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Baldie says
I doubt anyone here thinks Wright is of no interest whatsoever in this election year
You answered by saying why Wright's _opinions_ are of no interest, which is half the story. I think his media spectacle is of news interest, and should be covered (as I commented above) but for my part, it has no (or almost no) bearing on whether anyone should vote for Obama.
(I'd take it a step farther and say whether Obama started running for Pres in 2004, and whether he was being strategic when he joined the church, are also non-issues ... though they do affect some people's perception of OB, esp on the matter of why maybe he's not so different a pol. I didn't put special weight on him over this whole aura, so I don't take any away from him now. I'm still waiting for some specifics, though)
I agree with most everything you say, but on the shame front, well, there are a long line of elections I've voted in where I thought my pride in the process and my fellow voters had reached its nadir, but ...
