The Rev. Jeremiah Wright was interviewed by Bill Moyers last night for the Bill Moyers Journal. It was a very interesting hour. The transcript can be found here. The interview itself can be found here.
If you thought that you understood this man and his points of view on race, patriotism, politics, and other issues of our time from the sound-bite clips that you've been seeing in the mainstream press, think again. This, ladies and gentlemen, is an interview worth watching, especially before you decide to castigate another -- Senator Obama -- for the words from Wright.
This is all not to say that I agree with all that Wright had to say. Certainly, I wouldn't agree with everything preached in his church. On the other hand, that sums up every other human being and every other place of worship on this Earth. That said, this man doesn't seem to be the unpatriotic, racist demon that has recently been portrayed. The devil is in the details. We just need to have the wisdom -- and the strength -- to look. Hate is easy. Searching is not.
26 April 2008
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