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1-14-2008 6:37 PM372 views
masbury says:
what "the black Politburo says" isn't enough
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1-14-2008 8:41 PM
kmcolo
A really interesting read as are the links from the article.
1-14-2008 9:20 PM
BobbyRutan
Those links were very interesting.

Taken as a conglomerate, Jackson, Young, Sharpton and Georgia Rep. John Lewis represent a sort of civil rights old boy network

To the extent that the term "leader" is applicable, these four men likely represent the interests of Democratic Party insiders more than those of the black community.

If Obama makes a strong showing in the South Carolina primary -- the first with a substantial number of black voters -- it will become apparent that the black boy network has begun bouncing checks.
1-14-2008 9:27 PM
kmcolo
BR, for some reason I sense blinders at work. Set aside your emotions, if only for a moment.
1-14-2008 9:47 PM
BobbyRutan
I felt I was being rational. I checked out all the articles linked in the story.

I understand the point you are making (or I believe you are making). However, I think this is a very rare opportunity in history when an individual could possibly be elected for having very good policy, intelligence, and charisma, while at the same time growing the Democratic Party and destroying barriers.

Your concerns are valid until the one day they are no longer valid.

You have to admit that John Edwards realistically does not have a chance to win the Democratic nomination. Considering this, are you making the case for Hillary to be the Democratic nominee for President?
1-15-2008 2:32 AM
masbury
BR, I'm in agreement; but I think that African-Americans tend to be regarded as more monolithic than they are. Here's a related view that's more intriguing: Ma and Pa Clinton Flog Uppity Black Man

And an interesting poll with some reflection on race: South Carolina

Good insights, as always - thanks!
1-15-2008 8:42 AM
kmcolo
Your concerns are valid until the one day they are no longer valid.
You are absolutely right, the probability is not good though. It may well be that Obama will be the exception. But this is an electorate that is known to avoid voting for someone for the crudest of reasons such as because they have a longer name, or they don't shoot birds. Obama is on the wrong side of so many of the personal quality touchstones that voters use it is amazing: race, age, name, history, drug use, experience, geography.

If there we no other candidate in the field that supported ideas I held important, if there were no other candidate in the race that stood a chance, then Obama would be the...
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