Donna Brazile offers Hillary Clinton a reminder about Rev. Wright

Don Frederick, Los Angeles Times

Donna Brazile — an uncommitted superdelegate of the Democratic National Convention and one of television’s few black, female political pundits — interjected an intriguing observation this afternoon into a discussion on CNN about Hillary Clinton’s stiff-arming of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

In short, Brazile provided a pointed reminder that some voters (African Americans, in particular, we would think) might recall that Wright did not turn on Clinton’s husband during an hour of need for him.

Clinton, for the first time since the fury over Barack Obama’s tart-tongued former minister erupted more than a week ago, today rebuked her rival in the Democratic presidential race for his link to the pastor.

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  • Albert Johnson Jr

    Hillary Clinton is truly a nasty piece of work. Even if one does not consider the supposedly inflammatory nature of the Wright sermons, she took an opportunity to promote healing or at least thought provoking discussion, and instead parroted a line that even the conservative nominee and the man he defeated has abandoned.

    I have no doubt Hillary would have left her church and the place that introduced her to Jesus because it is abundantly clear that there is no belief, no ethic, no moral, or important relationship she would not gladly sacrifice in order to further her own naked ambition. However, she should get that choice. These are the words of her pastor in the white house for 8 years Dean J Snyder the Senior Minister of the Foundry United Methodist church. The Clintons church while they were in the white house.

    A STATEMENT CONCERNING THE REV. JEREMIAH WRIGHT

    The Reverend Jeremiah Wright is an outstanding church leader
    whom I have heard speak a number of times. He has served for
    decades as a profound voice for justice and inclusion in our society.
    He has been a vocal critic of the racism, sexism and homophobia
    which still tarnish the American dream. To evaluate his dynamic
    ministry on the basis of two or three sound bites does a grave
    injustice to Dr. Wright, the members of his congregation, and the
    African-American church which has been the spiritual refuge of a
    people that has suffered from discrimination, disadvantage, and
    violence. Dr. Wright, a member of an integrated denomination, has
    been an agent of racial reconciliation while proclaiming perceptions
    and truths uncomfortable for some white people to hear. Those of us
    who are white Americans would do well to listen carefully to Dr.
    Wright rather than to use a few of his quotes to polarize. This is a
    critical time in America’s history as we seek to repent of our racism.
    No matter which candidates prevail, let us use this time to listen again
    to one another and not to distort one another’s truth.

    Over 2 million Americans have seen the full context of the Rev. Wright’s sermon on YouTube. So, when Hillary says it’s out there for people to make up their minds I hope they truly do.

    Hillary is a political succubus. She will suck the energy and will from this party until we are broken and defeated.

    We have to defeat this person.

  • Lydia

    As this entire sordid episode regarding the sermons of the Rev. Wright has played out over the past weeks, I have listen to several of his sermons. I have concluded that he is a radical Christian humanist. The spinning and the looping of the excepts of Rev. Wright’s sermons started by FOX News and picked up by other news outlets that touched raw nerves and put the distortion into play. It was the presentation of the story and not the story itself. Rev. Wright has become collateral damage in Obama’s bid for the presidency. For the moment, he is probably the most famous black minister in America, but his character has been maligned. He should fight this, but to fight it in the courts would take years. The climate in the country makes it difficult to win such cases. News outlets are seeking out spokes persons from the black community to impugn Rev. Wright. The spinning of Rev. Wright’s sermons have placed the loyalty of Obama and the entire black race attack. I don’ know what would satisfy the critics of Rev. Wright– maybe if he were stoned and the Trinity disbanded. But that would be putting the onus on the wrong people. Those who have created the wrong should be encouraged to take steps to correct it.

  • Dr Donna

    THANK YOU Ms. Brazile!!! Also,thank you for these 2 comments! Thank you for bringing out the Bill Clinton-Rev. Wright connection. Please make sure that this information gets to the TV & radio networks!!!
    God Bless you all!

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