# 72 - ABSOLUTELY. It is absolutely just as ignorant to vote for a candidate simply because he/she is a certain gender- and thank you for pointing that out.

I agree with you 100% - there is a bias.

Had Obama cried on stage about the woes of being black (I’m not saying Hillary’s cry was about being a women - but one could assume that) it would be a wrap for him. Not only would he have lost white people, but I believe black people certainly would have dropped him. I believe people were a little soft to it because she’s a women and it’s ok for her to be ‘human’, however, a man could not have pulled that off. White or black he would have been perceived as weak.

There will always be double-standards - but were talking about the president here! We must use the same ruler for all when measuring there capacity to take on this position.

I am only speaking to those of the democratic party, the republicans want Hillary to win….it has been said all over the media if you are paying attention, it was even stated in our papers here where I live, my post man is a republican and he said yes because we can beat her because many of those who voted for Obama which were a lot do not want her in office and they will even vote republican or independent. that is the strategy even Senator Kennedy and others have asked Bill to back off of Obama because the party needs him and that he should go after the republicans and not Obama and that he should let his wife run his race,and Obama is correct he is running against Bill and Hillary.
Even after the debate last time and they interviewed those who watched, they asked in the fianl analysis who they would vote for and they said Obama because he has a better chance of winning for the Dems.
None of the old boys want Hillary of Bill in the white house again and the Republicans sure as heck don’t.
I personally am fed up with this political process after watching Hillary and Clinton at work, I wish Mr.Obama would tell the US and these dumb a_ _ black folks who have their noses up the Clintons a_ _ _ _, living in the past way in the past to kiss his a_ _ and go home to his white and family and let Bill and Hillary have this time country and the white house, if I were him if the people don’t respect me as a man they I would say the hell with you all.
This shit is sick…..all because an African American desires to be President and two people who have control issues and think the white house belongs to them and they have all the answers for this country and no one else has any sense but them…give it to them, because I promise you I will never vote for them Clintons ever again.
Bill and Hillary ain’t sh_ _ and they only show up at our churches during election times and the only reason he is down there in SC because he is vote pimping for his wife and blacks folks are so gulllible, he is only using them and they can’t see it.
On black woman interviewed in SC said the reason she would always vote for the Clintons because Hillary is the only one who can go in their and change everything in one day, this old itch is sick, and delusional at best.
I hope the witch (Hillary does win and the republicans tear her to shreds and I don’t want to hear another black person say we need a democrat in office), you yave your chance and your iignorant behind the times gullible and decieved behinds don’t have sense to see this.

OH MY GOD BILL THATS FUCK UP!

#72 - ABSOLUTELY! It is absolutely just as ignorant to vote for a person based solely on gender! - Thank you for pointing that out.

I agree with you 100%. There certainly is a bias.

Had Obama cried on stage about the woes of being black (I’m not saying Hillary’s cry was about being a women - one could certainly assume that though) it would have been a wrap for him. He would have lost both white and black people. Any man that would have done that would have been perceived as weak. Because it was Hillary many people said that they were glad to see her being ‘human’.

While doube-standards will always exist we must keep in mind that this our future president we are talking about! We cannot bend this way or that way on the grounds of race or gender.

Lets do as Dr. King dreamed and judge based on the content of character (in addition to stance on major issues, etc. :-). We must use the same ruler when measuring who has the capacity to take on this major role.

I’ve read these comments has anyone of you geniuses with your comments ever thought about our national security?????? It’s not what the Clintons want and that is power…….they are not thinking of the good of this country…that is why THEY planed their return to white house years ago.
The countries we are at war with a war which Hillary says she will get the troops back in however many days are countries which have no regards for women, they hate their mere existence and truly hate women leaders and they are sitting back right now waiting to see if we are this tupid to delegate a woman in leadrership at this time in this country????
This is not time for this womans lib….. bullshit.
Like Stephen Kings said in his endorsement of Obama this would be a wonderful time in this world for an African American to become president and he also eluded to say that the Clintons have too much baggage.

And most of the tv media news oulets proudly say the Clintons will do whatever and the destroy whomever is in their path to make history the first woman Presiden and to do third term in office through their strategy.

Just some food for thought!!!!!!

Have fun children………..this is your country and wahtever you decide you will live the consequences…..

I LOVE Obama. And I’m glad that he is finally standing up to some of the attacks from the Clinton administration. Me and a girlfriends of mine were discussing this today. I think America needs a change. Obama is like the J.F.K of our time. He’s young and fresh, with innovative thought. Besides that, I believe he has a greater chance of changing the way the world (especially militant nations like, Korea, Iraq, Iran, Africa, who believe women should be seen and not heard) views us. If they are going to change the economy regarding our trade practices and foreign oil, to lower everyday American energy cost, this will have to be done by a man. Hillary will get in the faces of those men who run those nations and get her feelings hurt. They already don’t like Americans, let alone a woman. Besides that, people in America may feel that Bill Clinton did good for America, but what about other nations of the world? If she wins, (which I hope she doesn’t) she’ll be persecuted for guilt by association. I’m sorry, but those men have been bread to believe women are inferior to men. They will not respect or take her serious. This election is not only about healing America, but also nations of the world for a better economy and trade practice. I honestly believe he has a chance.

