Clinton Tip-Toes Around Rev. Wright Issue
ABC News’ Eloise Harper Reports: Senator Hillary Clinton knocked Republican presidential contender John McCain and the Republican party for politicizing the issue of Senator Barack Obama’s pastor, Rev. Wright, but tip-toed around her reaction to her Democratic opponent’s handling of the matter.
“I have said that that that was a personal decision of his I answered one question about it that made it clear I would not have stayed in that church under those circumstances," Clinton told reporters in Graham, NC. "But, I regret the efforts by the Republicans to politicize this matter and I believe that if Senator McCain were serious he would do more than just send a letter he is the putative nominee I think he could very clearly tell the North Carolina party tell the Mississippi party that he would not tolerate those kinds of advertisements and I’m waiting to see if he does that.”
When asked if Wright’s comments were a reflection upon Obama, Clinton quickly and matter of factly said, “You will have to ask him that.”
Clinton refused to respond to whether she agrees with Gov. Dean’s proposed time-line – that one of the Democratic nominees must drop out after the June primaries – and instead said, “I think this has been good for the Democratic party.” She added, “We are going to go through these next contests and see where we end up and well take stock of where we are when we finish but I also believe we’ve got to resolve Michigan and Florida.”
The former first lady was also asked if the divisiveness from the 1990’s should be a concern to voters to which the Senator responded that she was proud of the fighting she and her husband did on behalf of Americans.
“I guess I’ve read enough history and know enough about American politics to realize that if you are going to stand for change big change,” Clinton said. “ I don’t think anybody should be surprised that they are going to fight back and they are going to fight back by coming after the people who are standing there fighting for the American middle class. So, I frankly wear that as a badge of courage.”
Clinton was also asked if her campaign is in discussions with the DNC to help begin fundraising for other Democratic candidates running in November. Clinton acknowledged that her campaign was speaking to the DNC, but when the reporter followed up about the status of those discussions, Clinton said, “you will have to ask the campaign.”
Clinton was asked if she thought Obama’s new appeal to blue collar voters will resonate – Clinton said “That will be up to the voters to decide. What voters know about me is that I have a long record of fighting for the interests.”
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Neither Hillary Clinton nor her Husband,
Bill Clinton have ever done anything
for the “middle class”!
This is a lie that the Democrats have
been throwing out for the past several
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believe it!
Th Clintons probably think a
“middle class” person earns between
$25,000-35,000 a year!
Posted by: reaganfan | April 28, 2008, 1:06 pm 1:06 pm
I am waiting for Clinton to “walk out” of her own church after her pastor said she was wrong about Rev. Wright.
It is a shame that religous intolerance has become the platform for some presidential contenders.
Posted by: Deward Bowles | April 28, 2008, 1:14 pm 1:14 pm
What has Obama or Clinton said about helping the lower class? Better yet, what has either of them done for the poor except the token of minimum wage increase.
Posted by: Just Curious | April 28, 2008, 1:21 pm 1:21 pm
Democrats – you can vote for the empty suit or you can vote for the bag of hot air. Choose carefully!
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 1:22 pm 1:22 pm
Yes, Becky,
but they did not know him for 20 years nor, did he marry the clintons, nor did he baptize Chelsea. Why is it when ever the negative stuff comes out about Obama the Obama cult memebers begin attacks on Hillary. I thought all the cult members of Obama were about a different kind of politics. Sounds like pretty much of the same old to me.
Posted by: Frank- South Hampton | April 28, 2008, 1:23 pm 1:23 pm
Cindy Sheehan as Obama’s (aka Soetoro’s) vice president? That would be truly representative of the new democratic party.
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 1:26 pm 1:26 pm
rcpmac
You really think the Clinton followers and the Obama (aka Soetoro) followers will kiss and make up?
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 1:30 pm 1:30 pm
I don’t think Wright is running for anything.
Posted by: Johnny Boy | April 28, 2008, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
Frank – South Hampton: Why do you Hillary people never bring up or want to talk about her truck load of baggage?? She is worse then he is on who you associate with. Sat. on the news they showed her with a terrorist group, she even faced charged on it. You guys go after Obama, go after her, look at the people she still gets money from. She got $50,000 from a terrorist group for her Senator campaign. Please do your homework, her garbage is not hard to find.
Posted by: Becky | April 28, 2008, 1:32 pm 1:32 pm
I cannot stand some of thee Obama supporters .. They expect everyone to just give Obama what he wants.
AFter what we know about Obama and his associates, I will surprised people with brain will vote for him for the top most job in this country. But again I could be surprised as we saw the same people electing Bush to the white house that too twice.
God save this country.
Posted by: Rick | April 28, 2008, 1:33 pm 1:33 pm
how mad do you think hillary is that she is so far behind in delegates she can’t take advantage of all these issues. she has only herself to blame. if only she had closed the deal on Feb. 5.
Too bad hillary. It’s over.
Posted by: Marcus | April 28, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Obama campaign has always been about himself or about how great his campaign is. NOthing about the people unless they adore Obama. The minute anybody dares to have an uncomfortable question, then Obama or his supporters accuse them of ‘old politics’, ‘mean country’ or ‘racists’. Obama talks out of both sides of his mouth, he accuses Clinton of feeling entitled, yet it is him who feel entitled because of 90% of the blacks voting for him. Neither him nor Clinton earns a legitimate nomination. This means that we are in unchartered teratory and neither should feel entitled for anything. They need to make the case to the people and delegates. Obama won in Feb through the surprise element with his caucus strategy, but Clinton has fought back in the most impressible manner while he is just wilting away. If Obama can’t wage this campaign decisively like Clinton then how can he win against the special interest that he keeps preaching about? He is too weak to do that given that he fails to close the deal against Clinton and worse yet, he can’t win the votes from the rest of America.
Posted by: vote4thebest | April 28, 2008, 1:38 pm 1:38 pm
Becky
Actually Obama’s (aka Soetoro’s) baggage is more difficult to find. He’s done a better job hiding it but, slowly but surely, it’s all being located.
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
This is an incredibly unfair spin. Isn’t it more infinitely more noteworthy that she defended her primary opponent?
Posted by: commonsensenj | April 28, 2008, 1:40 pm 1:40 pm
Very well put Leanza. Not that my opinion matters but the issue on race will never be over as long as men like Obama and Wright continue to pray on the tragedies of many generations past. The issues that all of our ancestors faced was so long ago, we can move on as long as people close their ears to such nonsence. It’s time to be done playing the race card because nobody wins especially our children.
Posted by: kitojj | April 28, 2008, 1:49 pm 1:49 pm
this is actually just more evidence that the media is corrupt and biased for Obama.
The Clintons have handled Obama with kid gloves actually. The corrupt media makes it sound like any attempts whatsoever by Clinton to expose Obama as being FULL OF IT is ‘damaging him for the general election’.
We all know the obvious fact they could do FAR MORE than they have done, right from the beginning. But didnt do it.
Posted by: tomdavie | April 28, 2008, 1:52 pm 1:52 pm
It is time for the Republican-controlled Media to give this Wright controversy some fairness and enquire of Hillary Clinton and her surrogates the following: Is it true that, (1) Hillary surrogate, Congresswoman Shiela Jackson Lee, is also a devotee of Rev. Dr. Jeremiah Wright; that he’s been preaching at her home church, where she is actively involved, annually for the past 15 years and has an open invitation to return, and, that she sat in the pews for his visits and did not bat an eye?
Is it true that (2) Hillary surrogate, Rev. Marcia Dyson was not only a longtime member of Trinity United Church of Christ but also still considers Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright her pastor? That Rev. Marcia Dyson’s seminary education, in part, was sponsored by Trinity UCC and encouraged by Rev. Wright? And was it not at Trinity were she first met her husband, Rev. Dr. Michael Dyson, who’s been very vocal in his defense of Rev. Wright.?
