Campaign Follies.

If Obama is harshly denouncing Rev. Jeremiah Wright for his statements now, why did Obama ever join Wright's church in the first place?

Because joining the church was all part of his political calculation to get him on the map in local Chicago politics. Now that Obama has gone national, Wright is being seen as an albatross, although he always was one.

In short, it has to do with Obama's sinking poll numbers in North Carolina and in the country overall.

It may be too little, too late for the Audacity of Hype.