Barack Obama on Tavis Smiley: African American support

[BBQkrewe]

it's a good thing that Bush guy is gone:

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[gwayo]

If Bill Clinton was the 'first black president,' then this country is in sore shape. I wish Maya would never have said something that sad and ironic...

[mdinka]

hi i'm a german too :) based on impressions i got on youtube i would say that mr. obama is without doubt the most promising candidate so far. i like his sharp intellect, his new concepts and his ability to adjust to various environments. he could be the best president the usa ever had.

[bigdulli]

chris from germany: as a foreigner who loves america from my several trips to us and as a political interested person i say: obama could be a positive sign to the world when a black man would be president. i hope the americans see it the same way. why is the skin color a disadvantage? the best contender should win i think.

[cosmo1pug]

Ya my comment was ill worded your right. Sometimes I'm off my game. Barack is a good politician but he doesn't have the support he needs. He is only going to take votes away from Hilary. I hope that happens because I'm voting the smart way which is PRO WAR. We needed to show we have some fight in us so now our words mean much more.

It is unlikly we will be tested any time soon. Maybe if a weak president takes over.

[cudgela]

Congratulations for being the first person strange enough to say that Hillary Clinton's campaign is part of an intricate plot to elect Obama. (By the way -- how many aliases can one Ron Paul troll use on youtube?)

And really -- hats off for being hypocritical enough to try to use the race card against others by accusing *them* of trying to use the race card.

[cudgela]

Oh, Obama's in bed with the wealthy -- as opposed to every other candidate who *doesn't* have affiliations with rich international bankers. Nader and Romney are puppets, too -- don't kid yourself with the delusion that absolute integrity has anything to do with church cred, Chomsky, career consumer advocacy, right-wing conservatism or the history of American government. Your leaders all serve the wealthy to some extent -- to think otherwise is to sugar-coat American politics.

[cudgela]

The current president has been destroying America's image, support, influence (sovereignty's the wrong word) and economic health more systematically than any LaRouchean conspiracy you could fabricate.

Bush III is the worst president we've ever had. We need someone smarter, and Obama would be a good choice. A smart and relatively corrupt politician is infinitely preferable to a stupid venal one.

[africanbully31]

Whitey need to pay up. You no what I'm sayin' fool? The government owe us Black folks.

[marytnurse]

Aenfroy, you need to learn to read better. Obama was not only not IN the US Senate at the time of the vote, he was speaking against the war. Oh, and Free? Look at the biography you referenced; see if it says RNC any place on it...it's false. Get a grip on reality before you post, and TRY to tell the truth. Once you learn the truth, you might see things differently too. c'mon people, don't let bush's brains (rove et ald) run this great nation into the dirt by relying on RUMORS!!! LEARN or SUFFER!

[napalm70]

Barack Obama is the best candidate our nation has seen since the 1960s. He absolutely has my support.

[shortee4204real]

Look if Barack Obama does not make it I am voting for Martha Stewart. She is just as great but I really think we need to boost support for Mister Obama! He is a well spoken, wise, and experienced candidate that we all can appreciate! We all need to have more confidence in his abilities! We know he can do it!

[angelgabby]

Wise?

[midwestcharm]

Obamma wants to bomb pakistan.........

[BlackDudeNiceFeet]

No, actually he said that he was against that. If you listen with your ears, you will know the truth. But if you listen to hear what you want to hear, you will know a lie.

[midwestcharm]

Type in : Obama on Pakistan in the search bar and let your ears decipher what's being said.

[UpBeforeSunrise]

The "People" didn't give him his money,

Check out WhiteHouseForSale. org

[Muddas05]

OBAMA 2008

[predestinados]

black vote for black, white for white, if there were asian for asian and mexican for mexican, does this make sense?

not, you dont vote because they are you same race,

[cosmo1pug]

The voting public will vote for someone other than obama. He is a nice guy and I like him but he isn't going to win because dumb people don't vote.

[BlackDudeNiceFeet]

Only if we keep that kind of negative attitude, then that will be the outcome every time, but if you speak differently you'll find a different result. So you're sayin that those that are smart are going to vote against Obama?