And, lastly of Hillary Clinton, that if Rev. Wright would not have been her Pastor, then why did she and Bill when going through Impeachment, turn to Rev. Wright for Prayer and Support and invite him to the White House? These things should be asked and answered.
Posted by: Becky | April 28, 2008, 1:53 pm 1:53 pm
I think that if what Rev. Wright said is correct about blacks using the right side of the brain to think, I believe one of his white supporters (that uses the left side of the brain) should advise him to offer Sen, Clinton the VP position, then maybe we can find some peace in the Dem. party.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 1:55 pm 1:55 pm
It really is disgusting how ABC News and Yahoo are all for Obama, so much for not picking sides. They should be ashamed of themselves. If their are any violent reprocussions due to this election, it’s all on the media not the people. They would be wise to remember that.
Posted by: kitojj | April 28, 2008, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Unbelieveable , Wright will single handedly do Obama in , the only honest and decent candidate we have who will work for the American people and actually deny special interest , the corporations and lobbyists who have full control over our government now . Wright and dumb and foolish Americans , a tough combo for Obama to beat .
Posted by: Kenneth | April 28, 2008, 1:57 pm 1:57 pm
David — why would Hillary lower herself to Obama’s (aka Soetoro’s) level by being his vice-president.
I think he’ll pick Cindy Sheehan as his VP to reflect the true new democratic party.
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 2:00 pm 2:00 pm
Kenneth
Sound’s like Nader is your guy.
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 2:02 pm 2:02 pm
Why should Clinton answer for Obama’s buddy Wright?
Posted by: geevill | April 28, 2008, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
What really gets me mad is that I just watched the MSNBC show hosted by ANDREA MITCHELL
AND SHE HAD ON WASHINGTON POST REP JONATHAN K. PARK I THINKS THATS HIS NAME…. AND REV JOE WATKIN A BLACK REPUBLICAN BOTH TALKING ABOUT REV WRIGHT WELL FIRST OF I HATE IT WHEN CABLE NEWS SHOW THINK THAT JUST BECAUSE THESE GUYS ARE BLACK THEY SPEAK FOR ALL BLACK PEOPLE WELL THEY DON’T..
REV WRIGHT SPEECH TODAYS WAS GREAT..WELL AMERICAN YOU WANTED TO OPEN THE RACE CAN OF WORMS WELL NOW YOU GOT IT.
THESE BLACK NEWS PUNDITS PEOPLE DO NOT SPEAK FOR THE MAJORITY OF BLACK PEOPLE WHO UNDERSTANDS SLAVERY AND UNDERSTAND REV WRIGHT.
BESIDE REV JOE WATKINS IS NOW SPEAKING FOR HIS CHURCH..HE BETTER WATCH OUT.
AND ISN’T REV JOE WATKINS SUPPOSE TO NOT JUDGE AFTER ALL HE’S A REV.
Posted by: betty | April 28, 2008, 2:03 pm 2:03 pm
A
I think Obama is done for. He won’t win Indiana, and if he does win N.C. it will be close. I belive he won’t win N.C. even with 38% of the Dem. party which happens to be blacks. It’s a shame Obama is not a bad candidate he just kept the wrong friends around.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:04 pm 2:04 pm
Now why should Clinton not tip toe around the Rev Wright issue, its Obama’s mess so let him clean it up, this had nothing to do with Hillary.
According to Wright Obama is telling the public what he needs to tell them to get elected, again there is no need for Hillary to comment.
Its a black thing and for Hillary to comment you folks may say she is racists, so let the Obama camp and Obama supporters deal with their clean ups, they can disown Wright or not but whatever they do the will have to face the outcome of Wrights fall out.
Posted by: SJ | April 28, 2008, 2:08 pm 2:08 pm
The Clintons did not turn to Wright during his impeachment — he was invited to an annual meeting of religious leaders which occurred at the same time as the Starr report was being released. “Turning to” would imply personal connection,”invited to” does not. If you now want to accuse the Clintons of accepting Wright in one instance and rejecting him in another, feel free. But, do remember that actions in the White House often reflect the views of constituents just as much as the individual office holder, so pls walk the line carefully when you explain how the president should have not included a pastor/leader of one of the larger black churches in the US b/c of personal differences. [Which is what HRC identified in her response to a direct question.]
As for HRC “surrogates” — if you don’t believe the premise that Obama should have to answer for Wright’s comments, than don’t play the game of extending the same irrational line of questioning to people even more removed from the principals. Compare HRC / Obama, fine — saying that you have to look to secondary/tertiary/etc relationships is just ridiculous. That’s akin to playing “6 degrees”…
Posted by: Sandy | April 28, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
I agree now that there is no way hillary clinton can stick Obama on the ticket as VP.
All of his non electablity issues will follow them around .
He was a great pick as VP , but now he is a total liability.
Posted by: tomdavie | April 28, 2008, 2:10 pm 2:10 pm
David: you guys need to wake up and realize this race is over. So Indiana and North Carolina, you can vote for someone who has already lost or you can vote for Obama who already has won this race.
I keep hearing there is a race for popular vote. If there is a race for popular vote, how do you count caucus states (i.e Alaska, Washington State, etc.) where there are no true popular numbers ? So to me the popular vote rhetoric cannot be used by the super delegates in deciding this race. Truly superdelegates should take a look at the delegate counts. Both candidates will beat John McCain, so electability shouldn’t be an issue. Infact on the issue of electability, the Republicans appear to prefer to run against Hillary, than Obama.
Bottom line, the Democratic Party has it’s Presidential Candidate. It is Obama. He has won the most pledged delegates, he has won the most states, and given the fact that there is no true way of deciphering popular vote received by some of the caucus states it is unusable. Regardless of the outcome of North Carolina and Indiana, Obama has already won the Democratic primary for 2008. The sooner people realize this, the sooner the party can mend and we move forward against the Republicans. To vote for Hillary is like the Republicans still voting for Huckabee… It means nothing..
Posted by: Becky | April 28, 2008, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
I’m sick of seeing Obama and Clinton tear each other apart. McCain is the real enemy. When are these two democratic candidates going to start attacking him in earnest? I’m an Obama supporters, yes he does have problems with white blue collar voters in the rust belt and southern states. Both he and Clinton have almost identical platforms. I think they should both be on the same ticket. What do you all say, Obama/Clinton’08
Posted by: Shawn | April 28, 2008, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Wright is open for the nod for VP maybe Obama should give him a call
Posted by: SJ | April 28, 2008, 2:11 pm 2:11 pm
Shawn – Obama can’t put someone on the ticket who would energize Republicans and bring negatives of 53 to the race.
There’s more at stake than the White House. With Clinton anywhere on the ticket, the Democrats risk losing Congress, too.
Posted by: Paul | April 28, 2008, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
Becky
You fail to understand politics and super delegates and what the interest of the party is. WINNING is the GAME.
You can’t hold on to a looser. Imagine if someone found out that Obamas was a murderer and they found the bodies and the smokeing gun. Do you believe the super delegates would give it to him . NO
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:15 pm 2:15 pm
David: That is a tall reach don’t you think?? LOL
Posted by: Becky | April 28, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
I’d like to see Tony Zinni as running mate. Richardson is obviously a short-lister, and maybe Sebellius, too. Mark Warner would be an interesting pick. And let’s not forget Rendell – don’t assume he wouldn’t accept just because he’s helping Clinton now.
