Also, I would like to say I fully support Obama …but as a political blog, the information I’ve been reading is a bit biased in this blog, and it doesn’t give creditable opposing arguments. CL, that’s something you may need to work on. Don’t you want to encourage voters to make intelligent, well consider decisions?

Go Obama!!!!!!!!!!
People let’s give credit where credit is due, Obama has change a lot of people already. I’m a mother of six and I really appreciate a person who has made young people so interested in Politics. I don’t think a lot of parents can say that when their children got older that you could sit around the table at dinner and talk Politics. We have never seen so many young people interested in Politics, which in itself is history. I support Obama because I see someone that will not only listen to what we as the people have to say but also do his research. I two have watched the process of both Political campaigns Democrats and Republican and I two was going to vote for Hillary. I ask do we want someone who resorts to negative tactics to lead us; we have seen time and time again what Hillary is capable of when the going gets tuff. I want someone who knows that voting for a credit card bankrucopy bill is not in the best interest of the people, or someone to know that War isn’t the answer. I feel that every time Hillary feels that Obama has a lead on her she pulls out all the stop, Ask yourselves why now after 10 years is she going on TV to talk about Bills’ affair. Hillary sees that Obama is leading in some polls and tied with her in others and anything that she can do to put the attention back on herself she will. I don’t want a dishonest person, a person who tries to insult a person for being honest on his flaws., I see Obama as a person who can go to the other Countries and get us back the alliance that we had before it’s not to say that we can trust them but a least give them a different perspective on America. Obama has already shown that he can work with others outside of his party and work with other people in his party. I don’t think this should be about race either but whom we feel would be the better candidate. I also like John Edward he a little radical at times but he is also a good candidate. I think we can all see that every candidate has there weakness and their strength.

JerseyBred323
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Fuck a Charles Rangel. That corrupt negro has his Escalade with the $1200 car note billed to NYC. Fuck him.

& fuck Bob Johnson’s cooning-for-billions ass.”

People are so stupid. First of all I work on Capitol Hill..I am not going to say who I work for or with, because that is neither here nor there. I guess you are one of the people who were not going to be affected by the AMT? I guess you are one of the Repulicans who would not let the Ways and Means SCHIP bill pass in the Senate and got straight VETOED by YOUR PRES…I guess Social Security reform means nothing to you because you are so rich and white…FUCK what Ways and Means and most importantly Rep. Charles Rangel, first Black Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee is doing for your ass!…because again…none of these issues I mentioned above effect you or your rich white family…

Hey #63, I think you have a valid point, I hear that there are super delegates along with the delegates candidates win in each states. At this point it sounds like Hillary has more of the super delegrates. Don’t be discouraged Obama supporters. Hang in there. Obama is the best candidate for this election, however Hillary is establishment, Latinos as a block tend to vote together unlike blacks, but never the less, it is interesting that we are, and will, hand this election over to another republican in the fall. We will probably see Latinos leaving this country if the republicans have there way. We as democrats always vote against our own best interest. Why? What then, hopefull we won’t see another Katrina, but anything is possible. Race is a huge factor in Nevada, we are overlooking that fact that latinos hate blacks, and most of them work in Nevada. Race does matter. Why can’t we as blacks work together.

I was really disappointed to see how blatantly BET has been supporting Hillary Clinton. Not saying that because BET is a network for blacks, that it has an obligation to support Obama, but I think it was wrong for them to show such strong support for one candidate over the other. BET has a major platform to inform and educate millions of blacks and other who watch the channel, why not be fair to the viewers and present each of the candidates and how their possible election will affect blacks. Just another reason why I’ve completely stopped watching that mess of a network.

Oh Whatever..OBAMA all the waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!

Bush is really about to pull stunts to help the Reps. This tax break he talking about, watch the gas is going to drop dramatically.
The biggest thing is they are going to “find” Bin Laden.

Has anyone read The Debt by Randall Robinson? If you have you would not be voting for the Clintons. Everyone thinks that they have some special connection to the black community, but Robinson really makes some great revelations about their commitments.

