The sudden rash of press conferences by Rev. Jeremiah Wright seemed to me like a classic example of one African American tearing another one down. Not a naive man, Wright must have known that his rantings could have the effect of crippling Obama's candidacy. But Wright didn't really care. His interest was in advancing his own misinformed agenda, not matter what the fallout.
Perhaps this is an isolated case, but I can't help but think of this as yet another example of one African American male cutting another African American male down to size. Wright, maybe unconsciously, is saying to Obama: "you aren't really all THAT. And let me remind you of who you really are."
