Entries from Gothamist tagged with 'reverendjeremiahwright'
March 15, 2008
First, former vice-presidential candidate Geraldine Ferraro stepped down from Hillary Clinton's campaign over her remarks about Barack Obama. Now, with Obama's campaign facing an outcry over inflammatory remarks by his minister, Obama said, “I reject outright the statements by Rev. Wright that are at issue," and by evening, Wright had left the campaign (he had been on the African American Religious Leadership Committee). Obama is close to Reverend Jeremiah Wright of the Trinity United......
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