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Wright gone wrong
Posted By katie allison granju
From The Vol Abroad:
Certain right wing bloggers have a race theory about this - that because Wright’s ideology is based on pervasiveness of racism and oppression in America to the extent that a black man could never be president - he has to make sure that this remains the case if a black man gets close and torpedo his chances. Maybe, but I kind of doubt it. It smacks of ridiculousness. Besides, I don’t really feel that electing a president who’s black will any more relieve America of racial tension or redeem past crimes than electing a woman president will make sexism and misogyny a dim and distant memory. (Although I think either would have beneficial effects)
Like a lot of people who behave so self-destructively, Wright’s behavior seemed pathological to me. Like he just couldn’t help it. Like an ill-tempered couple who just can’t stop picking fights with each other. Still, he’s an adult, a man of stature and experience and really Reverend Wright should have known better.
Given the amount of time it took Obama to realize the rantings of Reverend Wright were deplorable, one can only imagine the timeframe for response given a national threat. Half of the U.S. could be smoldering embers before Obama would realize there’s a national threat.
And when I watched the Reverend Wright at the press conference, I couldn’t help but think of this scene with Leslie Nielson as the show-boating umpire in the movie Naked Gun. Obama’s at bat and the Reverend Wright thinks it’s about him.
Apr 30th, 2008
