Will Barack Obama’s association with Jeremiah Wright prevent him from winning the Democratic nomination?
It might not have, if Obama had handled it properly. Unfortunately, when the matter first came to public awareness, Obama chose to dissemble by saying he had never heard any of the anti-American, or antisemitic remarks by Wright. Since the Obamas had been in the church for 2 decades, it was inconceivable that Barack would not have known about the vile hatred in his pastor.
Even Obama began to realize his initial alibi did not pass the smell test. So he began to modify it, thereby entangling himself more and more in his deceit.
Proving once again that a cover-up is usually worse than the original mistake. Example, Richard Nixon and the doomed strategy of “modified, limited hang-out”.
If Obama had told the whole truth in the beginning, it is very likely that he would have been forgiven. A large part of the electorate had been rooting for this young, charismatic, articulate candidate, with his charming family.
Some pundits feel that Obama has gone from being a messiah, to just another politician. But things could get worse than just the Wright association.
The alleged association with arch-terrorist, William Ayers, is still in the early stages of probing by the media. Also, what role did the convicted Rezko play in the financial life of Obama?
In this crazy election season, Obama could still pull off a win. But the odds are clearly moving away from him.
Dick Brooks