Obama and Jeremiah Wright

Ok, I know I am a few days late on this, so no need to post links to the news stories about the situation. Now you only need my humble opinion to set you straight. I have no ill will towards Obama or his run for the presidency. He is a politician, and his true colors are finally starting to show. His platform of change and hope has been based on this ideal that he is different from the rest of the pack. He is not owned by corporations, he is not run by radicals wanting to implement their will on the people for their own good.... or so we thought. Actually it is quite a conundrum for the man. 2 potential courses of action:

1. Back away from Wright and his views, and the fact that he baptized Obama's children and led Barack's spiritual development for 20 years. Back away and call Wright out for what he is, which is a racist hate monger spreading vicious lies and deceiving a congregation that so obviously hangs on his every word. Back away and tell the world that you joined the church for its power in Chicago, that you don't believe the U.S. created AIDS to kill blacks, and that you no longer will associate with Wright b/c he defames the country that you love so much. Back away and be called a traitor by other minorities, back away and be called a POLITICIAN in the truest sense of the word.

2. Endorse Wright still as a friend an advisor. Make excuses for what he said, and tell the world that you don't believe everything that comes out of his mouth. Tell the world that you will not leave a friend behind. Then, explain to the world how Wright is any different than Don Imus, whom you demanded by fired for his Rutgers comments. Defend what you said about not having anyone on your staff that would express such hateful and wrong comments. Defend that you were the first to call his firing, yet won't do the same when the shoe is on the other foot.

Either way, I can't see that Obama is going to be able to lead the party forward. I don't care about electoral pledged delegates, I am talking about having the real backing of his party to face the dreaded Republicans in October. I would not want to be in his shoes right now.