Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright and The Press Club

Monday morning Rev. Wright spoke at the press club, and was given the chance to address some of the criticism leveled against him. Having watched it in its entirety, I found it thoroughly entertaining. In fact I don't think there exist a more perfect example of character assassination, except perhaps Al Gore when he accepted the Nobel Peace Prize for that unproven hypothesis he calls Global Warming. Smug, arrogant, and unashamed he made some of the most outlandish statements I've not heard since the first radio broadcast of Air America. Instead of meeting his critiques head on he states that any criticism against what he says is an attack on the black church, and has chosen to hide behind that statement. See what I mean? There's no such thing as honest debate in America anymore. If you disagree or have a point of view that differs from the status quo you're automatically labeled. During his moment in the limelight Rev. Wright blamed America for all the supposed woes that blacks suffer from. From the U.S. government creating the H.I.V. virus to specifically kill blacks to introducing illegal drugs in poor neighborhoods to get black men incarcerated, and my favorite that America brought 9-11 on itself. I've got to admit what he said makes for wonderful fiction. If this man were a film director and not a spiritual leader, then I'd eagerly wait for the movie to come out. So according to him the U.S. government created the H.I.V. virus. I'm sorry but the U.S. gov. can't even balance the national budget let alone devise a virus to wipeout certain ethnic groups. As for the government introducing illegal drugs into poor black neighborhoods, I blame blacks for that. Blacks who listened to politicians and believed that because of their ethnicity they were disadvantaged and took welfare. As for the drugs let's not forget about those wonderful cartels in South America. And finally his use of the biblical verse " do unto others as you would have done unto you " to describe the terrorist attack America suffered on 9-11-01. You always have to be careful when using biblical verses to make a point, because those verses are open to interpretation it can come back to bite you ……..like right now. There has been terrorism in the Middle East in one form or other since the time of the Roman Empire. Before Israel became a legitimate state that particular region was under the control of Great Britain, and they too suffered from terrorist attacks. So for Reverend Wright to solely blame 9-11 on American policy to me is ignorance. As I've said in pervious posts Reverend Wright is a poor student of history. Let me finish this post with an observation. I've noticed a commonality with men like Rev. Wright, Jesse Jackson, and Al Sharpton; these are men who seem to hate America in some form. Accusing America of racism, inequality, or some type of injustice, and yet all three of these men have a common bond. They've become wealthy thanks to the opportunities that America provides. These men have built their fortunes on preaching hate.