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The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to mak...
The rebellious son of a Baptist minister, Rev. Jeremiah Wright was hired by Trinity United Church of Christ in 1972 when he could find no Baptist church to take him. The congregation on 95th Street had recently adopted the motto "Unashamedly black and unapologetically Christian" and did not mind his fiery red Afro and black power agenda. Wright now leads the nation's largest UCC congregation. Members include hip-hop artist Common and Democratic presidential candidate U.S. Sen. Barack Obama. Obama based his keynote speech to the 2004 Democratic National Convention on a Wright sermon called "Audacity to Hope." The sermon also inspired the title of Obama's second memoir. Wright continues to make waves with his own audacity, questioning the common sense of Scripture, objecting to mandatory prayer in schools and clashing with clergy who preach prosperity theology. Wright again bucked convention by announcing plans to retire in May 2008 and tapping Rev. Otis Moss III as his successor. Many black pastors do not surrender their pulpits even when they become too feeble to serve.
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Obama team's Axelrod shows how to stay on message in Maddow interview
A presidential campaign is never just two people slugging it out on the national stage. It is always a battle of narratives, and the struggle, when all is said and done, is over which candidate can craft the most persuasive story. For Mitt Romney, the...
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Cory Booker backs off criticism of Obama campaign's Bain attacks
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Rev. Wright ad proposal given bipartisan scorn on Sunday shows
Going against the partisan tendencies in Washington, both sides of the aisle readily took the opportunity to condemn the recently uncovered “super PAC” ad proposal that would have attempted to bring the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. into the...
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Karl Rove spends $10 million on a smart, mendacious attack ad
There’s a reason George W. Bush called Karl Rove “Boy Genius.” When it comes to attack ads, no one is smarter. Bush also had another nickname for his chief political guru, “Turd Blossom.” Given the high level of B.S. in...
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How would Romney react to a breakthrough on Iran?
My colleague Paul Richter reports a potential breakthrough in negotiations over Iran’s nuclear program: “The United States and five other countries have agreed to offer a joint proposal to Iran at a high-level meeting next week in an effort...
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'Super PAC' donor may bring back Rev. Jeremiah Wright attacks
WASHINGTON -- A pending plan by top GOP strategists would bring back a familiar face from the 2008 presidential campaign, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in a massive $10-million campaign directed at drawing attention to connections between President Obama...
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Biden says Rev. Wright ad planners 'act like it's 1942'
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Rick Santorum stokes new discussion of Obama's faith
Rick Santorum insists his new attack on President Obama's "radical environmental policies" -- which included his use of the phrase "phony theology" -- is not meant to question the president's faith.
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Serving the dead as a higher calling
A hush fell upon the embalmers at Thibodaux Funeral Home as the gurney with the black body bag was wheeled into their room. They stopped what they were doing and drew near.
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Obama-bashing alert: Fox News suddenly obsessed with poetry readings
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Howard Dean's surprise presidential announcement
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Three years after Obama's race speech, he can joke about another man's skin color
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