Posted by: Paul | April 28, 2008, 2:18 pm 2:18 pm
All three cadidates stink, nobody should vote and the Reps and Dems should go back and find somebody better…
Posted by: Joe | April 28, 2008, 2:20 pm 2:20 pm
Becky
Cindy Sheehan would best represent Obama’s views and the two of them on the same ticket would mark the advent of the new democratic party.
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
Becky
Thats an example of why it’s not over till the fat ladie sings. Nothing is for sure. Party comes first. Hopefully we can change the system just like the Republicans winner takes all. HRC would of had it by now.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:22 pm 2:22 pm
Senator Clinton what fighting did you do again in the 90′s? I mean other than fighing members of your own party on your health care plan to feed insurance companies?
Posted by: Louis | April 28, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
I think the Dems should drop both HRC and Obama and nominate Edwards. He will win. They have the power at the convention to do so.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:25 pm 2:25 pm
David, sorry to tell you, Obama has won more than half the states, he would have won already…
Posted by: Joe | April 28, 2008, 2:27 pm 2:27 pm
Joe
Its the Delegate from Cal, NY big states carry more Delegate then IDOHO.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
Joe – I think part of the problem is the non-stop coverage of the candidates. We’re too familiar with them, and familiarity breeds contempt.
Yes they all have warts. Who doesn’t? How good would the Founding Fathers have looked under this kind of scrutiny?
Washington (don’t get me wrong – he’s my favorite and my pick for greatest) was obsessed with his image. He was occassionally accused of being not that bright, and more interested in compromise than principles. He chose a location for the capital city that was open to charges of picking one out of personal convenience. His great vision for the future was a commercial canal – one that by the time it opened for business was already obsolete because of the train tracks that run along the canal. His concern for the country was a future split – along east/west lines (rather than the north/south split that in hindsight should have been obvious.
And let’s not forget that Washington had slaves, too. He did express a desire to free them… after his widow died, thereby putting her life in danger.
Imagine what today’s kind of media scrutiny could do with that.
Posted by: Paul | April 28, 2008, 2:29 pm 2:29 pm
as you can see, HRC is damned is she does, and damned if she doesn’t.
Posted by: Farahani | April 28, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
Paul, I agree, but it seems that in these times people find it hard to change, whether it’s gender or race…
Posted by: Joe | April 28, 2008, 2:32 pm 2:32 pm
Joe
Change is what you will have if obama wins, pocket change.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
Republican have publicly come out in defense of Hillary to fix the so called media bias.
This is sad. Clinton supporters still don’t get it. Since when did republicans like the strongest candidate on the democratic side to prevail? Never. They’re pumping up Hillary to weak the Democratic party. Wake up people.
Posted by: My America | April 28, 2008, 2:37 pm 2:37 pm
THANK YOU HILLARY!
Stay in the race and keep this tone!
Democrats stick together!
Posted by: memoryaid | April 28, 2008, 2:38 pm 2:38 pm
My America
Me thinks you’ve got a great imagination Bucky!
Posted by: A | April 28, 2008, 2:39 pm 2:39 pm
Look, they both have great qualities, and some hefty baggage, however when all is said and done the people will decide, and REMEMBER… Florida will have to be counted!!!!I believe Hillary will prevail, and as amazing as I think Obama is it is my feeling that when all is said and done, he won’t be elected. What makes anyone think he would with all the race chatter being discussed in the media.
Posted by: cbw | April 28, 2008, 2:40 pm 2:40 pm
Soon the democratic that loses the nomination will kiss and make up and all the lemmings that follow that loser will trail right behind in support of the winner. So why all the fuss? It really doesn’t matter in the end.
Posted by: Aston | April 28, 2008, 2:42 pm 2:42 pm
Both Hillary and Bill Clinton have championed the middle class, and the underprivileged for more than twenty years. During those twenty years, Obama has routinely snubbed the middle class and the underprivileged. He’s proven through his words, his actions, and his friends and surrogates that working class whites, older Americans, church-goers, gun owners, people from small towns, Jews, gays, and virtually all other Americans are repugnant to him. Nevertheless, Obama’s aversion to the poor is not relegated just to white working class American’s. He’s even disadvantaged and ignored the needs of his African American constituents, who as tenants, were left freezing in the dilapidated Chicago buildings his pal Rezko owned. Obama did nothing to help his constituents, and nothing to require Rezko to bring the buildings up to code. Obama’s obvious aversion to Americans has finally sunk into the consciousness of the electorate. The latest national Associated Press poll shows Hillary ahead of McCain 50 to 41, Obama, on the other hand, is tied with McCain. The tide has definitely turned.
Posted by: Emily | April 28, 2008, 2:44 pm 2:44 pm
ABC and Hillary Clinton,hmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Nuff said. “We” leave it to you.
Posted by: We The People | April 28, 2008, 2:48 pm 2:48 pm
Just off the presses. Hillary jumped ahead of Obama in the polls to beat McCain 1 on 1. Hillary has also cut into Obama’s 19 percent lead last week down to 7%. Stay strong Hillary, we’ll get you there.
Posted by: kito11 | April 28, 2008, 2:51 pm 2:51 pm
Come on. First she used it against Obama, now that she in trouble with black voters she’s going after McCain over it? How gullible do you think people are? The Clinton’s are insulting.
TThe “Doubletalk Express” said he would resort to this level. (But we all knew he was dishonest anyway.)
Posted by: ds | April 28, 2008, 2:56 pm 2:56 pm
Obama is a good man. He is lucky to have youre support.
Posted by: David | April 28, 2008, 2:58 pm 2:58 pm
OH David ok..thanks if it’s real..afterall we all American and we all in the end want the simple things in life..happiness, love, world peace..safe place for our children..
In the end who ever is President of our country will bring us all together.
Posted by: betty | April 28, 2008, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Although I understand the excitement over Obama, I find it hard to grasp the bizare way many of his supporters react when having a dialog. It’s almost as if they are brainwashed. Why should any canidate be above critisism? He is a great guy, but come on people….it’s freaky how some of you act like O’ZOMBIES???? Not too mention the horrible way they act towards the Clinton’s. Yea, I know all the lousy stuff people say about them, just wait till the republicans get a hold of your precious Obama, you aint seen nothing yet!!! They will take a decent, and honorable man, and turn him into the same “monster” you’ve all been making Hillary out to be. Then what?
We are all on the same team..Just because we think Hillary would do a better job in know way makes me a stupid gun slinging idiot.
Posted by: cbw | April 28, 2008, 3:07 pm 3:07 pm
Just Curious….Obama worked and lived in the projects in Chicago after college, so he knows their struggles.
Posted by: cindyct | April 28, 2008, 3:09 pm 3:09 pm
Yeah, you can choose where you work too. Just because someone’s boss is a bigot and thief doesn’t mean the employees who work for them are. That is a relationship 8 hours a day, five days a week I might add, far more than an hour a week in a church.
Yet millions of people work for unethical people and businesses across the globe.
This whole argument is so dishonest pointless.
Posted by: df | April 28, 2008, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
Hillary doesn’t need to call attention to the ongoing Wright fiasco, Wright has done that effectively for himself and for Obama.
Hillary is the ONLY presidential candidate who has worked diligently for the middle class and for the underprivileged. Hillary isn’t the one that alienated blue collar small town voters, and isn’t the one that sat in a church for twenty years listening to hate-filled sermons demonizing America. As an elitist, Obama is interested only in Obama, not the rest of us.
Posted by: Emily | April 28, 2008, 3:10 pm 3:10 pm
Becky…right on….
Posted by: cindyct | April 28, 2008, 3:12 pm 3:12 pm
Rick…sounds more like you are talking about Hillary. She thinks she is owed this election…surprise!!!
