Clinton Misses MLK March in South Carolina

Clinton Misses MLK March in South Carolina
Share January 21, 2008 10:36 AM

ABC News' Kate Snow and Sunlen Miller Report:
Senator Barack Obama just marched through the streets of Columbia, S.C. with hundreds of people around him.

It was quite a scene - a crush of media, people screaming his name, kids and adults straining to see the Democratic senator from Illinois, shouts of "fired up! Ready to go!"

One sign near the front of the march read "no Clinton dynasty".

Senator Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., had been scheduled to march as well but, much to the delight of Obama staffers, her flight was delayed. She missed the march.

She is scheduled to speak at an event honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. now underway at the Capitol, as is Obama and Senator John Edwards, D-N.C.

But the visual that will be all over local newscasts on this MLK holiday, is one of a joyous Obama, smiling, marching with throngs of supporters - and not a Clinton in sight.

http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2008/01/clinton-misses.html

It was not her fault that she missed the march. Her flight was delayed. And just like you wrote who was happy the Obama staffers. hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm Yep those staffers don't want her to be around because it would take some of Obams thunder from him.

That says it all doesn't it? Screw MLK were here for the politics! :eyes:

ON EDIT: Anybody with a Major in Political Science, worth anything would have avoided this article like the plague.

..from the start tries to make her look bad, as if she did that on purpose...and like a third paragraph in, finally gets to "flight was delayed"...

She missed a perfect opportunity to be disingenuous.

;)

on that token Oscar she got for her acting.

Not using the race card?

Where do you get that the sign was part of his campaign, and not someone simply exercising their 1st Amendment rights during a march on public property? Please tell me you don't think first amendment rights should be shut down in such a situation.

and he's unaware of it, he needs better campaign staff. That's an unnecessary problem just waiting to happen, putting the campaign on defense which is not where they want to be.

Got a link to these "reports"

sign was near the front of the march. Furthermore, campaign staff can't head off every dumb supporter. And for all we know, the staff did ask the supporter to cool it. We just don't know what went on here. In any case, I don't see that this is a big deal- at all.

However, the person with that sign was not deterred by the Secret Service/Security detail. The sign holder had to be an Obama insider.

Missed that. Anyway, I agree with the sentiment.

and he and the media pretend he is taking the high road.

Just like Bush did against Gore and Clinton. Bush had the media backing him too.

:rofl:

but I consider the source.

Minons lol

but all of them are there for the rally.

Another stupid, pointless bashing thread.

It's amazing how clueless they are about their absurd tactics. I'm also starting to believe that Obama is one of the most corrupt politicians in recent times.

bwahahahahahahahhaa

we are gonna need a crane to pull you away from her

White male or latino gay male?

Next week will you be an asian lesbian?

Did you ever see this movie?



Watch it. You might come up with some new ideas.

familiar? Marc Rich? Please. The Clinton really do have a certain history. How about the Presidential library redacted donar list? Hillary's papers? And the hit parade marches on.

And right back at you. Hillary minions have been not only clueless but revolting.

Her supporters should be willing to die for their country in whatever military adventure President Hillary decides to embark in order to reestablish American hegemony in this continent and elsewhere.

Hillary is not a Desmond Tutu!

I hope the good folks of South cCarolina don't take it as a "snub" because it wasn't.




*see,"85 Days: The Last Campaign of Robert Kennedy", by Jules Witcover.

it's as if Clinton missed the march by choice. The media needs to report the news not make it.

but will continue to stumble everywhere else. Let him enjoy his little moment in the sun, okay?

It's probably all downhill from here as most of the other voting groups -- women, hispanics, latinos, older voters, Democrats, as well as some of the black vote -- continue to vote for Hillary state-after-state, primary-after-primary.

that is a racist comment. As a white guy I denounce what you just said.
You are claiming because Obama is African American he can only wins mostly black votes.
You are AS BAD as Hillary's campaign and surrogates. You should be BANNED

I guess I should be banned now.