Hey, J. Dakar, could you a posting of all the current candidates of both Reps and Dems parties and a comparison of their stances so that EVERYONE here can see the differences b/w them. Would appreciate it.
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I second that motion.

Also, @ Scurv,

Love your work. Your opinions on Obama are exactly why I support him as well. He’s a person that lays is faults on the table. He says what he wants and doesn’t care what people think at the end of the day. He’s a tough love kind of leader and that’s what America needs right now. He says what many of the leaders don’t want to say….he keeps it real on a number of issues. I know every politician does his/her share of frontin’ but Obama is one of the most upfront candidates that this country has had in a long time.

BOB JOHNSON opened his dumb ass mouth and inserted his thousdand dollar shoe. What an idiot. Surely he has the right to choose who he wants to win for President, but to verbally attack someone no matter what color is dead WRONG. Who brought is uncle tom, bet selling to white viacom, divorce my wife for white puss ass out of obilvion anyway. Do we really respect his opinon? Not! Hillary is pulling out some old shoe shit for this one. Bob Johnson does not speak for anyone but Bob! Personally am offended that he thinks he can!

All I can say is “My MAMA luvs OBAMA” he rocks the house I can’t believe that these politicans use these tricks and all this back biting to try and win over votes and opularity with the people I mean what happened to a fair race

Hillary has a real nasty campaign running.

We’ll you already know who I’m voting for. :o)

Umm…pushing an ethics bill is all good…but what about health care, education…I live in TX, and his stance on illegal immigration is a bit too liberal for me. I am a registered DEM, and I am on team Hillary. Yes, Obama has an oratory gift…but that is not enough to get my vote. Obama’s campaign started off on the attack, but they have backed off her recently…I think that I had a problem with him from jump, when he stated he would not consider running on a ticket as a VP candidate if he did not get the DEM nod because losing was not an option…well this is how I look at it…if you want to work for change, truly work for change, it should not matter if you are the #1 or #2 man…so to speak.

#87 you made me laugh and almost choke
I LOVE YOUR AVATAR!

OBAMA ALL THE WAY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I beg of people to look more in depth to Bill Clinton’s track record. On his watch he was very instrumental in erroding the safe net in this country, privitization of social and basic needs by big business corporations, end of welfare and the list goes on. It is not about what he did for black people, its more about what he made us feel. Nothing but reverse psychology. I agree he is a cool white man but really he’s pockets got fat too - by exploiting us, black people. We all have opinions SURE but can we stop spreading the lies? Be active in your community, do your part, work with young people, educate yourself and others about the issues, research your history and let’s get free starting with our minds because we know the deal but refuse to do anything about it - collectively! TODAY, SMILE AT SOMEBODY THAT DON’T LOOK YOU AND PLEASE DO THE SAME FOR THOSE THAT DO LOOK LIKE YOU!

Half-Hearted ass attempt to do right. F-ck Johnson and his puppeteer

JOHNSON ALSO NEEDS TO APOLOGIZE TO BLACK AMERICA FOR SELLING BET TO THOSE DEVILS…I AGREE WITH HUEY (BOONDOCKS). BET IS STEROTYPICAL GARBAGE. WHY DO THEY HAVE TO NAME THE SHOWS WITH STEROTYPICAL GHETTO EPITATHS? (I APOLOGIZE TO THE GHETTO DWELLERS…BEING A GHETTOITE MYSELF…I COULDN’T THINK OF ANOTHER WAY TO DISCRIBE IT) “CRANK DAT YEAR BACK” “DAT” IS NOT A WORD NOR CUTE. KIDS LEARN ALOT MORE FROM TELEVISION THAN WE REALIZE. THEY CAN’T GO AROUND THINKING THAT’S AN ACCEPTABLE WAY TO SPELL “THAT”. COME ON PEOPLE!!! WE MUST DO BETTER! I’M CALLING BILL COSBY…LOL.

