Protesters: “What About The Black Community, Obama?”

Obama Aide Concedes ‘Dollar Bill’ Remark Referred to His Race
I think Democrats across the country should rally against Obama and Demand Hillary replace him

If he’s not voting for Obama whom will he vote for, McCain?
Let’s see how much progress the AA community makes under a McCain administration.
Have you not learned from Katrina?

just more evidence that obama is all talk and little action

I’m a black resident of St Petersburg— the Uhuru’s (the protesting group) are a joke. They actually bring in more problems for the African American community. Olugbala isn’t going to vote for him? As if McCain would ever answer any of his questions head on? Idiot.

I saw the exchange. Obama handled himself with the upmost amount of class.

Being an African American from Florida, I can confidently say — this militant group has always been a problem within the community, and they do not speak for “us”.
Our concerns are the same as everyone else’s — the economy.

“Obuma is toxic! He is a sad excuse for a candidate, he will lose the GE! ” (HP Boston)
You forgot to mention you’ll make sure ot it. My question is, what’s going to happen after he loses? I think the difference will be that some will be even more bitter than others. While some will be bitter about the direction of the country with four more years of disaster, you will be even more consumed. You will complain about the country, but you will still be when you realize that didn’t make you one bit happier. You cannot escape hate. Even when you get everything you want, with hate you cannot be fully at peace. I say stop the hating and get on with progress. You’ll be amazed at how much peace you can experience.

International Peoples Democratic Uhuru Movement is being sponsored indirectly by the Republican party through sorrogates of high ranking African American Repuglicans.
Their objective is to revive this failed strategy to convince African Americans that Obama is not “black enough”.
Rediculous.
BTW, why is Obama black. He is 50% Black, 50% White.
No wonder some in the Black Community still think he is “Whitie” to the delight of some racist RepubLosers. They are wasting their time. Those with this thinking do not amount to 1/10th of 1% of the AA vote.

David: At least he stops to think before he opens his mouth. Unlike some people we see.

Senator McCain and the GOP does not have to make voters scared of Senator Obama. He scares people every time he opens his mouth and if that is not enough read, read, read about his true background and his early political life. Scary. Yea–it has nothing to do with the GOP or McCain.

i love all you repubs coming here saying more eviedance obama is all talk
yea, well whats mccain done besides do something and then criticize obama for doing what he just did
oh my god he went to another country
oh my god i told him to visit iraq and he did and now im crying about it
wahhhhhhh
obama is just… a … a… celebrity
lol
what?

RepublicanAndProudOfIt, in the small town where I live in So. California, there’s local market. The butcher at hat market is a white man who never fails to rail about blacks, indians, asians, middle easterners and women. He finds everything those groups do as threatening to his way of life. I once asked him why he was so disdainful of minority groups and he only answered , “if it ain’t white, it ain’t right”, as if that explained everything.
He’s a big McCain supporter, he fits right in with that crowd.

republican and proud of it
im sorry your friend has crappy relatives, so we should do away with these programs because if you can do it, everyone can do it
lol i bet my left sack that you didnt do any of the things you mentioned
/plays violin

Both candidates are very chilish. This is the worst election as far as trash talk and using images of celebrities? What exactly are theses candidates going to do whoever gets into office? The whole concept is very scary! I am exercising my rights, I choose not to vote for either one!

its funny will that you should criticize obama for stopping and thinking about what hes saying
i guess its better to just blurt out anything like your lame duck candidate mcgoo
he needs a teleprompter this guy cant get a single fact straight even on his supposed strongest issue
pakistan/iraq boarder!
lol uh huh

“I thought it was revealing,” Olugbala told ABC News, “Because he said out of his own mouth that although he has said things about the black community he has not put forth a response that really is representing what the people ourselves are feeling.”
Excellent comment from this protester! Obama is imploding and America, even African Americans, are seeing how fake he is and how he lies with his empty rhetoric and no substance platform. It’s over, Obama, you are now LOSING! Even your own race is turning against you!

International Peoples Democratic Uhuru Movement is being sponsored indirectly by the Republican party through sorrogates of high ranking African American Repuglicans.
Their objective is to revive this failed strategy to convince African Americans that Obama is not “black enough”.
Rediculous.
BTW, why is Obama black. He is 50% Black, 50% White.
No wonder some in the Black Community still think he is “Whitie” to the delight of some racist RepubLosers. They are wasting their time. Those with this thinking do not amount to 1/10th of 1% of the AA vote.