Posted by: cindyct | April 28, 2008, 3:13 pm 3:13 pm
Emily, It is all just an illusion….Hillary and Bill are fighting for political power not for middle class America…They will do whatever benefits them politically including selling out the middle class as they did on NAFTA…
Posted by: indy_voter | April 28, 2008, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
Emily….do you really know what Obama has done. Do you know his record????
He passed health care for the poor and working poor in Indiana, who didn’t have health care. He is trying to keep jobs in this country…get informed…
Posted by: cindyct | April 28, 2008, 3:16 pm 3:16 pm
OBAMA AND REV. WRIGHT: I get tired of Obama claiming to be Christian, without explaining the theology of his church. Rev. Wright preaches BLACK LIBERATION THEOLOGY, a very radical form of “Christianity.” Here is a quote about black liberation theology from its founder, Rev. James Cone, and you be the judge as to whether Obama’s church preaches anything that even remotely resembles Christianity: ***
“Black theology refuses to accept a God who is not identified totally with the goals of the black community. If God is not for us and against white people, then he is a murderer, and we had better kill him. The task of black theology is to kill Gods who do not belong to the black community … Black theology will accept only the love of God which participates in the destruction of the white enemy. What we need is the divine love as expressed in Black Power, which is the power of black people to destroy their oppressors here and now by any means at their disposal. Unless God is participating in this holy activity, we must reject his love.”
Posted by: James | April 28, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
Clinton has handled it well by putting it back in Obama’s court but I think she should let McCain’s camp go at him. For a presidential contender to hang out with someone who believes the American govt started AIDS and that God should damn America is seriously scary. Now Wright claims he was quoting an Iragi official when he asked God to damn America. Didn’t sound like that to me when I saw the clip. Obama has yet to be specific in condemning Wrights accusations which means that in some way he supports them.
Posted by: Nancy | April 28, 2008, 3:17 pm 3:17 pm
As an Obama supporter this is one of few times in the entire campaign I can actually congradulate Clinton. Even if it was for Political gain she had never done anything like this before. I know she will kill the mood soon so I want to congradulate and say I am proud of what she said today.
Posted by: TjustSaying | April 28, 2008, 3:18 pm 3:18 pm
WHAT HAS OBAMA DONE FOR BLACK PEOPLE, other than use them for their support? Did he show up at the Black History Month event recently; no, he was too busy. Did he show up at the Martin Luther King event recently, no, he was too busy. YOU WHO TRY TO IMPLY THAT THE CLINTON’S ARE RACIST OR DO NOT SUPPORT THE BLACK COMMUNITY REPRESENT THE WORST OF THE OBAMA SUPPORTERS.
Here’s some irony for you – The Clinton Global Initiative, part of the Clinton Foundation, has secured partnerships for the following initiatives:
$271,000,000.00 over a 5-year period for educational opportunities for 7.5 million children in Africa and Asia.
$40,000,000.00 over 5 years for critical education needs for 3,000,000 girls in Africa.
$12,000,000.00 over 8 years to improve schooling and health outcomes for girls 10-14 in Southern Africa.
Maybe someone should tell Barack Obama and his supporters that trying to label Bill Clinton a “racist” is contrary to everything he has ever done in his life, and is not only dishonest, it is disgusting.
Compare that to Obama’s accomplishments in assisting blacks here and around the world (if you can find any).
Posted by: James | April 28, 2008, 3:19 pm 3:19 pm
erich…you are so right…everyone is concentrating on the Wright thing when Hillary and McCain are and have been involved in even worse situatons. Why aren’t hese being splashed all over the news….?
Posted by: cindyct | April 28, 2008, 3:20 pm 3:20 pm
Hillary Clinton is a disgrace to our political system. She and her husband are liars and frauds. They certainly do not belong back in the White House or any where near it. !!!!
Posted by: Bonnie | April 28, 2008, 3:24 pm 3:24 pm
I remember the religous values debate that CNN moderated. At least Hillary and Obama showed up.
McCain couldn’t be bothered. Is he an agnostic? Can’t he answer pertinent questions about his faith, religon, and perhaps his core values?
Posted by: DAVID NH | April 28, 2008, 3:25 pm 3:25 pm
Wright is a National treasure. Anyone listening to him understands he speaks truth to power. It was interesting watching reactions on CNN to his NAACP speech. The commentator started out absolutely amazed @ the intelligence level the sincerity & depth of substance in Rev. Wright’s speech. After the break his tone started to change (maybe a call from the boss???) watching this crap unfold is like watching someone throw a maltov cocktail into a delivery room.
Complete utter cowardice on the part of the media. Oh well I guess that explains the redundancy they are all experiencing.
Posted by: Chapman | April 28, 2008, 3:27 pm 3:27 pm
well, if Hillary does pull this off and get the nomination, let’s pray to God she beats McCain. I don’t think she can do it. McCain will destroy her just the way she has verbally destroyed Obama, for doing nothing but being an American citizen who wanted to change the country for the better. Only time will tell, but I think my fears will coem true. more years of Bush(McCain) and 4000 more young men and women dying to cover up Bush’s mistake.
Posted by: cindyct | April 28, 2008, 3:28 pm 3:28 pm
I am proud of Hillary for staning up to her buddy John McCain…Maybe she got the memo that African Americans are mad at her and if she heaps it on too much about Rev. Wright then she might loose her 8% support.
As far as Hillarys baggage…Isnt is scary that not one Republican has criticized her actually they have been defending her? You know why? Because they arent going to show their cards in case she successfuly steals the nomination.
Posted by: Beka13 | April 28, 2008, 3:32 pm 3:32 pm
This is what she should do as the leader. HRC showed DEM down tickets & SDs that she can defend them in the general election.
Posted by: JoeSky | April 28, 2008, 3:34 pm 3:34 pm
Hillary Clinton has a good reason to keep her mouth almost shut about religion. A book about her particular kind of worship is due out May 20th, and if the mainstream picks up on it, it will make Reverend Wright look like Captain Kangaroo.
Can’t wait for her to go back to New York.
Posted by: Susan | April 28, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
Since when did religion Denomination & religious beliefs became colorized and segregated…. “Black Church” …. I thought all Christians believed in the same things, Catholic’s Had their beliefs , Lutheran, Baptist, Etc….So Now the Denomination beliefs are also divided by Color….Black or White Church’s ? Sounds Racist and segregated….So we did away with segregation in the School’s and everywhere else in the 70′s at the persistence of the Black’s,… but NOT Religion or Church’s? …. Sounds Like a Double standard to Me !!!
Posted by: Rob | April 28, 2008, 3:41 pm 3:41 pm
If Rev. Wright could seal the nomination for Hillary, as he did to her marriage, I do not think she would say: “I would never attend Rev. Wright’s church”!
Posted by: Peace | April 28, 2008, 3:47 pm 3:47 pm
BoooHoooo.
name three issues you are clear on, that you truly beleive that this man named Obama can deliver on. OR????????
three that he has already done??
Posted by: cbw | April 28, 2008, 3:58 pm 3:58 pm
Simply put by my own typical Irish Catholic grandmother:
“Show me your friends and I’ll tell you who you are.”
For a man who brings no experience, but who, according to his own hype, holds superior judgment, I have to say – we know you now, and we’re not liking what we see.
Posted by: Jude from Saratoga Springs, NY | April 28, 2008, 4:01 pm 4:01 pm
What a horror show! I loathe Hillary Clinton and Jeremiah Wright. He is an egomaniac and she is a hypocrite. Put the two together and they make a great couple. UGH!!!!!!
Posted by: Mary M. Mansour | April 28, 2008, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
What a horror show! I loathe Hillary Clinton and Jeremiah Wright. He is an egomaniac and she is a hypocrite. Put the two together and they make a great couple. UGH!!!!!!
