I agree. This man has become a national scapegoat for comments that are, for the most part, echoed in prominent scholarly journals all over the world. (The AIDS-virus conspiracy theory notwithstanding.)

In anycase, it's a shame that the Clinton campaign isn't standing against this hypocrisy but using it to their advantage, and hopefully this will be the straw that breaks the donkey's back.

This is just UNBELIEVABLE!!!
After almost two weeks of some of the supposedly best media outlets in the country pouncing on this story one would think they would have had the decency to at least research it properly and show the entire clip so that the proper context of the remarks could be grasped. Now it turns out Wright was actually quoting a former US Ambassador and Malcom X's remarks after the death of JFK.
Just plain media laziness!!

You're right, here's the preacher speech they should have shown instead:
Say it loud

"MSM needs to apologize for slandering Jeremiah Wright."

Yes. And so do the millions of Americans who are parroting the slander.

Obama said that the remarks were offensive because they were to the majority of Americans. Moreover, given that our media failed to cover the remarks in context, Obama could not fight against the onslaught of media voices and be heard.

His best chance was to concede that they were offensive and then go on the counteroffense to move the nation forward and to shift the focus to the larger issues at play.

Given what he had to work with he did a masterful job.

We can now come back and fill in the blanks to show how the story was trumphed up. However, had the feeding frenzy been at the same ferocious level his remarks and the truth would have still been drowned out and labelled as excuses and justifications.

Even so, Obama did not disown Wright. Now that the facts and truth are leaking out we can see even moreso why he stood up for the CHARACTER of Wright.

In the speech Obama asserted that not once had he heard Wright demean a white person or speak of them in a disrespectful or derogatory manner ...which we all know to be a far more accurate picture of the man today than what those snippets created.

Imagine the frustration of Obama knowing that the media had listended to those sermons in their entirety and willfully and deliberately decided to engage in demonizing Wright and tar Obama with the same brush nevertheless as it fit their political agenda to do so given that Hillary is the establishment candidate and is bought and paid for by the same corporate interests that own the mainstream media.

The good thing that has come out of this is that now the media is finally telling the truth about Hillarys bogus claims of experience and how she has exaggerated mightily her contribution to foreign policy agendas during her husbands administration. At long last they are reinforcing that she is MRS. Bill Clinton and not some 'experienced' political candidate.

Hillary wanted Obama vetted while she was been given a free pass all along. Think about it. It was Obama's denounciation AND rejection of Farrahkhans support at the last debate that started this firestorm courtesy of Tim Russert. Ferraro added fuel to the fire.

This Wright controversy is not over. Now that the racism spin is smoldering Wright's words are now being spun into ANTI-AMERICANISM on Obama's part for LISTENING for 20 years. As if, once again those snippets were all that was said for 20 years!!

Obama is being branded as anti-american for listening to Wright. Despite, Wright having been prominent enough to be photographed with THREE U.S. Presidents. So much for being a batty extremist.

The Clintons used Wright for their purposes to fan racism despite having known him all along to be highly influential and having served his country honorable right down to being medical personnel at the side of LBJ and negotiating for the release of Goodman under Reagan's administration and being a spiritual advisor Clinton confessed his sins to in September 19998.

How much more American can Wright be? His words about his governments transgressions against other countries is the ultimate form of patriotism yet he is being branded as an anti-american racist?

And by association so is Obama?

The Clintons are despicable and our media is complicit.

I am so glad you posted this. I am furious over the lies told on this reverend. Others are sending it through the email blaming Fox news for lying. Well Fox may have been the worst offenders, but ALL of the other media, participated in the lie and this is totally unacceptable. What can we do? The media is controlling our country. Thank God for the internet. But so many people that vote do not take the time to learn the facts like we do. They rely on the 30 minute evening news and newspapers to inform themselves. I am so upset over this.

Roland Martin provided a good analysis of the ENTIRE Wright sermon on CNN.com yesterday. Unfortunately, judging by some of the comments afterwards many readers were STILL convinced that Wright and Obama are racists. It made me sad that, in spite of such a great speech on Tuesday, so many people want to ignore it and, as Obama said, retreat to their old positions and point the finger.

I keep hearing that this is about Obama, not his pastor.
Ok, lets accept that (and give Obama the benefit of the doubt about everything he has said concerning the Rev)

Now if Obama really is what he has told us he is, ie. above the line, not just your normal politician...etc
Then, why did he not just come out and tell us the real reason that he cannot disavow Rev Wright?
The reality, and he well knows it, is that he would lose a large number of African-American votes, without which he can not win.
Turns out he is just another everyday politician