https://pjmedia.com/rogerkimball/2008/04/29/more-wacko-than-wacky-the-ny-times-vs-the-washington-post-on-rev-wright/feed/PJ Media is a leading news site covering culture, politics, faith, homeland security, and more. Our reporters and columnists provide original, in-depth analysis from a variety of perspectives.en-usWed, 10 Jun 2026 16:05:13 -0400<![CDATA[What, if anything, was objectionable about Rev. Jeremiah Wright&#8217;s performance at the National Press Club yesterday? If you learned about the event exclusively from reading The New York Times, you would probably believe that the only real issue was the damage it did to Barack Obama&#8217;s presidential campaign. In an op-ed column today, Bob Herbert complained that Wright went to Washington &#8220;not to praise Barack Obama, but to bury him.&#8221; How&#8217;s that? You won&#8217;t find out from Herbert&#8217;s column. Indeed, you will sift in vain through our paper of record for some record of what Rev. Wright actually said. Alessandra Stanley seems to regard Obama&#8217;s former pastor as a charming eccentric, &#8220;cocky, defiant, declamatory, inflammatory and mischievous,&#8221; as she put it in her news report, a born performer who &#8220;revealed himself to be the compelling but slightly wacky uncle who unsettles strangers but really just craves attention.&#8221;]]>Tue, 29 Apr 2008 10:29:19 -0400<![CDATA[Roger Kimball]]>https://pjmedia.com/roger-kimball/2008/04/29/more-wacko-than-wacky-the-ny-times-vs-the-washington-post-on-rev-wright-n114756