And you think this detail renders any conclusions drawn about (1) Wright's racial/political views, and/or (2) Obama's deafening silence in the face thereof until he was absolutely forced to address the issue wrong because....?

And whew, that's a relief--the only potentially troubling sermons that count are ones that happen to be videotaped, and in which offensive invective is phrased in the form of quoting others.  The rest of his sermons clearly must have all been along the lines of universal brotherhood and love. So in other words, it's all just a big, big silly misundertanding!   Thanks, color me convinced, and hand me my ballot so I can help change America!

you should listen again, emyrej. this is definitely no big silly misunderstanding. the message is there. it is true, and it is profound.  America's chickens are coming home to roost, and are they pissed! and as shown, reverend wright's views are neither radical nor political, but rather humanistic, and, dare i say, spiritual. at the end of the day, his advice to his congregation was to examine their own lives rather than criticize our attackers. as his sermon was given in the immediate wake of the most recent attack upon our homeland, i would say that his response was incredibly restrained. i personally felt far more anger at the time than he displayed.

we lead privileged lives in this world, you and i. the ugly facts that mr. wright mentioned in his sermon peel away, for a moment, the gauze we elect to interpose between ourselves and our less fortunately born brethern. if this makes you uncomfortable, then perhaps that is what you should take away, the better to examine your own place in the world.

and btw, this is old news, and has nothing to do with our current situation. if you were so easily duped by the way this was spun, perhaps you should also examine your own politial gullibility.