Thats something to think about people.

bill clinton was better for our society than any other president ever, and for the record if you had been flying thru ten states in two days at his age you would be noddding off too….ppl are so quick to judge this man. he chose harlem of all the places in the world to retire to (business wise) lets not also forget more minority millionaires came to be during his presidency than ever before….

Hillary did not “rip barak a new asshole”. She was barely convincing, and was only consistent in trying to diminish barak’s reputation with lies and misleading remarks. Minorities on a hold should just stop backing someone because of their last name. She is not as experienced as she claims to be. She failed at enacting universal healthcare because she’s a very divisive and power hungry person, and her husband is also obssessed with the spotlight. In such a great democracy, there should not be two families exchanging power for over 20 years. After a while progress is lost, and all thats left is people trying to quench their insatiable thirst for hunger.

Agree with Tianna 100%

If I was Clinton I would’ve fell asleep also. That fat negro didn’t have a damn thing to say. His only qualification as an orator is that he’s King’s son. Gimme a break.

Oliver Stone is down with the program and always has been.

@ Visonary: My sentiments exactly.

As I posted in # 81…….it is time for a change. As you stated, The Bushes and Clintons have ran this country for over 20+ years. If we’re going to have a real chance for homeland/world change, it will have to come from a new President! Other world nations have been rubbed wrong by the past two administrations. If we want change, we have to vote change. Obama is the best contendor for change. Simply put.

damn clinton you MUST have been tired. you can tell he was trying. poor him. usually id say its disrespectful BUT he prolly just didn’t get enough sleep. i do that in church sometimes. so i aint condeming him. hes human.
that WAS funny though

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Big Deal if Clinton fell asleep!!!! He’s an old man now. Besides, that preacher is BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORING….i would have also fallen asleep. A lot of those types of services are boring.

Barack Obama is a Black Man.

His color/complexion won’t change overnight.

He IS a Black Man that is running for President.

If you agree with his views, then vote for him
If you don’t then move on…..

It’s really all that simple….
it’s YOUR choice
* Just don’t say that you didn’t have a choice in the matter later on…

Somebody wake Bill Clinton ass up !!!!…….. Old tired ass geezer

To #69 only time would tell if Obama would make a change in America, You should really pay attention to these debates and try to really see through the bullshit and get what there really tryna say Youtube em, its issues other than whos the first anything thats important, i try to stay really Optimistic because Obama puts me in the mind of Bobby (RFK) in some of his speeches.

lmao umm i’m sorry but although it’s sad am i not the only one who tho thought that it was absolutely hilarious that bill clinton was falling asleep right behind the speaker….then homeboy looked at his watch like “damn is it over yet?” how classic….umm go Obama and let’s keep Usher in our prayers….peace out!

It seems that Bill is trying to get back in the house, not Hilary.Everybody voted Bush to be in the White House because he was the son of Sr Bush, but now people want his ass out (9-11, War In Iraq & Katrina).So you tell me are any of you actually voting rather because of her experience?Or she cried on national TV because as a woman we are emotional and you connected because she is a woman?Well wouldn’t it be nice to be connected because I see someone like me?But vote who you vote, but don’t tell me I’m ignorant because I’m voting for Obama and happen to be black.Either way people are never going to be satisfied with whoever is in the white house because it’s hard to please everybody.

usher is going to be the next president of the untied state? lol well i wouldnt be surprised if usher going to be one he is so into it these days. am glad that usher is surported mr obama . am going to vote for him. evean if he lose at lest he got a lot of black people surporteing him and the white people to but not that murch. and usher did say that he will vote for him and surport him all the way. i dont think usher will make it to s.c and be talking about mr obama . becouse he is busy with his family and planing to bured his father soon. unless he is going to tape it and they show him talking about him.

Like I said before if Hillary gets the nomination I will vote for Mike Huckabee (assuming he gets the nod) or do a write in.

I can’t believe Bill Was going to sleep! In the front tho! lmao

He should be ashamed of himself

That was too funny…LMAO…now they didn’t show no other black people supporting this event; at least he was there making an attempt…

It’s nice to see that Usher is supporting Obama and sorry about his dad passing away. I think that America is ready for a black president or a female president.

LOL, Bill Clinton was wrong for that.

I agree with DDS, people are ready for ANYONE but Bush. It’s almost over people, almost.

The other day I went to that website where they question you on issues and match you with the political candidate’s platform that is closest to yours. I got it off of the Loop awhile ago. They matched me with Obama, but I think I’ll keep researching and watching the debates.

I dunt know about u all but im voting for OBAMA…its time for something else! and about Hillary clinton’s corrupt ass watch the documentary Sicko…she tried to act like she was all for free healthcare and then she goes and takes money from the same compnies who denied people that right…her “EXPERINCE”means nothing…the only reason people even pay attention to her is cause of her husband..and people wake up even he wasnt that much of a saint. IM sick and tired of people trying to question this man.. he is the ONE and lord knows we need a difference from what we have become under the power of EVIL

I really don’t put a lot faith in “polls” because people say one thing to appear a certain way or they tell the pollster anything to get them out of their faces or off the phone. I think these polls can be misleading.

