 The controversy began to fade, but was renewed in late April when Wright made a series of media appearances, including an interview on "Bill Moyers Journal", a speech at the NAACP and a speech at the National Press Club.After the last of these, Obama spoke more forcefully against his former pastor, saying that he was "outraged" and "saddened" by his behavior, and in May he resigned his membership in the church.On June 9, 2009, in an interview with the "Daily Press of Newport News", Wright indicated that he hadn't had contact with Obama up to that point because "Them Jews aren't going to let him talk to me.