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.