[cudgela]

I disagree with you completely (if Obama's defeated, I think the real battle will occur unreported and higher up than the voters' level), but your last sentence seems ill-worded. Perhaps this is what you meant: "He is a nice guy and I like him but he isn't going to win because *too many* dumb people vote."

Again, I disagree. A completely democratic election would show American voters to be smarter than the rest of the world presumes.

[lazerflesh]

It shouldn't really matter what race he is. He's a damned good candidate.

[tinakay992000]

African americans dont have to only vote for black candidates....check out ron paul's website and read about where he stands on issues...hes against big spending and big government

[YadaYadaguy]

anyone understand that he isn't on your team? he is a CFR memeber and is going to continue to support the Federal Reserves practice of ruining lives. The Money Masters pull his strings.

[mkrug4]

obama is the bees kneees!

[lapatty1]

This man can change America ánd the World.........

Macflyfilm i totally agree with you!

********Barack Obama for President*********

[healy61]

Thats a little misleading the Senate seat was pretty much handed to him. His opponent got caught with his hand in the cookie jar,so to speak or something to that effect.

[hohe1238]

haha! Brilliant...

[macflyfilm]

I live in Ireland. Vote for this man or shame on you America! SHAME ON YOU!!

[cudgela]

Macflyfilm: I'd give your opinion more credence if you didn't sound ready to hold *all* American citizens responsible for failing to elect Obama. You shouldn't be shaming us, you should be offering many of us sympathy for having to put up with a fascist regime ever since our last two elections were stolen.

If it were up to me, we'd elect Obama by true democracy and dispense with electoral colleges. Until that happens, try not to reinforce stereotypes.

[macflyfilm]

It was a joke really, but I think... you know the rest.

[cudgela]

Qualification understood, support noted; thanks for that.

I realize it's a joke, but a lot of liberal Americans are touchy about being misconstrued. When I'm doing a book tour in London, people know where I stand politically. But when I'm in a pub or on the Underground, people presume I'm a vicious gun lobbyist because of my American accent. I've actually been threatened in the subway over American policy in Iraq (though I've always opposed it vehemently).

[macflyfilm]

It's a like a girl said to me in New York one time, if you come here and get beat up, you'll go home thinking NY is very dangerous, but if you have a great time with no trouble, you'll say it's totally safe.

I'd bet you that guy who threatened you was either a scum bag, a drug addict or a total moron. You were likely just unlucky I'd bet, but America is definitely not liked right now too, and you know as well as I do who's fault that is.

[cudgela]

"[I]f you . . . get beat up, you'll think . . . NY is very dangerous, but if you have a great time, . . . you'll say it's totally safe."

Ironically, the criticism I made of your comment also applies to mine: I shouldn't blame my experiences on all of England.

"America is definitely not liked right now too, and you know as well as I do who's fault that is."

Sadly, I do. Thanks for not blaming anti-war activists (and passivists) for the idiotic policies of the present administration.

[cudgela]

BTW: *Passivist* (following *activist*) is a deliberate pun, not an unintentional misspelling of *pacifist*.

[macflyfilm]

It's Ok, I'm the king of typos anyway ;)

[cudgela]

Yes, but it's not OK to have a pun mistaken for a typo in "TEH LANDZ OV TYP0S (LOL)" (even though I'm guilty of them, too, on occasion -- just not in this case).

[rba718]

I don't understand why Obama is so popular? He wants to invade pakistan and he's totally in with the religious crowd over subjects such as anti-gay marriage. Sure he knows how to gather a crowd but what else is there that I haven't seen before?

Don't tell me people like him just because he's black...

[hohe1238]

Good point...

[Musiclover89]

OBAMA!!!!! :]]]]]]

[teeftaller7]

To the person that don't live in america well if you come to america obama well get more support from you.

[BlackKingX]

I'd vote for Obama. But I don't live in the US nor would I want to.

But I'd be happy with either Obama or Al Gore as president. If it had to be a Republican though(God forbid), then Ron Paul would be my choice on that side.. Hillary is fine too, but I'd still prefer Barack Obama or Al Gore over Hillary.

