tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post7608372464394162753..comments2023-09-29T06:57:06.991-07:00Comments on Anglachel's Journal: Back to 1968Anglachelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01110546252851760414noreply@blogger.comBlogger36125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-12478760298011452722008-03-27T22:15:00.000-07:002008-03-27T22:15:00.000-07:00I'm alone, scared and confused. Is this a republic...<I>I'm alone, scared and confused. Is this a republican blog? Is Anglachel Sean Hannity's pen name? How did I get here?</I><BR/><BR/> Hopefully you were looking for the truth. <BR/><BR/> Don't worry, fright and confusion are common initial reactions to finding the truth (as you now have); they'll pass.SergeiRostovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813604140056417609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-18929051137652280892008-03-27T22:10:00.000-07:002008-03-27T22:10:00.000-07:00Whoa! Followed a link from Joe Klein to this site....<I>Whoa! Followed a link from Joe Klein to this site. After reading the post and comments, all I can conclude is you all belong to the wrong party. You'd be right at home with the Republicans.</I><BR/><BR/> David Alexrod took the unsourced word of Matt Drudge over Hillary's.<BR/> <BR/> Project much?SergeiRostovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813604140056417609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-90703851199927268802008-03-27T22:06:00.000-07:002008-03-27T22:06:00.000-07:00ALL OF THIS IS HILLARY'S FAULT. Obama *IS* a great...<I>ALL OF THIS IS HILLARY'S FAULT. Obama *IS* a great leader,</I><BR/><BR/> What is your proof of this?<BR/><BR/> Maybe all of his "present" votees in in the IL Senate?<BR/><BR/> Maybe the (lack of) meetings of his own Committee on Afghanistan?<BR/> <BR/> Maybe his (lack of) filibusters on war funding?<BR/><BR/> Maybe his watered-down versions of Hillary's policies (which he releases weeks or months after she does)?<BR/> Or, maybe his Senate bills (saying it would be nice if the Congo was more democratic and renaming a post office)<BR/><BR/> <BR/> <I>and Hillary just kept slinging stuff until it stuck...and yet, Obama is still here and still winning and still strong.</I><BR/><BR/> Name any "stuff" Hillary has slung...you can't. She has been 100% ethical.<BR/><BR/> And btw, Obama is still <B>losing</B>: <BR/><BR/> Blue states: Hillary<BR/> <BR/> Large states won: Hillary<BR/><BR/> Swing states won: Hillary<BR/><BR/> Voters who will actually vote Dem in the fall: Hillary<BR/><BR/> 50-state matchup against McCain:<BR/><BR/> Hillary (and Obama loses to him)<BR/><BR/> But ok, where is Obama winning?<BR/><BR/> - Red states which no Dem will win the fall;<BR/><BR/> - Swing states where Republicans can vote in Dem primaries;<BR/><BR/> - Caucuses which disenfranchise the majority of voters (esp. Dem voters) i.e. seniors, lower and middle class voters, non-wealthy parents, the poor<BR/> - Caucuses where there was illegal activity in his favor<BR/><BR/> Some "winning."<BR/><BR/><BR/> Even with all this - with FL and MI factored in - which they will have to be, or else Dems lose for sure in the fall - Hillary is only one-half percent behind in both the delegates and the popular vote, and polls show her winning most of the remaining primaries by wide margins.SergeiRostovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813604140056417609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-6870958983192393092008-03-27T21:43:00.000-07:002008-03-27T21:43:00.000-07:00What Obama does with his rhetorical strategy is tu...<I>What Obama does with his rhetorical strategy is turn something salutary - a proud vote by the African American population for a competitive AA candidate - into something corrupting - that a failure to vote for him is nothing less than an expression of (white) racism. The fundamental reason you typical white folks aren't voting for me is because you are driven by racism.</I><BR/><BR/><BR/> Over at NoQuarter there's a speech by Rev. Meeks, Obama's OTHER spiritual advisor, where he says just this in his own campaign:<BR/><BR/> <BR/>“If I do run and there are two people in the race who both are not standing for morality, <B>if I don’t have every white Christian vote in the state of Illinois, I will stand on top of the Sears Tower and call every one of ya’ll racist,” </B>Meeks said from his pulpit.<BR/><BR/> http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/03/26/a-term-of-endearment/<BR/><BR/> Now we know where Obama got this tactic from.<BR/><BR/> SRSergeiRostovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16813604140056417609noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-11950408523678264202008-03-24T14:04:00.000-07:002008-03-24T14:04:00.000-07:00Obama supporters disappearing? I'll stay right her...Obama supporters disappearing? <BR/><BR/>I'll stay right here and repudiate anything you like thank you very much.