Our colleague Jeff Zeleny tells us that associates of Mr. Obama said privately that his campaign was furious at Mr. Wright's decision to step forward so publicly, but that they were unable to do anything to control this. They added, however, that the pastor's actions prove that he and Mr. Obama are not that close, otherwise why would Mr. Wright do this now? Full Story »
Posted by Chris Finnie
For one, it doesn't present my viewpoint that this is a media feeding frenzy and always has been. That Rev. Wright has a right to defend himself. And that people's religious beliefs have no part in discussions of government policy. The Constitution deliberately tries to separate church and state, but the religious right doesn't like that and keeps trying to marry them again. And the media is being their handmaiden in this cause. As a non-religious person, it ticks me off. I'm also annoyed that few journalists cover that aspect of this race, this one included. Other than that, I think it does a fair job of discussing a topic that has no place IMHO in a presidential race.
