Political Gossip

Barack Obama's estranged pastor, Rev. Jeremiah Wright, and Hillary Clinton supporter Barbara Reynolds are tight as ever. Reynolds helped organize Wright's Monday National Press Club appearance, where he again stated his belief that America brought 9/11 on itself and that the AIDS epidemic was a racist plot. The Press Club has scoffed at suggestions that Reynolds arranged the appearance to embarrass Obama, who has denounced Wright's remarks. Despite the controversy, Reynolds and Wright couldn't have looked chummier on Tuesday night when they met at D.C.'s Mayflower Hotel. "They shared a hug and a kiss and then huddled in a corner," says our spy. "Then they went off to dinner." (Rush & Malloy, NY Daily News)