The Audacity of black RACISM which can't transcend itself.

First we had the comparisons of rich, white Americans to the Romans who killed Jesus. Then we had the suggestion that America should be damned by God for being unfair with our drug laws, and now a “We deserved 9/11″ statement.

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright's statements that America brought 9/11 on itself is hardly a unique view (though his historical connections are pretty unusual). It's a radically simplified, linear, and ultimately unhelpful conclusion, but the fundamental basis for that type of thinking isn’t fiction, but black hatred. Inflammatory rhetoric from a sometimes racially-hostile preacher means what, exactly? Normally nothing, but – he’s been the head of Barack Obama’s church, and his spiritual advisor, for many years. Wright’s metaphors and world view have been part of Obama’s diet, and America needs to know how much effect and affect this has had.

The title of Senator and Presidential candidate Barack Obama's book The Audacity of Hope was taken from a sermon written by Wright. It was under Wright's influence that Obama became a practicing Christian: Obama first met Wright and joined his church while he was working as a community organizer prior to attending Harvard Law School.

Wright married Michelle and Barack Obama, and baptised their daughters. Obama's connection to Wright first drew attention in a February 2007 Rolling Stone article which described a speech in which Wright forcefully spoke about racism against blacks.

Citing the article and fears that any further controversy would harm the church, Obama scrapped plans of having Wright introduce him at his Presidential announcement. Obama subsequently received criticism from some black supporters for disinviting Wright, with Al Sharpton stating that "the issue is standing by your own pastor". Obama has often said that he and Rev. Wright sometimes disagree.

But now we all know why Barack kept his Christianity in the closet when discontents - those who don't like blacks; skeptics - those who doubt reports of what they hear or read; and cynics - those who doubt because they question motives - were all saying that he was a Muslim.