Rev. Wright's statements sound pretty egregious, when taken as sound bites, but they are much less objectionable (I won't say that they are entirely unobjectionable) if one takes the time to read the entire segments of his sermons from which they are taken. This is certainly inflammatory, but it is hardly an unconditional curse upon the United States:

"The government gives them the drugs, builds bigger prisons, passes a three-strike law and then wants us to sing 'God Bless America.' No, no, no, God damn America, that's in the Bible for killing innocent people. God damn America for treating our citizens as less than human. God damn America for as long as she acts like she is God and she is supreme."