<BR/><BR/>It is the echochamber Hillary supporters that are just stirring up sludge again and again and I for one won't stand for it.<BR/><BR/>That is, unless this Blog is like Talk left where they delete anything that doesn't agree with them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-33326837482598394712008-03-24T14:02:00.000-07:002008-03-24T14:02:00.000-07:00I think you are wrong. I think that he is not cal...I think you are wrong. I think that he is not calling people who criticize him racist. I think Hillary has created all of this crap, and I've been laying low for a month now because I didn't want to be caught in the cycle of hate and such, but I've watched as her stupdity is just perpetuated.<BR/><BR/>ALL OF THIS IS HILLARY'S FAULT. Obama *IS* a great leader, and Hillary just kept slinging stuff until it stuck...and yet, Obama is still here and still winning and still strong.<BR/><BR/>If he can stand up to this crap, he can definitely stand up against John 100 Years McCain.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-59780006667763597902008-03-23T22:49:00.000-07:002008-03-23T22:49:00.000-07:00Who misinterpreted Obama's SPEECH as racist?Who sa...Who misinterpreted Obama's SPEECH as racist?<BR/><BR/>Who said Obama's speech was a racist manifesto?<BR/><BR/>You must be over-analyzing to find that.<BR/><BR/>The point (for me) was that the speech was "just words" because his actions no where match his rhetoric. He and his surrogates have unfairly slimed every criticism his opponent and characterized every vote for his opponent as racially motivated. That's gross. Not to mention that he's been AWOL on issues relating to race--from mandatory minimums to the war on drugs to affirmative action to declining to make any comment about Jena--all too incendiary to for him touch.<BR/><BR/>The speech was not racist it was disingenuous--he was saying don't play tapes of Rev. Wright on endless loops, that would be bad because it hurts me--but he never took the responsibility for wallowing in the muck of race baiting going back to New Hampshire. In fact he suggested it came from Hillary surrogates and that Ferraro--whose comments would never have been heard but for his campaign publicizing them far and wide so that he could call Hillary a racist--were the real culprits. Disingenuous is a generous way of characterizing that.<BR/><BR/>And while the speech was moving while you were listening to it, what did he say that will last for the ages? As far as I recall, he said black people resent white people for legitimate reasons, and white people resent black people for illegitimate reasons. I agree with that. But it's rather ho hum.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422979642218648527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-54361642079355458802008-03-23T21:08:00.000-07:002008-03-23T21:08:00.000-07:00I too am very disturbed by this post. I knew that ...I too am very disturbed by this post. I knew that right-wing conservatives would misinterpret Obama's eloquent speech on race and somehow find a way to paint him as a racist. I am fine with that and give them a pass because people who are either ignorant or have a fixed ideology would either never be able to comprehend that speech or would stubbornly stick to there beliefs no matter what Obama said. But I assume the people on here are Democrats and from what I can tell are very intelligent. Thus it just baffles me how so many on here can believe that Obama’s speech is a racist manifesto. This post just goes to show that you can over-analyze anything. If you look hard enough between the lines you can find whatever it is you want. I feel like I am in a literature class and the bullshit-o-meter is off the charts. <BR/><BR/>That speech was an amazing speech that touched on his life personally and spoke candidly about race in this country both past and present. It explained the nuanced relationship he has with his pastor and the nuances of racial tensions in this country. It also talked about hope for the future where all of this anger and tension could give way to understanding and respect. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and you can believe that Obama is an arrogant racist prick and that his campaign is destroying the Democratic Party. And hell, it might just be true but please…. please don’t belittle his speech and denigrate it to a racist rant. It was a beautiful and thoughtful speech on a topic that few have the courage to talk about and for anyone, especially Democrats, to find such insidious intent in it truly sickens me. I support Obama, but I also support the Democratic Party and if Hillary wins the nomination, I will fully support her in the general election. I just have to say that I am very disappointed in the acrimony that is on display in this blog and I hope this will all subside after someone is chosen.quachdhhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13058378566289424599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-29217843737025071292008-03-23T18:15:00.000-07:002008-03-23T18:15:00.000-07:00I'm alone, scared and confused. Is this a republi...I'm alone, scared and confused. Is this a republican blog? Is Anglachel Sean Hannity's pen name? How did I get here?