POLITICS: BET FOUNDER SLAMS OBAMA
Sunday, January 13, 2008

BET founder and Hillary Clinton supporter Bob Johnson, said Sunday he is “insulted” with the Obama campaign’s latest criticism of Clinton and appeared to take aim at the Illinois senator for his admitted drug use as a young man.
“As an African American, I’m frankly insulted that the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Bill and Hillary Clinton, who have been deeply and emotionally involved in black issues when Barack Obama was doing something in the neighborhood that I won’t say what he was doing but he said it in his book,” Johnson said while campaigning with Clinton in Columbia, South Carolina.
Moments later, he added: “That kind of campaign behavior does not resonate with me, for a guy who says, ‘I want to be a reasonable, likable, Sidney Poitier ‘Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner.’ And I’m thinking, I’m thinking to myself, this ain’t a movie, Sidney. This is real life.”
At a rally for Clinton at Columbia College, Mr. Johnson was defending recent comments that Mrs. Clinton made regarding Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. She did not mean to take any credit away from him, Mr. Johnson said, when she said that it took President Johnson to sign the civil rights legislation he fought for.
Dr. King had led a “moral crusade,” Mr. Johnson said, but such crusades have to be “written into law.”
“That is the way the legislative process works in this nation and that takes political leadership,” he said. “That’s all Hillary was saying.”
In a statement released by Obama’s campaign Sunday afternoon, former South Carolina State Rep. “I.S.” Leevy Johnson, an Obama supporter, said he was offended Clinton did not condemn Johnson’s comments.
“It’s offensive that Senator Clinton literally stood by and said nothing as another one of her campaign’s top supporters launched a personal, divisive attack on Barack Obama,” he said. “For someone who decries the politics of personal destruction, she should’ve immediately denounced these attacks on the spot.”
Clinton’s campaign says Johnson was not referring to Obama’s past drug use, but rather his career as an organizer and state legislator. Meanwhile, Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, another African-American supporter of Clinton, said of the comments, “Sometimes people say things that aren’t sanctioned … I can’t speak for Bob.”
Later Sunday, Johnson maintained the comments were not in reference to Obama’s drug use: “My comments today were referring to Barack Obama’s time spent as a community organizer, and nothing else,” he said in an issued statement. “Any other suggestion is simply irresponsible and incorrect.”
In Obama’s 1995 book Dreams of My Father — a book that was little read at the time, but recently reprinted — the future presidential candidate writes he was once headed in the direction of a “junkie” and a “pothead.”
Referring to his emotional struggles as a young man, Obama writes, “Pot had helped, and booze; maybe a little blow when you could afford it. Not smack, though.”
Last month, Clinton New Hampshire co-chairman Bill Shaheen resigned his post after suggesting Republicans would likely raise the issue in a general election.
“The Republicans are not going to give up without a fight … and one of the things they’re certainly going to jump on is his drug use,” Shaheen said then. “It’ll be, ‘When was the last time? Did you ever give drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?’”
Both campaigns are locked in a heated back and forth over recent remarks from the New York Democrat and her husband that have touched off concerns among some African-American voters. Clinton has alleged Obama’s campaign is distorting the remarks — an accusation Obama has called “ludicrous.”








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226.
CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
–The Deanna Favre analogy was pitch perfect! LOVED IT.
–Anybody have the quote where Obama compared himself to MLK or RFK? I have heard no such thing. I watched the returns from Iowa and New Hampshire around the clock and heard or saw no such thing. Now several media pundits were beside themselves after hearing his speech in Iowa and said it was the most stirring political speech they had heard since MLK or RFK. Big difference.
It is amazing that the Democrats are the ones to bicker over this racial nonsense. Shows you that hypocrisy runs deep.
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Cmeez
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@ 222
Hey there, I looked into some of the reading material we discussed. You know what I found funny? Ancient & Modern Briton was NOT in any of my city’s libraries. Not even in storage. There was a “retrospect” book available but not the actual book. They had an excerpt evailable on Amazon where you could read a random page of the book. But I must say it was a very hard read. And I’m an educated person, and an avid reader. I still want to read it but I’m going to be mad if I buy it and cant understand it at all. Where there any particular books by J.A. Rogers you could reccommend?
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BKLYNLadybug
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Is it amazing that a man (Johnson) who has built an empire off of promoting smut would come out against the first serious Black presdiential candidiate since Shirley Chisolm? He is a hypocrit and a sell out in his own right. He should just financially support whomever he pleases and keep his mouth shut.
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GeminiPrize
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Bob Johnson is an Uncle Tom…so comments like these should not surprise any of us. The problem I have with Bob Johnson’s comments is that his comments seem hypocritical. He is the man responsible for creating BET. BET is the most filthy, derogatory, ignorant trashy piece of shit network on TV. How can he judge Barack and not acknowledge how his creation has negatively impacted the Black community and tarnished the perception of the Black community to the world at large. At the end of the day, Bob Johnson is a Uncle Tom sellout and he can kiss my ass.
230.
GreatestLoveOfAll
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
The founder of one of most destructive and mindless TV stations out there criticizing someone standing for a good cause??!! The irony
231.
Jayla07
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@ #211………..:
If you would take time out to read my post carefully, you will see that I was in no way referring to ALL African-American supporters of Obama.
You’re a proud graduate of Rutgers right? It does not take a brain surgeon to see that many of the posters on this thread have not done their homework in politics, and are simply voting for Obama, because he’s African-American. I can justify my statement by reading some of the ignorance that’s being posted. With that being said, if Obama, “a black man”, was not running against Hillary, the majority would be in her ass…….just like they were in Bill’s!
Let me ask you this…..Do you think Hillary’s statement, referring to Dr. King, was inappropriate? I know that you of all people can answer this question with common sense and comprehension.
I respect your post in its entirety.
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A MOTHER
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
I am so proud of you young people. God Bless each of you for using the wisdom God gave you.
@210 Beautifully and said and with intelligence!!!!!!
@ 212 You are no fool baby, You are absolutely 100% correct.
@213 You better say that.
As far as what someone can and can’t do God has the firat and final say so about that, that’s our problem now as a race, just because it has never been done does not meant it cannot be done or it is Gods will not to accomplish it, He has a timing and i believe the timing is now. Mr. Obama was not was not suppose to be running (Bill Clinton was the one who told Oprah he should not and even told Mr.Obama he should not run now because he was too young). Go figure were you all aware of that?Mr.Obama did not take his advice. That’s why they keep talking this experience mess. Gov. Richardson had more experience than all of them and had to bow out of the race????
Mr.Obama was not expected to win Iowa and he recieved the same amount of delegates as she did in New Hampshire this has never happened with any black before. His is on her neck and she is running scared and that is why she ibehaving this way no excuse, can you imagine the havoc she would cause with this prideful attitude as a leader no humility.
This is the problem Mr.Obama once again has done what no other black person has done in history, he has already made history by being the first and only black US Senator.