David: At least he stops to think before he opens his mouth. Unlike some people we see.
Posted by: becky | Aug 1, 2008 1:04:12 PM
You are right, Becky, Obama stops and says…”uhhh…mmmm…uhhh…I agree with Mrs. Clinton!”
Obama=No Substance

s.b.: You are an idiot.
Jane: I remember this same email 8 years ago for BUSH! Ya, President McCain. Uhmmmm. I think you should be excited.
The only problems with polls right now is they mean nothing. And the only problem with those words “President McCain” is it will never happen.
You can take your nap now.

Becky, you are an idiot! I’ve read your posts, over and over again, where you were excited that your boy, NoBama, was leading. Now, all of a sudden, you say polls don’t matter! Get a life! Just like Obammy, it only matters if he is winning….
So, Becky, can you say…”Welcome, President McCain!”
Ur a troll!

It seems as though St.Pete’s resident sister has more commonsense than St Pete has education. Education is not common sense, and for a person who claims to have worked their way through college, and do not recognize the same values in Obama is a pathetic display of the folly that first elected george Bush and gave him four more years and this country a nightmare that macain is seeking perpetuate. It was the educated that got us into Iraq and it was commonsense that was crying out not to go.People ! make your choice.

CNN POLL OF POLLS
(Includes CNN/ORC, USA Today/Gallup, Gallup Daily, Fox News, NBC/Wall Street Journal, CBS/New York Times, ABC/Washington Post, Quinnipiac, Newsweek)
07/30 Obama-48% McCain-43%
07/28 Obama-45% McCain-40%
07/24 Obama-44% McCain-41%
07/15 Obama-47% McCain-41%
07/13 Obama-47% McCain-43%
07/11 Obama-49% McCain-41%
07/03 Obama-48% McCain-42%
There is a guy who is always on top no matter how you slice it or average it.
McNasty is toast, so are the RepubLosers. No wonder they are all angry with the grumpy old man.

I am amazed that any of you think that McCain has any chance of beating the new Messiah. I don’t know why we even are bothering with conventions and an election. Just let the media shove him into the Oval Office and see what happens. He just can keep it up with those flowery speeches. How about canceling the inauguration as well. That would save the taxpayers some money as well.

An Obama staffer quickly swiped the sign out of the protesters hands -– as per the regulations by the Obama campaign, “no outside signs are allowed” into the their town halls”
An example of Obama town

Neither candidate is doing anything about the massive incarceration of poor people and Black people in particular. They do not represent the interests of anyone but the very wealthy. Breaking out of the illusion that those candidates represent us–whether Black, white, Latino, Asian, Native, religious, atheist, men, women, gay, straight–is a GOOD thing. Voting for one of those jokers isn’t your only option. Get involved in changing the world is the best choice. Read Bob Avakian. Don’t base your choices on illusions–base your actions on understanding that we live under an inherently unequal system, that the ruling class parties won’t change that, and that something far better is necessary, and possible.

Jane: CNN National Polls show Obama 48% McCain 43%…Uhmmmmm. President Obama… Has a nice ring to it don’t you think??

Obama’s candidacy is a joke.
When PT Barnum sid “there’s a sucker born every minute” he must have been talking about people that make up the Democrat Party.

Way to go Obama you answered the young man with the utmost respect and class – this dude need to do some research before he opens his mouth.
Go Obama Go – anothe uneducated american trying to get the spotlight – as a Black American I embarrased that this individuall even shown up – he needs to check himself.

I don’t know if PUMA is working or not, but I do think that Obama’s campaign is losing ground and losing it fast. When McCain jumps ahead of Obama, it will be over for Obama. He won’t be able to catch up to McCain. America is not buying Obama’s candidacy anymore. I thought he was a good candidate, at first, but I can’t handly his lies and flip flopping all over the place. Sorry, but this Democrat is voting for McCain.

Jane Hussein Obama,
Do you understand basic math?
Do you knnow what an average is?
Do you know what a weighted average is?
CNN is doing a weighted average the following polls:
CNN/ORC
USA Today/Gallup
Gallup Daily
Fox News
NBC/Wall Street Journal
CBS/New York Times
ABC/Washington Post
Quinnipiac
Newsweek
Jane I hope you are not really as dumb as you sound becuase I would be scared for my country if these are the citizens we have.

Elisa, your thoughts on race are from the 1990s. Ethnic groups definitely do exist on a level beyond the mere ‘social’. Race is certainly not a social construct. Even Richard Dawkins accepts this nowadays. There are traits and diseases that are biologically more common in certain ethnic groups. Whilst environment does play a part in shaping all humans, it isn’t everything. As for wishing that this election won’t be about race, you live in the most racially conscious nation in the world. All of your races are racist. I can’t talk to an American for 5 seconds without them(regardless of race) talking about ‘racism’. You lot are obsessed with finding ‘racism’ everywhere.

