Posted on 03/10/2007 6:54:32 PM PST by doug from upland
Clinton team fails to push out Obama
Associated Press
Thursday, March 08, 2007 COLUMBIA - A planned speech by presidential contender Barack Obama to South Carolina's black legislators has survived a bid by key supporters of Hillary Clinton to have the New York senator take his place.
Associated Press Presidential hopeful Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., addresses a news conference in Washington. Mr. Obama will speak at the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus' gala April 13. Click photo for optionsMr. Obama had accepted the South Carolina Legislative Black Caucus' invitation to speak at its April 13 gala. But state Sens. Robert Ford and Darrell Jackson - who have endorsed Mrs. Clinton - tried to sway their caucus to their candidate. The men relented Tuesday night, and the caucus unanimously approved Mr. Obama's appearance.
The annual caucus fundraiser traditionally features a black speaker and will provide a high-profile platform this year in a state that is holding the first Southern primaries.
Black voters accounted for 49 percent of vote in the 2004 Democratic primary here.
"Sen. Obama is very excited to attend this event and is very much looking forward to it," said Dan Pfeiffer, a spokesman for Mr. Obama.
State Rep. Gilda Cobb-Hunter, a caucus member, said Wednesday that she was "flabbergasted" about the split on the speaker. The Orangeburg Democrat, who hasn't aligned with any presidential candidate, said the Illinois senator was the right choice to begin with.
"The committee's interest was in having Sen. Obama as affirmation for young people of color that the sky's the limit," Ms. Cobb-Hunter said.
"A number of us were interested in having him come to motivate people and get them involved in this process."
Mrs. Clinton will speak to the caucus at some other time.
I really do not think the Clintons are trying to "push out" Hussein O'Bama. They are getting his dirty linens out to be displayed and neutralized early in the contest so that when the stuff gets raised by the Republicans later it will all be ho-hum old news. That is how the Clintons treated their own muck. Hussein is somewhat a Clinton creation and I believe he is being readied for the VP slot to Mrs. Bill which will happen unless the later polls show a "better" choice at which point he will be politically "killed."
John Kerry, a genuine traitor to this nation, was within a 60,000 vote turnaround in Ohio of becoming commander in chief. Ohio is now apparently blue. Don't doubt that Hillary can win. Her organization and ability to raise money is second to none. And, her ace in the hole -- she is willing to be a ruthless as Joseph Stalin to get what she wants. Don't doubt that.
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