By the way young people we as a race have done more fot the Clintons than they have ever done for us, it was our vote that put themin office twice and we prayed and defended him whole heartedly in that Monica Lewinsky mess.
Will I quarantee you this I know someone else who will not be voting for them and that is Monica Lewinsky and her family believe that, that young lady had to leave this country to have a life and walking around here saying someone elses existence is a fairy-tale please!!!!!
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bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
JUDAH said:
Monday, January 14, 2008
@Bill
Brother, I don’t understand. Do you no longer admire Hillary Clinton or do you want her to now take a subservient role to Barack Obama in the presidential election?
Bill Said:
Judah, Since we last spoke I did some research on Hilliary Clinton
Clinton is Pro War
Hillary is okay…
I don’t think she should be president at this particular juncture
Maybe in 8 years once she get a little more experience.
Also..That episode where she started crying last week, didn’t give me a lot of faith in her at our future leader.
The comment she made about Martin Luther King, and Bill Clinton call Barack’s campaign a “FairyTale”, and now Bob Johnson alluding to Barack Obama Drug past has also made me weary of her
Judahm I did some reading up on Clinton, and I don’t agree with her voting record
“As a member of the Senate Committee on Armed Services, Clinton strongly supported military action in Afghanistan, saying it was a chance to combat terrorism while improving the lives of Afghan women who suffered under the Taliban government.[201] Clinton voted in favor of the October 2002 Iraq War Resolution, which authorized United States President George W. Bush to use military force against Iraq, should such action be required to enforce a United Nations Security Council Resolution after pursuing with diplomatic efforts. “
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miss mel
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
OK. I could care less that OBAMA used drugs when he was young b/c he was just that…YOUNG! I wish people like Hilary, IMUS, etc would just except that the comments they made were just wrong! It seems like all they think they have to do is apologize. The truth is that there is always going to be somebody like Bob Johnson taking up for “them” that has been our history. Knowing that, apologizing is all they will ever have to do. I say Hilary needs admit she was wrong, not “try to” clarify and re-direct her stupidity.
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CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Hillary Clinton’s comment about MLK wasn’t inappropriate ON ITS FACE. However it was passive-aggressive and wholly unnecessary. What was the origin of it? Why did it need to be said? What was the purpose? What was her point?
We are all familiar with passive-aggressive comments that appear innocent on their face. But it’s not hard to see that she didn’t even need to go there about MLK. What did she need to bring up his name for? She and Bill were simply responding in a knee-jerk fashion due to their shock and dismay at being routed in Iowa and squeaking by in New Hampshire (where Hillary’s 20+ point lead evaporated). They were seething so the ugliness came out and they went for the obvious: race. They think we’re too stupid to see the venom beneath slick words but we are not. If Obama had not been black, they would have gone for something else. But he is black so they put their feet in their mouths big time and showed their hypocrisy.
Bob Johnson’s comment was also passive aggressive and pointless. What was the origin of it? Why did it need to be said? What was the point? He doesn’t have to support Barack Obama but why coon against him?
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Yusef X
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@JUDAH
Im glad you are kind of caught onto things. Clinton is directly connected to the global warming illuminati sect. Giving the seas ,skies, and outer space to the UN under the farce of global warming.
The other sect,(rockerfellers,bushs,walkers) are the war on terror sect. Who want to create a global police state, using national ID system and V chip implants. Obama is a part of the war on terror sect though. He is a CFR member as well as his wife.
237.
JUDAH
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@233
Brother, every last one of these people are “pro-war”, lol. Obama is not against this war or the wars to come. I don’t care what he might say. In regards to Hillary Clinton’s “tactics”, this is a competition and there can only be one winner. I believe that the back and forth rhetoric has been rather tame actually; compared to what it could, and probably will, eventually be. In regards to that experience nonsense, no one has experience or needs experience to be the president of the United States. You’re basically house-sitting for 4-8 years unless you don’t follow orders properly.
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CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@232. Your comment about Bill Clinton telling Oprah that Obama shouldn’t run now is interesting. I don’t know how true that is, but it wouldn’t surprise me.
Contrary to what some people in this thread may think, many of us do follow politics and do know what they stand for. I recently read a Vanity Fair article on how the Clinton’s helped undermine Al Gore’s presidential campaign in 2000. The fact is that they are ruthlessly ambitious and the plan has long been to have another Clinton White House so if it means throwing your former VP, Al Gore, under the bus, so be it. I have no problem with ambition, in fact I love ambition, but let’s be truthful here. The Clintons have a history of trampling people in their paths on their quest for power.
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Pastor M. Samuels of Raleigh,N.C.
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Hello everyone one of the young members of the chuch which I pastor told me about you all and this post.
I am impressed at your wisdom and your ability to discern right from wrong.
Today I have spoken to quite a few Pastors and they all agree with me in saying that first of all they would not have been sitting on my puplit, maybe front row and if he she or anyone else were to speak once they said anything that did not line up with the word of God and be founded upon the love of God we would have stopped them dead in their tracks, our pulpits are not to generate any strife but to bless people. Mr. Obamas blood would not be on our hands. I thought the church and state were to be separate and the Lord said His house was to be called house of prayer. I wouldn’t have this mess in my church and neither would they. He was wrong, she was wrong but mostly importantly the man of God was wrong for allowing this in his pulpit.
We are called to teach the Word of God and allow people to be led by the spirit of God in making decisions we are not to manipulate or control and as one person said yes she does have a Jezebel spirit. (study Jezebel in the bible its not what you wear and look like that determines that spirit in operation but what you act like.)
She is clearly all the way wrong. The earth belongs to the Lord and the fullness there of and all that dwell in it.Mr.Obama has a much right to run for office the leader of this country (and as he said himself last week he is in the will of God when he was interviewed on GMA on his bus and God confirmed it by giving him the same number of delegates and her (9)) as she does and if you know the Godly principles this nation was founded upon bibically he has more right than she does, and that’s. the word
And another thing I would be more concerned about their souls than their so call worldly positions are they even saved. I know a little about Mr.Obama and the church he and his family attends in Chicago.
Using Gods house that way to manipulate decieve and the hurt people God created.
We are truly in the last days?????
God Bless each of you and to all you students stay in school. Be encouraged.
To the young people who run this blog, good job giving the young a place to debate.
240.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Hillary Clinton’s comment about MLK WAS inappropriate, when you place it in CONTEXT
“Mrs Clinton, trying to make a point about presidential leadership and Mr Obama’s constant references to Dr King, the civil rights icon, said: “Dr King’s dream began to be realised when President Lyndon Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964. It took a president to get it done.
Mrs. Clinton made the remark last Monday as part of her latest political argument that Mr. Obama was an eloquent speaker but not a proven force for change, a description she is applying to herself.
“I would point to the fact that that Dr. King’s dream began to be realized when President Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, when he was able to get through Congress something that President Kennedy was hopeful to do, the president before had not even tried, but it took a president to get it done,” she said. “That dream became a reality, the power of that dream became real in people’s lives because we had a president who said we are going to do it and actually got it accomplished.”
