WTF? What happened to women standing up for women? Why is okay for anybody to refer to Michelle Obama in this way? Would our reaction be as subdued if this were Hillary? I think not.
WHAT THE HELL WAS HE THINKING?!?!?!?!?!?!?! Nuts in the new n-word.
As an African American woman, I have been greatly disturbed at how our "honest and frank" dialogue on race in America has somehow morphed into a cat-fight where people defend why they refuse to ammend their own problematic beliefs in the same breath they profess to want to find a solution. Why is it acceptable to refer to white Americans as the "working class"? Doesn't the very phrase imply black Americans don't work? Why when Rev. Wright criticized America did we assume it to be an attack on whites? Are blacks, Latinos, and Asians not American? I ask that we address this lest the mainstream media bolster that which ALL Americans seem to fear- the specter of angry blacks who further segregate themselves and take us further away from the American ideal we all seem to hold dear. I also suggest that we begin by setting the record straight in terms of the whole context and original text of the sermon Rev. Wright delivered that seems to have sparked this mess.
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Thank you and I look forward to your response.
I want to be clear- I did not write the following words. But right is just right! Well said, Jada7243
"Howard Dean needs to call Team Clinton in to his office for a "reality check". It seems that the Clintons are relying on "false hope" and "wishing for change" and praying that the "skies will open, and the light will come down, and celestial choirs will sing..." NGH... not gonna happen.
The Clinton plan is painfully obvious. The superdelegates know this, more importantly, so does the party hierarchy who will set the tone of the convention and the direction of the party. Dean should do the smart thing and privately tell the Clintons it is over. and that to continue this quest is damaging to the party as a whole. That this goes beyond Barack Obama to the possible gains the party will see in November down ticket. A solid Democratic party is crucial to regain the House and the Senate. The Clintons are not furthering that cause.
Dean should bring together Al Gore, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, John Kerry (nominee from last time) John Edwards, and all of the other candidates from this cycle (endorsing or not), the Democratic governors, endorsing or not, and deliver the come to Jesus speech they all need and to the Clintons.
This is not about differentiating between super, automatic, non-caucus, closed primary, "big", "blue" states. The Clintons are parsing votes. While the Clintons are busy sandbagging, minimizing, marginalizing, denigrating Barack Obama and dividing the party along race and gender, John McCain is chugging along solidifying his support.
Dean needs to say it's over. Florida and Michigan remain "punished," no do-overs, and it's time to move on to the convention. He needs to say, that if the Clintons cost the Democrats the election in 2008, they will be shunned. 1994, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 are just too many elections to continue on this losing streak."
March 12, 2008
