In a highly unusual move in the academic world, Northwestern University
in suburban Chicago has publicly disinvited the controversial Rev.
Jeremiah Wright from its June commencement ceremonies, where he was to
receive an honorary degree.
[...]
According to the WBBM-TV website in Chicago, the university said a claim
that Northwestern President Henry Bienen had questioned Wright's
patriotism was not true.
Wright had been quoted elsewhere as saying Bienen had withdrawn the
honorary degree invitation because Wright "wasn't patriotic enough."
"In his conversation and correspondence with Dr. Wright in March,
President Bienen never characterized Dr. Wright's views or made a
judgment about them," said a Northwestern spokeswoman, Mary Jane Twohey.
The letter said, "In light of the controversy surrounding statements
made by you that have recently been publicized, the celebratory
character of Northwestern's commencement would be affected by our
conferring of this honorary degree. Thus I am withdrawing the offer of
an honorary degree previously extended to you."
http://latimesblogs.latimes.com/wa****ngton/2008/05/jeremiahwright.html
Wright is a grandstanding liar. He isn't merely unpatriotic; he
literally hates the U.S. It actually is an excellent thing that he has
been brought to the fore by the Obama campaign, and that he (Wright) is
continuing to run his mouth. This discredits and humiliates the radical
black anti-American political agenda more than anything else
conceivable. The entire black victimhood schtick looks like **** these
days.
And yet, despite his protestations, Obama *still* can't scrape the
Wright **** from his shoes. It's there. It will be there until
November, if Obama gets the nomination. Wright is Obama's running mate,
no matter what Obama or Wright or anyone else says.
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