In a combative exchange on the NBC News program “Meet the Press” during a campaign swing through South Carolina, Mrs. Clinton was confronted by the program’s host, Tim Russert, over her remark and the unflattering news coverage that depicted her as insensitive toward Dr. King. She and Mr. Obama are squaring off in the South Carolina primary on Jan. 26, a contest in which black voters may make up 50 percent of the Democratic electorate”.
241.
By the way......
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
What was wrong with Mr. Obama making reference to Dr.King???, or anyone else from that era he is goign through some of the same stuff Dr.King went through????
He never said he was Dr.King but he probably knows how he felt to have a dream and people trying to oppress you and hold you back…all because of the color of your skin…and this is all this is…..and if a black or hispanic man did what Mr.Clinton did when he was in office then their great, great grandchildren would not even been able to run for dog catcher and and they would have been impeached.
242.
Keeping it real
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
As i sit back and watch all this political news, debates, votes. blogs and all that good stuff. I wonder what has happened to America. I feel even though we can vote, do our vote really counts? All all of a sudden the voting system need to be revap? Who has the most skeltons in their closets and who has the most famous person backing them up. We as Americans do realize that there is time for change and we really need to sit back and listen and decide which can really do the best for our country. I myself would like to see a new face, not a son or wife of a former president but someone with new veiws and ideas. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Bill Clinton as a president. He made presidents seem human. And i must admit he did a hell of a job. NOw just let someone new take the rein and see what happens. Remember the republicians is just sitting back laughing and saying ” I knew they would turn on one another because its just like a woman or a black man to do just that.
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@238 clearminded
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
It is true, very true. Jessie Jackson knows, and Mr.Obama prayed and sought council before making his speech to run. I would not lie. I may not evn should have put this on the net. oh,well.
by the way Mr.Obama has a lot more support than you know people are staying on the downlow for a reason we have gotten smarter over the years.
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That Girl K
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Ok, I’m like most on here. I don’t know how the man who let BET spin into the coon-clowning network it has become can say ANYTHING about another black man. I admire Obama for admitting his short-comings in life - makes him more human and less like a crooked politician who lies to cover up their shortcomings. Much like Bill did when the whole Lewinsky thing went down.
I definitely hope race does not become a factor in this presidential race. I mean, we’ve had enough of that with some of US accusing Obama of not being black enough.
245.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Pastor M. Samuels of Raleigh,N.C. said
“I thought the church and state were to be separate and the Lord said His house was to be called house of prayer. I wouldn’t have this mess in my church and neither would they. He was wrong, she was wrong but mostly importantly the man of God was wrong for allowing this in his pulpit.”
Bill Said:
So True Pastor,
I co sign 101%
Pastor M. Samuels of Raleigh,N.C. said
“We are called to teach the Word of God and allow people to be led by the spirit of God in making decisions we are not to manipulate or control and as one person said yes she does have a Jezebel spirit. (study Jezebel in the bible its not what you wear and look like that determines that spirit in operation but what you act like.)”
Bill Said:
Pastor, I discerned a Jezebel Spirit within Hillary Clinton also, with this recent accounting of events !!!!
Judah, Do you think that Hillary Clinton has the spirit of Jezebel ?
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Yusef X
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
keeping it real. At this point I cant see the republicans losing to the democrats
With that said. Since Im a Ron Paul cat, I want him in there.
He is real change. The only one offering real change, the only voting record to back up his claims
247.
CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@243. Again, very interesting. Thanks for the input.
I’m just happy that thus far Obama has run a positive, uplifting campaign. His democratic opponent is a woman, yet he has made no veiled, underhanded sexist remarks of the type that Clinton and her camp have made in regards to race. He has stayed far from the whole subject even when (like Edwards) he could have taken a pot shot when Hillary teared up in New Hampshire. When the press pushed him for a sound bite, he refused the temptation and said he didn’t have a comment on it other than that the process is tiring for all the candidates.
I admire that type of class. The funny thing is that when he runs a positive campaign, his Clinton opponents and cronies (the old black “leaders”) call him naive, a “kid” (Bill Clinton), and not living in the real world. How condescending. I hope they keep underestimating him…lol!
248.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
So a black person doesn’t agree with other black people and he is an uncle Tom, STFU half ya’ll have no idea what you talking about and you will all regret it.
249.
T*Mobile
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
OBAMA SUPPORTERS WATCH THIS VIDEO:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=fP0ckQWixqs
250.
the floacist
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
JYGALO
Bill Clinton has a great relationship with black people because he may have fucked a few sistas and has a house in Harlem? I’m so over that shit. He was on Arsenio Hall playing the saxophone, maybe we should add that to his credentials.
“Huh?”
Your username is right. Did you even read the article? LOL. Its about Bob Johnson and his comments on Obama and Clinton.
…and you’re saying Obama is bring race into this?
LMAO sit down with your non reading comprehension ass.
Mark
Please tell me why you’re ASSuming that EVERY black person who is voting for Obama is because he is black? No doubt that there are people who will, but saying it like the way you did was stupid.
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JUDAH
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@Yusef X
I’m only interested in the “conspiratorial” aspects of these “elections”, and current events in general, as they relate to biblical prophecy. I personally don’t believe in happenstance. I believe that things happen for a reason at all times and that any and all people in power maintain their power through the coordination of events and the misleading of the people that they rule over. It honestly makes me laugh when people use the term “conspiracy” for the simple fact that “to conspire” simply means to have a group of people come to an agreement and work together to fulfill their common goal. I mean honestly, what would one call the “European Union”, but an organization built and bent on the maintained dominance of the caucasian over the other races. The “U.N. meetings” are nothing but get togethers where the leaders of the other races are given their marching orders. If they get rebellious, they get bombed after a year of propaganda in the white man’s media. The connotation of the word “conspiracy” is something that is not the thought process of the masses and an ideology or doctrine that cannot be corroborated or proven. By that connotative definition, it’s a “conspiracy” that Iraq had weapons of mass destruction, but American people still say “God Bless America”, lol. When you have the knowledge of how wicked these people are, but you are not humble enough to deal with the Most High, insanity is right around the corner. No disrespect to you, but I’ve never seen a black man that calls himself “Yusef X”, that so willfully engulfs himself in this political system, let alone be a shill for a diversion like Ron Paul. You come off like a bugged out white man desperate to save the last inkling of your empire, lol. If you are a black man, brother, you need to raise your level of thinking to include the Most High. You have a muslim name as your screen name, but I’ve never seen or read you cite the Koran or anything of relevance to what you project yourself to represent, other than your insistent stomping for a man that you know damn well will not win the upcoming election.
@Bill
Yes, Hillary Clinton does have the spirit of a Jezebel, but beyond that she has the spirit of Satan. The people that lead this world gather their power through subterfuge, not being upright and upfront, so what does one really expect?