<BR/><BR/>One small grammatical tip before I leave: when you put things in "quotes" that usually means the person actually said it. As in Obama said this "......" <BR/><BR/>When its you yourself who are making things up, it doesn't need to go into quotes.The Caretakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00281686499131662928noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-52362185247919935382008-03-23T16:59:00.000-07:002008-03-23T16:59:00.000-07:00Whoa! Followed a link from Joe Klein to this site....Whoa! Followed a link from Joe Klein to this site. After reading the post and comments, all I can conclude is you all belong to the wrong party. You'd be right at home with the Republicans.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-15712001608360821052008-03-23T11:21:00.000-07:002008-03-23T11:21:00.000-07:00See this excellent, authoritative, detailed story ...See <A HREF="http://www.tnr.com/politics/story.html?id=aa0cd21b-0ff2-4329-88a1-69c6c268b304" REL="nofollow">this excellent, authoritative, detailed</A> story of how, when, and why Obama smeared the Clintons as racists. That would be one good opportunity for the national conversation about race.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-78817788630354696402008-03-22T22:05:00.000-07:002008-03-22T22:05:00.000-07:00Here are a few other instances by Obama officials ...Here are a few other instances by Obama officials or surrogates:<BR/><BR/>*<A HREF="http://youtube.com/watch?v=eNrlSn7ndAA " REL="nofollow">Jesse Jackson, Jr.</A> the day after NH (Jackson is the national co-chair of his campaign).<BR/><BR/>*<A HREF="http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/01/12/obama-camps-memo-on-clin_n_81205.html" REL="nofollow">Obama SC Memo</A><BR/><BR/>*<A HREF="http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/03/10/politics/fromtheroad/entry3923339.shtml" REL="nofollow">Obama</A> pushed the smear that the Clinton camp leaked the Somali garb photo--without proof--which is highly questionable since it relies Drudge as a source and fails to realize that the right-wing site, the <A HREF="http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1975546/posts" REL="nofollow">Free Republic</A>, circulated that very photo (one that had already been published in a tabloid and was a result of Obama bringing a camera crew with him to Africa) and numerous suggestions of e-mailing this to Drudge. This happened just <B>two days</B> before Drudge "broke" the story. It is <A HREF="http://andrys1.blogspot.com/2008/02/source-of-obama-photo-from-kenya.html" REL="nofollow">all but certain</A> the Free Republic is <I>the source</I> of that particular photo. Mind you, Obama stated this <A HREF="http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/26/us/politics/26text-debate.html?adxnnl=1&adxnnlx=1205222568-TQTawj8j0olA3S7pEzffcA&pagewanted=all" REL="nofollow">after he swore Clinton was not behind it.</A><BR/><BR/>*<A HREF="http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NmZmMjY3OWRkNDZjZDg2MjczZjA2ZDYwYjFlMDRhODE=" REL="nofollow">Axelrod</A> pushed the smear that <I>somehow</I> Clinton was implying that Obama was a Muslim (which they continue to believe is a smear in itself) by <A HREF="http://mediamatters.org/columns/200803110002" REL="nofollow">completely distorting</A> Clinton's remarks on 60 Minutes.<BR/><BR/>There more, like, Dick Harpootlian, a major SC backer (SC Dem chair) calling Bill Clinton "Lee Atwater" or Mayor Shirley Franklin attacking Bill Clinton--in church--with the false "fairy tale" smear, but this is what I could do for now. Here is a <A HREF="http://www.correntewire.com/jumping_the_racism_shark_with_obama" REL="nofollow">great debunking link</A> on the false charges of racism raised to smear the Clinton camp<BR/><BR/>Davidson (I'm too tired to create a Google/Blogger ID)<BR/><BR/>P.S. I love this blog. Great job. I hope the links I provided will be of some service.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-46507808872965960852008-03-22T21:26:00.000-07:002008-03-22T21:26:00.000-07:00I understand the concern and the frustration astut...I understand the concern and the frustration astutely expressed in this essay. I grew up listening to my mother and grandmother talk about the party of FDR. Poverty and war are the great equalizers. I was too young to know of JFK, but I grew up in the shadow of his assasination. I do remember when Martin Luther King was murdered and seeing RFK on TV talking about it. I remember 1968. I remember seeing RFK on the news and my mom crying. Even my dad a staunch republican was disgusted by what he saw as the cowardly murder of these three men. I remember the terrific grief, and the violence