I heard an excerpt of the Hagee sermon on the radio the other day. I find it much more disturbing than Rev. Wright's words. Wright's anger does not scare me because it is rational, even where it crosses into conspiracy (conspiracy being a rational response to too many unanswered questions). I can hardly begrudge a man born into a segregated society a little anger, especially since we so proudly boast about equality.

Hagee, however, tries to cram European history into Biblical prophecies. He is not airing greivances against a government that has mistreated him. He's just trying to stamp his hatred of other religions with Biblical authority. That is irrational, counterproductive and more of a threat than Wright's coarse language.

Obama went to Wright while seeking Christianity. Wright was a controversial man but he was deeply supportive of his South Side community. Obama didn't go to Wright because of Wright's nutjob sermons. If anything, he went to Wright because of beautiful sermons like "Audacity to Hope," which served as the title of "Audacity of Hope," the book.

McCain, on the other hand went to Hagee and Parsley precisely because those pastors' bigotry resonated with much of the GOP electorate. It was pure political calculation, not spiritual longing, that led McCain to those right-wing preachers. That, to me, is more cynical and disturbing.

Wright’s bigoted and paranoid rants are appalling, but...

They just had to throw in that itty bitty Sister Souljah sop to preserve their "reasonable" ivory tower street cred. Fargin' iceholes.

I'm pretty sure the reason to attend Wright's church was because it was the thing to do if you wanted to be an up and comer in Chicago. It worked for Barak and only back fired a little.