Barack Obama and wife, Michelle: Mutual TV appearance upcoming

Now that Barack Obama has distanced himself publicly, if painfully, from the pastor who married him and his wife and baptized their children, he is getting close to the wife in a national television appearance.

NBC's Meredith Vieira will sit down with Barack and Michelle Obama today in Indianapolis for an interview that will air on the "Today" show Thursday. A segment of the talk will air on NBC's "Nightly News" and on MSNBC this evening.

Michelle Obama has been a tireless campaigner for her husband on the road. And now, as the Democratic candidate for president attempts to put the Rev. Jeremiah Wright in the campaign's rear view mirror, he is presenting a new image for public consumption: A professional and happily married couple willing to face a rough political time together.

-- Mark Silva

Mark Silva writes for the Swamp of the Chicago Tribune's Washington bureau.

Comments

[Robert Lewis]

The Federal Income Tax Lien for $48,000.00 filed against Rev. Wright

www.webofdeception.com

[ana bass]

CAN WE MOVE OFF REV. WRIGHT AND GET TO SOME REAL ISSUES.

ENOUGH, ENOUGH, ENOUGN

[Chuck]

Obama has been in Rev. Jeremiah Wright's church for 20 years, yet, he only recently started to realize his pastor's speech to be " outrage" on the campaign trail. This campaign must be really fresh for Obama.

[Al]

People go to church because of their faith in God, not because they are bitter or clinging to their guns, or because their pastor still has all his hair, that is the fundamentals of worshiping. People with shaky faith will juggle churches throughout their entire lifes to ending up not attending any at all. Your faith in God will lead you to a worshiping place. Few members participate in selecting a pastor, you don't leave a church because of your pastor's missteps, pastors come and go, your faith is eternal, and that is what kept Obama in his church regardless of his pator's shortcomings.

Peace

[Joe]

You know, the proper way to help them move on would be to stop reporting these things.

But at this rate, I bet the GOP will start organizing press conferences for Rev. Wright. I'm already reading stories where GOP officials are calling Hillary an "ally" ...

[dee]

This interview will be biased because Merideth is for Barack.
She has been bashing Hillary since day one and kissing up to Barack.

[rosie]

I hope that this crisis will bring Barack and Michelle closer together, as the Lewinsky affair seemed to do for Hillary and Bill. I hope that all of the forces that are conspiring to derail the Obama candidacy will come to bear no fruit, and that he will be able to demonstrate his ability to turn a challenge into an opportunity. Thus far, he has done an admirable job of demonstrating patience and generosity of spirit as long as possible, and finally steely determination and resolve, when it was needed.
Rock on, Barack!!!

[jacques]

Big Mistake...MIchele does not come across that nice or warm of a person for that matter all the candidate spouses are dead weight including Bill

[Robert Kemp]

What happens when/if he's nominated, elected and his rating drops as far as GWB's?The going gets tough, the newness wears off. people start laying in to him and his administration. Is he going to abandon us as well. We are no where as close to him as his reverend. This move cost him my vote!

[cf]

Will Mrs Obama explain why she said that recently said it was the first time she was proud to be an American? Not a far viewpoint from Reverend Wright whom they assert does not influence them at all....yeah..ok...

[Al Williams jr]

I am still a supporter of Senator Obama & even more so as a result of the Rev. Wright situation. To me it shows that Sen. Obama is a man of principal, honesty and integrity. Until the most recent statements made by his former pastor he was not willing to "thow him under the bus". The actions of Rev. Wright has forced him to make this tough stand & I agree 100% to his response which was forceful, definitive and on point.

I believe that the road prepares you for the destination & this is another bump in the road to a historic election. Senator Obama is our best chance for real change in Washington DC.

Best regards,

Al Williams jr.

[GS]

Why would Michelle expose herself again?

She might be the next in line to be denounced! She has "hoof in mouth" disease.

[sophie]

It really stinks how Obama is trying to use this unfortunate event to his advantage. Is this his payback for his minister after 20-years of service to him and his family? Why did he not object about his minister pryor to running for presidency? Jeremiah Wright is no longer useful to him, so lets denounce him!
What else does Obama needs to do to show his through side?

[Obamania]

First off, no hater responses. McCainiacs and Hilliacs, dont mis-represent the truth. The truth is simply, Obama, Ayers, and Reverend Wright are Right! God D*** america. The the stupid, bitter, racist "typical white people" of pennsylvania voted for clinton. How disgusting, now they have more blood on their hands. They could have made Michelle Obama proud, but only proved her point that this is a "mean country". Ok, so now we need to bob and weave and do the politician thing to get these typical white people to vote for us. It will work because Obama is a smarter than these stupid small town hicks, have faith, Obama is our Savior! The chickens are coming home to roost, if they wise up, they'll stop buying guns to cling to, and save it for our reparations checks! Obama ''''''''08, Repartions Check, ''''''''09! http://www.npr.org/programs/specials/racism/010827.reparations.html

[dannygirl]

This getting sickening. All Obama all the time. Obama Narcissism.

Does it matter that Barack Obama finally denounces his irreverent Pastor? The issue is Barack Obama's Character. Barack Obama's Muslim, Marxist/socialist friends and back ground. His mother was secular humanist (atheist) Both his father and step father were Muslims. Rev write was a member of the nation of Islam Attended a prominent Muslim madrassa in Indonesia. So it's not his color. It his politics. How can anyone trust this man?