Posted by: Mary M. Mansour | April 28, 2008, 4:06 pm 4:06 pm
Bill Moyers made it impossible…and rather stupid…to keep portraying Rev. Wright as a crazy angry black man. The media fabrication does not fit this man.
I suspect both the Clinton and McCain internal polling suggest it is folly to persue attacks on Wright.
It invites Hagee/Parsley/The Family/The Foundation into the conversation.
But look on the bright side, ABC, CNN, FOX, Politico…What a great pundit he’ll be on election night. Book him now, before his memoirs come out.
Posted by: kravitz | April 28, 2008, 4:07 pm 4:07 pm
What are the real issues in this campaign? The Reverend wasn’t speaking on Senator Obama’s behalf. This country gives him the right of the first amendment. Freedom of Speech. That is a powerful right the people in this country have. I don’t always agree with my friends, I don’t even always agree with my spouse, but I still love them and will defend their right to have a different opinion. Sniper fire in Bosnia? I will say it is my opinion that Ex-President Clinton killed Senator Clinton’s Texas 3:00 am advertisement. If you are to tired to remember at 11:00 pm whether you were fired upon in Bosnia, please don’t answer the red phone at 3:00 am. But are these really the issues? People in the little town I live in cling to their guns because it is an impoverished area and those guns put food on the table for their children. And religion is where their social activities are centered. I see nothing wrong with saying we cling to guns and religion. We do. You can’t mandate I buy health insurance. Car insurance is mandated, and I could go to jail if I get picked up without it. But if I don’t have the money, and it is a choice between feeding my children today vs. buying insurance guess which one has priority.
Although I am not a big fan of President Bush, he did not go to war without the backing of our elected state officials, including the vote of Senator Hillary Clinton. She did not single handedly start the war. She was only one of many who voted that day. A President cannot declare war or use nuclear power against another country without permission of representation from both political parties and permission from NATO.
Lord knows I am not an Ex-President Clinton fan, but Ex-President Clinton could not have signed the NAFTA bill into existence by himself. His was only the final name signed. To balance the budget there was a big tax hike we voted on. And technical information that went to China involving our national defense was approved by Ex-President Clinton’s Administration.
The list of blunders that have happened during each Presidency is endless, what we need is a President that can unite this country again. To cross party lines and work with both Democrats and Republicans, regardless who becomes our next President. And as important as who becomes the next President is who becomes the next state elected officials. Learn who represents you in Congress and the House and vote for someone you think best carries your message forward. That is the only way to change the things that are important to all of us. If your issue is jobs, or healthcare, or gay rights, or social security, or whatever, find the representatives that believes in those issues and vote for them. Write to them, tell them what you expect of them. Then the President can sign bills that will allow Americans to pursue their dreams again.
The only way to have this country at peace with the world is by talking to allies and enemies and resolving issues that make us enemies. One of the basic things we teach our children is to talk to one another instead of fighting. Why is that concept so difficult for us as adults to practice?
No President can, by themselves, fix healthcare, the economy or anything else. It doesn’t matter what they believe. So get involved find out whom you are voting for and what they believe in every time you vote.
Posted by: June | April 28, 2008, 4:15 pm 4:15 pm
Thank You, I understand. He is a lovely man with a beautiful family, he speaks of hope change and all things peaceful.
Cool, but I need someone who knows how the system works, and how too take on the Repub’s….
I have a small company, and I like nice guy’s, but I would never hire them to run my company..
Given all the options, I would recomend Hillary for the job..
Posted by: cbw | April 28, 2008, 4:17 pm 4:17 pm
Thank You, I understand. He is a lovely man with a beautiful family, he speaks of hope change and all things peaceful.
Cool, but I need someone who knows how the system works, and how too take on the Repub’s….
I have a small company, and I like nice guy’s, but I would never hire them to run my company..
Given all the options, I would recomend Hillary for the job..
Posted by: cbw | Apr 28, 2008 4:17:13 PM
Good point cbw but what if you could chose from someone that is running a successful comapany that has net positive and one that is in the red?
What if one manager had to keep firing people and the other ran with pretty much the same bunch he started with a year and a half ago? Who would be better to run your company then? Those are the questions a intelligent business man or woman would want to know the answers to.
Posted by: JamesNR | April 28, 2008, 4:23 pm 4:23 pm
Well said!!!
Let’s all remember United We Stand.
Posted by: cbw | April 28, 2008, 4:24 pm 4:24 pm
People are sooo blind…”free your mind and the rest will follow, be colorblind, don’t be so shallow…”
Posted by: Deeliza | April 28, 2008, 4:27 pm 4:27 pm
June:
Thank you for your very sound advice. I hope people are paying attention.
Posted by: PAposter | April 28, 2008, 4:40 pm 4:40 pm
James – What you’re smelling is press coverage, not conspiracy. Media is driven by clicks and eyeballs (web visits), dollars (subscriptions), and fame. They started to dig into Obama’s past when questions started to arise about who is this guy, why is he winning, what don’t we know — all “critical thinking” questions that should be asked. Yes, they’ve selectively picked out the most attention-grabbing clips — because that what drives their business. It taks a PBS/Moyers to do the full picture on Wright, the rest of the media scrumble is going to focus on the narrative of the day.
Posted by: Dennis | April 28, 2008, 4:50 pm 4:50 pm
Simon – how do you square Obama/campaign’s personal attacks on HRC against your idealized view? I.e., is it ok to call HRC a liar, manipulator, say anything to win, fatally flawed, whining, emotional, fearmongering monster, while on the other hand, her calling Obama inconsistent, inexperienced, and incapable of winning the broad base of traditional Dem voters is over the top?
Posted by: Sandy | April 28, 2008, 4:54 pm 4:54 pm
James: NO conspiracy theory concerning Rev. Wright. The whole thing boils down to the fact that the MSM failed to do their job and look at Obama from an objective point of view, they had too much invested in him to look at his past and see if there was anything that he had said or done that would tell us more about him. This came out when it did because Fox News and Brian Ross of ABC news looked on the Church’s website and bought Rev Wrights sermons which were for sale to the general public and were packaged as the Best of Rev. Wright! This is the making of Rev. Wright and he can’t accept that what he has said is wrong and thus decries that the playing of his sermons are a public lynching and now he says that they are an attack on the Black Church. Well I know and attend a lot of black churches and never have I heard the radical rehtoric that Rev. Wright preaches! It appears that Rev. Wright is now acting like a politician who is more worried about his legacy than the Black Church. His continual rationalization of his sermons reminds me of a politician when he attacts anyone who questions them! The truth is that Mr. Obama knew when he launched his campaign that Mr. Wright was going to be a problem,that is why he disinvited him from his presidential announcement! The curious thing is why he did not invite him but did put him on a religious advisory committe of his campaign. I think the reason he did was that he really adimires this man and he beleives in his Black Liberation Theology that he preaches, that is why when he gave his speech on race he was unable to denouce Rev. Wright the man. Now he is faced with the reality that he knew all along and that is that Rev. Wright is a political liability that he must deal with if he hopes to have any chance of becoming president,but that will require hime to break off all relations with Wright and his church,and I am not sure that he is prepared to do that. This is admirable in a friend but it is foolish when one wants to become President of all the American people.
Posted by: russell | April 28, 2008, 5:00 pm 5:00 pm
Please people unless you have walked a mile in his shoes do not think you can play god and judge the man. How many of you joined the Marine Corps? How many of you servered this country in war time? I do wish one thing, you point out the one thing Wright said that was racist or anti American and I will show you where you were not listening but rather hearing what you wanted to hear.
