Great analysis.
There is one little tidbit that I have not seen anyone pick-up. At the NPC, Wright made repeated references to certain statements that Moyers had edited out of the televised program. These statements were the more provocative ones.
Frankly, I think that Wright wanted to sink Obama in the Moyers interview, but could not succeed because of “friendly” censorship.
Then at the NAACP, he ratcheted up the message, but still amaged to control himself in deference to this august body.
At the NPC, it was the questioning that drove him over the top, and he seemed to be truly annoyed(judging by his wild gestures and ad libs) by the white female reporter who presented the pool questions.
We don’t yet have the Wright side of this story, and may never get it, although I would wager that he will tell all, and soon.
Wright is politically savvy, and he knew that Obama would have to cut him loose if the exigencies of the political realities demanded it. This has been previouly acknowleged in print, in the New Republic article and elsewhere.
The sole question which remains is did Obama somehow breach an understanding he had with Wright that the Reverend would keep a reasonably low profile, and what specifically did Obama do or say that cut Wright loose.
I suspect we will be hearing a lot more from Wright as to the details.