as the war protests turned more confrontational. I remember riots on TV. I was a kid and people were worried. Today as an adult, I'm worried once again. I'm worried because I'm witnessing a change that is tearing apart the party. The cynical use of race baiting fanned by sensationalist media can have the very real effect you describe. A cynic is one who believes that only selfishness motivates human actions according to Webster. Manipulating fear is a common tactic in politics, but I agree this interfactional fighting within the democratic party is going too far. FDR said " The only thing to fear is fear itself " It will be a grave error if the party leadership underestimates the intelligence of the voters. The Roman principal of devide and conquer is and always has been obvious and brilliantly effective in it's simplicity.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-65263638276172527542008-03-22T15:55:00.000-07:002008-03-22T15:55:00.000-07:00To Ohio, you must not be paying attention... you a...To Ohio, you must not be paying attention... you are aware the media (which is no friend of Clinton) has repeatedly debunked Obama's little story about Clinton's position on Nafta? You are aware the media has been rolling out month old clips to enforce that Obama continues with his story despite being told repeatedly it is not true? A book was written several years ago that stated she was opposed to Nafta!<BR/><BR/>Go back and watch the Richardson endorsement after checking out the Obama leaked speech complete with stage direction 'turn and smile at Obama.' Obama is very uncomfortable and if I had to guess, I would say the DNC forced this on them. So watch it one more time and try not to laugh like some of us do.<BR/><BR/>To Scott... Google is your friend. His quotes have been listed repeatedly. Do your own research. You don't hear what you don't want to hear.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-91459967953417688852008-03-22T15:28:00.000-07:002008-03-22T15:28:00.000-07:00These claims of racism from Obama would carry more...These claims of racism from Obama would carry more weight if backed up by actual evidence (quotes, youtube movies, whatever) instead of just loosely remembered anecdotes.<BR/><BR/>As it stand, this post is more a commentary on <I>your</I> interpretation of how the campaign is playing out instead of how it actually is.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17731716581806539166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-58252885315309550982008-03-22T14:40:00.000-07:002008-03-22T14:40:00.000-07:00Ohio here - You know the folk who were scammed abo...Ohio here - You know the folk who were scammed about NAFTA. We are pissed, we believed, and now the truth is out. Oh Hillary great ruler of the world we bow to you. Errgh. Well it’s rinse time (vetting as the MSM likes to call it) and a little dirt has come out about Obama. I’ll give you all that. But if we run the rinse cycle on the Clinton's, it will not be a little dirt it will be a mudslide. Do you see the folk abandoning ship -. Richardson. gees..<BR/>Enuff said.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-2321622717716681902008-03-22T13:15:00.000-07:002008-03-22T13:15:00.000-07:00Brilliant.Brilliant.No Blood for Hubrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02380206118683017717noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-14785647176258437122008-03-22T12:52:00.000-07:002008-03-22T12:52:00.000-07:00Sen. Obama is the divisive force here and all the ...Sen. Obama is the divisive force here and all the negative sound bites in the world trying to blame Hillary for everything will no longer cut it. Obama is in a disastrous situation of his own making. The myth his campaign is trying to sell of 'hope, change and a new kind of politics' is just that. A myth. The Rev. Wright situation is not going to go away. Neither is Rezko et al. He arrogantly (once again) said something in an interview this week indicating this would fade away as people have short memories!! Is he kidding? His speech was a lovely diversion, designed to distract and get him out of the hot water he was in. Not going to happen. He is also divisive because he is willing to throw the entire Democratic party under a bus by not allowing a revote in MI and FL, or allow those original votes to be counted -- even though the DNC has OKed the prospect. And he has the nerve to say "the Clinton's don't like to lose..." -- as if HE does. If Sen. Obama is so sure he can lock up this nomination, why so much fear in letting the people of MI and FL have their original votes counted? Or a revote? Let's hear from the votrers. Is David Axelrod afraid to find out what these voters think of his candidate now? This country is made up of 50 states, after all. Let the voters decide. I can assure you, no matter what the "rules" (the Republican-dominated state legislature in FL forced the Dems to make the primary earlier as a condition of Dems getting a paper voting record) -- if the situation were reversed and Obama had won a majority of votes in the state, he'd have every lawyer at his disposal down there working to get the votes counted and his team would probably scream racism and disenfranchisement if they weren't. Does anyone out there doubt this? And those who support Sen Obama would be screaming just as loudly to have their voices heard. Understandably so.