Clinton camp hits Obama | Attacks 'painful' for black voters

Many in state offended by criticism of Obama, remarks about King
By WAYNE WASHINGTON - wwashington@thestate.com

Sharp criticism of Barack Obama and other comments about Martin Luther King Jr. — all from people associated with Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign — have generated resentment among some black S.C. voters.

The furor comes just two weeks before those voters will have a significant say in who wins the Jan. 26 primary here.

The Clinton-Obama battle has the potential to become a wrenching divide for black voters. Historically those voters have been strong backers of Bill and Hillary Clinton. But many black voters now are drawn to the prospect of a black man winning the presidency.

Those on both sides say watching the battle unfold in the Palmetto State, where black voters could cast half of the votes in the Democratic primary, won’t be pretty.

“To some of us, it is painful,” said state Sen. Darrell Jackson, a Clinton supporter.

More: http://www.thestate.com/presidential-politics/story/282561.html

Not good for anyone!

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but the divisive mess obama has created there doesnt excuse the systematic smear campaign and race baiting

White candidate Mark Green went uber-nasty with racist literature in many communities, against hispanic runner Fernando Ferrer.

The democratic primary hit a fever pitch in negativity and then calls of voter fraud went mostly unheard.

The dems had the race in the bag, until that all happened. Combined with the depression of 9/11, the voter-turn out for democrats was low, especially among minorities who were very alienated by the campaigning.


Democratic Primary #1: 785,365 votes
Democratic Primary Run-off: 790,019 votes

Mark Green's final votes: 709,268
Bloomberg's Final votes: 744,757

Notice that the vote court for the PRIMARY was way higher than the counts for the dems and also for Bloomberg.

Turn-out was disgracefully low, mostly because of the nasty racist smearing during the primary.

Sound familiar?

but I'm tired of arguing about, so I just sent her another $100 donaton. I'm thinking about putting 10 dollars aside for every smear and every attack, (up to the max I can afford) and send her that amount monthly.

and sent that amount to her, she'd be rolling in dough.

In fact, I am sending her so much money that I am afraid that in the future the party will list me as a large donor target.

After, that's all who she will listen to, those with a check. Give her two million and she might even make you an ambassador!

Anybody else, gotta have that big check! Money talks, dammit!!!

Hillary and her staff are running low on cavier and Dom to feed to Rupert and the AIPAC lobbyists. You can't have them eating like peasants can you?

"MLKjr was great and everything, but it took a president to change the nation"

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That's how many blacks heard it... regardless of how folks want to spin it.

i know she didn't mean it as it came out, but she needs to own up to an irrisponsible statement.

It was clearly a mistake for her to say that and she should apologize just based on the perception of how it came out.

Repuke attack dogs will be at his throat and it won'tbe pretty. If Obama's supporters continue to imply that attacks on Obama are racially as opposed to politically motivated, America is going to another Repuke president.

End of story. Now commence the fake concern.

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can't argue with that.

You Hillarites are making it easier for me and other African Americans to not vote for your candidate.

They don;t give her money so they get no voice. Is that your idea of where our society should be? Don't bother answering, I already know what it is.

Now go wash your white sheet.

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“She’s also a skilled politician,” Obama said, “and she’s run what Washington would call a ‘textbook’ campaign.

But the problem is the textbook itself. It’s a textbook that’s all about winning elections, but says nothing about how to bring the country together to solve problems.

Reminder, Bill ain't running.

Natural from someone that has a slaveowner and Indian murderer as an avatar.

other than he would.

One can see why the Clintons would play such politics, but it is already severely fraying the coalition that has held the Democratic Party together, and it will be impossible to put it back together after this.

I hate to see their smear-fest entering into an even new low..they'd be doing the same to Edwards if he were giving hillary any competion..except they'd have to find a new tactic with John Edwards but I'm sure mark the smear-meister penn could come up with something.

It's not what she said, it's what people feel about what's been said about what she said...
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What she said would seem odd to anyone that has ever held a protest sign.

“Dr King’s dream began to be
realized when President Lyndon
Johnson passed the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
It took a president to get it done.”

Do you think she believes that it was Nixon and not the thousands of protesters marching that actually ended the Vietnam War?

<Do you think she believes that it was Nixon and not the thousands of protesters marching that actually ended the Vietnam War?>

MLK Jr in anything HRC said. Nor was there any disrepect towards Obama in the Bill Clinton speech. If one views the Clinton speech one will come away knowing the term "fairy tale" was directed towards the mediawhores.....And the reference to MLK by HRC was out of respect that MLK brought forth this serious problem facing America and it would take a President to help get this through Congress. MLK made America aware of the race problems in this country and LBJ knew in his heart this was a righteous and the right thing to do.

That dude is a trip. Trust nothing out of his mouth.

If, as she claimed, it took a president to realize MLK's dream, Obama becoming president would be able to turn the dreams into reality.