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The GOP Dog is Tossed a Big Bone

I watched clips of “Crazy Uncle Jeremiah” doing his same old tricks at the National Press Club. Soon enough, Senator Obama tossed him into the cold after pledging not long ago that he could no more renounce Rev. Wright than he could turn his back on the Black community. An image popped right into my head. I just had to let this dog out!


Susan’s Note: Aren’t Pat’s cartoons great?

To her note, I’ll add this additional snippet from the media today:

Rev. Wright’s honorary degree canceled by Northwestern

May 1 (Bloomberg) — Northwestern University withdrew an invitation for the Reverend Jeremiah Wright to receive an honorary degree at this year’s commencement.

Wright, former pastor to Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, was selected to be honored at the June ceremony in Evanston, Illinois, on the recommendation of faculty committees, Alan Cubbage, vice president for university relations, said in a statement.

“In light of the controversy around Dr. Wright and to ensure the celebratory character of commencement not be affected, the university has withdrawn its invitation to Dr. Wright,” Cubbage said. …