Philly Blunt: PA Gov. Says Some Keystone Staters Won’t Vote for a Black Man

In the current political climate, it’s okay for a black person to talk about racism but highly verboten for a white person to do so or even mention it without being accused of being racist. Sometimes, mentioning racism isn’t even required as long as the subject talked about is a black person, just as what happened when Bill Clinton said that Obama’s anti-Iraq war stance in Congress was a “fairy tale.” In a lot of current rap music, it’s okay for a black rapper to mention the n-word but not okay for a white person to do so. There’s a lot of double standards around, and some people will defend them to the death when challenged about it.

This can ONLY be a sign of Senator Clinton’s growing desperation.
Her campaign clearly has decided to nuke and write off black voters in a vain attempt to appeal to the “subtle” (and occasionally overt) racism of some white, mostly southern voters.
So long, Bill Clinton. It appears you weren’t the first “black president” after all.

I will not vote if oboma is nominated. Do you know what this will do to this Country if he is nominated……………………..
Hillary is the compitent One. She has worked hard for it……………

Guys if you care about what you write, just avoid this blog altogether, I learned to pretty fast. (And thirty deleted comments later)

Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton? Got fatigue. It is an act of desparation and panic for Gov. Rendell to be injecting race into the Democratic Presidential primary elections. If Gingrich can see the coming sweep by Obama and is asking the Conservatives to leave the Republican Party, why is Rendell burying his head in the sand. He should allow the white inhabitants of Pennsylvania to speak for themselves. Americans, particularly the young adults, are saying that they are tired of race against race, gender against gender, the politics of fear, the politics of personal destruction and old the scandals that the Clintons have adorned the White House with in the past. Rendell it is time to turn the page to the future! Move with the wind of change of be left in oblivion. Take a look at the rallies on the TV. If you were in Obama’s position I would vote for you. There is just no comparison between Obama and Hillary. Turn the page. Americans are suffering from Bush-Clinton fatigue. Enough is enough.

Obama white. He is George W. in disguise. Of course people will vote for him and he will lead this country into bankruptcy.

All I see is ignorance. Plus such an article is not worth reading.

I have more confidence in the voters in Pennsylvania. For him to compare Lynn Swann to Barack Obama is outrageous.
I think we are more progressive than he gives us credit for. Black people have been voting for whites for years…why is it so hard to believe that whites would vote for a person of color who is attempting to set this country back on course. Remember this, he can’t do any worst than George Bush and may do a whole lot better ….

I believe the people of this state are better than that. I think people want the status quo. Hillary is the status quo. Face it guys. Hillary is going to lose. The people are speaking their minds across this country. We need change and changing names from a Bush-Clinton-Bush-Clinton is just more of the same. Mrs Clinton is on the brink of losing this thing and now you are seeing people who want status quo run scared. We want real change…not just a change in names.

I think that the people regardless is caught up in something that they will be sorry for. Remember 7 years ago and look back at those 7 years and see where we are. Let us all ponder and pray before we go and vote with an open mind and an open heart. Don’t let anyone do your thinking for you. Remember the choice you make today or tomorrow will be upon your own head for the rest of your life. Some day we will all have to Report and tell the Lord all about these choices.

You know we have all been waiting for someone to start using the race card – a hit below the belt. Don’t expect me to vote for you again as governor because there are some whites who will not vote for white men like you.

I’m black! Has just moved out of PA after living there for one and half years. The governor is right and you can easily understand where he is coming from especially when you consider the numerous small white towns and farming communities PA has!

This really doesn’t say much about the state of Pennsylvania, or its’ idiot governor.

All along I thought that people are people: prejudiced, racist and scared to death to bring about a revolutionary change. And I thought that most white people in America are not different than their counterparts elsewhere. Today, I have a feeling that I could be wrong. The overwhelming support that the young white voters gave to Obama only means that this generation has learnt the hard way that racial hatred will not going to work for the benifit of the country in the long run. I salute this generation for the courage they are showing and believe me, the whole world will stand up in applause for them. The only thing I have for the Penn governor is PITTY. After all he probably learnt from family folks as a growing child about the mythical white supremacy. I could have forgiven him if he were just a common man like me. But NO, being the head of a state, he statement definitely warrants an apology especially if he really wants his frieng Hillary to be in the race.

If people don’t like what the governor of Pennsylvania said that’s too bad. The truth is the truth and some people don’t like to hear the truth they like to hear lies better. I hope the governor is right because I am with him all the way. I believe that you should say what you feel regardless of the fact. I am voting for Hillary for the same reason the governor endorsed her. I do not want Obama in the white house. This is not the time for him and this young generation is dumber than dumb because they can’t read thru him. How did they ever go to college. I can read him like a book without the cover. He is very cunning in his speeches and tries to act like MLK but MLK was educated compared to Obama. Obama wants to be president because he wants to show that a black man can win. He doesn’t know on thing about foreign policy or issues. Why do you think he made that slogan Yes We Can? He means we can elect a black president. He is not interested in the job that comes second and I can see a big disaster in America if he is elected.

PD: Don’t pity the governor pity America if Obama is elected. If you think this country is in a mess you haven’t seen anything yet. America would be in the worst disaster in history. Electing a president that’s lucky he can count 2 and 2 equals 4. That’s the trouble with this young generation they don’t have the brains to sit on or a window to throw them out of. Get real and wake up. Obama may have went to college but it certainly didn’t make him smart. He was interviewed on foreign policy and he answered every question wrong. I am with the governor. He made the right statement. Right is right and wrong is wrong and he is right. He knows his state better than you do and I am sure PA is going to listen to him. Hillary will win Texas and the large Latino vote. All she has to do then is capture Ohio and PA like she did Feb. 5th. Those were the states that Obama wanted to win but he won the tooth and nail states. Get a grip and face reality.

