That would have been true enough. No one will be able to figure what he exactly mean by that since it could mean they agree on most things but not all things. Or it could mean they totally disagree but are still friends. And guess what? Neither Obama nor Wright have to explain what they say to each other in private on political matters.

By making Obama out to be politician as a way of explaining Obama’s repeated statements rejecting what Wright said, that in a way also betrays what Obama said to Wright in private, if that is the case of Obama not being forthright.

I do think there is a line. In this area, it might be more gray area, but I probably would have erred on the side of not insinuating that Obama might be lying about rejecting some of the things Wright said.

My conservative, right-wing does show a bit here in that I am old schooled and see things in terms of righ and wrong, no compromise. I see something wrong here about even when it hurts the other side in politics.

The downside in the era of the Internet and youtubes for anyone caught in this situation. If this was like 15 years ago, Obama breezes into showdown against McCain, since none of this would have been on air for all of America to hear and see.

I totally agree with things that you and your pastor agree are private should stay private.

Thanks for your comments.

I do buy that Obama is badly hurt by Wright btw. I don’t buy that he did not know what his pastor preaches, but I can buy maybe he disagreed with him at some point in the 20 years but did not want to completely turn on his friend even before he became senator. I can also buy that he was angry and sad because of betrayal of confidence and words that might question Obama’s character by referring to him as politician (I think he said that in Moyers interview, too).

So I disagree with alot of fellow conservatives in this. Obama’s look of hurt looks real probably because it IS real.

I will say there are different possible motives. One is maybe to get back at Obama. Another is that he believes what he says to be true and as pastor, given a forum, he feels he has no choice but to answer the questions directly asked out of him on national stage, lest he be seen as insincere or hypocrite. That part I can respect if that is reason why (even if I think he has always been out there).

Or both- which means I would have mixed feelings.

But regardless of what his motive is, he did make one huge blunder.

He mentions his private prayer moment with Obama.

I do have a problem with that. Now remove my right wing hat off.

My problem isthis. I don’t care if people see it as proof of association between the two that runs deep. I actually want them to disregard that.

Why?

There is a reason why there is a word PRIVATE in the term PRIVATE prayer time. It is because it is PRIVATE.

Wright has no business throwing out something that is PRIVATE between the two of them.

I don’t care about Obama’s politics either way in this regards. He was wronged there by Wright.

Wright has a responsibility as a pastor not to betray that kind of confidence. And he did that on center stage.

That is throwing a member of his church (forget who he is for now) under the bus. Not acceptable for any pastor to do.

I won’t judge his heart. Maybe he got caught up in the moment and said something that is betrayal that he did not mean that way.

But still he should know better.