Rep. James Clyburn on the Obama-Clinton Race Debate

Rep. James Clyburn (D-SC) discusses the Obama-Clinton race debate on the Charlie Rose Show, January 14, 2008

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[HaloedG]

Fuck Hilary and Bill Clinton...do you see how they suddenly care about these prominent, educated Black people since they are headed to a state where 51% of all voting Democrats are African-American? Suddenly its about Dr. King. They are worse than Black History Month at how they patronize African-Americans, then once they leave, they could care less. I would like to hear Hilary show this same kind of fervor when she visits Mississippi or Louisiana. I am sick of their hired Steppin' Fetchits.

[classic14rider]

It is interesting to watch as Black politicians within the party establishment tip toe around the Clinton power machine, careful not to engender their wrath. This seems like a clear reversal from Clyburn's position in the extensive piece on him appearing in the NY Times last week. It is a reversal without an explanation, which really raises questions about what Clyburn gains from the Clintons in exchange for his "neutrality."

[Gothikification]

4 /4

"And it's not surprising, then, they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren't like them or anti-immigrant sentiment or anti-trade sentiment as a way to explain their frustrations,"

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3 /4

From Obama’s Audacity of Hope: 'I will stand with the {Muslims} should the political winds shift in an ugly direction.' page 261.

From Obama’s speech in San Fransico:

"You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing's replaced them," he said.

[Gothikification]

2 /4

From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: ; 'It remained necessary to prove which side you were on, to show your loyalty to the black masses, to strike out and name names.'

From Obama’s Dreams of My Father:

I never emulate white men and brown men whose fates didn't speak to my own. It was into my father's image, the black man, son of Africa, that I'd packed all the attributes I sought in myself, the attributes of Martin and Malcolm, Dubois and Mandela.'

[Gothikification]

1 /4 Obama’s Anti-American sentiment.

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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'I ceased to advertise my mother's race at the age of 12 or 13, when I began to suspect that by doing so I was ingratiating> myself to whites.'

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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'I found a solace in nursing a pervasive sense of grievance and animosity against my mothers race.'

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From Obama’s Dreams of My Father: 'There was something about him that made me wary, a little too sure of himself, maybe. And white.'

[stickmantan]

If you don't understand why Obama is thought of or called black then you must have a very immature sense of racial issues. I don't mean that as an insult.

[dlack76]

Hold the phone! I don't understand one thing...Isn't Obama's mother white? My dog is half black and half white and I don't call her black. I call her HALF BLACK AND HALF WHITE. No one should vote out of ignorance. Voting for him because of the color of his skin is just as bad as NOT voting for him because of the color of his skin.

[loismarill]

N. CAROLINA, INDIANA : OPRA HAD DENIED JESUS.! Her past message about "the one" CAN NOT BE from THE LORD ! She is WRONG ! WE WILL HOLD FAST TO THE HAND OF GOD and VOTE TRULY OUR CONSCIENCE !! Not color Not gender Search 4 A MESSAGE TO MY FRIEND OPRAH Blood on Barack's hands Obama is NOT telling the Truth! Black Liberation Theology "..he (BHO) says what he HAS to Say"~ Wright

[crazycoolone]

Any Black person claiming that Bob "step-n-fetchit' Johnson to be a friend is NOT for BLACK people and benefits from the negative images from BET around the world. Black people are seen as whores, pimps, drug dealers, and idiots around the globe because of Bob's depiction for over 20 years on BET. Clyburn is a SELL-OUT!!!!

[crazycoolone]

Any Black person claiming that Bob "step-n-fetchit' Johnson to be a friend is NOT for BLACK people and benefits from the negative images from BET around the world. Black people are seen as whores, pimps, drug dealers, and idiots around the globe because of Bob's depiction for over 20 years on BET. Clyburn is a SELL-OUT!!!!

[madastonniesuh]

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