That's dishonest. That's not was said at all.
Mr. Wright, who has acted as Mr. Obama's spiritual mentor and retired in February as pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, said that he has never heard Mr. Obama repeat any of his controversial statements. "Absolutely not," Mr. Wright said. "I don't talk to him about politics. And so he had a political event, he goes out as a politician and says what he has to say as a politician. I continue to be a pastor who speaks to the people of God about the things of God." Mr. Obama publicly denounced Mr. Wright's remarks, a reaction Mr. Wright said "went down very simply." "He's a politician, I'm a pastor," he said. "We speak to two different audiences. And he says what he has to say as a politician. I say what I have to say as a pastor. But they're two different worlds."
"Absolutely not," Mr. Wright said. "I don't talk to him about politics. And so he had a political event, he goes out as a politician and says what he has to say as a politician. I continue to be a pastor who speaks to the people of God about the things of God."
Mr. Obama publicly denounced Mr. Wright's remarks, a reaction Mr. Wright said "went down very simply."
"He's a politician, I'm a pastor," he said. "We speak to two different audiences. And he says what he has to say as a politician. I say what I have to say as a pastor. But they're two different worlds."
You forgot this important part:
He added, "I do what I do. He does what politicians do. So that what happened in Philadelphia where he had to respond to the sound bytes, he responded as a politician."
Basically, Obama responded in a politicially expedient manner.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/ 04/24/wright-says-his-words-were-twisted /
Wright also did not repudiate anything he said:
In Mr. Wright's sermons, he suggested that Americans bore some responsibility for the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, saying "America's chickens are coming home to roost." He also blamed the government for the spread of AIDS among African-Americans, characterized the United States government as corrupt and referred to the "U.S. of K.K.K. A." He did not apologize or back away from his remarks in the interview...
I copied it directly from Ben Smith's Blog. In any event, it doesn't change the meaning at all.
Just wishful thinking.
And Ben Smith got it from the NY Times. It fortifies the claim that Wright believed Obama repudiated his views due to political necessity.
He does what politicians do. So that what happened in Philadelphia where he had to respond to the sound bytes, he responded as a politician."
You can twist it and read it to how you want to read it as a partisan Sen. Clinton supporter, but that doesn't change its actual meaning.
Again, wishful thinking.
And as a strident Obama supporter, you can try to wish away his problem with Rev. Wright.
Ain't gonna happen.
