
Lets look at the context of Reverend Jeremiah Wright himself. He is a former U.S. Marine who is the product of the sixties and the civil rights movements. He grew up in a time when racism was rampant. On the surface, it seams his comments reflect that of his past experiences. But compare what he preaches in the church with how he lives today and it tells a different story. Rev. Wright is known to preach black values and too rise up against the evil white man! That's funny when you consider his church is building him a 1.4 million dollar home. Attached to this his home is a ten million dollar line of credit! Where would you think is new home is located? Maybe in the south side of Chicago among his flock. Maybe an affluent black neighborhood. Nope! Its is currently being constructed in a predominantly white neighborhood on an exclusive golf course!
I listened to the Moyers interview and he was asked about how he took the Obama speech about race in Philadelphia. He said " Barack is a Politician, he speaks to different people. I am a preacher and I speak to different people. He says what he has to say. " I think that maybe Reverend Wright needs to adjust his analogy. He seems more like a politician, Saying one thing in public and doing the opposite in his private life!!
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