:D

but lost nearly every other group (hispanics, latinos, women, Democrats, younger) and now the media is expecting him to do well in SC because of the strong african-american community -- comprising nearly half of Democrat voters -- in the State.

Not surprising an Obama supporter would cry racism when I'm just stating facts and voting patterns based on previous races.

Obama will need to step up his inroads into other voting communities and I'm not sure he can do it in the time he has left before Super Tuesday. I think you're aware of this and are afraid of his chances, ergo you want to ban the messenger.

:eyes:

What exactly is the distinction between hispanics and latinos? That's twice that you've listed them as separate groups.

Also, what is your source for the claim that Obama lost among younger voters? The breakouts I saw gave him the lead in that demographic.

Seriously...keep believing the media hype. Most of his campaign workers are white or non black. At the convention center yesterday in SC, almost half the people there were white or non black. I over heard many convos about Clinton/Bush dynasty fatigue. News reporters were interviewing people on camera about who they supported and they started looking for undecideds because most people they spoke with were Obama supporters of all races. Puh-lease. Unless you're here on the ground, you don't have a clue what's really going.

way of intimidating the people.
Obamites have no problem emphasizing that Obama will win the black vote and put him over the top, but when someone else does it, it's "racism". :eyes:

:eyes:

So now your white?

In this thread your a Gay Latino?

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=132&topic_id=3938957#3939455

Will the real gaiilonfong please stand up!

Let's see how long it takes him to become an Obama ex-gay.

One thing I can't stand is a fucking liar!

Good catch Billy.

Just like someone else who got spanked recently. That seems to be the MO of a certain someone's supporters.

Some days I get up, put on m' waitress dress and become Dot. The best darn waitress at Zingo's Cafe on Buck Owens Blvd in Bakersfield.




Can I heat that up for ya, hon?


And other times I'm Clarabelle a beauty shop operator in Baltimore.



Rayleen, I can git it bigger if you want!

Several other newly minted DUers have also had the same thing happen to them...

My own roommate is both white and Latino.

Obama is both white and black.

Get a clue. :eyes:

The gig is up! :rofl:

You don't decide who gets banned, you are just one poster.
Care to guess where you can put your hundred plus "You should..." statements?

He said "I did not have SEXUAL RELATIONS with that woman." The White House correspondents all reported that SEXUAL RELATIONS was defined in the dictionary as intercourse. Bill never told them differently.

If you want to accuse Bill of lying you should be honest yourself and get rid of your signature line.

And we'll talk about stumbling.

Even someone as dim as you can understand that.

Hear me now, and believe me later!

sound good? :hi:

About IA, NH, NV

the annointed one's head? What right have they to choose their own candidate! It's fucking outrageous that they'd do this.

that would merit such a ridiculous, angry, sarcastic response. If you can disprove his 80% black support in NV -- still lost the State, though -- or the media's expectations that he'll carry SC because of the strong african-american turnout they're anticipating, then fine, do.

I was just stating facts and mentioned nothing about them having the "right" to choose their own candidate or being "nasty black voters".

It appears as if you sadly have some issues you need to work through. I would suggest a trained therapist in a private space and not the public forum that is DU for that.

especially from an avowed Obama Supporter!

Wow, I'm surely glad that we are not really guilty of doing what all you Bam-Bam supporters claim we do. I wouldn't like us if we did that, either.

I hope you aren't offended by my nickname. I'm a little tired of hearing "Billary" everywhere, or "Clenis" so, I'm sorta evening the odds. I also like Pollybama, as I believe this really is indicative of his political inexperience. Bam-Bam is indicative of his youth. Honestly, I love them both, so will probably use them interchangeably. Gee, I love politics. Everyone, please feel free to use my nicknames.

You will hear it loud and clear that the only reason Obama won is the Black Vote.
And since other states have a lower Black population, this victory means nothing.

