Is Jeremiah Wright a colossal disaster for Barack Obama or a press trick?

I don't know if Reynolds' eagerness to help Wright stage a disastrous news conference with the national media was a way of trying to help Clinton - my queries to Reynolds by phone and e-mail weren't returned yesterday - but it's safe to say she didn't see any conflict between promoting Wright and supporting Clinton...Wright should have known - and his friend and ally Reynolds, a media professional, surely knew - that bickering with the press can only harm ... Full Story »

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Chris Finnie
4.5
by Chris Finnie - Oct. 1, 2008

Wow! I never cease to be amazed at all the backroom ways people can manipulate the press. Every time I think I've heard it all, somebody brings a new one to light. I haven't heard any of this elsewhere, so it's quite a scoop. And kind of sad--partly because it's so well researched and believable.

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