“Mack….the Obamacons are just upset today because Obammy is falling in the polls and McCain is moving ahead. I agree with Luther, when McCain gets ahead, it will be over for Obammy.”
They’re clinging to their Messiah and CNN polls, the same way that typical Americans cling to their guns and religion.

The protester got to ask the second question, which Obama then answered, point by point? Wow! Any bets on how long it would have taken McCain’s security people to throw those people out of the hall? I put my money on 40 seconds, tops.
Obama is the man.

“I can’t talk to an American for 5 seconds without them(regardless of race) talking about ‘racism’.
Give me a break. Where do you hang out, prison?

Mack,
I was hoping you will show better signs of intelligenge than Jane Hussein.
What the hell is wrong with you Repugs? You must have been cutting too many Math classes in School.

barack “hollywood” obama, starring in “The (Petulant, Testy) One”, or “How Dare You Defy Me”. Your pick folks, both equally apply.

Luther – Obama has gotten a lot of media coverage, but it hasn’t been ‘pro.’ Someone released a study a couple days ago showing that something like 72 percent of the coverage was negative.
That’s reporters following leads from the McCain camp. They are trying to make this election about Obama, rather than a referendum on Republican performance, and thus far successfully pointing the media in that direction.
Case in point – your question. Why can’t Obama close the deal? Where did that line originate? From Clinton. And now McCain’s folks are using it. And the media picks it up, where you hear it. And now you’re asking it.
Consider the merits of that question. Here’s a guy who just recently clinched his party’s nomination, facing a war hero with universal name awareness who clinched that party’s nomination months ago. And that’s not even getting into any racial speculation. Maybe the question should be why can’t McCain close the deal.

Luther – is McCain in favor of maintaining Social Security or not?

Thanks for the kind words Luther, and back atcha. It is nice to every once in a while see a discussion breakout on these discussion boards.

We have a lot more seniors these days than we did in years ago, thanks to medical miracles and such. I have inlaws that are barely making it on their social security and whatever savings they have. My wife and I have 3 kids in college and help out as much as possible, but its tough, real tough. I know I’m speaking to the choir, but both of these candidates need to address the issues at home, that we are facing each and everyday. Just my opinion.

I agree with you, Luther, in that neither candidate is perfect when it comes to how they stand up to objective fact finding. As always, its a question of which evil is lesser.

Luther: I feel your pain. I am 50 this year and not sure what to expect. I also have parents living on a very tough fixed income. I want to hear about the issues.
I wish they would print up brochures and insert them in every newspaper across the US. Stating exactly the same questions but let Obama and McCain answer each one. And no double talking, answers that the normal american can understand. Just straight and to the point.

Luther: I feel your pain. I am 50 this year and not sure what to expect. I also have parents living on a very tough fixed income. I want to hear about the issues.
I wish they would print up brochures and insert them in every newspaper across the US. Stating exactly the same questions but let Obama and McCain answer each one. And no double talking, answers that the normal american can understand. Just straight and to the point.
Posted by: becky | Aug 1, 2008 2:26:58 PM
Becky, I feel your pain. I wish, like you, we had something in print, from both candidates on the issues that we are facing daily….we all know what they are. If the candidates stances were in print, then we could hold them to them. Right now, both McCain and Obama have flip-flopped, and we, are suffering daily. This is ridiculous. I’ve worked all my life, and now, looking forward to retirement still only seems like a dream at times, because, as I said, I have 3 kids in college, my wife and I both are teachers, and its tough…..really tough! Thank you for your post.

Their naps must be over!

By the way, I’m a college girl and I’ve never been fooled by Obama’s empty rhetoric. I know when I’m being “sold” a slick product that’s the “next new thing.”

Good Point Mariann, Like McCain has not done the same to you in the past 30 years… what a true American he is.

Luther – sorry, work got in the way. I think anyone who proposes a specific number for anything will be attacked for the number. No one wants to hear they may have to pay or wait longer to get something. So, yeah, I think it could hurt Obama.

