It's worth pointing out that the qualitative difference between the North Carolina Republican Party advertisement and what John McCain has said about Rev. Jeremiah Wright is fairly tiny. Ostensibly, it's because Obama told Chris Wallace that Wright is a legitimate issue. But why would McCain change his position about the legitimacy of the Rev. Wright association based on something Obama said? From an ethical standpoint, injecting Wright into the campaign is legitimate or it isn't. It shouldn't matter what Obama believes.
"I saw yesterday some additional comments that have been revealed by Pastor Wright. One of them, comparing the United States Marine Corps with Roman legionnaires who were responsible for the death of our savior. I mean, being involved in that. It’s beyond belief. And then of course, saying that al Qaeda and the American flag were the same flags. So, I can understand. I can understand why people are upset about this. I can understand why, that Americans when viewing these kinds of comments are angry and upset."
For one thing, Wright didn't really say what McCain says he said about the flag. For another,
Wright was in the Marines. He was a corpesman in Vietnam. He voluntarily enlisted.
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