Why Reverend Wright has Scuttled Obama in my Eyes

This is a great look at the Wright issue from a lefty blog that I usually dislike quite a bit but this poster I actually agree with:

Obama's doing a great job of telling us what's wrong about Bush's
presidency - which appeals to the left. He's also offering an emotionally
powerful idea of hope and cooperation - which appeals to everyone, including
Republicans.

Obama is the Democratic Reagan. The Dems for Reagan voted
not for his right-wing policies, but for his message of optimism.
That's why Republicans will vote for Obama in the fall, and he might even win a
landslide.

Reverend Wright blows this notion up by providing a message that seems to preach anything but hope and cooperation at least from black America toward white America. His other sermons may have been about Christian values but saying things like "the government created the AIDS virus to kill blacks" undermines that message. Wright brings up the angry race hatred that Obama was supposed to be a step away from.

The funny thing is Obama even had me seriously thinking about liberal canards like universal health care by making them seem like something that a "new and hopeful" America should try. I was willing to hear him out if he came up with a decent way to pay for it. He could say stuff like "a great country such as ours should have health care for the poorest of our citizens" and make it sound like something worth paying for. He could sell things like this without a guilt-trip but a "hope-trip."

But when Obamas spiritual mentor says "God Damn America" it is hard to get on board something like that. Obama has been fairly or unfairly lumped in with the "hate America first" wing of the Democratic party. The more I look at it the more I think the YouTube clips of Reverend Wrights sermons might just be the "Dean Scream" of his campaign.