up sky-high, and it is all thrown right back in their faces. Shameless hussies all of them!

[rinsd]

14. Anyone still a big fan of Tweety?

[Doityourself]

17. Never was. He's a republican tool.

[Swamp Rat]

18. Tweety also criticized Wright for having a big ego

Why anyone listens to that corporate tool anymore... :dunce:

[Seabiscuit]

47. Pot calling the kettle black. They both have enormous egos.

[otohara]

23. They Have Morphed Obama into Rev. Wright

Obama is responsible for Rev. Wright's very existence and he should step out of the race immediately.

[Texas Hill Country]

25. its imploding... i am so sorry Obama supporters. it was a matter of time, but its a shame

it couldnt last forever... Wright coming back out just F'd him.

[Seabiscuit]

28. Obama to Wright: PLEASE JUST SHUT THE FUCK UP ALREADY, GODDAMNIT!!!

[wisteria]

29. Wright is not running for anything. This entire eposode needs to be put into perspective.

The man is defending himself not trying to influence elections or change Constitutional law. Senator Obama is our candidate- period.
The party better start assisting Obama. He is our general election candidate.

[madrchsod]

30. fuck matthews

he got his "depends" all wadded up while listening to wright smack him around last night...poor baby can`t take the fucking truth...

[Tropics_Dude83]

31. He is NOT our GE candidate!!!!

Hillary is still picking up superdelegates. She has a pretty sizeable lead in Indiana, WV, Kentucky, PR and in the popular vote counting Michigan. We were, indeed, almost stuck with the unelectable one but all Hillary has to do is seat Florida and Michigan in any capacity and she'll win the nomination. The superdelegates won't let this party that we all love be destroyed by Senator Obama. This scenario is exactly why superdelegates exist. I never thought I'd see a scenario where SD's have to prevent an unelectable candidate.

In fact, I even question now whether Senator Obama is truly a democrat. I'm not sure what theology he, Wright and Farakhan actually hold but it's not an inclusive democratic liberal left-wing one. That's for sure.

[Jersey Devil]

32. don't forget Guam!

She'll slaughter him in Guam. That's where she'll make up all the delegates she'll need to catch him.

[Seabiscuit]

37. "Don't forget Poland!"

[BlueIdaho]

41. Why do Guam and Puerto Rico

Get to vote in primaries when they can't vote in general elections?

[Seabiscuit]

44. Because they won't count the Florida and Michigan votes?

[Yossariant]

42. AW! No more thrill up his leg.

[Seabiscuit]

45. ROTFLMAO!!!

:rofl:

[GoldieAZ49]

46. The thrill is gone, the thrill is gone away

and nobody likes being suckered, particularly on national TV

Chris will not be kind about it

[annie1]

48. why the hell did he call him that? how does bo change b/c of his pastor?...

and when does he change back to whatever the other side is? enlighten me, i can't watch matthews.

[Yossariant]

51. Good questions. I wonder who thrills Tweety the most -- Dr. Jekyll or Mr. Hyde.

Somebody needs to watch his leg to find out.

No more mandate fantasies.

[annie1]

53. he's such a gd freak. he makes me sick.

[Seabiscuit]

52. Why? You'd have to ask Chris Matthews.

But here's a hint: it's his way of stirring up trouble to keep this election going so he can continue to bash the Clintons for as long as possible. There had to come a time when he'd go after Obama too, or Clinton might just do so poorly in places like Ohio, Texas, and Pennsylvania, she'd drop out and end all his fun.

[Seabiscuit]

54. Maybe Obama can't disavow Wright because maybe Wright knows things about Obama

that Obama doesn't want anyone else to know. And maybe Obama's at least smart enough to know that if publicly ditched Wright, Wright's the kind of person who would retaliate with such revelations.