Rev. Wright Sounds Off on Controversial Comments in New Interview

NEW YORK-Barack Obama’s efforts to shift attention away from the fiery remarks of his former pastor were set back Friday with the broadcast of an interview in which the preacher says his quotes condemning America were taken out of context by people “for some very devious reasons.”The interview comes as Obama, the front-runner in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination, is trying to bounce back from a defeat in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary.His rival, Hillary Clinton, has argued that she is better positioned and more experienced to withstand bare-knuckle Republican attacks ahead of the November presidential election. Her supporters have pointed to Obama’s relationship with the Rev. Jeremiah Wright as one of his biggest vulnerabilities if he is the nominee.Last month Obama made a well-received speech on racism in America in a bid to defuse the attention given to Wright, who has said in sermons that America brought the Sept. 11, 2001 terror attacks on itself and is “damned” by God for its history of slavery and racism.But the issue hasn’t gone away. Republicans in North Carolina, which holds its primary May 6, have already begun airing ads featuring Wright in an attempt to taint the state’s Democratic gubernatorial candidates because of their support for Obama. The ads call Obama “too extreme for North Carolina.”Wright’s remarks were was again receiving attention on cable news channels Friday-along with excerpts from the PBS television interview being broadcast that evening. The interview is the first the pastor has given since video of his preaching gained national attention in March.Wright said that publicizing sound bites of sermons in which he condemned U.S. policies was “unfair” and “devious,” and done by people who know nothing about his church, according to the excerpts.Wright said that as an activist at Chicago’s Trinity United Church of Christ, he is accustomed to being “at odds with the establishment,” but the response to the sermons has been “very, very unsettling.”Among the most remarked upon sound bites was Wright proclaiming from the pulpit “God damn America” for its racism. He accused the government of flooding black neighborhoods with drugs...

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