Reply #1: I do think you need to look at the deeper

[madaboutharry]

context of this comment. Is he talking about the fact that he is now firmly on the national stage and that his associations take on a whole different meaning than when he was a state senator? These are the realities of public life. When you are obscure and not well known, it may not be that big a deal if your pastor goes off the rails once in awhile. The part of the story that has changed is the fact that Obama is no longer obscure and unknown. There are many aspects of Rev. Wright that are good and there was a community in that church that the Obama's had bonded with over the years. There are many reasons people find it difficult to leave a congregation. I understand what Obama is saying here and I don't think it means that there is "a changing story."