252.
WOW!!!
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
YOU ALL HAVE AN AWESOME AND THOUGT PROVOKING DIALOGUE GOING
253.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
CLEARMINDED said:
@243. Again, very interesting. Thanks for the input.
I’m just happy that thus far Obama has run a positive, uplifting campaign. His democratic opponent is a woman, yet he has made no veiled, underhanded sexist remarks of the type that Clinton and her camp have made in regards to race. He has stayed far from the whole subject even when (like Edwards) he could have taken a pot shot when Hillary teared up in New Hampshire. When the press pushed him for a sound bite, he refused the temptation and said he didn’t have a comment on it other than that the process is tiring for all the candidates.
I admire that type of class. The funny thing is that when he runs a positive campaign, his Clinton opponents and cronies (the old black “leaders”) call him naive, a “kid” (Bill Clinton), and not living in the real world. How condescending. I hope they keep underestimating him…lol!
Bill Said :
I cosign 101%….
That’s why I switched my allegiances FROM Hillary Clinton to Barack Obama
Hillary Clinton is running a VERY DIRTY CAMPAIGN…
I don’t like her spirit.
now we are seeing the evil side of her.
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Cmeez
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@ Judah
Did you read my post?
255.
duttyboy
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Bob Johnson is not important to the black community. He’s one of Bill and Hillary’s lap dogs who they kept on payroll during there time in DC. I can’t belive he has the nuts to talk trash about someone when the network he started has done nothing to uplift the black communitty get off Hill’s dick she is not going to appoint you to any post she will be the Demz version of G-Dub the country really does not need that.
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bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Judah said:
Yes, Hillary Clinton does have the spirit of a Jezebel, but beyond that she has the spirit of Satan. The people that lead this world gather their power through subterfuge, not being upright and upfront, so what does one really expect?
Bill Said:
Thank you for confirming what I discerned.
257.
YES, AMEN!!!!
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@clearminded
I like Obamas swagger too. We are the ones who are supposed to be acting like thugs?????
I think they are underestimating him too, I did hear him say on the Tyra banks show that he would not do anything to get elected and I was impressed by that statement then.
@HUH Do you remember Jena 6, well watch us now. This affects our genration and we ain’t going to take this like this. I know I am not. I had no idea whom I was going to support but he has a campaing office in the city where I live and be volunteering going tomorrow at my lunch to sign up. BELIEVE THIS!!!!!!
Anybody with me!!!!!!!
THANKS CONCRETELOOP…….KEEP THE INFO COMING…….AND KEEP THIS POSTED. I WONDER IF CNN AND MSNBC READING THESE COMMENTS WITH THEIR SMART SELVES……AND GUESS WHAT YOU GUYS A LOT OF WHITE FOLKS DON”T LIKE HILLARY’S MESS…….SOME ON MY JOB CALL HER EVIL.
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bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Cmeez & Judah, did you read this (posted by the new riter here on ConcreteLoop J.Dakbar).
It’s listed in that post about 50 cent on steroids.
Cmeez, maybo you can find all the books your looking for on either
Cushcity.com or MosaicBooks.com (I found Ancient & Modern Britons on Amazon)
“Three Largest Black Book Sites Join Forces to Promote Black Literature
AALBC.com, Cushcity.com and MosaicBooks.com, the three largest and most established web sites focusing on black literature, announced today that they have joined forces to offer comprehensive online book promotion options to self-published authors and small publishing firms.
Together, the three web sites have over 30 years of combined online presence and over 4 million page views per month. Each site brings different strengths to the venture.
AALBC.com, founded by Troy Johnson of Harlem, N.Y. in 1998, is now the largest website dedicated to promoting books by and about African Americans.
Cushcity.com, co-founded by Willie and Gwen Richardson of Houston, Tex. in 1998, is the world’s largest African-American Internet retailer with over 20,000 products online, including books, DVDs, Greek products, calendars and art.
MosaicBooks.com, founded by Ron Kavanaugh of the Bronx, NY, in 1996, was the first site created to showcase African-American literature. It recently celebrated its 10th anniversary online.
“This effort brings unprecedented exposure to millions of African-American book readers worldwide,” says Johnson. “I am pleased to work with Cushcity and MosaicBooks to bring African-American authors and consumers together.”
The three sites will initially offer self-published authors and small presses simultaneous, prominent placement on each of the three sites’ home pages. There are also plans to expand these coordinated services in the future to include e-blasts and other marketing opportunities for authors.
The announcement comes on the heels of recent news reports highlighting the growth in the number of African-American titles published annually and the resultant increase in book sales revenue. Based upon book sales figures for 2006 released by the American Association of Publishers, African Americans spend about $1 billion of the estimated $24 billion spent in the U.S. annually on books”
Posted by: J. Dakar
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@249
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
WE SAW THE VIDEO AND LIKE OBAMA WE AIN”T SCARED….IT”S NOT OVER UNTIL GOD SAYS ITS OVER……OBAMAS NOT AFRAID AND NEITHER ARE WE AND SINCE THEY SAY THAT ENDORSEMENTS DON”T COUNT IN REGARDS TO MR.OBAMA THEN WE WILL APPLY THAT HERE AND IF HILLARY AND BILL HAD THIS IN THE BAG WHY SHE SITTING THERE ON THAT PICTURE IN A WAY LIKE NEVER BEFORE TRYING TO PIMP BLACK FOLK???????? PEOPLE WHOM SHE HAS NOTHING IN COMMON WITH AND REALLY KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT SHE WAS JSUT THERE TO FOR SELF-SEVING REASONS IN IN SHE AND BILS OWN BEST INTEREST BELIEVE THAT. THANKS FOR THE INFO…BUT WE AIN’T SCARRED!!!!!
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dontuwishuwasballin
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
bob johnson-that old hag needs to shut the fuck up. you’ve been on this earth for what now-like 95 years,and you dont know that people make mistakes. think about the dumb shit you just said.you sound so ignorant!
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CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@253 (BILL)
My mother has had a long dislike for Hillary Clinton and I always disagreed with her. i was all set to vote for Hillary if Barack lost, because 1) I didn’t have a hugely negative view of her and 2) I thought a democrat, any democrat, would be better than a republican at this point.
But now I don’t know what Hillary could do to get my vote. I’d rather abstain or cross party lines. My mother always said to watch out for certain white liberals because sometimes they can be more racist than the KKK — just slicker with it. I’m starting to see the veiled insults and I hate the condescension. Reminds me of the kids I went to school with — all smiles until I started kicking their butts with my grades, LOL.
262.
Yusef X
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@ judah
My last name is green, but I ignore it and put and X in its place for online purpose.
Im not muslim,Im not in the nation of gods and earths. I dont understand how ron paul is a diversion as you say, especially when He calls the UN and NATO things similar to what you have said. Its a body of domination, of course, he leaves the racial conotations out of it since he is white. The “great 8″ as theyre called, have veto power over all nations. Theyre all western/zionist nations. I think behind race. you know ron paul is right and exact.
