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Wright stuff
TigerHawk — The election behind us, Trinity Church in Chicago welcomed Jeremiah Wright back to the pulpit. The church banned reporters from the service, but somehow the Prince of Darkness managed to get a video clip . Here's the best part (from the automatically generated transcript, which hilariously captures Wright's cadence): "Today. Is December 7. The day that this government killed. Over 80000. Japanese civilians. At Hiroshima in 1941. Two days before giving an additional. 64000. Japanese civilians. At Nagasaki by dropping nuclear bombs on innocent. People." Huh?!? Conservatives were ...

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Weekly Standard Blog — ... "U.S. conservatives rubbed their hands with glee on Wednesday over news that the Democratic governor of Illinois has been accused of attempting to sell the U.S. Senate seat of President-elect Barack Obama." I was actually twirling my moustache while sipping Scotch at the yacht club. Rep. Mark Kirk mulling run for Obama's Senate seat. McConnell Opposes auto bailout. President Bush honors Gary Sinise with Citizens Medal. Professor Jeremiah fails. Again. Angry feminists not so angry about Obama ...

Wright's wrong, cont'd
Power Line — ... This past Sunday returned to the pulpit of Trinity United Church in honor of its forty-seventh anniversary (video here). Wright commented on the historical significance of the date: ...

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