<BR/> <BR/>For someone so anxious to talk about race relations in his beautiful speech, you would imagine he would be the last person who would want to discount or disenfranchise anyone. We all deserve to have a voice. We are all in this together and need to work to put this country back together. Hillary Clinton has clearly shown she has a plan to do that. He has: "words matter" -- and he has shown in the last couple of weeks that his words do not, since he keeps contradicting himself. How, then, do we trust him exactly? The man has made himself unelectable. No one has done that for him. Obama's campaign has had a lovely ride in the press until recently and after a couple of weeks of tough coverage, they are imploding. Green. Inexperienced. After what has been revealed about him, the Republicans will ride this all the way to the White House in November if he is the nominee. Remember Dukakis? Remember Kerry? Sen. Obama is not 'untouchable' as was first assumed. His judgment, among other things has been called into question and no independent or republican voter will get anywhere near him. Certainly a lot of democrats have been truned off as well. <BR/> <BR/>I have been a solid Democrat my entire life and have never voted otherwise. However, Sen. Obama has shown himself to be a divisive and weak character, perpetrating a sham -- I will not trust the future of the American people to anyone who is willing to throw out millions of voters' voices or who arrogantly assumes he will automatically get my vote in November without earning it - especially after roundly insulting my support for another candidate -- which he and his surrogates have done on many occasions. I invite him to test his prediction -- he and the foolish DNC elders, who for some confounded reason, seem to be tipping the scales in his favor -- will be very disappointed. He will not get my vote. I know a great many people who feel the same way. <BR/> <BR/>We feel this way for one reason -- we need competence in the White House -- energy, vitality, smarts and a clear plan. Your race or gender doesn't matter a damn to us. Your qualifications and character do. Whether or not you like Senator Clinton, anyone who denies her great intelligence, policy knowledge, accomplishments and her true grit and resilience is the liar in this campaign.Annhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10346788263757236652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-16919125489635149022008-03-22T11:51:00.000-07:002008-03-22T11:51:00.000-07:00Amazing analysis, I agree! Amazing to the degree ...Amazing analysis, I agree! Amazing to the degree that it relies not on anything Obama has said or done but on the preformed conclusions of the blogger. Since working backwards to cram the evidence in a small box that cannot possibly hold it would not work, instead you offer disconnected assertions. Amazingly vacuous! Amazingly inane! Congratulations!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-29112770591559291392008-03-22T11:27:00.000-07:002008-03-22T11:27:00.000-07:00Why is it whenever an Obama supporter makes some t...Why is it whenever an Obama supporter makes some talking point about the Clintons and s/he is asked to support the comment...they disappear. <BR/><BR/>Someone named "anonymous" makes the claim that ..."the Clintons aren't beneath fanning racial flames or exploiting xenophobia." and when asked to explain exactly when the Clintons have done so...they disappear. Maybe that's why they post under anonymous!<BR/><BR/>And BTW, the "Clintons" are not running for POTUS.Shainzonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00885787622541523527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-67367394588867336252008-03-22T11:21:00.000-07:002008-03-22T11:21:00.000-07:00Whenever it has come to a point where Obama has (s...Whenever it has come to a point where Obama has (should!) take a stand, he has been AWOL. He did it in the past with his "present" votes, and he refused to physically set foot in Connecticut in case he would be asked to "take a stand" on Ned Lamont's behalf.<BR/><BR/>So his use of "race" to hide behind because of his horrible decision to support REv. Wright for 20 years is even more troubling. I'd laugh if it weren't so sad...but he "will do anything" to get this nomination.