Posted by: JamesNR | April 28, 2008, 5:26 pm 5:26 pm
Sandy,
Are you sure that Obama’s Campaign has made these assertions? I am certain that I have heard them from Obama supporters but not from the campaign itself.
I do not take issue with Clinton’s assertions that Obama has been inconsistent or that he is inexperienced (although I disagree to an extent), I take issue with the methods she has employed to make these and other “points” about Obama’s character and fitness to be president.
Posted by: Simon | April 28, 2008, 5:42 pm 5:42 pm
James: I would not bet my life on any politician, I’ll put my life in the hands of Jesus not Hillary, Obama, or McCain! The reality is that we must make judgments about those who are wanting to assume the most powerful job in the world, and those judgements are based on a lot of factors. Obama has said that he is a different kind of politician yet he is unwilling to denounce Rev. Wright and didassociate himself from his church. I think that this says something about Obama the man and Obama the politician. I think that it shows that he has poor judgement and that he is too stubborn to admit his mistakes. It is my judgement that Obama lacks the political maturity to be President of the United States and that Hillary does have the maturity and that is why I support her. I do not think that Obama is evil or possess a bad character I just don’t beleive that he is in tune with working class americans and that he does have an elitist personality which I think is nurtured and expoused in Black Liberation Theology! So that is my judgement and I may be wrong and I hope that I am but I must vote on all that is avialable to me at the present time and given that I do not think that he is the strongest canidate for the Democrats to put up against John McCain this fall! I want to win and I don’t think that he will it is as simple as that!
Posted by: russell | April 28, 2008, 5:43 pm 5:43 pm
Wow, I see all sorts of claims by hillary supporters about electability and nothing to back it up. Quote something, cite an article otherwise I’m just going to have to believe you were under the durress of Sniper Fire when you pulled this crap out of your arse. Right now Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Rupert Murdoch and Richard Mellon Scaife are all trying to influence the dem party towards Hillary, can anyone tell me why? Do you think they will support her during the general election?
Posted by: Progressive Patriot | April 28, 2008, 5:47 pm 5:47 pm
McCain is still worse than either of them!
Posted by: B | April 28, 2008, 5:56 pm 5:56 pm
Hillary’s never worked for anyone but herself and her own interests. Sure, she spent 3 months on the Children’s Defense Fund, but for the next twenty years of her life she was a corporate lawyer and Wal-Mart Exec.
Now she’s a big name Senator with 100 million dollars and a mansion in Chappaqua, New York. Of course, every few years she comes around to lie and pander, rehearsing the lines you’d like to hear.
Hillary’s never done SQUAT for the working class.
Posted by: Dissent | April 28, 2008, 6:09 pm 6:09 pm
Let’s remember that Clinton has an African -American voter problem. Reconciling with them is much more important to her than supporting Obama. She knows she needs those voters to be electable. I don’t think we are so gullible, though. Sorry, HRC, but you have proven to be Machiavellian. One must question everything that you do.
Posted by: Grainne | April 28, 2008, 6:15 pm 6:15 pm
to all, sure theres a lot of spin on obama but th etruth of the matter is that the clintons have cheated and scandalized the very system they claim to uphold and its not being brought out in the msm. I wonder why? the msm and the GOP know all too well the baggage and dirt thats going to come out on the clintons should they be able to steal this nomination. thats why they’re not playing it not. wake up people!!!
Posted by: Forneyphil | April 28, 2008, 6:34 pm 6:34 pm
Grainne,
I must respectfully disagree with you. Clinton does not have an African Anerican problem. They are currently supporting another nominee. If Clinton were to get the nomination, the African Americans would come back into the fold, just as everyone is saying that the people supporting Clinton will come back into the fold for Obama. While in either case it will not be all supporters, it will be the vast majority of them.
And tara – I don’t even know how to respond to your comments.
And please, stop bringing up race as if it is a wedge issue in the Democratic party. These are remarkable times for us, as Democrats. We have 2 completely viable candidates – one black and one a woman. We should be rejoicing that the potential for the highest office in the land to break through the glass ceiling.
I am excited for the prospects for us as a party, and more importantly as a nation. We have 2 candidates in our party who may become President, with a majority in Congress (hopefully a much bigger majority) and we might actually have a chance to get some things done for the good of all America,
Posted by: KnSD | April 28, 2008, 6:41 pm 6:41 pm
It is possible that after such a long association, 20 years, Obama’s pastor may have some stuff on Obama that he would rather not want to have revealed. That could explain why Obama treats him so gingerly.
Posted by: thecandypoem | April 28, 2008, 7:17 pm 7:17 pm
ISN’T IT INTERESTING WHEN A WHITE PERSON CRITICIZES THIS COUNTRY, IT’S JUST THAT, BUT WHEN A BLACK PERSON DOES SO, THEY’RE UNPATRIOTIC, RACISTS, ETC.??? AND IF ANY GROUP OF PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY HAS THE RIGHT TO CRITICIZE AMERICA, SHOULDN’T IT BE AFRICAN AMERICANS AFTER ENDURING SLAVERY, JIM CROW LAWS, SEGREGATION AND DISCRIMINATION!!!!
Posted by: Chuck | April 28, 2008, 7:20 pm 7:20 pm
OH PLEASE DO NOT let the Clintons back into the White House, they are CROOKS!! Has anyone thought about how easily they LIE????? Both Bill and Hillary? Bill lied about Sexual relations under oath with Monica. and Hillary just as easily lied about the Pregnant woman and Sniper fire in Bosnia?? Don’t you think that they both will have just as an easy time LIEING to people when she is president to tell them what they want to hear, then do something totally different?? Check the math, check their past and present, they are Crooks and Liars!!! I totally do not want to see Hillary in the white house with smug Bill!
Posted by: Crashangel | April 28, 2008, 7:24 pm 7:24 pm
Crashangel,
Name me one politician who doesn’t lie.
ANd by the way, the pregnant lasy story was true. I case you didn’t hear about the aftermath of everyone saying Clinton lied. They had to retract.
I’ll give you Bosnia. That was just stupid. No one is claiming Clinton has run the best campaign in history. In fact, it was pretty bad at times. But she adapted. That should show you soemthing, too.
Regarding Bill and Monica – let it do already. It was like 10 years ago. And Bill is not running for President, Hillary is.
Your opinion is obviously very strong. But what I would like to ask you, other than being “crooks and liars” in your opinion (as if no other politician ever has been anything other than the same), what was so bad about Bill’s time in office? The raging economy? Getting things done?
Or, is your problem merely the politics of personal destruction that so an investigation about a land deal some 15 years earlier that went on for more than 6 years and ended up coming up with nothing other than the fact that Bill cheated on Hillary? Is that what was so bad about him being President?
Please, think a little and weigh the pros and cons before you vote for anyone. Look at that person realistically. Don’t form an opinion based on one or two things, look at everything, the good and the bad. Look to a candidate’s history to see if they have a track record of doing the things that they say they will do. Read things from writers who don’t share your point of view to get some balance and a “devil’s advocate” position. Don’t listen to the pundits tell you what someone said, go listen to the tape for yourself. In this internet age of ours, with Google, You Tube and all of the news organizations having videos on their sites there is no reason for anyone to have bad information.
And don’t just listen to the story the day it erupts. Follow through for the days or weeks it may take to hear different opinions and new facts. And time does have a way of changing perspective. Look at what 5 years has done for those who voted for or against the Iraq war.
Think for yourself. Educate yourself. Don’t let you prejudices against someone (whether because of race, gender, name, or whatever) guide your actions.