David: At least he stops to think before he opens his mouth. Unlike some people we see.
Posted by: becky | Aug 1, 2008 1:04:12 PM
You are right, Becky, Obama stops and says…”uhhh…mmmm…uhhh…I agree with Mrs. Clinton!”
Obama=No Substance
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And Hilliary Clinton used, you know, and as you know, as we all know, you know before and after just about every sentence. And McCain? Says something HE thinks is clever, pauses, smirks, and waits for applause which rarely comes. Furthermore, McCain cannot remember what he said yesterday for the day before, sometimes he doen’t remember what he said 10 minutes ago. Also remember one of his handlers flatly stating that “McCAIN DOES NOT SPEAK FOR OUR CAMPAIGN”. Just who is actually speaking?? It looks like McCain is GIVEN a certain script to follow, a script his campaign has created and written, and because McCain does NOT follow the campaign’s script, he does NOT speak for the campaign!!! So the truth comes out…..EVERYTHING McCain is uttering/saying IS WHAT THE CAMPAIGN WANTS HIM TO SAY AND NOT WHAT MCCAIN BELIEVES ABOUT OUR ECONOMY, OILDRILLING, ETC., EVERYTHING IS THE CAMPAIGN’S IDEA AND NOT McCAINS. whew,talk about a FRAUD!! McCain IS a FRAUD, parroting his campaign heads’ ideas, but ideas which he himself does not believe and when he tries to insert HIS own ideas, the campaign states McCain is NOT SPEAKING FOR THE CAMPAIGN. Like I states, the TRUTH comes out in the open, thanks to McCain’s own campaign leaders. They are NOT “ALLOWING” the confused and inempt McCain to VOICE HIS OWN beliefs and solutions because HE WOULD make an even bigger fool of himself BECAUSE HE HAS NO IDEAS AND NO SOLUTIONS. What he is saying is merely parroting the campaign leaders!! Should he win the election, looks like Mr. Libberman will HAVE to sit right beside McCain to whisper the correct thing to do at any given time!!

Paul….good analogy…..I didn’t think of it that way…thanks for your input. However, even with all of his pro-media coverage, rock stardom, and European travels, it still amazes me , just as in the primaries, that Obama can not close the deal. There’s something to this and it is, I believe, that America is not buying into Obama’s credence on the policies and as a politician, which would include his inexperience.
Posted by: Luther
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Let’s face it, IF Obama was 100% WHITE, instead of 50% WHITE and 50% BLACK, we would not be having all the bigotry and racism which has crawled out of the woodwork and the swamps. What these people hold AGAINST Senator Obama is his Kenyan (black) heritage. I do not say the color of his SKIN because Senator Obama’s skin is NOT black but rather that “honey-hued” color that SO MANY WHITES spend thousands upon thousands of dollars lying in tanning beds, tanning lotions, spas, and the beach resorts, to attain!! Isn’t this ironic? Look around an take note of those beautifully tanned people, they are WHITE with similar skin color to Obama’s skin color. The only difference is that Senator Obama does not have to spend thousands on his “honey-hued natural tan”. :)

RepublicanAndProudOfIt: What are you trying to say? Obama is like your friends sister?? He was brought up by a single mom, sometimes on food stamps, and took loans to go to college, and only recently paid them off. Then gave up a lucrative legal career to work in community service, has s wonderful family and is doing his best to give his children the childhood he never had…and you try to equate him with your friends bum sister??

Nina – good point, regarding how its not Obama supporters calling him messianic.
We know he’s a politician. We just like him better than the other ones this time around.
But consider what that attack is really saying. It sounds to me like its borne out of frustration to find something else to attack. So Obama’s supporters attack their own inability to find anything of consequence wrong… “if we can’t find something else, he must be too perfect for his own good.” Thus the Messiah stuff.
Its the same thing, I believe, behind the over-confident attack. “Obama didn’t seem overwhelmed on the foreign stage, so if he wasn’t overwhelmed he must be over-confident.”

SadState – Clinton was able to find his kindergarten papers. What’s wrong with you guys?

Luther, information on the candidates’ stands and the details on how they plan to effect their stands is available on their websites. As another article said, Obama clearly articulates on each issue, be it the economy, the war, the gas crisis. That same article stated McCain is “short on paper and short on articulation”. Please google their respective web sites. I believe Obama’s is hhtp:www.barackobama.com — I think you’ll find his website very informative. Mccain’s, I don’t know, never been there.

But we also have to consider that 1) we haven’t proven we can live within our public means yet, 2) we’ve got a huge and growing debt as a result, 3) the tab on all this is coming, and 4) its reached the point where we most likely can’t balance the budget just by cutting discretionary spending.
So taxes are going to go up in the coming decades – probably to European levels – or else we’ll devalue the dollar to where we’re forced to scrap the currency and start over, like Germany once did, and we’ll pay off our debt with the worthless old dollars.
McCain’s claim to balance the budget in four years struck me as particulary silly. Either he doesn’t know better, at which point we have to ask why not, or he does know better and he’s just lying to us.
Posted by: Paul | Aug 1, 2008
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Paul, right on! To add to your input, Senator McCain knows NOTHING about economics—HE said so himself. He also KNOWS NOTHING ABOUT TECNOLOGY, the man doesn’t know how to use a computer!! This man is WAY BACKWARDS!! He as not KEPT abreast of the changes that have taken place and continue to take place, he has not bothered to familiarize himself with the new technologies and he still is practicing the politics of yesteryear. HE is definitely out of touch with today’s generations, this century, and today’s world!