If you want to compare and contrast conspiracies to the bible. I think you know obama is probrably the anti christ
263.
Meat
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
239. Pastor M. Samuels of Raleigh,N.C.
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Praise the Lord Pastor!!! Great points about the church and state! I guess its true that everyone sitting in the pews are not God’s children! And yes, the “Lord said His house was to be called house of prayer.” But, people try to turn it into a den of theives! Thankfully, He said the gates of hell would not prevail!
I’m glad you mentioned Obamas beliefs, because the southern states are gonna play a big role in this election! And, you know how the belt is in the south! Southerners have the gift of “knowing”! That’s why it was so easy for MLK to cut right to the chase and appeal to the core of southern whites!
As you visit this site, you will discover that there are people from all walks of life. Please don’t get offended by some of the “Judases and Jezebels” who spread their brand of confusion and “use God’s word to minipulate, decieve and hurt people God created.”
Again, I say greetings, honor and respect to you!
264.
Traci
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
I’m disturbed by a line of argument developing in some of the comments that seeks to discredit black voters who vote for Obama “just because he’s black.” Let’s tease this one out shall we?
A white person who votes for Clinton or Edwards or any of the Republican candidates would never be accused of voting just because the person is white. A candidate appeals to a group of voters cause they seem to have their best interests at mind. Whatever a white person might decide is a reasonable factor for a candidate taking care of their interests would never be mistaken as a white person simply voting for a white person because they’re white. And yet white people vote for white candidates all the time.
However, when a woman votes for Hilary, or a black person votes for Barack then and only then does a line of argument of this nature ever come up. Why is that? Some people vote for Democrats just cause they’re Democrats. Is that also wrong? Some people vote for candidates because they come from their state. Others may decide upon a candidate cause that person just happened to show up at their local church or attended an event of an organization they support.
The fact is that there are a myriad of reasons that a person may base his allegiance on any candidate. These reasons are quite various, sometimes slanted to personal biases, and often considerate of a number of different factors, but sometimes not. I think the real WRONG here is to deny anyone the privilege to base their vote on ANY reason or reasons at all even if these reasons don’t seem logical, significant or reasonable to you. There will always be some voters who base their decisions on more factual, well-thought out, objective reasons and others who will be motivated by more subjective, emotional or even spontaneous reasons. Everyone has the right to vote for whatever reason in whatever manner they decide and because of that I think it is unfair to ever say, “It is wrong to vote for… just because…” You fill in the blank.
265.
@260
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
The dumb part was he said in his book….DUH…so it was already out there Obama had already told it.
Stupid!!!!!! I hope a bunch of folks went to buy the book…..you feel me.
266.
JUDAH
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@227
You’re not going to find that book because that book contains our REAL history. You must go onto Amazon.com. Bookstores like Barnes&Noble are weak. They have that “afro-centric” stuff which is meant to purposefully throw our people off with false pride built from false history. That book, Ancient & Modern Britons is essential though, both vol. 1&2 for you and any black person who is serious about understanding our true history. Mind you, it was written by a white man in 1885. It goes into detail on the origins of the so-called “germanic tribes”, i.e. the Vikings, Huns, Scythians, Franks, Goths, etc. and how they were negroes. That is important information because it was these people that eventually conquered the Romans and took over Europe. Next time you watch a football game, if you watch football, notice the mascot on the Minnesota Vikings helmet. The white man depicts the emblem as a caucasian man but he has braids coming down the sides, lol. The term “blackmail” comes from when the Vikings would conquer a town and extort them or make them pay tribute. The people would say that they had to deliver the “mail” to the “black men”. The white man mocks this time period in European history by calling it the “Dark Age”, which is a play on words because this is when the blacks ruled. All those kings, queens, and princes of the medieval period were the blacks while the white man was reduced to what is known in the white man’s HIS-tory books as the peasants, serfs, and slavs (which is the genesis of the term slave). Look up Slav and see what it means. Note that when the white man came back into power he refers to it in his books as the “Renaissance” or rebirth of Greco-Roman ideals.
J.A.Rogers is also excellent and you should read “Nature Knows No Color-Line”, “Sex and Race” (all three volumes) which tell you with empirical proof that Beethoven and Franz Joseph Hadyn were black men, and “Africa’s Gift to America”. Those are very good starts.
267.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
http://www.cushcity.com/main.htm
http://mosaicbooks.com/
268.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
As I said before ya’ll know good damn and well if Obama was a white man you would not be voting for him and not be defending him like this, so don’t tell me this bullshit that it is not about race because it is.
I’m a proud black woman and I will vote for who is BEST FOR THE JOB and Obama is not best for the job.
It’s people like to you that are setting us back and not moving us forward. REVERSE RACISM.
269.
@BILL
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
YOU DO KNOW WHAT WE NEED TO DO ABOUT THAT SPIRIT DON”T YOU BECAUSE WE DON”T WAR AGAINST FLESH AND BLOOD BUT AGAINST PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS AND SPIRITUAL WICKEDNESS IN THE HEAVENLIES. IN THE NAME JESUS. AMEN
270.
CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Great post #264 (Traci)!
271.
gaydar
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Hilary gets MY vote. Love her.
Obama sounds too much like a terrorist. Plus I don’t know jack about him. Just cause he’s black don’e mean we should vote for him with his reefer lips.
272.
@HUH
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
I agree with 250 FLOACIST your user name is right, thanks for the input!!!
273.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@261 Clearminded
It’s a funny thing
I was all for Hillary Clinton up until about 2/3 weeks ago.
I was laying in bed, late @ night about 2:30 - 3:00 in the morning watching a clip of her giving a speech on TV.
I immediatly had a dislike for her at that time while she was giving this speech.
She was speaking to a group of Black People, and her entire facial expression, the tone of her voice, her vocal cadence had changed.
it’s almost like she was trying to talk “black” for the negro people watching her.
If there’s one thing in this world I can’t stand, it is a phony white person.
Mark my words.
Listen when Hillary Clinton gives a speech to a group of Black People.
If I close my eyes, I can hear my 6th Grade Teacher (who was caucasian) trying to be down with the black folks by talking black.
I didn’t like it then
and I don’t like it now…..
I just don’t trust caucasians that switch up personalities depending on who they are speaking to.
274.
@GAYDAR
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
THE COMMENT YOU MADE LETS US KNOW YOU WERE NOT GOING TO VOTE FOR OBAMA ANYWAY……..HILLARY AND BILL ACT AND SOUND LIKE TEAM DESTRUCTO!!!!!!
LIKE TRACI SAID VOTE FOR WHOM YOU CHOOSE BUT PLEASE DON”T JOIN BILL AND HILLARY HERE WITH THE OBAMA BASHING WE AI”T FEELING YOU
275.
dats_da_truth
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Judah…I have read the book, “Nature Knows no color line”…and I agree with many of the things you’ve said.
