re: #451 simoom

I don’t really remember there being controversial quotes before that except for the ‘God damn America’ thing and some conspiracy stuff about HIV (I remember the church was very active about HIV outreach as well as other social issues). After the national spot light found him, Wright dug in and made things worse, and that’s when Obama cut him loose, I think. (I always hated that ‘throw under the bus’ meme, which is combined with constant cries to repudiate people).
I liked that Obama had the audacity to react to this potential scandal by actually acknowledging that his allegiance to this church as well as the fervor behind the push back had to do with race. That impressed me to no end. It was the opposite of ‘playing the race card’.
I do think, on the other hand, that their 20 year close allegiance makes bringing Wright up not something I would respect or condone, but certainly something I would expect as politics as usual. That’s how it’s done.