I just had a chance to read some of the other post:
PUMA
What in the hell is wrong with you? Why would you want a person to be president that ran themselves into debt knowing they couldnt win and then turned around asking someone to pay for there stupidity. She lost, get over it… Sorry… And NO she is not going to be VP so start preping yourself for that too. I hope Obama’s health plan cover MENTAL because you need it

No one is talking about the big issue and proposal of his speech today – an economic stimulus package of $1,000 per adult.
Please, put aside your personal feelings about Obama and consider this proposal from a nameless, faceless person. It could be McCain, your neighbor, even Bush (he was behind the first stimulus check), and say what you think about the concept.
Do you think it would help stimulate the economy? On a personal level, what would you do if you received a $1,000 check in the mail? How would you spend it?

Today (8/1), Obama now says that he would support LIMITED offshore drilling. GUESS THAT COMMENT ABOUT KEEPING TIRES INFLATED WASN’T QUITE THE ANSWER TO THE OIL CRISIS THAT OBAMA SHOUGHT IT WAS!! IT REALLY DOESN’T MATTER WHAT OBAMA SAYS ABOUT OIL – OBAMA IS OWNED BY THE FAR LEFT WHICH MEANS NO ANSWER TO OIL CRISIS FROM OBAMA. NADDA, ZIP!!

Obama received a strong dose of reality from the Black Community today in St. Pete.
They know he only cares about becoming President and could care less about them.
When he was in the Middle East he didn’t have time to shake hands with our Troops or visit the wounded.
President?? Commander-In-Chief??
Not this time around Senator. You and Hilary can share a crying towel.

Obama has told Jews what he is going ot do for them.
He has told Illegal Immigrants he is going to give them amnesty and free health care.
Why shouldnt he tell blacks what he is going to do for them. He wants their votes, right?

I hope the Duhuru movement got enough money for their antics. You can easily tell when something is staged. They don’t even believe the garbage that they spouted. Swift boating is alive and well. However, the senator handled it without mooning them and tell them what to kiss. I love America. LOL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

OH MY PEOPLE PLEASE… no matter what any of you say or how you say it… i dont care how may polls you read.. its up to all of us to vote for our new president in the long run its going to take WHO EVER !! more then 4 years to fix.. what bush is put us under
lets face it.. we all are in for hard times
OBAMA 2008 AND ON!!

that protestor probably just had that question because barack obama is black but he’s running for the president of the U.S. to help everybody so the protestor should have FULLY thought out his question

i’m with you kay

Sounds like these guys need to vote for MCCain.

Go Obama
He has too consider everyone

I want Hillary back because I LOVED her illegal immigrate plan.

Clinton-Mccain= same bs. Americans will be foolish to continue the Bush-Clinton tradeoff and at this point in the game H. Clinton is an irrelevant bitch!!!!!!!
She lost deal with it.

you know what in the world is going on here. It seems like people want him to be more black or more white. Hes mixed. Just because hes educated, mannerable, respectful, well dressed, rich, and is a stand up dad is he then not black enough. He’s an example of what people of color can do. We in this generation were not slaves and or parents arent either. People really get on my nerves, okay lets go there with the jena 6, they jumped a white boy, six of them. sure they were treated unfairly but even if they did the same thing to a black boy why were they jumping him. for the record im black so lets not have anyone thinking im a racist. as well where were the parents at while the jumping was going on. now we can be there for trial but we wont tell them to get to the house before the street lights come on and limit what they do with their free time. two hurrican katrina obama was not the president of the us, and i dont we as black people sending these questions to mccain as if its not relevant for him to answer because hes white. and three i wish protesters would shut the hell up,if black people or anyone is on welfare its is because they want to be, this is not jim crow or slavery you have opportunities like everyone else. what you do with that opportunity is not a product of your enviornment its about your mind state and what you choose to do in life. now if you choose to drop out of school have children and go on welfare thats your business but is obama supposed to be responsible because hes a candidate of color and our eople are waisting there opportunties. that ridiculous. now before anyone says thats easy for you to do . check my record 5 kids, college educated, 7 years at the same job, income over 40000, AND NOT ON WELFARE. Its about your mentality. Get your self together dont be mad at obama because he worked for his, wanna talk about someone else look at this wife, well educated and a strong woman of color and shes not mixed.

