Media Uncertain How to Cover Wright/ Obama Split–Colbert Answers

April 30, 2008

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Right now there is the same type of back and forth going on in the newsrooms all the way to the living rooms of America regarding whether or not Obama’s “divorce” from former pastor, Jeremiah Wright, is enough of a “split” or disassociation per se, between himself and the man who said on national television Monday morning that “Louis Farrakhan was one of the greatest men to come out of the 20th and 21st century.” This is where the American mainstream media finds themselves regarding Obama, his denunciation of Reverend Jeremiah Wright and how exactly they want to cover the story in terms of “was it enough” and/or “is this even a story any more?”

So let us do what we have done so many times before when America had an important question that needed answering: And that is too look to our trusty W.W.S.C.D bracelets for help. For those of you who are not familiar with what I am talking about, the W.W.S.C.D bracelet simply stands for “What Would Stephen Colbert Do?” And here is the man himself shedding his always brilliant analysis on the situation:

Look no further then the transcript and you will see that the answer to the Reverend Wright dilemma has bee answered:

COLBERT: Well, today, a disgusted Senator Barack Obama broke with his pastor in no uncertain terms saying, “I am outraged by the comments that were made…saddened over the spectacle…they offended me…I find these comments appalling…I am completely opposed to this…it is completely opposed to what I stand for…it not only makes me angry it saddens me…it shocked me…it surprised me…it directly contradicts everything I’ve done during my life…all it was was a bunch of rants that aren’t grounded in truth…I find it objectionable and offensive…Reverend Wright does not speak for me…he does not speak for our campaign…I don’t think anybody could attribute those ideas to me.” A clean break, leaving only one question.

NORAH O’DONNELL: Does this put the Wright controversy behind Barack Obama?

COMMENTATOR: I don’t think so.

COLBERT: Oh, thank god. Oh, thank you, Jesus. [Referring to image of Wright] We almost lost you today…We will have more on this Reverend Wright controversy as often as we can.

It’s scary to think of where America’s media be without the guidance of Stephen Colbert, I mean this guy has the insight of Galileo, instinct of Edward R. Murrow, and intelligence of a Tom Brokaw. Making him more or less a “super” pundit, one which all the others looks to daily for leadership.