>>Then what’s the matter with our white people that they did not vote for their own.
Please tell us, what is the matter with you?

Lynn Swann? Ed Rendell? Who knows? Maybe if each had been taller, shorter, heavier, thinner, younger, older, more hair, shorter hair, longer hair, wider-set eyes, different last name, different first name, different wife, different kids, different house – how on earth does anyone know how many points each of those might have changed? And who cares?
From what I’ve seen, the more Clinton supporters talk, the more damage they do their own candidate. So let us all be perfectly quiet now….

There is absolutely nothing– NOTHING– in what Rendell said that is racist. He made an observation that in his opinion about 5% (that is, 22%-17%) of the electorate in Pennsylvania has racist tendencies, That’s all he said. How is that racist? It is his opinion about how many people vote with a racist mindset. He is not supporting them, he is just saying they exist. Does anyone deny they exist? Would it be better to pretend they don’t exist? I thought we are supposed to talk about these things to get it out in the open.
I will vote for Obama if he wins. I will vote for Clinton if she wins. So should anyone who wants to improve the lives of middle class and poor people, black and white.

It would be a great devastation to the United States if Barack Obama wins the Democratic nomination. Will America ever learn their lesson? Why do we continue to elect people with absolutly no experience or direction for our country. Of course our country needs change, anyone who has lived in this country at all for the past eight years knows this but we need to elect someone who knows how to go about making change. Barack Obama has little to no experience when it comes to foreign policy and working with the leaders of struggling nations around the world. How about boosting our economy or improving our nations schools? Hillary Clinton has already served in the White House during one of the most successful presidencies that our nation has ever had the privlage of experiencing. C’mon America…isn’t she the obvious choice??

Rendell was NOT real popular in Pennsylvaina before this and wins elections by getting huge margins in Philly, his home base. He is up for re-election in 06, doesn’t look like he will be around much longer.
The funny thing is he doesn’t get a lot of the “conservatives whites” he knows so much about and now he has aleinated his liberal white and minority base. For someone who claims to know so much about demographics, he looks like an idiot.

One wonders if this be the personal criteria the good Governor used to endorse Hillary? Ugh.
The Clintons don’t know the meaning of ethics– a very essential ingredient to leadership. Iowa didn’t count (that had to hurt for all those hard working Clinton volunteers), SC was only about race (so why all the southern white Obama supporters) and caucasses don’t accurately reflect a nation. She is the dancing queen of denial –
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At least the governor is willing to air out his racism, wearing it on his sleeve, and all. Don’t look at any credibility factors, just look at their skini color, then cast your vote.

What Gov. Rendell said is stupid and far from the truth. He labels Pennsylvanians with something they didn’t ask for.
Lynn Swann, the Hall of Fame Pittsburgh Steeler and sports commentator didn’t have enough political fame to win the Governor’s chair.
It wasn’t because of Swann’s skin color alone, the Governor has to give voters more credit to choose than that.
He’s a supporter of Hillary, her campaign is going to be pissed!
States with more whites than Pennsylvania has, Obama is winning. That political block is being voted over. Idaho and Utah. Iowa and Nebraska. Kansas and Maine.
It’s a stupid statement said in a flippant way and Rendell shows his ego is flawed.
Pennsylvanians should punish him with negative commentary and I believe they will.
It will be a smackdown of his views when Obama wins Pennsylvania.

The is nothing wrong with the Gov statement he is right there are some whites that will not vote for Obama so what is the fuss about. On the other hand we have AA coming out in their numbers to vote for Obama because his war cry is “its out time now” or “our time has come”. Now whose time is he speaking about American time, Democratic time?. He does not explain but its the drive in the hidden message which is vote to put a black man as President, and your time will come. Then you have some that say the black community need this as a role model to be the example for their young ones to turn around their lives, showing them they can achieve the highest position in the land. All these statements are not picked on as being racist so what is so difficult to understand in what this Gov is saying ?

OK Let me see if they were Conservatives there that mattered why is a Democrat in office. I think he meant to say the creators of the KKK Democrats would not vote for a Black man!
See True Conservatives vote for the best person for the job, not their looks!

It is clear that obama is exacerbating the racial tension in America. So much so that obama knows if he loses the race there will be more trouble and racial violence. He is too young to remember the 1960′s but he can always read about it.
Just what America needs.

Philly Blunt???
*throws popcorn* BOOO HIIIISSS BOOOOO

Actually I was a bit surprised to find many racist whites in PA, especially racist white women, and in Maryland too!

Sorry about the typing errors!
Obama supporters – most of Sen. Obama’s support comes from Upper-Income Democrats and Independents (black and white – 14% of the people) and the African American population (11% of the general population).
Sen. Obama can not win without the support of Sen. Clinton’s voters. Be negative just a little while longer – they will vote for Sen. Mc Cain or stay at home.
Obama does not walk on water for all of us!

So if a white woman does not vote for Obama she is racist? So what do you call all the blacks that are coming out to vote for Obama just because he is black and nothing more.

Surprise…another divisive Clinton surrogate.
There are people who will not vote for Hillary because she is a woman, but Ed Rendell does not want to mention that.
Obama is a uniter and I am sure some racist people have voted for him because he is the better candidate to change the way government plays a role in our lives. Imagine that!

wake up citizen’s if you care for the united state and love your flagthe national our fore fathers that built this america for all of us and like their pictures on our money and the words in God we trust on it. plus like all the old custom’s of this u.s. don’t vote for obama he has hung with to many coorked people and still is. read mrs.obama thesis from princerton 1985 the first page really tells it all these people really just want to help their own.