Bobby Rush: Senators Blocking Burris from Senate Would Be Like Bull Connor and Other Infamous Racists of Yore

The last paragraph confirms Rush as a “hypocrite”.

You know what else is racist? Wanting to appoint someone simply because they have a certain skin tone:
“My prayers have been answered, because I prayed fervidly that the governor would … appoint an African American,” said Rush, per the Chicago Sun-Times. “We need to have not just one African American in the U.S. Senate. We need to have many African Americans in the U.S. Senate.”
He may be right about that last point, but let’s not rush into things and appoint anyone just because they are black. And a self-congratulator to boot!
Love,
Chill Pill

Bobby Rush can’t be a hypocrite, he’s African-American.
Oh, wait, he can’t be racist if he’s black. He can certainly be a hyprocrite.

Such nonsense only serves to give more authenticity to the racists who will certainly jump on this as proof that their hatred is justified.

Rush is a former Black Panther. He most definately hates the white man.

Wow 1st O’bomba turns his back on the Muslims and allows Israel to slaughter civillians in cold blood, and NOW he’s going after a black man who has been appointed to his old seat. What segment of people that voted for him will he turn his back on NEXT!?! “Change” a slogan you can DECIEVE with!”

The Chicago Tribune’s John Kass, the go to guy on Chicago politics says with the appointment of Burris, Blago thumped Obama and the Senate Democrats:
Tuesday’s fiasco could have been avoided. Democrats in the state legislature could have stripped Blagojevich of his appointment powers and imposed a special election. Obama also could have demanded it. But as he has done so often in his career, Obama avoided a confrontation and looked the other way.
Democrats tried to finesse this, and they allowed Blagojevich the opening he needed, to hold that news conference and defy everybody. And so I’m forced to tip my hat to Gov. Dead Meat on this one, for sheer brazenness.
He’s no jester. And it takes guts to keep a straight face while Democrats about you are losing theirs.
I think he also signaled Fitzgerald — It’s going to be even harder to find a Chicago jury willing to convict him now.

Blago 2 Obama 0

Go Dems! OK, let’s stop elections all together and appoint more blacks, women, hispanics, union leaders, abortionists, global warming advocates, and anyone else who supports their liberal agendas.

please,
let me remind you it is GEORGE BUSH
who is allowing the slaugter of the pal.
not obama.
why does GEORGE BUSH get such a pass?
he is still the president, all other presidents worked to help this country right up to the day of departure,
why are we not being more vocal about GEORGE BUSH just coasting?
GEORGE W. BUSH IS THE ONE LETTING THE KILLING HAPPEN.

Rush is a racist … someone should tell him that choosing someone based on their race is discrimination.

Rush is a hypocrite.
Just like drug-addict Rush Limbaugh is a hypocrite.

Bobby Rush is just a sad, despicable, racist.
Peace Train: Where would you rather vacation? Hawaii? Or Illinois where the high today is 16 degrees?

Steven. I am in Chicago NOW, my home town 90 degrees or -90 degrees.

Thinking: Let me just remind you that there will be no African-American president this time around.
PEBO had a Kenyan father who deserted him but he had a Caucasian mother, and he was raised white!
Michelle is black but she wasn’t elected anything! :)

Keep this nonsense up if you want more and more people to realize that PEBO is part of the same Chicago political cesspool of palm-greasing thuggery!
So stop making fools of yourselves Reid & Company! Gov. Blagojevich is no worse than any other Chicago politician including PEBO and most of the cronies now in the Senate or should I say Congress!
The U.S. Senate needs to accept Roland Burris ”
Posted by: aware2u
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Are you cutting and pasting this on all the blogs? I just saw the same thing on CNN’s blog

As an African American, I am appalled at Bobby Rush and Burris for what they are doing!!!!!
This is not about RACE!!!!!
Are they, the new FOOLS????
Blago is just using them as UNCOUTH SHIELD!!!!
Stupid leading Stupidity!!!!!
What happen to ethics, honesty and integrity????

Steve_NJ: “Rush is a hypocrite.
Just like drug-addict Rush Limbaugh is a hypocrite.” perfectly said, man. that’s perspective.

please!—there is very little for Obama to do with regard to the Palistinian situation. he is president-elect, not president. so if you are so concerned contribute to the Red Cross, Human Rights Watch, or even better call your congressmen and President Bush (but you don’t care about Palistinians, you want to hate on Obama). and if you are so concerned about Burris and think this is a racist decision not to seat him, call your congressmen, file a law suit.
you’re just here to trash Obama.

PastyMole—”Why in the hell aren’t these interviewers calling him on that?” i agree. that’s exactly how you counter this hypocrisy. journalists should get away from the pc and go do a tough interview.

The U.S. Attorney in Chicago
is an ignorant, third-rate
lawyer – a disgrace to the
legal profession and law
enforcement.
The man, or jerk, deserves prison
time for defaming the governor’s
character.

Bobby Rush and Roland Burris both denounce Blago!!!!
What HAPPEN!!!!
Now, they are trying to muscle Burris into the Senate.
Shame on them!!!!
A bunch of THUGS!!!!!

I don’t care how long Bobby Rush has been in Office, he should be impeached and not reelected. I am black and appalled that he is race baiting. Guess what Blagovich chose a black man not to give to a black community but to inoculate whoever he chose with a race response. This isn’t because of race, everybody would go after any other person of any other race. The press conference yesterday was pathetic and to for Bobby Rush to inject a level of racism into this. Ladies and Gentlemen this is race baiting orchestrated by the Indicted Governor in order to stiff it to the President Elect.

It obviously would have been better if Mr. Rush hadn’t “upped the ante” because Obama’s replacement would almost have to have been African American. Maybe behind the scenes it was looking otherwise. As for as the Governor, he was arrested-not indicted.

“Bobby Rush supported … Blair Hull in the 2004 Senate primary when Obama … [was] on the ballot.”
Bobby Rush is gonna whup Obama AGAIN. If “blacks” who are actually FROM Chicago start talking, Barry’s gonna have all the “change” appeal of wet toast.
As for Hull, he was in the second set of “Obama” opponents sandbagged by Axelrod (a caper which foreshadowed the sandbagging of John Edwards with a sex “scandal”):
nytimes, 2007:
“Axelrod is known for operating in this gray area, part idealist, part hired muscle. It is difficult to discuss Axelrod in certain circles in Chicago without the matter of the Blair Hull divorce papers coming up. As the 2004 Senate primary neared, it was clear that it was a contest between two people: the millionaire liberal, Hull, who was leading in the polls, and Obama, who had built an impressive grass-roots campaign. About a month before the vote, The Chicago Tribune revealed, near the bottom of a long profile of Hull, that during a divorce proceeding, Hull’s second wife filed for an order of protection. In the following few days, the matter erupted into a full-fledged scandal that ended up destroying the Hull campaign and handing Obama an easy primary victory. The Tribune reporter who wrote the original piece later acknowledged in print that the Obama camp had “worked aggressively behind the scenes” to push the story. But there are those in Chicago who believe that Axelrod had an even more significant role — that he leaked the initial story. They note that before signing on with Obama, Axelrod interviewed with Hull.”

I found Bobby Rush’s comments at the Roland Burris press conference, Larry King Live and other media offensive, inflammatory, divisive and racists. Last time I checked a persons race was not a prerequisite to holding office. Regardless of how many this or that happen to be in a particular branch of government. His comments do nothing but fuel the flames of racism. I see people like him as not part of the solution, but more in line with what is wrong with government and our country. As a Statesmen and Representative for my District I find his comments on the National stage Embarrassing! David Wiersma