Wright rips media in NU talk
EVANSTON | Says he has admired Obama 20 years
The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, in his first public speech after the election of President-elect Barack Obama, stuck to noncontroversial topics Friday as he addressed 1,200 Northwestern University students as well as members of his congregation at Northwestern University in Evanston.
The retired pastor of Trinity United Church of Christ had been invited by the For Members Only organization, a black student group.
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FMO member Ayanna Berry said it was to make up for the "unjust action" the university took in rescinding an invitation to Wright to receive an honorary degree earlier this year.
Wright led off his remarks by criticizing the media.
In a recent interview with Fox News, he said he'd been asked if he thought the media had treated him unfairly. His response, he said, was, "Ray Charles could see that."
He said he was happy to be at Northwestern three days after "an incredibly powerful, world-changing, history-making event, the election of Barack Obama."
He added that Obama was "a man whom I have admired for 20 years, and whose candidacy I have supported every day, ever since he told me he would run."