Posted on 03/17/2008 12:46:07 PM PDT by kingattax
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - African Americans liked Bill Clinton so much that he was once dubbed "the first black president," but perceptions that his wife's campaigning has been racially tinged have taken a toll on Hillary Clinton's White House bid.
Some accuse Clinton's campaign of trying to cast her rival Barack Obama as a candidate of limited appeal in order to marginalize his candidacy and enhance her chances of winning the Democratic Party nomination.
Sen. Obama would be the first black president if he won the nomination and then defeated Republican John McCain in the November 4 national election. Obama is leading Sen. Clinton in the fight for delegates to the August convention.
Clinton would be the first woman president. But some black Americans have grown mistrustful of her campaign because of statements by her, her husband and other surrogates. African Americans make up 13 percent of the U.S. population.
Her suggestion of a "dream" ticket with Obama as her vice presidential running mate reminded some of the days when blacks, regarded as second-class citizens, were ordered to sit at the back of buses.
"No offense, but that is typical of a white person to offer you second place and say they'll take first place," trucker Jasper Clark, 53, said at a recent Obama rally in Jackson, Mississippi.
The mere mention of Clinton's name drew boos from that mostly black audience.
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This is working out perfectly. Obama is looking more and more unelectable and will lose a bitter nomination process. The black anger at this result will mean a lot of blacks will stay home or vote McCain out of spite and everybody knows Democrats would not win a single election if they only got 70% of the black vote instead of 90%.
She tried garden-varity pandering.
She needed to be more “radical”. How was she to know?
Heh heh.
but if obama does win, the blue collar dems won’t go for him at all. The whole party will be split either way and 2 months after the convention won’t be enough to unite everyone
remember: hillary as obama’s VP is just as bad for women as Obama as hillary’s VP is bad for blacks
Hillary as Obama’s VP, means Obama will be deader than Vince Foster.
Hillary is very much capable of murder.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
Thanks to her bunkmate, she’s got the muslim vote.
I know
That's it. An awakening. Democrats ARE the oppressors.
Shout it from the mountain tops.
Well, as Napolean says in Time Bandits, “Little things hitting each other. THAT’S WHAT I LIKE!”
The Blacks are leaving the Democrat Plantation, but the Race-Hustling Black Overseer’s are still supporting Clinton.
It tells you they value thier mansion payments, far more than thier slave voting bloc...
‘”No offense, but that is typical of a white person to offer you second place and say they’ll take first place,” trucker Jasper Clark, 53, said at a recent Obama rally in Jackson, Mississippi.’
Well, since you said “No offense”, I’ll disregard your racist comment. /s
In other words, “Typical of whitey who has a job to offer you not to offer you HIS job.”
The Clintons have spent decades sucking up to the black voters only to have them turn on them and throw Hillary under the bus and for what a first term Senator with nothing in his portfolio but a hate mongering bible slapper. Priceless, the first black president getting bent over and taking one from his black constituency.
Heh. The First Couple of the Pandering Party getting bit on the backside by the very people they thought they could count on to stay on the plantation!
Denver in August will be very interesting indeed.
Clinton struggles with loss of black support
The Clinton’s racially charged rhetoric run through their surrogates and talk of taking the nomination away at any cost have left the Jesse’s and the Al’s with little to work with.
Tha Chickennns... are cominn’ HOme... (turning in place with swirly gather-round hand motion) TAH-ROOST!
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