Posted by: KnSD | April 28, 2008, 7:42 pm 7:42 pm
I am so sick of hearing about Rev. Wright. He’s not running for office,I don’t go to his church, and bottom line, he has so little to do with the future of America as a country, or even the future of the state he lives in, it’s pitiful. So please, move off it. WHO CARES? Next year, when we’re looking at resolving Iraq, bringing down gas and food prices to affordable levels, and making sure people have roofs over their heads, I doubt anyone will be asking or thinking about the opinion of a preacher from Illinois. We will be asking the President, Congress, and the Senate, whoever they may be. So that’s what I want to hear about during this primary period. Stop wasting air time, and our time. These are critical moments. They’re much too precious to waste on these silly, trivial, topics. He’s a nut… he’s great, who cares? He’s a preacher in one city, not the leader of the free world. Soldiers are dying. People are losing their homes and jobs. Food is sky high. HELLO???
Posted by: Delores | April 28, 2008, 7:49 pm 7:49 pm
A poster said – “I am so sick of hearing about Rev. Wright. He’s not running for office,I don’t go to his church, and bottom line, he has so little to do with the future of America as a country, or even the future of the state he lives in, it’s pitiful. So please, move off it. WHO CARES?”
People who incite hatred and support terrorism are dangers to our lives and our country. Please rethink caring before we give our country away to them.
Posted by: Jason | April 28, 2008, 8:47 pm 8:47 pm
None of the three candidates deserves to be president. They all have issues that make them not fully desirable.
And we, the american people, have to pick the least objectionable one.
Those who would be more desirable are too smart to want this job.
So, what’s that say about the three?
And it serves to remind me how difficult it is to pick the one you dislike least. If it weren’t so hard, the insults folks sling at each other wouldn’t be nearly as high in number or in intensity.
Posted by: nynyoutlaw | April 28, 2008, 8:52 pm 8:52 pm
My friends , I am a black democrat . BARACK can’t win in the fall. His campaigne is trying right now to throw rev. WRIGHT under the bus . It’s a problem and a big one . I see my brothers and sisters divided over that issue .
Posted by: voter | April 28, 2008, 9:03 pm 9:03 pm
It is one thing for the Neocon owned and operated propaganda system, usually referred to as the media, to slime American values by promoting a liar and a Neocon in Democratic clothing. (And, yes, there have been and remain a lot of them. Did you really think Joe Lieberman was the only one?) It is quite another that nobody has come out with the truth about Hillary.
Why can’t people ask what would have been the result if Obama had spun such a tale as her sniperfire story? (Would that media have smilingly called it a mere fib?) Why doesn’t that media ask the Clintons why Rev. Wright was a guest in the Clinton White House? why he was aqn advisor to Bill in the aftermath of the Lewinsky scandal? why Hillary doesn’t attack her own pastor who approves of Revf. wright?
This woman is not good for America, not good for the Democratic Party. She is not good.
But with the help of the Neocon media, she will harm Obama as much as she can.
And to those who are now buying into her last campaign ploy (aided by that media) claimiung that he can’t win, this: why give up on doing the right thing? She is if anything worse for America than McCain!
Back Obama and he will win. Be a surrender monkey and join your enemy and say good bye to all that America was trying to be.
She isn’t Bush-lite. She’s just plain Bush!
Posted by: BuckBurris | April 28, 2008, 9:37 pm 9:37 pm
Clinton tiptoes around the issue while a Clinton supporter is the organizer of Rev. Wright’s latest media tour…
Posted by: mammamia | April 29, 2008, 7:00 am 7:00 am
Hillary can say about anything she wants. She has selective memory. Ask her about this item.
Had Senator Clinton beeen forced to testify under oath, as a material witness and beneficiary of the fraud that her husband is being sued for before the Democratic Convention, her remote chances for being nominated the party candidate would have been unquestionably destroyed.
Hillary has never publicly commented on the case in which she was a defendant from 2003-2006. Nor has Hillary ever commented on the videotaped phone call she made to Peter Paul the day he began spending more than $1 million for her Senate campaign, the false statements she made through Howard Wolfson to the Washington Post denying working with Paul or receiving any contributions from him, the sworn Declaration she made under oath where she refused to deny any of Paul’s allegations, the role her White House aide Kelly Craighead played in coordinating Paul’s expenditures and befirending Paul’s Japanese business partner during a White House visit and many other unanswered questions of illegal conduct.
Posted by: William R | April 29, 2008, 7:27 am 7:27 am
Trying to have it both ways.
Sort of like the “…as far as I know” statement.
She is trying not to alienate African-Americans while continuing to turn the knife.
the Clintons are, and have always been, sleazy.
Posted by: RdV | April 29, 2008, 7:45 am 7:45 am
Reading these ill-informed, mean-spirited comments is scarier than anything either candidate has (or hasn’t!) done.
With a few exceptions, you are all angry and hateful and demonizing two patriots who are running for PRESIDENT.
I know you’d love the other candidate to be evil and horrible, but in the end, Obama and Clinton are exceptional, intelligent people who are being scrutinized to a degree that few of us will ever face.
Make them villains if you must, but that eagerness to see bad in people is the problem with this country–not Clinton or Obama. They, at least, still have enough faith in humankind to devote their lives to public service.
“Let he who is without sin cast the first stone…”
You must all be saints.
Posted by: Em | April 29, 2008, 8:19 am 8:19 am
I’m personally completely impartial as far as who is elected goes, as I do not like any of them…..Out of all of them I’d probably pick Obama on the simple basis that he promotes dialogue as a foreign policy instead of, oh, you know, obliterating Iran. I do know a couple of things, though.. Perception is important, whether true or not, and you are known by the company you keep. I know it’s cliche and irrelevant here, but it still somewhat holds up. On that same note, I do not agree with assertions on what Wright was saying as being crazy or fanatical or nonsensical, he is as entitled to his opinion as anyone else. Again, a tragedy that this is the focal point as I would like to see how they weigh in on actual policy. All I see is pandering to this group or that, while trying to avoid disenfranchising another group at the same time. It’s, in a word, tragic.
Posted by: onterrian | April 29, 2008, 8:39 am 8:39 am
As an Obama supporter and avid fan of politics, it is my opinion that if Rev Wright is the WORST we have to throw at Obama – then he’s VERY CLEAN. Just think about it, after all the investigations – we will castigate a man over another man’s words…that’s beyond petty – it’s ignorant – while rome burns….this is what we discuss – heaven help us all… even if Rev. Wright prays the prayer….word.
Posted by: Liz | April 29, 2008, 8:40 am 8:40 am
I think Hillary’s comments show that she is a UNITER against the Repubs. Hillary knows she doesn’t need to go there because she has a resume and winning the key Primary states to back up her reasons for running.
Posted by: Darla | April 29, 2008, 9:31 am 9:31 am
‘I think Hillary’s comments show that she is a UNITER against the Repubs. ‘
that’s MRS Clinton’s base speaking again proving once and for all that she is supported by the undereducated and obviously the visually and audibly challenged.
You haven’t notice, darla, that MRS Clinton has been working for the Republicans to destroy barack Obama, who if you could read would know has a much better resume than she; at least his experience is his own. MRS Clinton promised solutions but doesn’t ever deliver. Check out western NY as but one example of how she is at keeping campaign promises. Now we are supposed to elect her president so she can fix all our ills but since the best indicator of future behavior is past behavior, I’m not buying.
Posted by: james d granata | April 29, 2008, 9:51 am 9:51 am
The media has got to have something to talk about — ANYTHING to talk about — to avoid discussing the real issues in this campaign. This Rev. Wright red-herring is really beginning to stink up the place. The right wings’ “God Inc.” offends me much more strongly than what this slightly goofy, camera-hog Rev. Wright has to say. And by the way, Rev. Wright is not runing for President.
