Posted by
Andrews on Friday, April 25, 2008 7:46:19 PM
I saw some excerpts from Reverend Wright's recent interview, and I am puzzled.
The bulk of what I saw was made up of claims that he was misunderstood by the media. I know this is a popular defense of the Obama supporters, that the press "
cherry picked" quotes or
misrepresented what Reverend Wright said.
I just cannot understand how anyone can believe this. Wright spoke glowingly of black liberation theology, he presented an award to Farrakhan, his church has a web page espousing black liberation theology, and he even sold the video from which these quotes were supposedly "cherry picked". He has done everything but wear an "I'm NOT with Whitey" t-shirt to proclaim his adherence to the black liberation theology, yet somehow he is misunderstood?
No, we understand Reverend Wright quite well. He is a racial separatist who blames all of his ills, and those of his congregation, on whites. And were Obama not running for president, he would have no qualms saying just that. In fact, until his racist rants hit the news, he WAS saying just that, his church's website was saying just that. But now, he is suddenly certain that it is all just a misunderstanding.
I beg to differ. We understand quite well, and that is what both Wright and Obama fear.