“I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen.”

[TacticalPeek]

South Side Kabuki?

NYT 4/30/2007

Despite the canceled invocation, Mr. Wright prayed with the Obama family just before his presidential announcement. Asked later about the incident, the Obama campaign said in a statement, “Senator Obama is proud of his pastor and his church.”

In March, Mr. Wright said in an interview that his family and some close associates were angry about the canceled address, for which they blamed Obama campaign advisers but that the situation was “not irreparable,” adding, “Several things need to happen to fix it.”

Asked if he and Mr. Wright had patched up their differences, Mr. Obama said: “Those are conversations between me and my pastor.”

Mr. Wright, who has long prided himself on criticizing the establishment, said he knew that he may not play well in Mr. Obama’s audition for the ultimate establishment job.

“If Barack gets past the primary, he might have to publicly distance himself from me,” Mr. Wright said with a shrug. “I said it to Barack personally, and he said yeah, that might have to happen.”

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/30/us/politics/30obama.html?_r=2&oref=slogin&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin

Is this the long-planned scene where Obama needs a boost for his 'moderate' credentials? Was Wright a straw monster, caricaturing himself at the National Press Club etc. for the 'public distancing'?

Lights, camera, action!

[Cant trust em]

1. That idea never really had traction for me

Any damage caused by Wright is far greater than Obama's distancing. It's one step forward after taking five steps back. Moreover, this article was written last year before the huge flare-up that we are all now familiar with.

[WeDidIt]

2. Got Tin Foil?

:tinfoilhat:

You are suggesting a conspiracy theory, no?

[msongs]

3. wright is going for the gold. so when does his book come out? nt

[rhett o rick]

4. GOOD GRIEF.

[Barack_America]

5. Not a "charicaturing himself", but demonstrating what "blackness" in this country means...

And that, unfortunately, a black man still has to distance himself from his "blackness" in order to get elected.

[Buzz Clik]

6. And Wright even went to the trouble of writing a book to allow him to tour to make these comments.

This is pretty complicated.