I am sorry for any embarrassment caused to Obama, an example of just about all that is good in America.
But Wright is articulate and, more importantly, he is largely correct.
Supposedly, he has the freedom to speak his mind.
The ugly truth is that of all countries enjoying freedom of speech, America is, by a good measure, the least free.
But you are free to call people names.
Social pressure from officials making personal attacks against individual citizens - attacks which are repeated endlessly in the press - is a nasty and effective way to silence people.
Why do Americans tolerate this kind of low-life behavior from a man like Cheney?
It's simply disgusting.
