Insincerity falsified

If Barack Obama were insincere, as the wingnut bullshitters (Krauthammer, Jeff Jacoby, et al) claim, the easiest thing in the world for him to do would have been to castigate Rev. Wright and to sell him down the river. And, yes, I mean that metaphor of slavery to convey all the slimy, hypocritical opportunism available to a venal and ambitious politician.

Instead, Obama took a harder path. He criticized Wright but didn't sell him out. He spoke frankly on race when he could have pandered. In short, the very difficulty of the path he chose shows his honesty and sincerity.

The wingnuts will never admit this. They are the ones who are dishonest - on race and racism and on their evaluation of the man and his speech.

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