It’s amazing how people are overlooking the fact that all the young man said was of no importance. None of his complains were based on anything factual. Obama handled the hecklers extremely well.
As an African American who has followed this race closely from day one, I see through this poorly executed low budget theatrical production designed to stir up doubts in African Americans minds about an Obama presidency as well as the intention of the hecklers to stir up non-African American’s suspicions and fear of a non-white president looking out for their needs.
People you are all being manipulated to engage in ugly discussions. It’s race baiting! Stop taking the worm off of the hook.
This young man was a plant along with his friends. Enough said.

This issue is simply idiotic. So there were some insignificant people trying to heckle Obama in Florida. What is the big deal about that?! People get real!! I’m sure there is other important things going on to talk about!
Just like Obama told those guys “you have choices”, so do we all. You can vote for Obama or McCain!!!

Obama is so assured of the Presidency and thinks the election is a wasteful exercise. They’ll practically just “stamp pad” the ballot. No wonder he has his transition team ready, the presidential seal, the state visit to Europe, meeting with head of States, vetting his Cabinet, and drawing up his grandiose plans. All these while American families are suffering economically. He wants McCain to discuss the issues, i.e his promises against McCain’s record.

@ Phelpsie: A portion of your quote, “And, when his cronies shout down (or otherwise discourage) a rare opportunity for him to address an un-scripted question from “the town”…he’s dropped the ball. But, I am sure that in three or four days, he will issue a statement that is 180 degrees opposite what came out of his mouth reflexively, as if that should appease the african students.” demonstrates your inability to COMPREHEND your OWN comment! Hunh??
Did you NOT see the entire clip above?? Presidential candidate, Senator Obama, wouldn’t permit the hecklers to further derail his Town Hall speech but did allow the Uhuru representative the opportunity to air concerns afterward during the question/answer portion. Senator Obama chose not to have the 3 men removed & decided earlier that he would address their question/s.

It is alot of people on here who do not want Obama to win!!!! LOL!!!! Don’t loose any sleep at night when he does SO GET OVER IT!!!! Just like the black men who stood up only a person with very low intelligence will vote for John McCain looking at the current status our country is in. He will not get my vote even if Obama was not running. And it wouldn’t have been Hillary Clinton because she lies thru her damn teeth. For all who are against Obama how do you think John McCain would have handled it or better yet how would you have handled it? John McCain has a temper and he would have gotten pissed. People want to discredit Obama any way they can to take attention off the real issue at hand that they are racist and don’t want to have a black “Commander In Chief”. So go ahead and vote for Jerk McCain and repeat the mess we have had for the last couple of years. You all amuse me you want to complain about Obama but have anyone of you stepped up to the plate to be head of a country who is in disaray and evey other country hates. I didn’t thin so. While Obama was trying to address these hoodlums in a way a true leader does, John McCain was trying to compare his mass followers status to celebrities. Which one is what a leader portrays, being startled and trying to answer a question of a citizen or taking the dummies money who supported McCain to put a negative video together about nothing. We as Americans are so ignorant on so many things and Obama shows that he will try to bring us together as “One nation under God”. John McCain and his party will continue to send our loves ones across seas to fight a senseless war, pay other countries money he doesn’t even invest in his owns country economy. You people need to wake up and get your heads out of the Republicans asses and John McCain’s ass. To the Hillary Clinton voters-GET OVER IT SHE LOST MONTHS AGO!!!! You want someone with more experience, your first time on your first job did you have any experience? No, dummies you get that by doing the duties of that position!!!! Hell, Obama will make a perfect president!!!! George Bush had the experience and had his father to fall back on for feedback and what did he do? doodly squat!!!! GO OBAMA!!!!!!!

