Is Rev. Wright Coming to Town?
I know the Baptist Ministers Alliance of Indianapolis is still smarting from the wounds it received after taking a “Rootsesque” beating in the last election, but the latest rumor on the street seems a bit much for them.
I hear that Mike Jones, son of the late Sam Jones, and the BMA are working to bring the Rev. Jeremiah Wright to Indianapolis next year, perhaps during Indiana Black Expo. I am told the point of bringing Wright here would be to “highlight the need for social justice in the black community.”
This is where I yell the Black version of “give me a break”! (Do a Google search to find out what that means.)
Where does one begin? First of all, bringing Jeremiah Wright to Indy has nothing to do with “social justice” but everything to do with another attempt to embarrass Mayor Greg Ballard. I guess since calling him a racist in the last election didn’t work out too well, they have to try something else.
More importantly, who thinks that bringing the most divisive figure from the 2008 election to Indianapolis, during Indiana Black Expo and a Presidential year is a good idea? You see how well bringing Al Sharpton to town last year worked out? Bringing Jeremiah Wright to town has got to rank right up there with charging up the hill at Little Bighorn in 1876. Any appearance by Wright would not only anger white voters, but a lot of black voters as well who say Wright nearly cost Barack Obama the Democratic nomination four years ago.
But for some strange reason, the same people who thought it would be a good idea to play the race card only to get politically pimp slapped by the voters think it would it be a good idea to bring Rev. Wright to town.
Part of me hopes I am wrong on this one, but another part of me says I’m probably not. I’ll keep you posted.
