So, Prez Hopeful Barack Obama has officially declared his denouncement of Rev. Wright and all the inflammatory things he seems to stand for. At first, Obama simply wanted to distance himself from the Rev. and denounce some of the statements that Wright had made in certain sermons (sermons which were the broadcast all over the internet for everyone to pick up and analyze full force). However, as Wright began to make the media rounds stage conferences and appearing at the National Press Club- smug, even more outspoken, and with members of the Nation of Islam behind him, Obama had to cut the tie that binds.

But is it too late? Does Obama’s sudden shift away from his pastor making him look like a “flip flopper” in the vein of a John Kerry or other failed candidates of the past who couldn’t make up their minds and stick to something?

And what prompted Wright to come out in so flamboyant a fashion as to even further distance himself from the image Obama had been trying to paint of him as a gentle, thoughtful, peaceful man who simply got caught up on occation, in the strife of the past?

Some propose that Wright felt hurt that Obama was so vocally outspoken against various messages that Wright had put forth in his sermons, and so saw this acting out as a way to express his dissatisfaction. Still others propose that it’s a conspiracy hatched by the Clinton camp, bringing Wright into their fold on the down-low, while having him do maximum damage to Obama’s image. I can’t help but find that second one a little far fetched- but politics is dirty bloody business, and anything is possible.

So it just remains to be seen what will come of all this hoopla, but hey, the candidates probably don’t have too much to worry about. After all, the American public seems much more worries about Miley Cyrus.

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