My condolences to Usher and his family.
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I totally agree about the polls.

New Hampshire should clearly remind folks that polls don’t mean squat.

And while I’m excited about the idea of an intelligent, competent Black man running for President of the United States, it is crucial for Black Obama supporters to remember that at best we represent 13-15% of the U.S. voting public. Even if EVERY Black person here voted for Barack, we won’t be enough to put him in office. Our vote is definitely powerful and important, but we’re outnumbered. It’s nothing personal - the election is simply a game of numbers. If we were 70-80% of the U.S. population, we wouldn’t be having this discussion.

Every American should vote for the candidate that they believe in most. What is troubling though is that many will allow themselves to be suckered in by the media through the “polls.” If many aren’t careful, they will allow their voting power to be influenced by “polls” which are, at best, faulty. And New Hampshire was just the beginning. Polls had Obama ahead in Nevada too - yet Hillary won. Though their votes didn’t count so far, look at Michigan. About 21% of the Democratic voters went to the polls during their primary. The majority of the Black votes went to Obama - yet Hillary won again with 55% of Michigan’s votes.

I just hope that we won’t be fooled by voters who will “poll” Black but “vote” White.

I can’t blame Mr. Clinton. I only listened to the speaker for two minutes and damn near fell asleep.

We’re all human I suppose.

what is bill clinton thinking falling asleep when he’s directly behind the speaker…tsk tsk…i know he’s knows better than that

that was hilarious…ministers tend to go off on tangents like shut up and get to the point. lmao at him looking at the time. he shouldve left. esp if it was a black service - u know they were in there all day…

I’ll be honest, when I first heard of Obama running for president, the first thought that came into my mind was “they gonna kill that black man”….so I hope America proves me wrong…

On a side note, I HEART Josh Brolin. I seen him in both AG and NCFOM and he is a great actor. I will def look forward to this movie Oliver Stone is putting together.

I just want to say for the record who hasnt nodded off in church or anywhere else for that matter. I mean lets just be real about the situation. I betting my money that most of you if not all of you dozed off at some point at church this past sunday, thats if u went LOL! And other thing i am sick and tried of hearing my people say vote for obama because he is a black man. Him being a “black man” should have nothing to do with voting for him. So i guess the next time that we have some type of elections in my home city i should just vote for the black canidate because he is BLACK! And it is so funny how when everybody was jumping on Hillary Clinton it was all fair play but as soon as the tables turn and people started jumping on Obama they were being to harsh! What every happen to the double standard, no wait i forgot that got thrown out the window as soon as we realize that Obama was a BLACK canidate. However you choose to vote in the forthcoming weeks just remember that each person has a right to vote, so use it! GOD BLESS

Its GREAT that Obama has come so far but I’m not gonna vote for someone just because he is black!!! LOOK WHAT HAPPENED TO NEW YORK WHEN WE HAD DINKINS AS MAYOR!!!!

We need to look at his economic policies and see who is the best candidate to guide The USA on a path to help the country out of the mess that Bush has left us in!

#21 JBoyceSpeaks,

Tell that to the black women, senile black folk, and self-hating black folk voting against him. I’ve said it before and I will say it again, many black Americans are too dumb for words, and that accounts for 50% of their condition.

# 11 Velvetj,

Sure, Obama = Clarence Thomas. lol.

No one needs to prove a damn thing to you. You should be busy working on your self esteem.

# 28 Velvetj,

I see you’re one of the senile and/or self-hating generation I was referring to. Your pathetic generation should hurry up into extinction already and clear the way for people who actually believe in themselves, and are willing to pay the price.

#59 CHACHA123

U.S. legislature is based on the constitution, not the bible. You moronic waste of oxygen.

Thanks CL for all of the information.

Thanks to all of you for doing a great job!!

Peace

I want to see us get out in masses and vote. I won’t say who to vote for but at least vote. I went to try to vote early in the Illinois primary and my deceased mother who only lived here for one year was registered but I was not even though I’ve lived here for 20 years and have my voters registration card. I was told I have to re-register to get in their database. People VOTE!

If you need to feel good about being black all day everyday, check this out.
http://colorofmyculture.b...-color-of-my-culture.html

LOL!!!! Poor Bill! To be fair ro him, he’s a KNOWN “night owl,” and he probably didn’t go to bed until the wee hour of the morning. AND, he’s 60!!! It happens to the best of us!

To be honest supporting someone solely based on skin color or gender is absolutely ridiculous. I’ve seen it happen in my community, and because of it, nothing gets done. People must understand the facts at hand, READ. They can promise change as much as they want, but inability to act on or achieve leads to false hope. It DOES take someone with experience, and being from Iliinois I DON’T feel Obama is ready for the white house. He was only elected senator a couple years ago, and prior to that he was unheard of. Just prove me wrong Senator Obama, and maybe I’ll decide whether your “CHANGE” outweighs experience and respect. I’ll be supporting Clinton until then.

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