Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr has been Barack Obama’s personal and family spiritual advisor for 20 years. You and I both know this means the man has had an influence on Obama. And still, Obama claims never to have heard the kinds of remarks being argued about this week. At least, says the candidate, he hasn’t heard them from the pulpit.
According to the fiery reverend, american white men have injected the black man with Aids. And “God damn” America for something or another. Well, read about the uproar, if you want to. Keep very aware of this developing situation, will you? Obama makes me feel very nervous. I really like the idea of diversity in our government. We have anintleligent, qualified woman to consider for the presidential job. We have a black, or half-black candidate, and we have the traditional aging politician - no offense meant here, just that’s the norm.
But Mr. Obama seemsnot to have existed, say, 10 years ago. When Illinois needed to quickly fill a senatorial spot and no one wanted the job, someone