I didn’t know what was going on at first.But of course I read the Political Cartoon and yes Bob Johnson is a puppet.And people need to quit this talk “if you voting for him because he is black blah blah blah..” I’m voting for him because he seems to want to make a change.Maybe we can see our youth become involved more with their education instead of thinking basketball is their only way out.

Of course they will always question a black man’s experience because MOST black folks think black men are stupid anyways.And I said blacks because they blind.Blacks are racist to their own race than white people.

I’m still trying to figure out what experience Hilary Clinton has.I don’t see it.35 years?Um ok, don’t mean you doing anything.My dad has 29 years of experience in the medical field and they kicked him because he wanted to get Lt. Colonel and he had experience.Shows how much people know.Experience means NOTHING in this country.

The Clinton supporters are wrong. They got on a losing team. And among them, civil rights pioneer Rep. John Lewis (D-Ga.) who seemed like they dragged him kicking and screaming to that endorsement. And Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) — I just was suprised. It isn’t about race at all with the lawmakers and they are actually doing Obama a favor. He doesn’t need their support to be president, he will get a substainsial amount of AA support. Clinton, on the other hand has to pander, so she does. Nothing against her, expect her claim to national expereince which is a joke but her endorsements are just that. They do not represent the “race.” Futhermore, they are on the wrong side of history here. They will be sorry, just wait.

OBAMA 2008, and I’m not worried not one bit.

Newscutie and Young Zo that is honest of both of you. I would say do your resaerch. Vote for who you want. And by all means, don’t vote based on race because that’s the last thing we would want white people to do since they are the majority, there will never be a minority candidate. It’s not about race, it never has been up until now. But you are right, you should be CRITICAL of news sources. We all know that FOX new is a joke, but some people don’t know that CNN is owned by Walmart, which Jillary Clinton used to sit on the board of. SO that may explain alot to people and why they are consantly doing peices on race and interjected race in as much as they can. Its a fear tactic.

Look at the issues. And remember that politicans will always break your heart. No matter how much you like them. The issues that effect me may be different for you. And look at the “experience” that these candidates are talking about. Ask yourself what quantifies as “experience”? Not only that don’t let endorsements scare you or persuade you. And above all…..vote. No matter who you vote for.

Even though I’m for Obama, I CHOSE him. I knew his record from the start and the experience he had as a politican for over a decade, as an organizer, etc. And you, though I’d hope you join me in voting for who I think is the best candidate, above all I’d want you to do what’s best for you. That’s best for the country.

I only want to remember Hillary as the wife who stood by her man after he got head in the Oval Office!

Bob Johnson is a sell-out!!! He is disrespectful, ignorant, and a pervert. All he cares about is money and getting under a skirt. I think that Bob Johnson needs to go and climb back into that hole that he decided to come out of all in the name of making a very ugly statement about OBAMA–WHO I WILL BE VOTING FOR HANDS DOWN.

OBAMA FOR PRESIDENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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No matter where you go in this country, everything is about race.You can’t erase it.It’s what it is.

I’m Black and I don’t support Barack Obama cuz he supports illegal aliens, which put Black folks out of jobs. Look at what those illegals are doing to Black folks in California. Wake up people!

^ People-blacks,whites, in general been outsourced for years.Mexicans are taking jobs that Americans don’t want to do.

EVERYONE needs to do research before they vote

When is this guy going to apologize for BET?

If its one thing that I have truly understood, looking at history, reading books what have you to try and put together the pieces of Blacks, particular those of us who are decendants of slaves, is that some of us would rather put down our fellow man than to see him succeed. Yes the Clintons may have done good for the Black community, or maybe some do consider Bill Clinton to be the ‘first Black President’, but at the end of the day, we could potentially have a Black Man in office in 2008. Politics is politricks, everything is a gamble, and for Mr. Johnson to put Obama down, bad call. Obama could potentially set the pave for YOUR children or childrens children who have a dream to become President, and know that their dreams could definitely be real this time around, they could even be alot better than Obama if he is elected, who knows. The point is, this is history in the making, we need to make a milestone so that WE as BLACK PEOPLE can move forward regardless.