First off let me say that I am an Obama supporter, yes I am female and I am a black woman. I am getting so sick and tired of both blacks and whites turning this election into a race issue. It’s not about race, it’s about which senator represents your belief and who you feel will run this country effectively. I could care less if they were black or white, male or female..it’s not a race or gender issue people!!! I am so sick of black people feeling like this man owes them something. If anything we owe him(a thank you), he has shown us that we have no limitations in this world. This black man running for president is part of what people both black and white fought for in the Civil Right Era..meaning equal opportunity…which means allowing a person to have a chance at ALL opportunities, yes even allowing a black person to run for president. If this man wins the election for me, it’s not about catering to one race needs. I see it as a positive influence on the youth of today.At least the youth have someone other than a rapper or ball player to look up to.He has also given hope to mothers who are raising children alone that their children does have a chance at a better life. I think having a black man run for president sends a message to all youth that anything is possible. I hear my grandparents’ say that they never thought they would live to see a black man run for president. This notion implies that a change is in progress. Obama running in this election lift some many limitations that otherwise may not have been present, at least not this year. People no matter who you are voting for let’s be respectful of each other decision. If you don’t like him, don’t vote for him, there is no need to talk about this man in a negative way. I am not a McCain supporter but I have never spoken harsh about the man. He has his views and I have mine, all I can do is respect it. Regardless of what anyone may say, this election is turning out record numbers in the polls, which leaves me with the hope that people will continue to follow politics and exercise their right to vote and hopefully one day a person who stands for everything they believe in will run for office. Obama may not win the election but he has been a powerful force in advocating for a better and positive change, something that is much needed in this country.

oh,,
why..yes..
HE walks amongst us..the CHILD..we have been blessed to know such facts of the CHILD..as”
had a 950 on the S.A.T. college boards test, but being 1/2 black was allowed to enter the univ. oh n. Carolina..despite not meeting the standards.(free)
became a senator by making himself “unopposed” he used the “rules”,to assure that. He was financed by ayers (whom he became friendly with)
as a senator,his record shows he cast “more ..abstentions.. than any, and made 6 mistakes when he did vote.
was friends and had business dealings with a radical muslim–tony rezco-slumlord-, not providing heat and water to tenants.
spent 20 + years, had 2 children baptized, got married in Trinity church.
this church’s founder was james cone..the founder of a racist religion, called ..black theology..( research racism of black theology to learn of it)
his spiritual mentor was rev.his model..was rev. wright
then he told that rev. wright was not a spiritual advisor.
took him 20 years to break away from trinity church..but never denounced its preachings.
was a community organizer with his friend of 20 years, rev. phlegar.
wished to not pledge the flag..
then he did wish to pledge the flag..
wished not to wear flag pin..
then wished to wear flag pin.
only legislative accomplishment is “the global poverty act”..this tax would cost the average american $2,000 a year..to “help” countries like..say libya..oh..iran..other ..:poor: nations.
became democratic. nominee by slandering his opposition ..who if tried to oppose him,, he cries ..RACISM>>
now ..with continued media help..staged to be president.
oh!..forgot..he stands for ..change…that is very important.
see?..we know lots about him..
see?
oh..he is married to a wife who thinks america is a mean place..
hmm?
mean??
then..move!..
right?
anyKa

first of all Obama is a way better candidate then McCain will ever be. McCain clearly gets caught up in all his speeches with matters that he has no knowledge of and then tries to flip his speech to downgrade Mr.Obama further more this Uhuru group is a joke why did they have their phone number on the flyer what was that for free publicity…give me a break. When their are two white candidates do we not vote because we say they will not represent the black community very well so then why because Obama is biracial do we give him such a hard time as a candidate, why is race always a factor in this country when we are all human wanting the same things in life for our families….

What I think that many African Americans fail to realize is that Obama is actually trying to win and trying to represent “us” well. With that being said, America IS a majority white country. Obama can not have speeches that are solely focused on African Americans and our problems ALL THE TIME because then the majority will not have his vote. He has to be well rounded– speaking on issues that effect all races and backgrounds. No white person is going to vote for a Black Militant. Let Obama win his way and who knows, later once he already has the title, he may be more aggressive and outwardly expressive of black issues. I think he is a wonderful person and he knows exactly what he’s doing. He is trying to avoid all of the controversy, he’s not trying to seem like a black militant because his competition and other white spectators will be quick to jump the gun and accuse him of using this so called “race card.” Let him do it his way. GO OBAMA!

No matter what one does, there will always be those that you cannot satisfy. This guy made a scene because Obama didn’t respond to the issues the way he wanted him to. That is insane.
Let us not forget that the game being played is politics. There are certain ways a candidate is suppose to handle a situation. Now if Obama handled the issues in an Al Sharpton manner he wouldn’t stand a chance in the general election.
People do not want to give Obama the credit he is due. And face it, all you Republicans don’t stand a chance of your candidate getting elected. To be honest the only reason he is even running is because the Republican party is trying to save face. Bush messed up the Republican party for years to come.
So in response to all of you who has said Obama is toxic, evil, etc., all I have to say is “YES WE CAN!!!!!”

