Press reaction to Wright's appearance has been largely negative and Barack Obama has further distanced himself from his former pastor:-
In a dramatic press conference this afternoon in North Carolina, Obama said he found Jeremiah Wright's comments yesterday at the National Press Club "appaling" and "ridiculous" and gave a "performance" with a "complete disregard for what the American people were going through." It was "antithetical" to his campaign and to everything he has stood for as an adult, trying to unite people around common values and aspirations.Maybe Obama should have said that some time ago.
Last time around, in his earlier speech in Philadelphia, Obama couldn't quite bring himself to renounce Wright. Today, Obama said that he was shocked that Wright would use yesterday's forum to accuse him of political posturing, and said very clearly that his friendship with Wright is over. "Obviously, whatever relationship I had with Rev Wright has changed as a consequence of this," he said.
