Was Jeremiah Wright's speech set up by a Clinton supporter?

But now, it turns out, we should have been paying a little less attention to Wright's speech and the histrionics of his ensuing news conference and taken a peek at....who was sitting next to him at the head table for the National Press Club event. It was the Rev. Dr. Barbara Reynolds... she was introduced at the press club event as the person "who organized" it.
But guess what? She's also an ardent longtime booster of Obama's sole remaining competitor ... Full Story »

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Chris Finnie
3.2
by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

Somewhat derivative since most of it comes from an earlier column in the New York Daily News. Other than the late addition from the speakers' committee, it doesn't add much to the News column. What interested me most was the comments. Though some are repeat posts from the same people, it attracted a LOT of comments from many people. Many are passionate, several are lengthy and well-researched. But most seem either to be disgusted with "politics as usual"--which makes me wonder if their disgust shouldn't be redirected to media as usual. Or they're mad at the other side for dirty tricks. What a spectacle we're making of our democracy!

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