I really hate that Jeremiah Wright Jr. has had to endure such hardship in an America ruled and dominated by a white community determined to hold every other segment of society and American culture down. We should feel for the terrible situation he has grown up and lived in and has to look forward to.

This American culture he has lived in has provided him the freedom of speech to preach his messages without threat of -- of anything!

This American culture he has lived in has provided him the opportunity, it turns out, to live out his retirement rather comfortably.

In his retirement, Wright, according to a news report by FOX News after a two-week investigation, is going to move into a 10,340 square-foot, four-bedroom house in suburban Chicago. The small house is currently being built in a gated community.

My goodness! What a terrible life Wright has endured and has to look forward to. Of course, the retirement house he's moving into has plenty of room for him to accommodate a lot of poor people. I would imagine that people accustomed to living in houses around 900 square-feet would find a great deal of comfort in just one bedroom of the pastor's new mansion.

He should be able to accommodate at least five poor families in his retirement home. Wonder how many he'll move in?

Of course, none of this should give rise to any concern to his membership, including Barack Obama, who have and continue to faithfully support him. In the words of one well-known comedian, I think something has gone "awry!"

Or, I wish could be held down like that!

Jack Rollins is the managing editor of the Daily Dunklin Democrat.