Do You Have A Bridge To Go With That?

I've been somewhat occupied with other things lately, but I did hear snippets on NPR of a spat brewing between Barack Obama and the Rev. Wright. Apparently, the Rev has gone too far. I heard him say Obama says what he says because he's a politician. True, of course. And after that, Obama came out and "renounced" the Rev, in particular for saying recently that the U.S. government was involved with creating the AIDS virus to attack minorities. Now, Obama calls that claim "outrageous", which it is not. It may be questionable, but it is certainly not outrageous. I don't think it's any secret that the U.S. military has conducted (and probably is still conducting) research into chemical and germ warfare that specifically targets a unique population according to genetic markers. But more to the point, would Obama have us believe that this is the first time Rev. Wright has spoken out about this idea? That's been a controversial claim for years, and I can't believe that Wright has not previously publicly put forth his views on it. Obama is just now finding out? I smell fish.

....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.