I don’t think much of Bob Johnson but I never have. I bet all of these people saying f*ck him now were (or are) some BET loving, “turn on BET”, “I want my BET” types in the 90’s. Barack has his black billionaire and Hillary has her black billionaire. Both the billionaires have issues in my opinion. They both have done Uncle or Aunt Tom type stuff.

Here’s an FYI - it’s ok to be black and not vote for Barack. The man is making history. We do not know what type of leader he’ll be. We do not know what type of leader Hillary will be. It is time for Mr Bush to go and I think all of the hype around both the Democratic and Republican primaries is because of that.

Finally, it is historic that a woman and a black man are viable candidates. Let’s not fight, let’s revel in that reality.

Let the best man, oops, I mean person win.

@102 Cosign!!!

@ Article: “But now that Obama has won the Iowa caucuses and appears poised to do well in other early-primary states, some black lawmakers are pointing to the Clinton backers and calling them political opportunists who did not believe in the electability of a black candidate”

Opportunists…I couldn’t say it better.This follow the leader no-sense is getting on my nerves! But I guess that’s the game!

Wow. This is intense! LOL Come on, Super Tuesday! (2/05/08)

THIS IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT TODAY I WAS SPEAKING WITH SOMEONE VERY FAMILIAR WITH THE REPUBLICAN PARTY AND HE SAID TO ME THE STRATEGY WAS THAT THEY WANT PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR HILLARY BECAUSE THEY KNOW THAT THE REPUBLICANS CAN BEAT HER BECAUSE MOST OF THE MOST PEOPLE REALLY DON”T LIKE HER AND MOST OF THE CONSTITUENCY IN WASHINGTON REALLY DON”T WANT A WOMAN FOR PRESIDENT
HE THOUGHT I WAS A REPUBLCAN AND THOUGHT I WAS VOTING FOR MCCAIN OR HUCKABEE, BUT THIS IS REALLY THE STRATEGY THEY DON”T WANT US TO VOTE FR BARACK BUT HILLARY SO THEY CAN WHOP HER BUTT!!!
HE SAID OBAMA HAS ALL PEOPLE VOTING FOR HIM AND HAS STRENGHT WITH THE BLACK VOTE IT WAS THE BLACK VOTE HE SAID THAT PUT THE CLINTONS IN OFFICE TWICE AND THE REPUBLICANS KNOW THAT

My mom is 49 and she told me when I first voted at 18 that she may not live to see a black man or black woman elected president. But she would hope that by that time our own race would have faith in a black man or black woman’s skills. I’m 22 now a college graduate and my mom and I are voting for Obama because it”s the RIGHT VOTE for the RIGHT MAN. As my older relatives and I have discussed this election, we all know how we as a race have gone through so many negative and positive situations. But black people as a ethnic group never really understood are strength in numbers. The time has coming to stop listening to the groups who really know how to divide us as we have done on so many occasions. Believe with all your might that this man Obama isn’t Jesus but he is someone special, he is somewhat unique and there is something unexplainable in the air in this election. This could be a standard for all little black males who dare to dream, this could be what propels young black females to go beyond hope and dare to achieve. In this moment so many opportunities await us! Voting for Obama is the right thing to do. Morally and ethically.

As much as i’d like Obama 2 win… i dont think America is ready for a black President. There is still lots of racism in certain areas. Obama’s muslim connection, his middle name being Hussain. Even though some people like myself have no problem with it, there are still MANY prejudice people that would find such a thing being an issue!

Well coming from a stand point of I am both BLACK and WHITE.. as I posted before it is down right stupid to vote for someone simply because he is black. I am not on Clinton’s side either though.
I see a lot of people saying vote for him because he is black like us…. okay and then what? Is that the answer to helping create a more “equal” world… okay now the president is black but the majority of congress is still white. I think they will stand up to the black president more than they did bush if they don’t agree with the political agenda.
So what we as “black” people are going to stand up and do what? Be just as racist towards white people as their ANCESTORS and yeah some alive now are towards us? Double standards wont change the world.

