The state chapter of the NAACP today demanded the removal of a recent ad by the N.C. Republican Party.
The chapter was referring to the ad that attacks Democratic gubernatorial candidates Richard Moore and Beverly Perdue, and uses video of Barack Obama's former minister, Jeremiah Wright, to criticize their endorsement of Obama, reports Titan Barksdale.
Rev. William Barber II, president of the state's chapter, said the ad injects racist politics into the election process, and is meant to be divisive. He defended Wright, saying the video used in the ad takes Wright's comments during a sermon out of context.
"This ad is a snippet of a very thoughtful and profound sermon," Barber said. "Rev. Wright's messages are not much different from the messages being preached in many North Carolina churches — black and white."
Barber said the NAACP has sent a letter to Republican chairwoman Linda Daves requesting an explanation of the ad's intent.
Members of the Alliance of N.C. Black Elected Officials, a group of black leaders across the state, also attended the news conference.
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Re: NAACP calls for removal of GOP ad
I agree nc4me, the ad is more about whether Obama has exercised good judgment than racism. Obama's the one who has made it about race, trying to explain it away as something that is done commonly in black churches. Maybe it's done commonly in black churches in Chicago, but I haven't seen it before.