Hasn’t Obama Already Done This?
So Andrew Sullivan, after Jeremiah Wright’s concerted effort to destroy the Obama campaign, throws down the gauntlet at his preferred candidate:
I reiterate that I think Obama has to make clear again that he vehemently opposes the use of race to divide and separate and inflame ancient grievances; that he wants to get beyond the racial politics of the Vietnam era; that he is dedicated to overcoming race and offering hope – not obsessing about race in order to foment anger and bitterness. Parts of the message Wright gave today were not just alien to Obama’s stated views – but actively hostile to them. Obama cannot explain that often enough.
What else does Obama need to make clear, that he opposed the Iraq War? I mean, this is just surreal coming from Sullivan, who’s been trumpeting Obama’s ability to heal festering wounds and “put an end to all that” for almost a year. I don’t know about everyone else, but I think Audacity of Hope, his 2004 convention speech, his first campaign announcement speech and the Philadelphia speech can all assure us that he isn’t a fan of “obsessing about race in order to foment anger and bitterness.”Why I think it would be good politics to, at this point, considering giving Wright the full Sistah Souljah, there’s really no need for pundits to say that he has to. Anyone with more than a few brain cells knows that Obama isn’t black nationalist firebrand, or even someone who really wants to make his campaign about race.