Well coming from a stand point of I am both BLACK and WHITE.. as I posted before it is down right stupid to vote for someone simply because he is black. I am not on Clinton’s side either though.
I see a lot of people saying vote for him because he is black like us…. okay and then what? Is that the answer to helping create a more “equal” world… okay now the president is black but the majority of congress is still white. I think they will stand up to the black president more than they did bush if they don’t agree with the political agenda.
So what we as “black” people are going to stand up and do what? Be just as racist towards white people as their ANCESTORS and yeah some alive now are towards us? Double standards wont change the world.

I heard Bob Johnson’s lame excuse of what he said on the Michael Baisden radio show the other day and he is a complete idiot. He only tried to retract what he said after listeners of Baisden’s show complained about what he said. Hell, Johnson probably did some things in his teenage years he may not have been to proud of. What gives this dummy the right to call out Obama? Please sit down Bob. You dumb a*s should have stayed at BET cause your current head huncho Debra isn’t doing much.

Oh, interesting cartoon illustration Scurv. I checked out your site and found it to be somewhat of a collection of stories of black cuture. Very nice work homie.

@ 107 Yep. Its true. Hillary Clinton just isnt amiable enough. She’d lose the Presidency simply b/c of that. I mean, lets just be honest here. No matter how hard you try to put it, Americans vote for the best candidate that they LIKE. Its almost a popularity Contest. Sure they might do research b4 voting, but in the end it still all comes down to WHO YOU LIKE the MOST.

Hillary is popular, Obama is popular. But Obama is MORE popular than Hillary, especially with Independents and Republicans. And b/c of that, she’d lose the presidential election while Obama has the power of UNITING different parties under one cause.

Ive heard SO SO SO many people say they’d rather vote for McCain or Huckabee (No one likes Romney the Mormon) instead Hillary should she ever receive the Democratic nomination. Whichever way you spin it, Hillary is screwed. And i used to be a Hillary Supporter until I realized how slim her chances are.

I agree with what someone else said. This election really is about the Old era vs. New. Its the reason why so many young people are deeply invested in this election, b/c of Obama. He represents the new age for most of us. And most of the youth dont even LIKE Hillary. And this time, a Democrat WILL win the Presidency, if its Obama. People are simply just tired of the Republican mess.

I fear that there will be an assassination attempt on Obama’s life being the first viable black presidential candidate.

I also slightly agree with #76.

A posting of all the candidates and their stances on here would really help and EDUCATE the ignorant ones on which candidate is actually on their side….

Just goes to show that you can have the money in the world and still be stupid. He new he was trying to diss the brother. And to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who I have alot of respect for, and I am shocked you attempted to defend Bob Johnson and suggest he was saying something different. Shame on both of you.

nastassia,thank you for that wonderful postl!
nomosoul, also thank you too for your analysis, those are the types of comments from Hillary supporters that I respect. Not because you’re starting to go against Hillary but because of the thought process that you’re taking to analyze your candidate (Clinton).You’re reflection was honest and I truly respect that.

Obama ‘08

Bob Johnson, myself along with you can say whatever we want—ummm…FREEDOM of Speech is what it’s called, or have we forgotten about that right we American’s enjoy? Why are people now being forced to apologize for their viewpoints and voicing their opinions? We can’t be an advocate for something and then not condone it. Silence is forbidden…if it’s on your mind, SAY IT!

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@ nomosoul and this is regarding your first post, not recent =D

Obama ‘08

- I want to pull my hair out everytime someone says they’re voting for Obama because he’s black; I hear people saying Obama will “instill hope” in the black race. etc, all this sentimental hooplah and not a word about his policies (so basically voting for him because he’s black). Out of this whole thread only like one person mentioned his actually policies

- Obama is being endorsed by John Kerry and John Kerry is in a secret society (Skulls and Bones) with Bush. Bush vice president is Dick Cheney and Dick Cheney’s cousin is Barack Obama! And you’re worried for Obama’s safety? LOL what a joke. They’re all connected and Obama’s wife sits on the Council of Foreign Relations with most of the presidential candidates so….

once again black people are letting themselves be played

Uh, ^^^^^^@119. Ms-Trust-ME? I trust you NOT.

