Obama's Ex - Pastor Cancels Speeches

NYT/AP: Obama's Ex - Pastor Cancels Speeches
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Published: March 26, 2008

HOUSTON (AP) -- The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, presidential candidate Barack Obama's controversial former pastor, has canceled plans to speak at three services at a Houston church on Sunday, the church's pastor said.

The Rev. Marcus Cosby, pastor at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church, told Houston television station KTRK and the Houston Chronicle that safety concerns had prompted Wright's decision.

Cosby told the Chronicle that Wright cited three reasons for canceling: ''the safety of the institution to which he has been invited; the safety of his family, which has been placed in harm's way; and for his own safety.''

Wright also canceled his appearance Tuesday in Florida at a Tampa-area church. The hosting church said it asked Wright to cancel his scheduled three-day appearance because of security questions.

Wright had been expected to be in North Texas over the weekend to be honored by the Brite Divinity School in Fort Worth, but it was unclear whether he would still be attending....

http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Obama-Pastor.html

I doubt it, but he does realize that his mere presence is a liability for Obama.

Yeah. Wright.

It may not be as bad as Mississippi but we stopped lynching only 60 years ago. It is therefore very possible that Wrights life was threatened. After all he is black. Texas is very Republican and I can attest to the fact that they are mostly white and hate other races. Some people even thought it was a bad idea to put Bush's library on the SMU campus because someone would blow it up.