Barack Obama is publicly trying to distance himself from the radical views of pastor Jeremiah Wright, the black nationalist leader of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago that he attends, a racist organization which is "unashamedly Black" and boasts of its "non-negotiable commitment to Africa".

"Mr. Obama has belonged to Trinity United for two decades. He was married by Mr. Wright, and his two daughters were baptized by him...

[Wright] has built a 6,000-member congregation through his blunt, charismatic preaching, which melds detailed scriptural analysis, black power, Afrocentrism and an emphasis on social justice; Mr. Obama praised the last quality in Friday's statement. His most powerful influence, said several ministers and scholars who have followed his career, is black liberation theology..." -- New York Times

Obama has been a member of this socialist "black power" congregation, sitting at the feet of its leader with his folksy African garb and his angry "afrocentric" preaching, for 20 years. His half-hearted attempt to disavow this long-time association reveals the shallowness of his public facade. The man is literally a political chameleon who can change his colors to blend in with any background.

Aside from racist agitators like Jeremiah Wright and his buddy Louis Farrakhan, who else in America would benefit from having a "Nelson Mandela" style demagogue for president?