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[[Image:Barack Obama Jeremiah Wright.jpg|right|thumb|Barack Obama and his mentor, Jeremiah Wright.]] The '''Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.''' was the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, a large [[Chicago]] church with a black congregation.  

[[Image:Barack Obama Jeremiah Wright.jpg|right|thumb|Barack Obama and his mentor, Jeremiah Wright.]] The '''Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr.''', until his retirement,was the pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ, a large [[Chicago]] church with a 10,000 member predominantly African-American congregation.  

He had a relatively privileged upbringing in [[Philadelphia]], where his father was a [[Baptist]] minister in the Germantown section and his mother was Vice-Principal at the prestigious Philadelphia High School for Girls.  Jeremiah Wright himself attended the Central High School for Boys, which was a selective school that ranked among the very best in the [[United States]]. After attending 2 years of college Wright dropped out and joined first the [[United States Marine Corps]] and then the [[United States Navy]].  

He had a relatively privileged upbringing in [[Philadelphia]], where his father was a [[Baptist]] minister in the Germantown section and his mother was Vice-Principal at the prestigious Philadelphia High School for Girls.  Jeremiah Wright himself attended the Central High School for Boys, which was a selective school that ranked among the very best in the [[United States]]. After attending 2 years of college Wright dropped out and joined first the [[United States Marine Corps]] and then the [[United States Navy]].  

{{See also|Barack Obama and Liberation Theology}}

{{See also|Barack Obama and Liberation Theology}}

Obama went to Wright's Church for almost many years and almost certainly had a connection.

Obama went to Wright's Church for almost 20 years and almost certainly had a connection.

Wright was the mentor of President [[Barack Obama]] during his days in Chicago. Wright married Obama and his wife, baptized his children and had been a close spiritual adviser to [[Obama]] for twenty years. Wright even inspired the title of Obama's book ''The Audacity of Hope''.  

Wright was the mentor of President [[Barack Obama]] during his days in Chicago. Wright married Obama and his wife, baptized his children and had been a close spiritual adviser to [[Obama]] for twenty years. Wright even inspired the title of Obama's book ''The Audacity of Hope''.  

[[Barack Obama]] claims that he didn't know that Jeremiah Wright held hateful sermons but went to the church for at least several years.

[[Barack Obama]] claims that he didn't know that Jeremiah Wright held hateful sermons but went to the church for at least several years.

Wright says he voted for Obama in November and doesn't have any regrets over his severed relationship with President Obama. He suggested White House advisers were keeping the two separate, "Them Jews aren't going to let him talk to me." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/wright-suggests-jews-white-house-wont-let-speak-obama/ Rev. Wright Says 'Them Jews' Won't Let Obama Talk to Him] Fox News, June 10, 2009</ref>

Wright says he voted for Obama in November 2008 and doesn't have any regrets over his severed relationship with President Obama. He suggested White House advisers were keeping the two separate, "Them Jews aren't going to let him talk to me." <ref>[http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/wright-suggests-jews-white-house-wont-let-speak-obama/ Rev. Wright Says 'Them Jews' Won't Let Obama Talk to Him] Fox News, June 10, 2009</ref>

==Inflammatory statements==

==Inflammatory statements==

==Support==

==Support==

Liberal defenders of Obama like to point out that not everyone was shocked at Wright's preachings and that he was actually defended by [[Mike Huckabee]].  

Liberal defenders of Obama like to point out that as Wright approached retirement, his judgment changed.  Not everyone was shocked at Wright's preachings and that he was actually defended by [[Mike Huckabee]].  

* Mike Huckabee stated: "We've got to cut some slack to people who grew up being called names, being told, "You have to sit in the balcony when you go to the movie. You have to go to the back door to go into the restaurant. And you can't sit out there with everyone else. There's a separate waiting room in the doctor's office. Here's where you sit on the bus." And you know what? Sometimes people do have a chip on their shoulder and resentment. And you have to just say, I probably would too. I probably would too. In fact, I may have had a more, more of a chip on my shoulder had it been me."<ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/huckabee-defend.html

* Mike Huckabee stated: "We've got to cut some slack to people who grew up being called names, being told, "You have to sit in the balcony when you go to the movie. You have to go to the back door to go into the restaurant. And you can't sit out there with everyone else. There's a separate waiting room in the doctor's office. Here's where you sit on the bus." And you know what? Sometimes people do have a chip on their shoulder and resentment. And you have to just say, I probably would too. I probably would too. In fact, I may have had a more, more of a chip on my shoulder had it been me."<ref>http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalpunch/2008/03/huckabee-defend.html

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