Let's not forget . His Affiliation with Rezko that theTimesonline" "DailyTelegraph" were the first to expose this. Then is double talk with Canada. Lets not his singing songs to Mexico. Trying to give illegal aliens the Dream Act in California.

What is this? I whine my way into the White House? If you do not want to vote for Barack Obama, then you are a racist.? I'm a black woman. I don't want vote for Barack Hussein Obama because of stand on abortion, homosexuality, illegal immigration, and his communist views.

In his much praised, but mediocre speech, he made excuses and blamed America for Rev Wright racist views. He said "white men were angry with illegal immigrants because they feared immigrants (illegal aliens) were here to take their jobs and looked different from them." Exactly what color is illegal alien anyway? He did it again when he said Midwesterners were bitter and cling on to God and guns, and were against trade. Yet he has consistently made fun for of Bush and Clinton for NAFTA. The same retoriche used, all the while he was making deals with the priminister (Harper) of Canada.

So this "denouncing" Barack Obama is doing is Political. Now he will do this to save his very faulty campaign. I don't want to vote for him. Because of his character. so we are supposed to be stupid now? And just vote for Obama now that he finally (SO WHAT!!!) denounces his racist pastor of 23 years.

I hope people will see this next move. It's phony. Now, Obama is not at fault at all? Yes he is. It's a farce. Don't let Obama off the hook. No we do not all know each other. We do not all support evil together...............

[Maria San Roman]

I think Obama is acting right. I am Roman Catholic and do not agree with all the terms of my church and his representatives. I, simply, respect them. I respect their opinions. It doesn t mean I share every word they say.

The US is the only country in the world where people cares about this silly things. It is amazing...!

[John B Sheffield]

For several days now the "Wright" story has been excitement of the media and of course others who feel they may benefit, but to the real people and voters those questions were asked and answered with Senator Barack Obama's Speech in March. There are a lot more serious problems for Voters to deal with!

But I do strongly agree that it was right for Barack
Obama to make some firm comment after Wrights performances of the last few days, but do not please as some are doing knock every Church and Pastor!

[philosopherkingtomas]

Great, Michelle is a great person and the two of them a wonderful Couple. We love Barack!

Wright was selfish and is bad news. He is the past and hasnt dealt with the history of civil rights, still bitter for the mistakes and ignoring the good in the United States. Before Hillary and her wonderful husband get too full of themselves, remember rev. Wright was their marriage counselor after Lewinsky incident.

[Pramod Ahuja]

This incident calls into question Barcak's judgment, biases and principals as a human being. He exercisesd poor juudgment in continuing his relationship with the Pstor for so long. The rejection now and saying the Pstor is not the man Barack met 20 years is a political statement. The fact is that the Pastor's trong views eveolved over time and Barack should have known waht was developing if not by direct listening but certainly by 2nd hand. If Barcak could not keep himself aware of the developing attitude and sermons, his jdugement is surely suspect. I would be skeptical of his judgement as a President.

[RAJ DASAEE]

Past influences of organized religions, social, cultural, and political propaganda have damaged our minds and we see everything, we look at everything from our old set background. We live in pattern mechanically and judge according to it without any progressive attitude. Obama is sincere and have new ideas to look at this world and he is young and have capability to perform in new way and in new direction but he alone cannot fight with this mass influences of set background and this mass background collectively will not allow him to be a leader with new progressive ideas. If he is intelligent enough, then he will mold his opponents to see something more creative and new then he will be successful and can be elected as our next President. If he is not capable of doing this then his weak response to this great challenge will create more problem for him to succeed and mass will collectively select somebody like Bush again and then cry later. President Clinton had much more difficult problem then this but he could respond to his challenge and come out of it safely and same mass collectively is praising him and also supporting his wife. Nobody is saying that we will not support her claim for president because she was heavily under the influences of her husband.
Raj Dasaee

[Troy Parker Farr]

The media is keeping this so-called controversy going and pumping it up by constant repetition, speculation, and silly questions, until we are all bored to death. I am interested up to a point, for a day or so, but for weeks? Other things are happening in the world that deserve our attention; other things are going on in the campaigns and with the campaigners that are being obscured by this endless coverage of Rev. Wright. Obama has made it clear that Rev. Wright does not speak for him. Enough already! The news should drive the media, not the other way around. What happened to straight reporting? Is everyone an editor now? Give us news, for a change, not just journalists' opinions and interpretations of it.

[cal]

These two are a joke. Who do they think the American people are. Stupid or what. Obama is out!

[votehillary08]

I would much rather see a "mutual tv appearance" with BILL AND HILLARY CLINTON! Thanks anyway.

[latinovoter1]

The Obama' are a classy couple - I support them 100%. Distancing themselves and their family from their local church, has to be hard.

[DoYourResearchSheeple]

Obama totally sold out by disavowing Rev Wright although I understand why he had to in order to save any chance of being elected because the population is completely ignorant of the US government and defense agencies diabolical history.

If you people would stop bickering about these minor issues and actually look up the very government documents yourselves you would see that there is a lot of validity behind what Rev Wright was saying about AIDs as a race specific biological weapon.

Google:

NSSM 200
(National Security Study Memorandum 200) by Henry Kissinger was a study calling for the need to depopulate third world countries.

House Resolution 15090
A resolution to provide funding to the military to develop a biological weapon that destroys the immune system in 1969. Sounds a lot like AIDs don't it?

And this is just scratching the surface. Follow the links further and you'll learn a lot more.

These are not conspiracy theories. These are government documents. Straight from the horse's mouth not from crazy tinfoil hat wearing kook. Do your damn research people!