"Middleclassness" Bad "Richness" Good

Barack Obama's pastor, excuse me "former" pastor - like that makes a difference, the hate spewing Reverend Jeremiah Wright has made a career of telling his congregation to avoid "middleclassness" as well as preaching to them from the pulpit about the superiority of being "black" and embracing "black" values above other values. Because, as we all know, "blacks" are superior. Right?

Now however the Reverend's work is done. He is retiring after imparting his message and at the same time causing much consternation to his star pupil, Barack Obama, who we are expected to believe never really ever listened to or believed anything his spiritual mentor said.

Jeremiah Wright's work is done now. He's gone. Nothing to see here. Move along. That's all in the past.

But this is the story that just keeps on giving. Despite all his rants against white devils and a pursuit of material things over the years, the Reverend Wright apparently is taking advantage of a loophole in his church's doctrines and his own messages big enough to fly a 747 through. See, the good Reverend and his church only railed against pursuing "middleclassness" and "rich white people" with the occasional jab at those blacks that he believed embraced heinous white cultural norms and betrayed their race. But when it comes to being a "rich black person" who refuses to embrace white culture? That is a-ok.

The details of Reverend Wright's retirement package paid for by the good people of Trinity United Church of Christ? Well, I thought you would never ask! Try this on for size: 10,000 + square feet of luxurious living space, four bedrooms, and a total price tag of $1.6 million. But wait ... there's more! This is not all the Reverend wins on today's episode of Overly Vocal Hate Peddlers. Nope. The church also has a $10 million credit line attached to the property for purposes unknown reports Jeff Goldblatt.