Obama tries to put the matter of the outspoken Rev. Wright behind him as it is announced that the minister is out of Obama campaign.
From The Washington Post:
A campaign spokesman said Friday night that the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., former pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, is no longer affiliated with Sen. Barack Obama's presidential race after coming under fresh scrutiny for controversial comments that the Illinois Democrat called "inflammatory and appalling."
Wright, who presided over Obama's wedding and supplied the "audacity of hope" line that has become one of the candidate's signatures, has been a source of controversy for Obama for months because of the inflammatory words and themes of some sermons.
Campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor notified reporters tonight that Wright will no longer serve his largely ceremonial role on Obama's African American Religious Leadership Committee.
Wright . . . was to give a public invocation on the day in February 2007 when Obama launched his presidential bid. But in a move interpreted by some -- including Wright -- as an effort by the Obama campaign to impose some distance, Wright's appearance was canceled.
A campaign spokesman said Friday night that the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., former pastor at Chicago's Trinity United Church of Christ, is no longer affiliated with Sen. Barack Obama's presidential race after coming under fresh scrutiny for controversial comments that the Illinois Democrat called "inflammatory and appalling."
Wright, who presided over Obama's wedding and supplied the "audacity of hope" line that has become one of the candidate's signatures, has been a source of controversy for Obama for months because of the inflammatory words and themes of some sermons.
Campaign spokesman Tommy Vietor notified reporters tonight that Wright will no longer serve his largely ceremonial role on Obama's African American Religious Leadership Committee.
Wright . . . was to give a public invocation on the day in February 2007 when Obama launched his presidential bid. But in a move interpreted by some -- including Wright -- as an effort by the Obama campaign to impose some distance, Wright's appearance was canceled.
posted by Sid Cottingham | 11:38 AM
1 Comments:
It's not about the pastor. If Obama's THEOLOGY is seen for what it is the election is lost. See:
http://miraclesdaily.blogspot.com/
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