No surprise here

I generally spend a fair amount of time reading "conservative" web sites, mostly just to keep up with what's going on, etc. But as of late I've taken a breather, given that the Democratic race seems to have driven the right wing to out-and-out insanity. That and the pope's visit proved that Katherine Jean Lopez really could get stupider.

But I cruised by tonight, curious to see what was up in winger-land after Obama denounced Wright today. Right at the top was this excrescence from Kate O'Beirne, under the title "October Suprise?":

An interview with Jeremiah Wright during which he recounts past conversations with Barack Obama about the young aspiring politician's views on race and whites and his mixed feelings about his country.  i.e. Don't Democrats have to sweat out this angry, arrogant wild card who could destroy the Obama campaign at will?

If they're this unhinged and desperate in April, imagine what they'll be like come September. It's going to be a long, long summer, whether or not Hillary pulls off her heist.

Comments

[Jimmy Fungus]

What the Republicans who are celebrating this Jeremiah Wright business are missing is that the Wright flap would have helped them if it had broken weeks before the election. Getting it out of the way now will make it a non-issue for the general election. As superficial as the media can be, I can't imagine them covering someone like Jeremiah Wright for months. He simply is not that charming. By the way, there is another interesting article on the Wright-Obama situation here:

Hello everyone, my name is Zaphod Zitmeister, and I am a man of integrity.

I wish I could say the same of Jeremiah Wright, but this guy makes Al Sharpton look like a big cuddily teddy bear. Wright is a jerk, and does not deserve the microphone, no megaphone, that the media is giving him. Pastor Wright ZIP IT! You are doing no one any good, and least of all yourself. There is a good article on the Wright-Obama controversey here:

http://jviz.blogspot.com/2008/04/jeremiah-wright-and-barack-obama.html