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Obama: Judge my words, not Wright's
WILMINGTON, N.C.--Barack Obama this afternoon asked voters to judge him by his own words and deeds rather than his past associations, as his controversial former spiritual mentor re-emerged in the presidential campaign through a broadcast interview and series of speeches by the Rev. Jeremiah Wright over the weekend and today.
At some point you just have to wonder why Barack doesn't go up to the good Reverend and tell him to put a sock on it ...
"I think people will understand that I am not perfect and that there are going to be folks in my past like Rev. Wright that may cause them some concern but that ultimately my 20 years of service and the values that I've written about and spoken about and promoted are their values and what they're concerned about," Obama said.

The Illinois senator spoke at a hastily arranged press conference on the airport tarmac in Wilmington, N.C., as media traveling with him were about to board his campaign plane. Airplane engines roared in the background and a plane taking off interrupted the brief media availability, which lasted less than six minutes and permitted only three questions.
More adroit press management ...
Obama sought anew to distance himself from the incendiary remarks of Wright after his former pastor spoke Monday at the National Press Club. Wright delivered a high-profile speech the night before at a NAACP dinner in Detroit and also appeared on a PBS program hosted by Bill Moyers for a lengthy interview.

"Some of the comments that Rev. Wright has made offend me, and I understand why they offend the American people. He does not speak for me. He does not speak for the campaign," Obama said. "Many of the statements that he's made, both that triggered this initial controversy and that he's made over the last several days, are not statements that I have heard him make previously. They don't represent my views," the senator added.
So why don't you tell the man to shut the hell up?

And if you're wondering, here is what the good reverend said at the National Press Club. Charming.

Posted by: Steve White 2008-04-29
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