Some will see this as an attempt to justify or excuse comments that are simply inexcusable . I can assure you it is not . I suppose the politically safe thing would be to move on from this episode and just hope that it fades into the woodwork . We can dismiss Rev . Wright as a crank or a demagogue , just as some have dismissed Geraldine Ferraro , in the aftermath of her recent statements , as harboring some deep - seated racial bias .