<BR/><BR/>BTW, I read somewhere this AM that his "famous and historic" speech from last Tuesday was not written all night by Obama in his own hand (that's the way it was spun...like Lincoln studying by candlelight in front of a fireplace) but was a policy speech that had been drafted for him to use later - with tweeking to bring in Rev. Wright and to try, once again, to say that Ferrero's words were racist, too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-43062760304082519882008-03-22T11:20:00.000-07:002008-03-22T11:20:00.000-07:00Obama never cried racism? You're kidding right?On...Obama never cried racism? You're kidding right?<BR/><BR/>On the night of the New Hampshire primary his surrogates and supporters on TV claimed that old white ladies who voted for him were closet racists (the Bradley effect). The next morning Jesse Jackson Jr. analyzed Hillary's tears and declared them racist.<BR/><BR/>In the run-up to South Carolina the cries of racism! were deafening in relation to non-racist statements that Obama's shtick about his vast wisdom on the Iraq war was a "fairy tale" and Hillary's completely unremarkable comment that power in the White House, as in LBJ, was an important element in making Martin Luther King's dream a reality. <BR/><BR/>Against this background Obama borrowed the words of Malcolm X (at least as uttered in the movie) to African American audiences to describe the Clintons. In the movie the words were used as descriptions of white racism.<BR/><BR/>In the meantime every night on MSNBC Obama supporters and surrogates talked about those low income white working class people voting for Hillary--with the unmistakable implication that stupid people are racists. Not to mention all the talk about the so-called black/brown divide. Latinos are voting for Hillary not because they may think she's a better candidate but because they are also racist.<BR/><BR/>Geraldine Ferraro's comment was picked out of the 12th paragraph of a teeny newspaper in a small community and blown up into national news by the Obama people. Otherwise it would have been the proverbial tree falling in the forest that no one heard.<BR/><BR/>Then of course there's the analysis of the 3:00 a.m. ad -- counting black children to prove that the ad was all about race.<BR/><BR/>The man has no moral authority to talk about race when he has been playing a double game with race all along.<BR/><BR/>He has no moral authority to talk about race when he associates with a pastor who advocates collective guilt for all white people-- God damn America and all the white people in it for the brutal racial injustice of our past.<BR/><BR/>He has no moral authority to talk about race when he took $250K + from a man who, in Obama's own district and with Obama's help, got permits to rehab buildings and let them degenerate into uninhabitable slums where mostly black people lived.<BR/><BR/>He has no moral authority to talk about race when he's too afraid to take a stand on affirmative action, can't make up his mind on mandatory minimums (his position has changed how many times?) and is too much of a coward to say anything about the war on drugs which has led to so many black people being in prison.<BR/><BR/>He has no moral authority to claim he speaks for the social gospel when he voted for the bankruptcy bill, the credit card bill, and to end class action lawsuits by moving them into federal court; when he takes money from the nuclear industry and then waters down a bill on nuclear waste, or takes money from the Crown company and then abandons their workers who he had previously promised to help.<BR/><BR/>The man is a fraud.<BR/><BR/>The post by Anglachel by the way was superb.Ameliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08422979642218648527noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-90607405049254349002008-03-22T10:57:00.000-07:002008-03-22T10:57:00.000-07:00You're absolutely right on. Obama and his historic...You're absolutely right on. Obama and his historically clueless followers act like party doesn't matter, and in the process they are threatening the health of the party that has been most responsible for listening to and working with civil rights leaders. BO's race relations lecture was pure arrogance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-5579888308010602962008-03-22T09:54:00.000-07:002008-03-22T09:54:00.000-07:00"Drivel. Absolute drivel.Obama never cried "racism..."Drivel. Absolute drivel.<BR/><BR/>Obama never cried "racism," and despite what a lot of people think, the Clintons aren't racist.<BR/><BR/>But the Clintons aren't beneath fanning racial flames or exploiting xenophobia."<BR/><BR/>And how, exactly have the Clintons fanned racial flames and exploited xenophobia?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4119943.post-6446650427745887782008-03-22T09:30:00.000-07:002008-03-22T09:30:00.000-07:00Drivel. Absolute drivel.Obama never cried "racism,...Drivel. Absolute drivel.<BR/><BR/>Obama never cried "racism," and despite what a lot of people think, the Clintons aren't racist.<BR/><BR/>But the Clintons aren't beneath fanning racial flames or exploiting xenophobia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com