Does Jeremiah Wright Have a Book Coming Out in October?

Could this really be true? I noticed this sentence buried in today’s Washington Times:

The Obama problem continues to be the blabbermouth preacher who isn’t likely to go away. He even has a book coming in October.

Assuming Obama makes it to the general election, this could possibly be the best gift that McCain could have asked for. A October release would obviously be timed to inflict maximum damage on Obama. Given that Wright thinks that Obama betrayed him for political purposes, you have to wonder if the Reverend will include any previously unknown “shocking revelations” about Obama. I’m surprised I haven’t seen anyone else pick up on this.

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Obama starts ‘TOP SECRET’ search for running mate

• AP foreign
•  Thursday May 22 2008

By NEDRA PICKLER

Associated Press Writer

WASHINGTON (AP) – Democratic officials say Barack Obama has begun a top-secret search for a running mate.

Democratic officials said Thursday the party’s likely nominee has asked former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson to begin vetting potential vice presidential picks. Johnson did the same job for Democratic nominees John Kerry in 2004 and Walter Mondale in 1984.

The Democratic officials spoke on a condition of anonymity about a process that the campaign wants to keep quiet.

Vice presidential searches are usually closely held secrets, but Obama campaign officials say the effort is being handled by a particularly tight circle of advisers.

The campaign also does not want to discuss the effort because they are still engaged in a fading primary campaign against Hillary Rodham Clinton.   http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/7533986

BESIDES THE MILLION DOLLAR MANSION OBAMA’S CHURCH IS BUILDING FOR THE REV.!

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright watch: He’s taking a rest

Along with winning the Oregon primary and passing his self-declared milestone of obtaining a majority of pledged Democratic convention delegates, Barack Obama had another reason to be in a good mood Tuesday, even as he absorbed a thumping in Kentucky. 

The Rev. Jeremiah Wright — his preacher-turned-bete noir,  canceled two approaching appearances in all-so-important Pennsylvania.

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Hospital Attempts Deportation of Woman With Inadequate Insurance

 May 19, 2008.

An immigrant women from Honduras – with legal documentation – faces deportation because her insurance does not cover long-term care.

An immigrant woman from Honduras who has very recently awakened from a coma is being threatened with what can effectively be called deportation, because she does not have the insurance needed to cover her medical bills. (Don’t read the comments in these articles unless you want to lose your lunch.) But here is the real kicker: while it would be repulsive and incredibly inhumane to deport an uninsured/under-insured person with a serious medical condition because of their undocumented status, despite the lack of adequate facilities for their care in their nations of citizenship, it isn’t even the case here. Sonia del Cid Iscoa has a current visa and in the U.S. legally. (All emphasis in quoted text is mine.)

A gravely ill woman at risk of being removed from the country for lack of adequate insurance coverage awoke from a coma Tuesday.

The hospital has been seeking to return her to her native Honduras; her family took the hospital to court.

Iscoa, 34, has a valid visa and has lived in the United States for more than 17 years. She has no family in Honduras.

But St. Joseph’s Hospital and Medical Center sought to have her sent to Honduras when she went into a coma April 20 after giving birth to a daughter about 8 weeks premature.

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