I agree with the first blogger. Obama addressed these issue upon them taking place, why didn’t they ask Bush what he planned to do? Bush is president “now”. there are so many people that take the fact that an African American is running for President,it’s an honor but people want to limit him to being a nominee just for blacks. He came out in the beginning speaking on behalf of Americans overall. He won’t be able to satisfy everyone you can best believe that,but if you want things to remain the same then vote for McCain and you’ll be protesting fulltime for the next 4 years. Obama is not a “god”. He’s a man with an agenda that’s not personal or limited to blacks or that excludes them. People grow up and stop mouthing off for 15 min. of fame.
Angie

As a young black person, i am really appalled by this whole thing. People are always asking what about the black community? Well what is the black community going to do about the black community? Why does it have to be someone elses issue instead of OUR own. I really don’t think that it should be left up to a president or a presidential candidate to fix issues within the black commuity. The black community needs to stand up and and make changes for advancement of the black community.
Why didn’t the protesters do the same thing to McCain or Bush for that matter? So either they will vote for Obama, vote for McCain, or not vote at all. If they don’t vote at all they are helping the ISSUE. So go ahead and show the rest of our young black adults it dosen’t matter it you vote.
That’s helping the balck community.
Obama’s got my vote.

“Is black America Ready to Embrace Obama?”
The O-man, Barack Hussein Obama, is an eloquently tailored empty suit. No resume, no accomplishments, no experience, no original ideas, no understanding of how the economy works, no understanding of how the world works, no balls, nothing but abstract empty rhetoric devoid of real substance.
He has no real identity. He is half-white, which he rejects. The rest of him is mostly Arab, which he hides but is disclosed by his non-African Arabic surname and his Arabic first and middle names as a way to triply proclaim his Arabic parentage to people in Kenya . Only a small part of him is African Black from his Luo grandmother, which he pretends he is exclusively.
What he isn’t, not a genetic drop of, is ‘African-American,’ the descendant of enslaved Africans brought to America chained in slave ships. He hasn’t a single ancestor who was a slave. Instead, his Arab ancestors were slave owners. Slave-trading was the main Arab business in East Africa for centuries until the British ended it.
Let that sink in: Obama is not the descendant of slaves, he is the descendant of slave owners. Thus he makes the perfect Liberal Messiah.
It’s something Hillary doesn’t understand – how some complete neophyte came out of the blue and stole the Dem nomination from her. Obamamania is beyond politics and reason. It is a true religious cult, whose adherents reject Christianity yet still believe in Original Sin, transferring it from the evil of being human to the evil of being white.
Thus Obama has become the white liberals’ Christ, offering absolution from the Sin of Being White. There is no reason or logic behind it, no faults or flaws of his can diminish it, no arguments Hillary could make of any kind can be effective against it. The absurdity of Hypocrisy Clothed In Human Flesh being their Savior is all the more cause for liberals to worship him: Credo quia absurdum, I believe it because it is absurd.
Thank heavens that the voting majority of Americans remain Christian and are in no desperate need of a phony savior.
His candidacy is ridiculous and should not be taken seriously by any straight thinking American.
Pass this on to every straight thinking American you know!

Two points: 1. At least Obama will listen to and answer a hostile question from someone who is not a supporter. McCain and Palin only give general answers to pre-scripted questions from loyal followers. Who has the courage to confront and lead?
2. To RepublicanAndProudofIt. Good for you. I, too, (a hard working mom with small kids) put myself through school and am working in a good job. But have you figured out yet that McCain’s tax plan calls for taxing your medical benefits at your job like income? That’s right. Look at the article (not blog) by Robert Berg in the NY Times. McCain will treat benefits like income and TAX them. That will completely swallow up the 3% cut he proposes for the middle class. Obama cuts taxes by 5% on the middle class and doesn’t touch benefits. So, you’re for giving the super-rich (many like Paris Hilton who didn’t earn their fortune) big tax breaks and then let the government tax your health benefits away. Will your employer really increase your salary so you can pay for it yourself or will he just offer you the choice – pay the taxes, give up the insurance or give up the job? LOL

Mike: This doesn’t sound like any Republican connection to me. It sounds much more like Obama’s playground.
InPDUM is a grassroots organization, led by the black working-class community. It was founded in 1991 in Chicago by the African People’s Socialist Party. InPDUM membership is open to anyone united with democracy for the African community and that self-determination is the highest expression of democracy.
InPDUM is known and respected around the world for demanding reparations to African people for slavery and colonialism, demanding an end to the police containment of our communities, pushing for real economic development instead of more police, protecting the dignity of our children as intelligent, capable and talented human beings, and taking the right stand on many other issues that face the African community, even when it is unpopular to do so.
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