Can't A Guy Catch a Break?

We finally have an African-American man with a genuine shot at the presidency, and what happens? He's getting shot down by his own pastor, who is also black. Is this just another example of black-on-black crime? I don't think so. I don't think it is his pastor who has the gun. It is the media, again. SO WHAT if his former pastor is an ardent racist, supports Farrakhan and considers America a terrorist government? Has anyone ever had a friend or associate who does not think exactly like they do? Of course. But on the public stage, Obama is spending all his speaking time distancing himself from the Reverend Wright, even though he is his former pastor and is not formally part of the Obama campaign. Perhaps I'm missing something in the pastor-parishioner relationship. Are all parishioners associated with the private thoughts of their pastors? Is the same true in academia? Are all students who get an "A" in a particular class associated with the private beliefs of their professors? Not that I know of. If all parishioners are associated with the private thoughts of their pastors, there are a large number of people from Catholic congregations who are associated with some pretty naughty priestly habits. Obama has sophisticated campaign strategists, and they finally told him to get pissed off, and cut all ties with Wright. I wish he would add "I cannot be any more emphatic. And I will not waste more precious time during this campaign, or the presidential campaign addressing the thoughts of a man who does not represent my views. Period." And then, actually follow through, by NOT answering any more questions. Ignore them. The problem, of course, is that America has to be told something five times before it starts to sink in. If then. There were people in Indiana interviewed last week who were still concerned about Obama being a Muslim. A year from now, they will probably think Obama believes the U.S. government will use AIDs to wipe out the U.S. minority population.