Rev. Jeremiah Wright Makes Surprise Appearance At Church
March 29th, 2008 • Related • Filed Under
by Diann Burns
Sen. Obama’s Controversial Former Pastor Spoke In Public For First Time Since Scandal Broke
Wright, Sen. Barack Obama’s former pastor appeared at Saint Sabina church to hear famed African American poet Maya Angelou speak, and only CBS 2 cameras were there.Wright has been laying low ever since some of his controversial sermons surfaced, and his appearance Friday seemed to come as a surprise to the audience — but they quickly showed their support.Wright received a thunderous welcome. The audience had no idea the man at the center of a national political firestorm for the past three weeks was even coming to their church.Wright was looking tan and smiling as the audience sang happy birthday to Dr. Angelou, who turned 82.
“Had the Reverend not retired, and, had he not acknowledged that what he had said had deeply offended people, and were inappropriate and mischaracterized what I believe is the greatness of this country, for all its flaws, then I wouldn’t have felt comfortable staying there at the church,” Obama said on “The View.”