[hohe1238]

This actually is quite contradictory. Which values do Barack Obama and Ron Paul stand for that are remotely alike, other than leaving Iraq as speedily as possible?

[BlackKingX]

Look. I think you sort of missed the point of my post entirely. I said if the next president of the US "HAD" to be a Republican, then I'd prefer Ron Paul over any other Republican. The rest all love war.

[hohe1238]

Oh! So basically you are for someone who is anti-war?

[BlackKingX]

Basically.

[hohe1238]

I respect that viewpoint. But isn't an election about more than a stance on war?

[BlackKingX]

It is. Which is why I'd prefer Obama or Al Gore.

[Degrassi123]

OBAMA 08!!!!!

[Boobalopbop]

Keep it going Barack! Win or lose this election, you're a hero and an inspiration to all of us. Cornell West has been making some surprisingly ignorant, condesending comments about Barack for a long time. I hope Obama keeps his cool and doesn't let these idiots get to him.

[hohe1238]

Why is there so much racism in this interview?

[Pleblian]

What??

[poseidon129266]

Talking about race isn't bad.

[hohe1238]

I'm not saying that it is at all. I just think that pandering to a certain race isn't really healthy and doesn't promote a good attitude. Tell me, if Ron Paul or Rudy Guliani was talking about "white" American like Congressman Obama is talking about "black" America, how do you think that would be taken?

[cudgela]

By raising phony issues like race pandering on a message board devoted to Obama, you yourself are guilty of race-baiting of the lowest order. Obama didn't say anything bad or controversial about Caucasians. You're pretending he did in order to pimp Ron Paul.

I know this because you repeat Paul's name endlessly in every post. You're trying to badger people into forsaking a liberal candidate they support for a conservative shyster they don't even like.

[hohe1238]

My friend, I don't have a clue you are talking about. I said nothing about Obama saying anything bad about Caucasians, did I? The issue I brought up was that he kept talking about "black" Americans. Just like I made the point earlier, what if any other white presidential candidate was talking about race in this fashion? Why can't we have a president who is the leader of Americans, not black Americans or white Americans? What would be the response? Your point is completely unfounded, friend...

[cudgela]

*Not* talking about black Americans would mean reversing major advances in civil rights in the 60s and 70s. America *isn't* simply a homogenous group of people. The vote of every citizen needs to be acknowledged, not ignored. Rove, Jeb Bush, the SC and others have sabotaged the African-American vote in the past two elections; its importance needs to be stressed.

[hohe1238]

"2. When you claim not to be pimping Ron Paul, you're lying." Once again you are completely wrong here sir. Yes I bring his name up, but it's not at all becauce I support him. I think Huckabee, Romney, or Guliani would be much more suited for president. So you, my friend, should keep the inferences to yourself...

[hohe1238]

And by the way, sir, I'm not a Ron Paul supporter. I agree with some of Paul's positions, but I also agree with many of Obama's idea's. Please, if you don't know what you're talking about, don't make a fool of yourself...

[cudgela]

1. Your apparent lack of comprehension of the subtleties and context of Obama's mention of race suggest you should take your own advice before imposing it on anyone else.

2. When you claim not to be pimping Ron Paul, you're lying. You've advertised him in every post on this board except in the responses to me after I called you on it. No one is buying what you're selling; go peddle Ron Paul elsewhere.

[hohe1238]

"America *isn't* simply a homogenous group of people." You actaully are correct on this point, friend. And it is ideologies such as yours to blame. America shut be one, and not divided up into ethnicities, as the civil rights movement said it should be, right?

[hohe1238]

You also are great at distorting my original thought, and making it seem as if I were making a different point than I was actually making. That is called a straw dog. Read up on your logical fallacies and you would know what that is...

[evenstephen85]

Obama is HOPE

[cudgela]

More importantly, Obama is an intelligent man who is willing to listen to reason and has actually studied geography and world culture. We haven't had a President like that in seven years.

If Obama were elected, the international community would take notice. His misstatement about Pakistan would be forgotten and leaders would welcome a new age of rational American foreign policy.

[RequisitionCanada]

Thanks for posting!