Rev. Wright Breaks Silence on PBS

by Carolyn Barta

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright sits down with Bill Moyers tonight in his first interview since a  furor erupted over his controversial statements that have impacted the presidential campaign.  Barack Obama denounced some of the statements but otherwise stands by his former Chicago pastor and tried to quell the controversy with a speech about race six weeks ago.  Still, the issue has not gone away, as indicated by a Republican ad about Wright in North Carolina that surfaced this week. Wright  has scheduled other appearances, an NAACP speech in Detroit Sunday and a National Press Club speech in Washington Monday on the role of faith in the public square that's bound to be well covered. The Moyers interview will be broadcast at 9 p.m. Friday on KERA-TV, Channel 13. 

As Minister Repeats Comments, Obama Tries to Quiet Fray

Sen. Barack Obama again sought to distance himself from the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. yesterday after his former pastor capped a weekend media offensive with an appearance in Washington in which he revisited many of his most controversial comments.

Rev. Wright: The Gift that Keeps On Giving

by Bobby Eberle

The "Look at me, I'm Rev. Wright" tour was in full swing over the weekend and continued Monday with a speech to the National Press Club. During the speech and following question and answer session, the reverend, who says he's a preacher not a politician, touched on a number of political subjects and showed once again that he is driven by a racist philosophy and an increasingly growing ego. From accusations of the U.S. inventing AIDS to kill blacks, to saying there is a difference between black brains and white brains, to saying that criticism of him is criticism of all black churches, Wright provided more evidence of his true agenda. The more Wright speaks, the more questions should be addressed to Sen. Barack Obama. To be under Wright's influence for twenty years should give everyone second thoughts about Obama's philosophy and motivations.