"The insensitivity and the outrageousness of his statements and his performance in the question-and-answer period yesterday I think shocked me. Surprised me. As I said before, this is an individual who has built a very fine church -- a church that is well respected throughout Chicago. During the course of me attending that church, I had not heard those kinds of statements being made or those kinds of views being promoted."

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Barack Obama speaks about Reverend Wright's controversial sermons.

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