tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10515331.post-10341878178783200492008-04-29T09:43:00.004-04:002008-04-29T09:56:02.555-04:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3ELGMRzcziY/SBcoylRLf2I/AAAAAAAAAOw/2Ydq916ekrU/s1600-h/wright-pressclub2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer;" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3ELGMRzcziY/SBcoylRLf2I/AAAAAAAAAOw/2Ydq916ekrU/s320/wright-pressclub2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5194665544657895266" border="0" /></a><div><a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/28/AR2008042802102.html?nav=rss_opinion/columns">Great commentary from Eugene Robinson</a>:</div><div> </div><div></div><blockquote><div>We all have our crosses to bear. The Rev. Jeremiah Wright has become Barack Obama's. </div><div><br />I'm sorry, but I've had it with Wright. I would never try to diminish the service he performed as pastor of his Chicago megachurch, and it's obvious that he's a man of great charisma and faith. But this media tour he's conducting is doing a disservice that goes beyond any impact it might have on Obama's presidential campaign. </div><div><br />The problem is that Wright insists on being seen as something he's not: an archetypal representative of the African American church. In fact, he represents one twig of one branch of a very large tree. </div></blockquote><div></div><div> </div>And despite how hard the UCC's national office tries to support Wright, I suspect that most UCC members are rightfully embarrassed by him. His antics at the Press Club made him look like the court jester, not a prophet "speaking truth to power".<br /><div> </div><div class="blogger-post-footer">http://www.UCCtruths.com/</div>UCCtruthshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05878487273131062965noreply@blogger.com