Sounds bogus to me

BARACK IS A DIGNIFIED MAN OF AFRICAN DECENT, HE REPRESENTS DIVERSITY IN THE BLACK COMMUNITY AND HE SEEMS TO BE A DOWN TO EARTH PERSON. BOB HAS THE FREEDOM TO REPRESENT WHO HE WANT TO REPRESENT POLITICALLY, BUT HE TOOK IT TOO FAR. I HATE TO SAY THIS, BUT MOST PEOPLE IN OUR COMMUNITY HAVE A CRAB IN THE BARREL MENTALITY. JOHNSON SOLD OUT HIS PEOPLE BY NOT ALLOWING FOR DIVERSITY TO BE DISPLAYED ON BET. HE IS KISSING UP TO HILLARY SO THAT HE CAN STAY ON WHITE FOLKS GOOD SIDE.

I BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF BLACK POLITICIANS ARE LASHING OUT AT BARACK, BECAUSE HE IS TECHNICALLY 1/2 BLACK AND HIS ANCESTORS WERE NOT AMERICAN BLACK SLAVES. I ALSO THINK THAT THERE IS SOME JEALOUSY GOING ON TOO. PEOPLE TAKE OBAMA SERIOUSLY, AND OTHER RACES RESPECT HIM AS WELL.

vote!

wow, he talks about obama doing drugs, like if that’s any different from bill or bush.

clinton put more black men in jail than ever before.

Outkast-”Bombs over bagdad” = clinton

clinton past a bill that if you are caught even holdng a joint, you lose your financial aid = who needs financial aid more than blacks? he can smoke weed in college, but you can’t, lol

don’t be fooled, the clintons are in the “bush klan”

Hillary Clinton keeps talking about her 35 years of experience. “I am offering 35 years of experience making change,” she said in New Hampshire. “I’m not just running on a promise of change, I’m running on 35 years of change.” And she repeatedly mentioned the 35 years again in this week’s debate in Las Vegas.

Well, Senator Clinton, I’m confused. I’ve done the math. You’re 60, which means that 35 years ago you were 25. And I Googled your name, looking for all the change you were making as a 25 year old and, frankly, I’m not finding much. You were going to Yale Law School at the time — which I’m sure was a personally transformative experience, but it’s hardly the kind of change that should count on one’s Presidential Training Experience resume, is it? Is that when you started your personal Working-for-Change-O-Meter?
That summer, the summer of 1972, you campaigned in Texas for George McGovern’s unsuccessful presidential bid. A worthy — if ultimately futile — endeavor to be sure, but a notch on your Years of Change belt? Kind of a stretch, don’t you think?
But as liberal as you are with your Experience Arithmetic, you are awfully stingy when it comes to the experience and background of Barack Obama.
“He was a part-time state senator for a few years,” you recently said of Obama, “and then he came to the Senate and immediately started running for president,” she said. “And that’s his prerogative. That’s his right. But I think it is important to compare and contrast our records.”
For starters, the state senate in Illinois is not a full-time job, but you make it sound like he was some kind of political temp worker, just filling in when someone called in sick. But leaving that aside, why is it that you get to count your time canvassing for McGovern as working for change, but Obama’s time as a community organizer and public housing advocate aren’t worthy of mention? And what about his time at Harvard Law (where he was the first black president in the history of the Harvard Law Review)? Doesn’t count? But your time at Yale Law does? In the now immortal words of your husband: Give me a break.
I know you are good person who is devoted to public service. But that doesn’t absolve you of the responsibility to not distort your record. And to not distort the record of your opponent.
Your 35 years talking point just doesn’t add up.

