Is Wright hurting Obama byjust being in the news?

I'm not so sure, because he isn't saying "G-damn America", or taking about our "chickens" anymore....He sounds pretty reasonable when you don't take a soundbyte or snippet and play it over and over again.

The MSM keeps saying wright but i have yet to see much proof saying wright is making many democrats go republican or independents support McCain over Obama.

this country is going to get the candidate and president it deserves..

Yes, move on.

Clinton will be the nominee.

The damage is done.

It is over.

Yeah, she had to get her stab in before she moved on.

He sure has plastered himself all over the news. Also, he does not sound like he's happy that Obama did not defend him. Hence the statements about Obama being a "politician."

The man is clearly endowed with lots of ability. He appears to me to be riding a vindictive wave. Maybe this will finally help Obama in a weird sort of way. Only someone living under a rock will believe that Obama is Muslim.

yeah. how dare john mccain for politicizing wright! Hillary Clinton wouldn't do that-except for that one time when she thought it was appropriate to tell someone else what church they should belong to, but other than that...cmon!

does anybody actually care about reverend wright? or is this just a media driven story? because, honestly...its mind boggling to me that cnn would follow him around to every speech he gives.

its frustrating because in the time they took airing stories on wright, they could be doing stories on the economy, or the war or how about the global food shortage?

It is called FEAR! Payback is a pain.
All this means is the resurrection of The Right Rev. Wright is complete, nothing to gain by any comment.

McCain and related folks soon will see the path of righteousness.

LOL!!!!!!!!!!!11

Wright:
1) Confirmed that Obama was not present at the "sound-loop" sermons, and
2) Distanced himself from politics, and Obama, just as firmly as Obama earlier distanced himself from Wright.

I'd love to hear those who claim to still be worried about Wright explain how the above is supposed to hurt Obama.

Come on.

No one has done more for "MoveOn" than Barack Obama.

Elizabeth- sounds like a job for TPM Muckraker, if anybody around here can take a little time out from aping stupid MSM horserace coverage.

Make no mistake about this. One thing that makes Wright's reappearance particularly dicey for Camp Obama is the fact that he's resurfaced totally on his own initiative.

That's it.

I'm turning this motherfucking thing off.

You are driving me crazy with your totally gratuitous editorial comments about what is a nonissue in a race that is already over.

The blogs have totally jumped the damn shark in this election.

I'm out.

Having Wright out there while simultaneously going onto Fox was a stoke of genius (despite the catcalls from some screeching bloggers we know).

Whether you agree with Wright or not, the 30 second sound bites of him saying "God Damn America" don't reconcile with these other images of a smart, humorous, quick-witted (if not boisterous) man.

He had the PRESS corp. eating out of his hands this morning while answering EVERY question.

Then there's the difference in style (and rhetoric due to job choices) between Obama & Wright which are crystallized by both the appearance.

This helps in Indiana via Fox.

And finally, what can Clinton & her minions say JUST before N.Carolina that wouldn't alienate the AA vote further?

Nada.

People not liking Obama becuase of his race were never considering voting for him anyway.

This all is aimed at those who liked Obama but were taken aback by Wright.

A Missouri voter:

Imagine that we were to invent a prize called the Quemoy and Matsu award for the story whose media coverage (as measured in minutes of air time and column-inches of newspaper coverage) was most out of proportion to its actual long-term importance to the well being of our Republic. Which do you think would win - Rev Wright or "Flag pin"-gate?

Quemoy and Matsu award?
Why so obscure Greg?

Why not call it the TPM award?

Measure the minutes of video and the column inches of coverage given on TPM's homepage. Do you suspect the proportions are much different than the corporate controlled media? It is all part of the same inane food fight that is our devolution...

I think the Clinton camp is well aware that the Obama camp would love to blame Wright on her.

Make no mistake about this. One thing that makes Wright's reappearance particularly dicey for Camp Obama is the fact that he's resurfaced totally on his own initiative.

Oh right, I'd totally forgotten about that Wright guy because it's not like anyone is trying to remind us of his existence and how it is supposed to hurt Obama and all that.

http://tpmelectioncentral.talkingpointsmemo.com/cgi-bin/mt-current/mt-search.cgi?IncludeBlogs=9%2C10%2C11&search=wright&x=0&y=0

You know what? If Hillary's people say Wright is an unpatriotic, angry, scary black man that ought to be good enough for us. I can't imagine that anyone would possibly be interested in whether or not those clips were an accurate representation of this man's career or his views.

