There’s been a bit of a (vastly overblown, as usual) tizzy going on at even some of the more reasonable blogs about Barack Obama’s colorful rhetorical bomb-thrower of a soon-to-be ex-pastor. [UPDATE: The moment I put this post to bed I found that Senator Obama had posted a very clear statement on the subject at HuffPo. We’re all bloggers now. Rumors are also flying online that he’ll go on the egregious “Hannity and Colmes” to address the subject directly. If true, that will be television.]

In any case, for your further reassurance, thanks to pro-Obama conservative Andrew Sullivan, the video of Wright’s successor is below. It’s well worth listening to, but it’s still probably the most boring video I’ve ever posted on this very entertainment-oriented site.

Rev. Moss’s demeanor certainly seems to guarantee that outrageous rhetorical flare-ups at his church will no longer be a problem for the Obama campaign starting April 1st. Also, one hopes, that all this talk about churches and pastors will at least stop people from thinking that he’s a Moslem — not that there’s anything wrong with that. (And isn’t that somehow much less funny in a religious context, isn’t it? Wouldn’t it be great to live in a country where we really could elect a Moslem…or an atheist…or a Jewish agnostic who likes to quote Buddhist sayings, even…?)

And, also for your reassurance, I’m taking an official campaign politics break for the balance of March. I’m serious — I don’t care if Barack, Hillary, and Johnny McCain are found engaged in a kinky menage a trois on American flag sheets, underneath a pentagram and a confederate flack while listening to Marilyn Manson and swearing to bomb every country starting with “I” or ending with “an.” The only exception is if they somehow start referencing old movies or something, then my hand will be forced.

However, I remain nicely fired up and ready to go, and I’ll be doing some of this and if one or two of you want to join me, I won’t complain. In the meantime, a song for the Democrats, which I hope is appropriate.