@ 117 , you might want to do more reading of FREEDOM OF SPEECH you so think you have.It’s not even absolute, it can be taken away.Like you said it’s “a right” and rights can be taken away.Just to let YOU know.Why you think Johnson is apologizing?Read and then discover tort law.

@121/2: Nail on the head.

#120 NOMOSOUL ^^^

- It can sound bogus all it wants, but something sounding “true” doesn’t make it factual now does it?

You’re going off of how something sounds instead of actual research (Obama IS a good speaker you know)

AND…BILL SHOULD HAVE PIMP SLAPPED HILLARY FOR TRYING TO IMPLY THAT MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. DIDN’T GET THE JOB DONE. LYNDON JOHNSON WAS THE PRESIDENT, SO OF COURSE HE WOULD BE ABLE TO GET BILLS PASSED AND IDEAS INTO LAWS. BUT DR. KING, MALCOLM, THEIR PEOPLE, THE OLD MAN WHO LIVES DOWN THE BLOCK, YOUR AUNT FRANCINE OR WHOEVER STOOD UP AT THE TIME TO BRING ATTENTION AND ALERT THE MASSES THAT THINGS HAD TO CHANGE FOR ALL PEOPLE TO HAVE BETTER AND SAFER LIVES. JOHNSON REACTED BECAUSE HE HAD TO OR THERE WOULD BE MORE VIOLENCE AND MORE BAD LIGHT BROUGHT ON AMERICA SHOWING THE REST OF THE WORLD THE EMBARRASSING TREATMENT THAT CERTAIN RACES AND CLASSES WERE, AND IN SOME INSTANCES STILL, RECEIVING. THE CLINTON’S LOST ALL RESPECT FROM ME THE MOMENT I SAW IN PRINT WHAT THAT TRICK OF A CHICK SAID. HAS ANYONE HEARD THAT SHE HAS RETRACTED OR APOLOGIZED FOR THAT IDIOTIC STATEMENT. “HE WAS JUST A BIG TALKER…” IF HE WAS JUST A BIG TALKER, WE WOULDN’T STILL BE TALKING ABOUT HIM OR REPEATING HIS WORDS. BIG TALKERS GET MORE DONE THAN SHELTERED, CLOSE MINDED PEOPLE LIKE HILLARY GIVE THEM CREDIT FOR…JESUS, NELSON MANDELA, GHANDI, MOTHER TERESA, ETC. THE PEOPLE AFFECTED BY THEIR BIG TALK LIVES WERE CHANGED DRAMATICALLY FOR THE BETTER YEARS, DECADES, MILLENNIA LATER. HILLARY’S WORDS WILL … UMM, NOT SO MUCH.

“Black politicians who are supporting Clinton are “good old boys.”
They are business-as-usual, old-guard politicians and it’s hard for them to break out of that mold. Blacks who doubt Obama’s ability to compete are guilty of “a slave mentality. No matter how much education they have, they never graduated from the slave mentality. The slavery mentality compels us to say, ‘We can’t win, we can’t do.”

Joseph Lowery

I couldn’t agree more!!!

Politics.. I love it!

This has to be one of the most interesting races I’ve ever seen in my years. I have been a Young Black Republican since high school and this race has certainly had me looking outside my party lines. I am utterly shocked that Black folks are so blind to follow the Clintons and worship them like they are Gods. Bill and Hillary are two of the most deceitful and conniving couples in Washington. Let me know what they have done for Black America?? I’m curious if anyone actually has an answer for that one.

I find it interesting that the Clintons sought out another Black person to try to smear the character of Obama. Bob Johnson should be ashamed of himself. There is no way in the world you gonna get me out there trash talking another brother or sister who is trying to do something positive. I think it makes us all look bad.

Barack Obama strikes me as one who can actually lead this country in a better direction.

When I think about the time that the Clintons were in Washington I can’t help but remember Whitewater, Monica Lewinsky Scandal oh yeah and the White House room for Rent program!! Oh yea, I forgot to mention all the pardons Clinton issued for the right amount!!! What a legacy!

there r quite a few african american leaders making unintelligent remarks in trying to throw support behind hillary.