The Rockefellers, the Rothschilds but also the Morgans and other powerful rulling families rule this world. The Illuminati have established worldwide networks which have essentially made up a secret government on this planet. These networks include the Trilateral Commission, the Council of Foreign Relations and the Bilderberg [or Bilderberger] Group. These organizations are Illuminati front organizations and make up a world secret government, completely undemocratic and fascist and support super capitalism.
In fact the Illuminati own 97 per cent of all the western capital assets and thus control the Military-Industrial-Entertainment Complex of the Western world. The evil international media baron Rupert Murdoch is bankrolled by Chase Manhattan which is owned by the Rockefeller family who also owns the biggest company in the world, Exxon Oil. The Bush family is, of course, intimately linked to the Illuminati through years of deals and negotiations. The Bush Administration’s drive into Iraq is mainly the work of the Illuminati.
But, Judah…with all that said…I believe people are becoming more aware…people are becoming more knowledgeable…with that, change is inevitable.
276.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Obama is just as fake as Hillary, I was watching him give a speech in South Carolina and his accent all of sudden changed dramatically he even tried to use slang, I have never heard him sound like that before.
And still no one answers me about if Obama was black, because we all know the answer to that, HELL NO YOU WON’T VOTE FOR HIM.
Look at the damn issues Hillary and Obama are damn near the same exact thing on the issues, they sound like clones.
EDWARDS 08 FOR A REAL CHANGE!
277.
CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@273 (BILL)
It wasn’t the “I’s Don’t Feel No Wayz Tiiii-yeeerd” speech was it?!?! That was a travesty….LOL! And of course some of our folks were behind her clapping, laughing, stomping and cutting up. SMDH.
278.
dats_da_truth
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Every year, the Bilderbergers hold a super private meeting. I believe a few years ago, it was held somewhere in Canada. Admitted to those meetings are the heads of states, prime ministers, queens, and top senators of the world. It was reported, Hilliary Clinton was one of the attendees at this meeting, along with Tony Blair, and the current Canadian Prime minister. It was said, these meetings were striclty for the appointment of New Presidents, and Prime ministers.
If this holds true, then Hillary Clinton will be the next President Elect….
279.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
CLEARMINDED said:
@273 (BILL)
It wasn’t the “I’s Don’t Feel No Wayz Tiiii-yeeerd” speech was it?!?! That was a travesty….LOL! And of course some of our folks were behind her clapping, laughing, stomping and cutting up. SMDH.
Bill Said:
Yeah, that’s it.
Those silly negro got her all hyped up, cause she though she was preaching.
I was so disgusted with her at that point, I turned off the tv & went into the kitchen to fry me some catfish & grits…
280.
CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@ BILL
Not the catfish and grits! LOL!!!!!!!
281.
da truth
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@ gaydar
OMG….u r tooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo funny. u want to know something about him how bout checkin out http://www.barackobama.com or read one of his books or pick up a mag..or go to barnes and noble and ask the clerk to point u toward the Obama books and she will show u at least 2 written by him and numerous written by other people.
On another note…if you are not going to vote for OBAMA fine…your choice…but just dont ASSume that everyone voting for him just doing it because he is black. Most of Obamas backing comes from young EDUCATED people…..EDUCATED being the key word!!! Its a shame that black people think other black people are like the ones on BET shaking their tails…showing grills and just a puppet and they do what they are told. No there are tooooo many HBCU’s for black people not to be educated and I believe the people who are voting for OBAMA has looked at the facts and listened to his speeches. But anyway Imma be Baracking the VOTE and Im proud pretty Darn proud of being a OBAMA supporter. Jump on the Clinton bandwagon but dont try to make me feel like im a dummy because Im supporting MR OBAMA!!!!
282.
Yusef X
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
well its not super private they have leakers in there
This year they discussed whether or not they should kill ron paul.
David rockerfeller flew to japan in novermber because the asian secret society which is much deeper than the illuminati. Well they Rockerfeller that they dont like the eugenics campaign against non whites and will kill all illuminati families tif they continue war, assasinate peace candidates in the west.
283.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08 VOTE EDWARDS 08
VOTE FOR THE RIGHT PERSON FOR THE JOB (EDWARDS) AND DON’T VOTE ON STUPID SHIT LIKE RACE AND GENDER LIKE MOST OF YOU IDIOTS WILL VOTE ON.
284.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
huh? said:
Obama is just as fake as Hillary, I was watching him give a speech in South Carolina and his accent all of sudden changed dramatically he even tried to use slang, I have never heard him sound like that before.
And still no one answers me about if Obama was black, because we all know the answer to that, HELL NO YOU WON’T VOTE FOR HIM.
Bill Said:
Excuse me miss,
no disrespect to you but,
ConcreteLoop is a Black Website…….
OF COURSE we are going to have an Affinity For Barack Obama.
Sure, we like him because He’s a Black Man
He makes me proud everytime he speaks….
But that’s not the only reason we like him
We like his views & his issues.
Plus
He makes us look good.
I haven’t felt this proud of a Black Man
since Muhammed Ali, Reggie Jackson or Michael Jordan were active
* Muhammed Ali & Reggie Jackson were my hero’s
I had their posters on my bedroom wall as a child, and I would get into a fight with anyone who said anything bad about them.
I watched this documentary on Barack Obama on BET Last week, and I swear my heart started to beat fast.
This well educated, well spoken Black Man may actually will the presidency.
I never though I would see that in my lifetime.
I am so godly proud of Barack Obama.
285.
CLEARMINDED
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
@281 (Da Truth) and @282 (Bill) — Great Posts! Hear, Hear!
286.
MW09
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Well. what would you expect from Bob Johnson THE FOUNDER OF BLACK EXPLOITATION TELEVISION!!!!!!!! Bob was supposed to be her “black puppet” to get her votes and tarnish Obama’s name but it’s only ruined HER credibility in the process. OBAMA ‘08
287.
the floacist
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
“huh?” are you serious?
288.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Traci said:
I’m disturbed by a line of argument developing in some of the comments that seeks to discredit black voters who vote for Obama “just because he’s black.” Let’s tease this one out shall we?
A white person who votes for Clinton or Edwards or any of the Republican candidates would never be accused of voting just because the person is white. A candidate appeals to a group of voters cause they seem to have their best interests at mind. Whatever a white person might decide is a reasonable factor for a candidate taking care of their interests would never be mistaken as a white person simply voting for a white person because they’re white. And yet white people vote for white candidates all the time.
However, when a woman votes for Hilary, or a black person votes for Barack then and only then does a line of argument of this nature ever come up. Why is that? Some people vote for Democrats just cause they’re Democrats. Is that also wrong? Some people vote for candidates because they come from their state. Others may decide upon a candidate cause that person just happened to show up at their local church or attended an event of an organization they support.
