Obama Calls Wright Fair Game

In an interview on Fox News Sunday, Senator Obama made what will become a major mistake as the campaign plays out.

WALLACE: Senator, you say a lot of good stuff. Reverend Wright (INAUDIBLE) are distractions from the real issues. But especially for someone like you, who’s a newcomer to the national scene, people don’t know a lot about, don’t voters have a legitimate interest in who you are and what your values are?

OBAMA: Absolutely ...I don’t think that the issue of Reverend Wright is illegitimate.

What in the world was Senator Obama thinking? He just gave the OK for republicans to smear him with Rev. Wright. He has weakened his ability to make Rev. Wright an "off limits" topic.