It's the media frenzy vs. the movement, and the media is losing

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Mon Apr-28-08 11:10 PM
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It's the media frenzy vs. the movement, and the media is losing

Edited on Mon Apr-28-08 11:25 PM by ProSense

Rev. Wright's speech comes after ABC used him to ambush Obama during the debate. Hillary joined in.

SENATOR CLINTON: I was asked a personal question, Charlie, and I gave a personal answer. Obviously, one's choice of church and pastor is rooted in what one believes is what you're seeking in church and what kind of, you know, fellowship you find in church. But I have to say that, you know, for Pastor Wright to have given his first sermon after 9/11 and to have blamed the United States for the attack, which happened in my city of New York, would have been intolerable for me. And therefore I would have not been able to stay in the church, and maybe it's, you know, just, again, a personal reflection that regardless of whatever good is going on -- and I have no reason to doubt that a lot of good things were happening in that church -- you get to choose your pastor. You don't choose your family, but you get to choose your pastor. And when asked a direct question, I said I would not have stayed in the church.

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SENATOR CLINTON: Well, I think, in addition to the questions about Reverend Wright and what he said and when he said it, and for whatever reason he might have said these things, there were so many different variations on the explanations that we heard. And it is something that I think deserves further exploration, because clearly what we've got to figure out is how we're going to bring people together in a way that overcomes the anger, overcomes the divisiveness and whatever bitterness there may be out there.

It is clear that, as leaders, we have a choice who we associate with and who we apparently give some kind of seal of approval to. And I think that it wasn't only the specific remarks, but some of the relationships with Reverend Farrakhan, with giving the church bulletin over to the leader of Hamas to put a message in. You know, these are problems, and they raise questions in people's minds.

And so this is a legitimate area, as everything is when we run for office, for people to be exploring and trying to find answers.

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Wright has every right to be out there now. Clear the air. The last thing Obama needs is to have the media continue to nurture this lingering smear and spring it on him in a similar ambush during the GE.

Wright should speak up, the more visible the better.

The media is determined to make Wright an issue, with or without his presence. If the media's complicity with the Swift Boar Liars is any indication, hoping they'll be fair is wishful thinking.

Wright was scheduled to give a speech in FL a couple of weeks ago, they found out and publicized it until it was canceled. This smear has resulted in death threats against him. This is a despicable media assault on a man who does not deserve such treatment.

Screw them!

The current frenzy is the third attempt by the media to make Wright a campaign-damaging issue. The first was
mid January and second mid March

Now let's evaluate the impact of the Wright smear since the videos (not since Jan, the first smear) were introduced:

Hawaii: Obama 76%, Hillary 24%
Wisconsin: Obama 58%, Hillary 41%
Ohio: Obama 44%, Hillary 54%
Rhode Island: Obama 40%, Hillary 58%
Texas P: Obama 47%, Hillary 51%
Texas C: Obama 56%, Hillary 44%
Vermont: Obama 59%, Hillary 39%
Wyoming: Obama 61%, Hillary 38%
Mississippi: Obama 61%, Hillary 37%
Pennsylvania: Obama 45%, Hillary 55%

Obama won six states (Texas included) to Hillary's three, and he shaved 10 pts of Hillary's PA lead.

He has also picked up 20 superdelegates since then (including three since Friday):

Obama also raised $41 Million in March.

On edit:

All the cries for Obama to do/say something, what's he supposed to say or do?

When Fox Noise jumped on the clips, some people were freaking out, saying "Obama has to address this now." The idea was to end the controversy. Obama gave his speech on race, satisfying those who were nervous, but the media created another scandal out of his speech.

Fast forward 10 weeks, the never-ending smear on Wright (including Hillary during the debate) continues.

Wright has every right to defend himself. I think Dick Durbin speaking out against Wright last night, not having seen the speech, was folly. They keep doing the very thing that feeds the media assholes.

Two things Obama has said:

"He doesn't speak for me."

"He has every right to speak his mind."

What else does he need to say?

I hope Wright becomes a thorn in the side of his critics.

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It's the media frenzy vs. the movement, and the media is losing

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