You can bet on it.

Don't blame Hillary for the media always trying to turn the race into a racial spat.

" In New York, Hillary received a "standing ovation" at Harlem's Abyssinian Baptist Church where she spoke about the civil rights movement and economic justice. She also picked up the endorsement of the church’s pastor, Dr. Calvin Butts. "With the right experience comes change," he said. "I have seen first-hand the wisdom, insight and concern she brings in her approach to community development…and economic revitalization."".

on a national scale. More than a few heads turned when that endorsement was made. Makes the black community stop and rethink the racist caricature Obama and his minions have been crafting about her.

Obama probably isn't even aware or maybe he is.. but wants to be elected more than doing the right thing for Blacks. How Reagan and the Republicans disenfranchised black's from attaining Civil Rights:

A few Facts about Reagan's (covert) view of Civil Rights for Blacks:



Several Articles regarding Reagan's destructive policies and how Reaganomics plunged the economy into a deep recession..Obama thinks the Republicans have had the greatest ideas over the last 10-15 yrs. Ask him what drugs he is on now?

6.8.04'GeorgeCurry.com

'Heroification' after Reagan death overlooks legacy of discrimination

as Obama's buddy Tony Rezko is widely known as a slum lord with properties in what was Obama's District considered health hazards and unsafe for anyone to live in. Needless to say, Obama did nothing about it as State Senator and still took tons of money from Rezko for his Senate Campaign.

To be precise, Rezko said he didn't have the money to pay for the tenants "heat" during a bitter cold Chicago winter, but he had thousand to donate to Obama's campaign and fundraiser. Worse, Obama did NOTHING to get help for these people...'emergency heating assistance'... zero, zilch, nada.

While Obama was comfortable in his well heated home. The people in his district who elected him to the Senate, sat huddled in their freezing sub-standard apartments in one of the coldest Chicago winters in memory...receiving not an iota of help from Senator Obama.

He is not my kind of guy!

I dare say, Teddy Kennedy knowing this, would never affix his name to an endorsement of Obama.

It sounds like she already missed it.

I'm still catching up from last night! :silly:

please save your outrage for the assholes who won`t stop funding this war

i don`t care who it is..80 billion or what ever it is for the war...and then dumb ass wants 140 billion to give..loan us, so we can go buy stuff...

Since she supported Goldwater, who was actively against Martin Luther King, it would be consistent with her "record".

wow.

shouldn't be surprised when others bring up Obama's drug use.

Hillary? Seriously?? Try something a bit more relevant and perhaps you wont sound so insipid.

Some of us grow as we age, some don't. Do not pick on somebody for what they did years and years ago. It's just silly.

Holy hell, she must have been pissed.

I found an interesting site with a compilation of some "personal" Hillary quotes. Let's just say that I wouldn't want to piss her off. *shudder*

she doesn't fly Southwest.

Nevertheless, someone is in tears...

she's not the dragon-lady some people here make her out to be.

Rumor is she has a penchant for hurling lamps.

That was another right wing smear job.

so sad

too sad..

Let's hear that victory speech again...

the airport can hold you on the ground for as long as they need (air traffic, weather, etc). Not her fault.

Person #1: "There's Obama!!!...Hey Barack!!!" <smiles and waves excitedly as he passes by>

Person #2: "Where's Hillary?"

Person #3: "Somebody said her flight was delayed." <shoulder shrug>

Person #2: "Uh huh...right." <rolls eyes>

just as I don't expect Hillary to win the State on the 29th. It's Barack's to lose and should be a cake walk.

don't be daft.

With a mega-phone, standing across the street. That fool was ridiculous. He was nearby but not with the pro-confederate flag protesters. He might as well had joined them.

I knew it!

:sarcasm:

I'm starting to think I need some time off this site. Hopefully idiotic threads like this wont appear after primaries are over.

That stinks if it's held against Clinton.

Interesting.