The media is giving Reverend Jeremiah Wright extensive coverage. He got 3 hours (!) on CNN last night for his speech at the NAACP. No mere excerpts, they ran the entire speech. And the audience of 12,000 gave Reverend Wright a long and loud standing ovation.
Reverend Wright is now speaking at the National Press Club and you can see it on CNN, MSNBC, and Fox News too. This speech marks Reverend Wright's 4th media-covered event since last Friday.
While I find some of Rev. Wright's rhetoric harsh and hard to stomach, I am not unsympathetic to Black Liberation Theology, nor Feminist Liberation Theology, nor Queer Liberation Theology. I am certain, however, that there are far better forums for Liberation Theology than presidential campaigns.
I wouldn't mind a bit if Hillary Rodham Clinton was involved in Feminist or Queer Liberation Theology. But I would mind quite a bit if it came to light during her bid for the presidency -- because we are living in a conservative country. The longer Jeremiah Wright stays in the media spotlight, the greater the damage to Barack Obama. Is Wright campaigning for Hillary? Already, right-wingers are positively howling with glee.
See videos of the NAACP speech.
Update: Rev. Wright was just asked to respond to the charge that he is unpatriotic. He replied: "I served six years in the military. How many years did Cheney serve?" Heh. The audience loved it.
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