Barack Obama's forceful denunciation and disavowal of his former pastor doesn't change the fact that it is an irrelevant distraction entirely created by cable television pundits using out-of-context and skewed sound bites. Full Story »
Posted by Dwight Rousu
This is a pointed take on the Rev. Jeremiah Wright debacle that for some reason has consumed mainstream media for weeks now. Keith Bunting is spot-on, stylish and at the same time dispassionate. Regardless of your feelings about Rev. Wright's comments—and Barack Obama's subsequent condemnation of them—read this op-ed. I think it helps tone down what has been some very flamboyant coverage of the issue.