Seems like they should simply voice why they support here.

Those unintelligent remarks will harm hillary and those who made the remarks in the long run.

@ 129 Ms. TrustME

what you’re saying is partly true but you’re putting it as if its one giant CONSPIRACY.

How can you say obama is in league with DICK CHENEY just b/c their distant relatives or whatever? That my friend, is BOGUS. I can assure you that Obama doesnt even LIKE CHeney. Hell, NO ONE does. lol

There is no conspiracy. At least not like that.

First, I need to thank Stop-the-Hate, the young brother on the last thread on Bob Johnson’s idiot comments, for suggesting that I re-think my ambivalence about Barack Obama after visiting some sites he referenced. I am now leaning toward Obama

Hey Guys, I thought you all might be interested in something I just posted on John Ridley’s blog on Huff Post. Its still under moderation.

Here’s my comment to Ridley’s spiel on the unimportance of the internet in the upcoming election:

The right has always understood the internet’s value much better than the left. Check out this seemingly innocuous piece by Cindy Adams, New York Post gossip columnist.
http://www.nypost.com/sev...he_oval_office_700665.htm

In it, she lays the groundwork for a draft Supreme Court Justice Alito for president campaign; she uses Will Smith to characterize Obama’s candidacy as laughable; and she dismisses the country’s growing movement toward citizen activism (a plus for Obama) by slamming Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt as little more than sex freaks. She even throws in a little anti-Semitism for the Christian right. Coincidence? Not hardly.

While we on the left are debating the power of the internet, the right wing is using it effectively. The millions of people Cindy Adams reaches (not through the newspaper but through the internet) are the silent majority who will decide the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.

My hope is that the millions of young people being reached through sites like concreteloop.com will be a counterbalance. One thing is for sure, we better get as savvy about the internet as the right, or we’re doomed.

Incidentally, Adams is listed as a scientologist as are Halderman and Ehrlichman, Nixon’s diabolical twins. Will Smith must’ve resisted Tom Cruise’s recruitment efforts.

Willie Lynch syndrome at work….Black people automatically detest anything that looks, walks or talks like them. Why? Because black people hate themselves.

I have been praying for Barak and family and I will continue to pray. Whatever at Bob Johnson like others have said this man created BET a network that at least for the past 15 yrs has been showing african americans in a negative light.

No surprise to see that Stepin Fetchit is alive and kicking and using the name Bob Johnson. How sad that a white woman can always some foolish Black man to do their dirty work. Bob Johnson should be concerning himself with the stereotypical junk he has been transmitting on BET and not seeking to denigrate an outstanding presidential candidate, the most credible Black presidential candidate ever, Barak Obama. Maybe Johnson’s problem is that he likes the idea of being head coon and likes dancing to Hillary’s tune.

Black people are not a homogeneous lump who all need to vote democrat but what is apalling is that some coons can’t see through Hillary - she’s not Bill. She will do anything to get that nomination, she will stamp on anyone in her path and keep shedding crocodile tears (were people really that gullible). But I note that Barak is too dignified I hope doesn’t join her in the gutter.

She does not deserve mindless Black support

Scurz, Great site and cartoon of Johnson!!!! Obama all the way!

African Americans and Black people in general have been whipped by the whole issue of Slavery that their psyche is not always their own. By that I mean they can be heavily influenced by a media that often denigrates them to look at other Black people through similar suspicious lens. Therefore, eventhough there have always been issues around many of the other candidates how often do you hear Black people saying that they would not choose someone who may have had a reefer, eventhough they may not have inhaled. Barak has been honest in a way that many of the others have not. Maybe if we started rooting around in some closets we might find a lot more than infidelity - but how much research are Black people doing on them if they had been would the present incumbent be there I wonder?

BOYCOTT BET…….STOP WATCHING ITS PROGRAMMING!!!!! THAT”S THE BEST WAY TO RESPOND TO BOB JOHNSONS MESS!!!!!!