And Wright himself - wanting to set the record straight on his own character and his life's work? How arrogant! If he didn't want to have his words taken out of context and his character trashed on national television, he should never have allowed a politician to be a member of his congregation. Geez. You'd think he would be pickier about who he associates with.

In a country that has as many serious problems as this one does, I honestly cannot believe that the Rev. Jeremiah Wright is even a subject of public conversation.

When will we be a serious country again?

Scientific - So Wright should just continue to be quiet like a good house n***** while his 30 years of good works continue to be reduced to snippets and sound bites? What happened to the truth shall make us free? Or is this the old canard about "we can tell the truth after we win the election"?

I think she's feeling a little more confident and that's why she's acting magnanimous; and why shouldn't she be? The polls are going her way.

Since the Wright matter began I have said that in the short term it would have little effect,if any. Also, I thought it would be beneficial in the long term. In sum the reason is that their is more to Wright than Wright as he is a well known in his respective communities that are wide, varied, and powerful. Secondly, he is rather adept at speaking for himself. Finally, this country and society has a great hunger for anyone who can speak with experience, knowledge, and depth; Wright life has prepared him for this challenge.

Race is a issue that will not go away in this election nor for many election to come. Wright has stated that the issue is attacks on the Black church not himself, maybe or maybe not. In his Pa. speech Obama addressed race and spent little time on Wright, the critical point addressed concerned generational difference in approach. The sound bites were selected to illicit the reaction that were received, condemnation and so on with the underlying subtext of racial anger, racist stews, etc. Wright is in the superior position as regard the issue of race; Obama is running for the presidency of the U.S.A. and he or no one else can devote all energy and time to any one issue. Wright is well placed thanks to the pundits, those select sound bites and Obama's Pa. speech.

Now,that the resurrection of The Right Reverend Wright is now complete the pundits, McCain and Clinton have to confront more than a sound bite. The latter two have closed shop, and the pundits do not want to receive the treatment that ABC got at the last debate.
Wright does not have the limitations of Obama, and many will gladly listen to him since his resurrection.The press and the politicians will look foolish as Wright will no longer carry the labels of those sound bites. Politically for Obama, Wright is the revered former minister.

Most people do not live in the narrative and meme world, and even the least bit of association with the crap of Bush and Rove will not be of use for anyone. The sound bite trick will not work on The Right Revered Wright nor will it have any effect on Obama's campaign. Stop living in rove's world.

As one above noted " Now if Obama can just show as much courage and backbone in standing up to attacks as Rev. Wright has shown these past few days." Obama is Wright lite, the question is this enough? The political garbage associated with this let it go.......

Guilt by association is the lowest politics. I don't want a President that goes around denouncing past friends who are a little nutty. Or a lot nutty.

In college, like the Clintons, I supported McGovern which sounds liberal now. But at the time it was considered a "pro-establishment" position. When I left law school I could have become a public defender (thought about it) but joined a law firm instead.

As I get older I look for practical solutions and I recognize talented people (like Obama for instance) who can bring all sides together. Anyway, I'm hardly a bomb throwing radical.

But when I think back on this warm pudding of a life, I recall several characters who, from time to time, were very close to me. I remember fondly, for instance, a young man who shared living quarters with me who was a self-avowed Maoist. I thought the guy was great because he could argue with me from an absolutely opposite point of view, honing my increasingly moderate views. He was my friend. I was "best man" at his wedding.

I've known all manner of Communists, self-proclaimed "revolutionaries," religious zealots, druggies, and I even dated a woman who thought the pro-life movement was a secret international plot. I've also known fans of heavy metal rock, who are the hardest to take. But I loved 'em all.

And damnit, I would not denounce any of them!

They are as much a part of me as the people I agreed with, or the people on the other side of the spectrum -- traditionalists, Republicans, several southern friends who believe the confederate flag is an appropiate garnish for a state capitol building. I liked them too. They were friends.

Now I'm not running for President. And there are many reasons I could not do so successfully. (I can neither play basketball or bowl.) But the fact I am comfortable living in a country and having close associations with the wildest compadres you can imagine -- is what I call a qualification not a disqualification.

I guess you can tell what I think of the shallowness of trying to link Obama to every weirdo he's ever known. Anyone worthy of being President had better know some weirdos -- they're Americans too!