The fact is that there are a myriad of reasons that a person may base his allegiance on any candidate. These reasons are quite various, sometimes slanted to personal biases, and often considerate of a number of different factors, but sometimes not. I think the real WRONG here is to deny anyone the privilege to base their vote on ANY reason or reasons at all even if these reasons don’t seem logical, significant or reasonable to you. There will always be some voters who base their decisions on more factual, well-thought out, objective reasons and others who will be motivated by more subjective, emotional or even spontaneous reasons. Everyone has the right to vote for whatever reason in whatever manner they decide and because of that I think it is unfair to ever say, “It is wrong to vote for… just because…” You fill in the blank.
Bill Said:
I want Traci to be my new Internet Girlfriend, cause she is the bomb.
Traci I cosign 101%
289.
mobstress
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
I CANT BE THE ONLY ONE TO SEE THIS…………………….WHY IS IT THAT EVERYTIME SOMEONE IS ACCUSED OF BEING RACIALLY INSENSITIVE THEY GO GET A BLACK PERSON TO DEFEND THEM.DOESNT THAT MAKE THEM LOOK EVEN WORST? WHEN KANYE SAID BUSH DOESNT LIKE BLACKS, CONDI HOPED HER ASS ON THE PULPIT TO SAY THAT SHE IS PFFENED BECAUSE SHE IS BLACK……….NOW HILARY SLIPPED UP (NOT THAT I WAS OFFENDED JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS THAT MAKE YOU SAY UUUMMM!) THERE THEY GO THROWING A BLACK MAN TO THE FIRE. BOB J DUMB ASS FELL FOR IT…..THE CLINTONS HAVE DONE ALOT IN OUR COMMUNITIES, BUT COULD THAT BE BECAUSE THEY NEED US? NO COUNTRY TOWN REDNECKS ARE GONNA VOTE FOR A CLINTON! WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME SOMEONE CAMPAIGNED IN A BLACK COMMUNITY? NOW THAT OBAMA IS IN THE RACE, CLINTONS FEEL THE NEED TO REMIND US HOW MUCH THEYVE DONE FOR US. WE DONT OWE THEM ANYTHING…..IF ANYTHING WE OWE THEM THE COMFORT OF KNOWING WE CAN MAKE OUR OWN DAMN DECISIONS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! OBAMA 08
290.
[L.Liyah]
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Okay, i dont think that a black person should just support another black person just because they are the same race. Support them cause there presidental material. I support Obama 100% because i see that he could be a good president, especially since I heard her lil racists comment about Martin Luther King recently (which was UNCALLED FOR). I’m disaponted that he supports her after she clowned black people on NATIONAL TELEVISION. Bob Johnson didnt have to support Obama but he did not have to slander his name, what a coward! White people are probably laughing at this fool. This upsets me.
Futher more, how u gonna sell BET to a white man!? ugh….shall i saw the word to describe him?
291.
bill
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
If Hillary Spoke In Front Of Gays Would She Lisp? (excerpts of the famous I don’t feel noways tired speech)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zotg92j0U6I
292.
J. Dakar
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
#216: Considering that McCain is the more appealing candidate when compared to Romney and Guiliani, and the fact that he’s spent more than any other candidate ($28.6M) behind Romney ($53.6M) and Guiliani ($30.6M), I’m not too surprised. He’s considered the most liberal of all the conservatives and was recently quoted as saying that, “There have been times where I put the country ahead of my party, and I will continue to do that as president of the United States.” That statement/sentiment really says a lot, whether rhetoric or reality.
Peace and blessings,
J. Dakar
293.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
SMH @ HOW MANY PEOPLE DECIDE TO POST WHEN THEIR SAVIOR OBAMA IS CRITICIZED STFU.
294.
Lil D's Grandmother
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Just now I heard Chris Matthews on Hardball call Bob Johnson “brilliant” because he is a billionaire. Does this mean M.L.King, Jr. and Malcolm X were fools because they died (for all practical purposes) broke?
Both Matthews and Johnson (an honorary white racist given his BET exploitation of Black youth) underestimate the intelligence of Black folks, Matthews because he keeps mining a “non-story,” and Johnson because he expects us to believe he wasn’t referring to Obama’s youthful flirtation with cocaine.
We’re smart enough to know that Hilliary and Bill were not dissing M.L.King, and we didn’t need johnson to explain what they meant. We’re also smart enough not to vote for Hilliary because she’s a woman or Barack because he’s Black.
For the first time, we Black people have a real choice when we vote. I haven’t decided between Hilliary and Obama yet. But, I can guarantee you this: my decision won’t be based on television talking heads or stupid remarks made by either of their supporters, it’ll be based on who best addresses issues of importance to my family, my community, and me as a citizen of the world.
295.
ThinkAboutIt
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Bob Johnson may claim he wasn’t referring to Obama’s admitted drug use, and maybe he wasn’t, but they played him like a pawn on this one.. that’s exactly what has happened. To often money distorts people — and if nothing else, he needed to understand that the Clinton camp needed a prominent Black person to parade out - esp. after Obama rec’d Kerry’s nomination.
They needed a brother to lead the parade, and Bob Johnson got played as the Grand Marshall…..
These candidates need to focus on the issues.. period. If you spending all of your time and $$$ talking about your opponent is, you’re really just exposing your faults.
296.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
This is for those of us who know Barack Obama for who he really is: A two-faced and extremely partisan opportunist.
He was made popular for one reason and one reason only. That being a speech in which he gave lip support to bipartisanship, but Obama himself is anything but bipartisan.
His voting record is party line democrat on the issues that really count. The misinformation about this man is a travesty and this group is for those people who wish to right this wrong.
So the next time you see some pretentious jerk flaunting an “Obama for President” sticker, let them know the truth. Someone has to do it.
ATTENTION ALL CHICAGO OR COOK COUNTY RESIDENTS:
BARACK OBAMA PUBLICLY ENDORSED TODD STROGER for the 2006 elections, a man who the public DID NOT EVEN VOTE FOR during the primaries, and who has already been tied with scandal since he took office as the Cook County Board president.
HE HAS ALSO ENDORSED MAYOR RICHARD M. DALEY FOR REELECTION, A MAN WHOSE NAME IS SYNONYMOUS WITH MUNICIPAL CORRUPTION.
If you think that Obama will stand up to corrupt politicians, THINK TWICE. He has already proven to be a sheep to the Chicago Democrat Machine, and that is nothing compared to the Wahington Beltway.
He is a democrat tool, not the independent “bipartisan” fresh face that he pretends to be.
All I ask is that you think about what you value, look up what and who Obama supports and think: Will he uphold the kind of government you deserve?
297.
mookie
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
hes a hater!
298.
huh?
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
The Obama campaign recently prepared a detailed memo, obtained by the Huffington Post and made public elsewhere, listing various instances in which it perceived the Clinton’s campaign to have deliberately played the race card in the Democratic primary.
The memo, which can be found below, is organized around five incidents in which either Clinton, her husband Bill, or campaign surrogates, are said to have made comments that could be interpreted as racially insensitive.
