Obama's Belated Denunciation of Rev. Wright: Courage or Hypocrisy?

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A recent letter to the editor of the Rochester Post-Bulletin elicited an online response that got me thinking about the kind of politician Illinois senator and presumptive liberal Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama really is. The letter, which you can read here, argues that scrutiny over a two-decades long association with Reverend Jeremiah Wright, the Illinois senator's racist, anti-American and anti-Semitic pastor, is a legitimate issue when considering Obama's fitness to become President of the United States of America.

The very first online response was an angrily disingenuous attempt to compare Obama and Wright's association, some would even say "partnership," with Pastor James Hagge's endorsement of Senator John McCain. The comparison is flawed and easily dismissed.

Obama only "had the courage to denounce the words and statements of Wright that he doesn't believe in," as stated by the online responder, long after his pastor had become politically radioactive. Oprah bolted from the same church on her own way back once she realized what a piece of work Wright really is. Now, that's true character.

The Rev. Wright is right about one thing: Obama is a politician. While he benefited politically from his association with his pastor, Obama said and believed Wright could do no wrong. As soon as Wright's racist, anti-American and anti-Semitic views came to light, Obama belatedly and unceremoniously threw the man who supposedly led him to Christianity, officiated at his wedding and baptized his children, under the proverbial bus.

At first, Obama could no more renounce Wright than he could the Black community. Now it's, "Jeremiah Who?"

Barack Obama is a coward, an opportunist and a hypocrite. As such, he is a fitting liberal Democratic presidential nominee.

Sorry, Hillary, this is not the Year of the Crook. Good luck in 2012, honey.