Why did Barack Obama defend Wright in his race speech, but not his white grandmother?

He had only excuses for Wright and then used his grandmother as an example of white racism. Why didn't he defend his grandma after too?

Public Comments

1. I must have heard a different speech than you.
2. It's OK to hate on Whitee, gez I thought it was clear. Typical Rich White People Are Holding The Black Man Down. That's what I heard.
3. He let his guard down. Now, hopefully, everyone will see his true colors. (no racial slur intended.)
4. It sells better to racists, progressives... While it sounded like a self-effacing effort, it was disloyalty incarnate. No family member should be whored out like that...
5. you see where his loyalty stands
6. Priorities my friend. It will be the same with white America if he's elected.
7. He did, but apparently it went over your head
8. Because he's a racist. That's why he'll never win.
9. I think he has some trouble thinking on his feet, and he accidentally put his foot in his mouth with his really good judgment.
10. "...A woman who helped raise me, a woman who sacrificed again and again for me, a woman who loves me as much as she loves anything in this world,..." Sounds like a defense to me.
11. You apparently didn't actually watch or hear the speech. You're flat out wrong about this. He absolutely defended his grandmother. I'm not sure where you came up with this one.
12. If you don't see the analogy then you probably won't understand my explanation. I'll save it for someone with more intelligence.
13. We are tired of this now that's old. Talk about Bosnia and why the woman lied.
14. If you heard his speech it must of went in one ear and out the other. Get your facts right and listen to it again.
15. i think u ev got some problems with ur sense of hearing or perhaps ur ears is just dirty and u probably need to clean them
16. You people must only hear the things you want to hear.
17. He defended his grandmother, which is why he mention her in is speech, it was to say even though she said things he was not comfortable with, he still loved her. I am concerned that you young people do not understand much of what you hear or see. I think the voting age should be changed to 25, because you young people do not seem to be ready for it, judging by your questions and answers.
18. Try listening to the speech again - you musn't have been paying attention! Read it S-L-O-W-L-Y and don't be afraid of the "big" words.
19. double standards.. as usual
20. because he was being petty towards his grandmother on a personal level. he is still bogged down by his personal past. this is a pervasive issue with the Senator. extremely difficult to attempt to reconcile the world with integrity when one is unreconciled with themselves and their own experiences. EDIT: I *immediately* noted the tag of "as much as she loves *anything* in this world"---family problems; he's gotta "move on"
21. He tried to flip the situation around and take off the heat on his revealed racist church by making it a "typical white" issue. He stated he was uncomfortable about his grandmother's fear of a black man on the street. What he neglected to reveal was that she was almost mugged by this man. Twisting words and issues his talent.