Well when I first heard the story I was inclined not to care, but I just thought I’d bring up something that was annoying me about Rev. Wright’s comments and this whole situation. The AP reported,
On Thursday, Wright was addressing more than 700 people at a mass meeting that kicked off the 44th anniversary celebration of the 1965 Selma-to-Montgomery voting rights march.
The event was held at Tabernacle Missionary Baptist Church, site of the first mass meeting that led to the watershed voting rights movement in Selma.
During his address, Wright cautioned against putting too much faith in Obama.
“Barack’s name ain’t Jesus. Barack ain’t gonna improve your child’s reading score. There are things we’ve got to do on our own,” he said.
Obama may no longer associate with Wright, but the program for the event featured a picture of the two, smiling together, on the front.
The decision to invite Wright drew criticism from opponents including Obama’s Alabama campaign chairman, U.S. Rep. Artur Davis.
“I am offended by the vehemence of Wright’s commentaries on race in America. President Obama was similarly offended,” Davis said in an open letter to event organizers at the National Voting Rights Museum and Institute. Davis represents the state’s 7th Congressional District, which extends from Birmingham to rural west Alabama.
Obviously I’d agree with the fact that Obama isn’t Jesus. One thing I did find weird about this was that a smiling picture of Obama and Wright was put on the event flyer. It just seems ironic or hypocritical that he would talk bad about Obama after the election yet, use him as a promotional tool for the event. Especially putting a picture of the two of them together, when it’s quite obvious that Obama and Wright are not “cool”. I don’t know, I just thought it was a little weird.
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