SHUCK AND JIVE
Clinton Supporter Andrew Cuomo, Referring To Obama, Said “You Can’t Shuck
And Jive At A Press Conference. All Those Moves You Can Make With The Press
Don’t Work When You’re In Someone’s Living Room.” Clinton-supporting New
York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo said the thing that’s great about New
Hampshire is that you have to go out and meet people rather than “shuck and
jive” through press conferences there. Cuomo said of New Hampshire on an
Albany radio station: “It’s not a TV-crazed race. Frankly, you can’t buy
your way into it. You can’t shuck and jive at a press conference. All those
moves you can make with the press don’t work when you’re in someone’s living
room.” [Newsday, 1/11/08]
MARTIN LUTHER KING / LYNDON JOHNSON COMPARISON
Clinton, Criticizing Obama For Promising “False Hope” Said That While MLK
Jr. Spoke On Behalf Of Civil Rights, President Lyndon Johnson Was The One
Who Got Legislation Passed: “It Took A President To Get It Done.” Clinton
rejoined the running argument over hope and “false hope” in an interview in
Dover this afternoon, reminding Fox’s Major Garrett that while Martin Luther
King Jr. spoke on behalf of civil rights, President Lyndon Johnson was the
one who got the legislation passed. Hillary was asked about Obama’s
rejoinder that there’s something vaguely un-American about dismissing hopes
as false, and that it doesn’t jibe with the careers of figures like John F.
Kennedy and King. “Dr. King’s dream began to be realized when President
Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act,” Clinton said. “It took a president to
get it done.” [Politico, 1/7/08; Video]
Clinton Introducer Said JFK Gave Hope, But Was Assassinated. Clinton
introducer: “If you look back, some people have been comparing one of the
other candidates to JFK and he was a wonderful leader, he gave us a lot of
hope but he was assassinated and Lyndon Baines Johnson actually did all his
work and got the republicans to pass all those measures.” [HRC, Dover, NH,
1/7/08] AUDIO ATTACHED
NELSON MANDELA
Bill Clinton Implied Hillary Clinton Is Stronger Than Nelson Mandela. “I
have been blessed in my life to know some of the greatest figures of the
last hundred years. [...] I go to Nelson Mandela’s birthday party every year
and we’re still very close. [...] But if you said to me, ‘You’ve got one last
job for your country but it’s hazardous and you may not get out with life
and limb intact and you have to do it alone except I’ll let you take one
other person, and I had to pick one person whom I knew who would never
blink, who would never turn back, who would make great decisions [...] I would
pick Hillary.’” [ABC News, 1/7/08; Audio]
DRUG USE
Clinton’s NH Campaign Chair Raised The Youthful Drug Use Of Obama And Said
It Would “Open The Door To Further Queries On The Matter.” Clinton’s
Campaign Issued A Statement Distancing Themselves From Shaheen’s Comments
And Shaheen Issued A Statement Saying That He “Deeply Regret[s] The
Comments.” The Democratic presidential race took on a decidedly nasty and
personal turn, with the New Hampshire co-chair for Clinton, raising the
youthful drug use of Obama. Shaheen said Obama’s having been so open — as
opposed to then-Gov. George W. Bush, who refused to detail his past drug use
during his 2000 presidential campaign — will “open the door to further
queries on the matter. It’ll be, ‘When was the last time? Did you ever give
drugs to anyone? Did you sell them to anyone?’” Shaheen said. “There are so
many openings for Republican dirty tricks. It’s hard to overcome.” By the
end of the day, Clinton campaign spokesman Phil Singer had issued a
statement asserting that “these comments were not authorized or condoned by
the campaign in any way.” And Shaheen himself issued a statement: “I deeply
regret the comments I made today and they were not authorized by the
campaign in any way.” [ABC News, 12/12/07]
Mark Penn, In Trying To Defend His Campaign Over Bill Shaheen’s Obama Drug
Use Comments, Used The Word “Cocaine,” Drawing A Rebuke From Edwards Adviser
Joe Trippi. Mark Penn, defending the Clinton campaign in light of Bill
Shaheen’s comments about Obama’s drug use, repeatedly referenced Obama’s
cocaine use. Edwards adviser Joe Trippi accused Penn of dropping the word
“cocaine” deliberately. Mark Penn said “Well, I think we have made clear
that the — the issue related to cocaine use is not something that the
campaign was in any way raising. And I think that has been made clear. I
think this kindergarten thing was a joke after Senator.” Joe Trippie
responded and said “I think he just did it again. He just did it again. …
This guy’s been filibustering on this. He just said cocaine again.”
[Politico, 12/13/07; Video]
FAIRY TALE
Donna Brazile Lashed Into Bill Clinton For Comparing Obama To A “Fairy Tale”
And Said “It’s An Insult… As An African-American” And That His Tone And
Words Are “Very Depressing.” Donna Brazile lit into Bill Clinton over his
insulting comments of Obama, where he called him a “fairy tale” and said “I
could understand his frustration at this moment. But, look, he shouldn’t
take out all his pain on Barack Obama. It’s time that they regroup. Figure
out what Hillary needs to do to get her campaign back on track. It sounds
like sour grapes coming from the former commander in chief. Someone that
many Democrats hold in high esteem. For him to go after Obama, using a fairy
tale, calling him as he did last week. It’s an insult. And I will tell you,
as an African-American, I find his tone and his words to be very depressing.
… I think his tone, I think calling Barack Obama a kid, he is a United
States senator.” [Politico, 1/8/08]
PROOF THAT OBAMA’S CAMP WAS BEHIND THE RACE ISSUE BECOMING AN ISSUE, HIS WIFE ALSO STARTED IT WITH HER COMMENTS.
HE IS FAKE HE DECIDES TO BRING RACE INTO THE CAMPAIGN WHEN SOUTH CAROLINA VOTERS MAKE A DECISION IN A COUPLE OF DAYS.
VOTE FOR SOMEONE HONEST, EDWARDS 08
299.
Ms. AKA
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Its amazing. Pat Mc Cory the Mayor of Charlotte (a white mayor) did not want Bob Johnson to bring a basketball team to Charlotte- The Bobcats. as we all know basketball is so stereotypical because of the association of Black men and basketball. Well, Bob then decided to flaunt his money to pat Mc Cory’s face. Later, Pat Mc Cory accepted it. This is why Bob did not draft any heavy hitters in his team they are all inexpensive inexperience gym rats( except Jason Richardson from Golden State Warriors)…Bob is pathetic…The only reason why Charlotte bobcats got him because Michael Jordan runs the team)…Bob is nothing but a Clarance Thomas… A sellout…
300.
Horse.head.Nebula
Monday, January 14, 2008 /
Clinton smoked.. but ‘didnt inhale’….(yeah, right)
BU(ll)SH(it) AKA Bush was a coke head AND an alcoholic….
and Obama gets it if he tells the TRUTH??
give me a break.
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