http://www.reverendmother.org/

It’s a LOT to try to sort thru/digest/reflect upon, indeed.

Sarah

I thought the same thing about Diana Butler Bass’s comments, especially because she is usually so good. But this paragraph in her Sojo piece points to her piece reflecting NAACP and Press Club speeches:

“On Friday, Bill Moyers interviewed Wright in an hour-long conversation. (Watch it here.) On Sunday, Wright preached at an NAACP fundraiser in Detroit that attracted 10,000 people. (Watch parts 1 [intro], 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6.) Finally, on Monday morning, Wright addressed a packed National Press Club in Washington, D.C. However different the venues, a surprisingly common thread wound through all three speeches — that a realistic understanding of history forms the spiritual basis of hope and healing.” -Diana Butler Bass from http://sojo.net

I thought Obama was appropriately firm yesterday, and hope Indianans can see through the hype to the real issues. Grief, though, is indeed appropriate.

@ Jim’s comment:
Yep, he’s lost it in my book. I know much of what he says and does may be more acceptable in the black church, so I want to cut him slack, but then again he knows the world of politics and public discourse very well.

I’ve been thinking about this for a while now. I defended Wright publicly at first, but now I’ve got to say a far better man would have kept his hubris in check and would have just kept quiet.

What on earth is Wright thinking? Here’s the first legitimate chance ever for a black man to become president, to potentially change the course of this nation’s history, and because of his hubris the whole thing is about the implode.