After the Reverend Dr. Jeremiah Wright assailed the media, Vice President Cheney, and Sen. Obama at the National Press Club yesterday, Sen. Obama denounced Rev. Wright this morning:

Obama Outraged By Rev. Wright’s recent comments

“I am outraged by the comments that were made and saddened by the spectacle that we saw yesterday,” Obama told reporters at a news conference.

More from the Associated Press:

Obama stated flatly that he doesn’t share the views of the man who officiated at his wedding, baptized his two daughters and been his pastor for 20 years. The title of Obama’s second book, “The Audacity of Hope,” came from a Wright sermon.

“What became clear to me is that he was presenting a world view that contradicts who I am and what I stand for,” Obama said. “And what I think particularly angered me was his suggestion somehow that my previous denunciation of his remarks were somehow political posturing. Anybody who knows me and anybody who knows what I’m about knows that I am about trying to bridge gaps and I see the commonality in all people.”

…”I have been a member of Trinity United Church of Christ since 1992, and have known Reverend Wright for 20 years,” Obama said. “The person I saw yesterday was not the person that I met 20 years ago.”

The Illinois senator said of Wright’s statements Monday: “All it was was a bunch of rants that aren’t grounded in truth.”

“Obviously, whatever relationship I had with Reverend Wright has changed,” Obama said. “I don’t think he showed much concern for me, more importantly I don’t think he showed much concern for what we’re trying to do in this campaign.”

…“His comments were not only divisive and destructive, I believe they end up giving comfort to those who prey on hate,” Obama said. “I’ll be honest with you, I hadn’t seen it” when reacting initially on Monday, he said.

…“He has done great damage, I do not see that relationship being the same,” said Obama.

It seems to me that this would have been a more powerful message of divorce if he would have delivered this message at some point yesterday; today it sounds like less of a authentic reaction than as a politically motivated calculation based on what many mainstream media pundits have been saying for 24 hours.