Obama calls minister’s comments ‘Outrageous’
By Peter Slevin and Darryl Fears | Wednesday, April 30, 2008 | The Washington Post
“… Using his sharpest language yet, Sen. Barack Obama strived to distance himself further from his former longtime pastor on Tuesday, calling the Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr.’s comments about the United States ‘outrageous’ and ‘destructive.’
Laboring to contain damage to his presidential candidacy, Obama said Wright’s recent appearances had left him angry and sad. He accused his spiritual mentor of exploiting racism and ‘giving comfort to those who prey on hate’ at a time when the Illinois Democrat is vowing to bring the nation together. And he strongly took issue with some of the pastor’s more controversial remarks….”…BS
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/29/AR2008042903173_pf.html
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