Barack Obama Obama defends Rev. Wright as 'supremely gifted preacher,' hits Loeffler's 'crazy' attacks on Warnock Former president said some of Wright's comments have been taken out of context ...

Obama denounced the remarks at the time and distanced himself from religious leader, but Warnock defended Wright as he faced condemnation. “We celebrate Rev. Wright in the same way that we ...

After days of largely ignoring the media blitz his former pastor has waged, Barack Obama reversed course and denounced the Rev. Jeremiah Wright in the strongest and most direct terms yet on ...

Rev. Wright is Obama's de facto adoptive father (note how Obama's Philadelphia speech triangulated his relationship with Wright, the black community and his white grandmother).

Obama Disavows Rev. Wright for 'Destructive' Comments. Published Apr 28, 2008 at 8:00 PM EDT Updated Mar 13, 2010 at 7:11 PM EST. By Richard Wolffe . Newsweek Is A Trust Project Member. FOLLOW.

Yet Obama, while denouncing Wright’s specific remarks, repeatedly claimed the taped excerpts were taken out of context. It’s now clear what a big mistake that was, one that compounds the ...

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Sen. Barack Obama publicly denounced his former pastor Jeremiah Wright yesterday for what he called "destructive remarks" on race. Rev. Renita Weems and Bishop Harry Jackson, two of America's most ...

Obama faced a personal political crisis when he spoke about Wright. That was not the case Friday. But his comments were far more personal than those he made in 2008.

Many believe that President Barack Obama’s past connection to Reverend Jeremiah Wright – and the influence the reverend may have had on the president’s way of thinking – should be dropped ...

It was a sad moment for many Republicans during the 2008 presidential contest when Arizona Sen. John McCain refused to let his staff use the fiery left-wing sermons of the Rev. Jeremiah Wright ...