Posted by: NCBlueneck | April 29, 2008, 9:52 am 9:52 am
I wish we would just stick with the issues and everyone stop this swift boating of candidates. McCain would have been the candidate for the Republicans in 2000 if not for the swift boating of Bush Inc. Let’s try and remember the issues or is it to late for that. I just hate this crap that goes around because we never know how what they believe in and how they are going to implement these policies.
Posted by: Kathy | April 29, 2008, 9:53 am 9:53 am
What voters know about me is that I have a long record of fighting for the interests.” says the lying MRS Clinton.
And just how do we know that, MRS Clinton because you say so; not good enough I have checked out your almost non existent record in the Senate and it is clear you have only fought (sucked up) for your own interests? If, perish the thought she should be elected president she would have no more than the eight years she has already had in the senate and did nothing
Posted by: james d granata | April 29, 2008, 9:56 am 9:56 am
DAVID
Apparently you don’t read very much. Not even a quick look at the polls… Obama has already won Indiana and North Carolina. This race is over.
Posted by: SRaley | April 29, 2008, 9:58 am 9:58 am
she should be quietabout rev. wright issue hillary and mcain are tag teamming against obama she brought him out of the closet go to hopo the media won’t tell this her aide set up ..
Posted by: michelle | April 29, 2008, 11:51 am 11:51 am
Old Hillary and Bill will be the demise of the Democratic Party. Hillary wants desperately to win (as anyone would), but don’t think for a minute that Hillary and her operatives aren’t fueling the Obama fires that he manages to set for himself. Hillary’s only chance of winning is if Obama trips up or is tripped up by his association with the Right Reverend Wright. The Clinton machine needs to destroy Obama if she has any hope of having the super-delagates decide the nomination. If she succeeds, the backlash from the Obama supporters will make her un-electable. If she cannot steal the nomination, I wouldn’t put it past the Clintons to have figured out that she can’t take the chance to wait another 8 years to become her party’s nominee and that if she doesn’t get the nomination then Obama can’t be allowed to win the Presidency. If the Dems bungle this opportunity to take the White House they have only themselves to blame. It’s gonna be a fun couple of months.
Posted by: NathanB | April 29, 2008, 1:56 pm 1:56 pm
Hillary almost never tells the truth but if you go with the odds she is lying as when she says
that she and her husband are proud of the fighting they did for the american people. what a load of crap all the fighting they did was for Bill Clinton’s political life so that eventually she could run for president. Just because her uneducated, visually and auditorily challenged base refuses to pay attention to her lies, doesn’t mean the rest of us have to ignore them. check out jon steward on you-tube and view the video “the tide has turned’ to see what she thinks of the voters; lying witch.
Posted by: james d granata | April 29, 2008, 2:35 pm 2:35 pm
they should devide the obama peiple and the clinton people the obama people can pay 400 a gallon for gas us hillary people can pay 125 like we did when bill was in.the obama people can work at wall-mart for 750 hr while the rest of us work for the big companys that bush let move over seas.the obama people can go with out health care why the hillary people can have like we did when bill was in. so for you obama people you deserve what you get by i’m retired i don’t care but your children will suffer
Posted by: ken | April 29, 2008, 3:26 pm 3:26 pm
I guess she will tip. Now we know why she is in debt. Rev. Wright is on her payroll. And it is costing her.
Posted by: Misglo | April 29, 2008, 7:36 pm 7:36 pm
Rev Wright can retire after he gets his payment from the Clintons. I am sure it will be cash!
Posted by: MEL | April 29, 2008, 11:09 pm 11:09 pm
HRC you pick you spouse as well!!!
Posted by: MEL | April 29, 2008, 11:13 pm 11:13 pm
Serves Obama right for sidling up too much with the brothers …
Posted by: R.S. | April 29, 2008, 11:24 pm 11:24 pm
Well, I’ve read all of the comments on this page and see both sides of this whole mess.
First, let’s take the “Clintons” off the hot seat. They did not make this present mess with Obama v. Wright.
Secondly, Obama supporters be advised. If Obama doesn’t get the total of 2,025 delegates he cannot win! The same goes for Clinton.
So, ahead he may be delegates, but actually it doesn’t mean skwatt. Also, remember there are 300 super-delegates that have not committed their endorsements. What does this mean?
Hillary Clinton does have a good dose of baggage. None that we haven’t heard before. Even her embellished Bosnia story has been redundant news.
However, Senator Obama, has been under the microscope of late, because he has not been well-known and proofed. His background seems to have a way of contradicting what he professes.
We Americans have a way of never reading the fine print. Always willing to accept the surface of a good idea. That has a way of raining on our parade when we’re feeling so good about something.
Back to the super-delegates. If the majority view a candidate that has proved to be unelectable, you can throw that popular vote out the window. Why? To protect the best chance of getting a democrat in the White House.
Sounds unfair? Actually, it’s a saftey valve. Our Constitution tries to save ourselves from ourselves.
No need to critize me for writing this. It’s nothing you haven’t been explained about before. I’M INDEPENDENT! Obama supporters–you could go on about beating up Hillary Clinton and insulting the former first lady… but be advised… super-delegates can read too. You all kind of carry on the Rev. Wright attitude. Is it intentional?
Kathy, NW Indiana
Posted by: Kathy | April 29, 2008, 11:42 pm 11:42 pm
reaganfan..did ya vote for Bushie BoY; if yes, then it is YOU who are responsible for pushing 45 million Americans into poverty levels over the past 7 years! How dare you accuse the Bill Clinton Admin for disenfranchising poor and middle class working America when its the REPUBLICAN GUARD who have bled America’s economy to death and have created bilionaires out of the Bush/Cheney oil buddies at the expense of Americans. Check out the oil and gas profits..all on the backs of working Americans did ya see any other energy policy come from the past 2 terms Bubba?
Posted by: DaneNM | April 30, 2008, 12:46 am 12:46 am
I’m not sure what makes me sadder, the fact this political campaign has gone so ugly between the candidates, media news spins and on post on these blogs, or the fact that we have accepted that ugly campaigning, and smear tactics as a legitimate part of the process. My question, Why is it acceptable?
My Questions about the Attacks on Mr. Obama:
If we are gonna look at this from a religious perspected then, Rev. Wright is a Pastor. He is not without sin, he is a mortal man. Mr. Obama is Public Servant he is not sinless, he is a mortal man. Everyone who has attacked this issue, are not sinless they are mortal men and woman. The thing that stands out to me about Mr. Obama in this situation is, that he reminds us that we can still love eachother as the sinners we are, while standing firm against the sin. Love the sinner, hate the sin? This considered a character flaw? Why?
Mr. Obama is again attacked for serving on a board with William Ayers, yet apparently it doesn’t bother anyone that William Ayer’s is currently a Distinguished Professor at the University of Illinois teaching social justice, urban educational reform, narrative and interpretive research, children in trouble with the law, and related issues? He is too shady for Mr. Obama to serve on a charity board with because of his past, but not to shady to be a college professor who teaches our children? Why?
Mr. Obama said that people are “bitter” about the way government has made promises that they don’t keep. They cling to guns and religion. Aren’t people bitter over Bush policies? If we aren’t bitter then why are so determined to put a democrat in office to fix all the broken promises? We don’t turn to guns? Has anybody noticed in the news lately that University Students what the right to bring guns to school because they feel the government isnt protecting them while they’re in classes? We don’t turn to God and the church when we feel vulnerable? Why wouldn’t we?
As for the war, Mr. Obama was against it from the beginning, I only wish that people would of payed attention. Maybe then my son would be home right now enstead of on his third tour of Iraq.
God Bless Our Troups.
Posted by: Loke Gandeza | April 30, 2008, 2:51 am 2:51 am