March 1, 200719 yr Looks like there has already been a shift: http://www.csmonitor.com/2007/0301/p02s01-uspo.html
March 2, 200719 yr I know of one black female that could earn my vote... lol I know one black female that certainly would not earn mine, nor would she earn a very large percentage of Americans. One vote she might get is GWB. The tabloids continue to say that she and he are a "we." My mom says that if its the Enquirer, then it is most certainly true. :lol:
March 2, 200719 yr My mom says that if its the Enquirer, then it is most certainly true. :lol:...or in the P&R Forum of BGP... :lol:
March 5, 200719 yr Watching the Today show this morning, as I got dressed and Chris Matthews was on there. A very interesting comment was made. Bill Clinton was referred to as the first Black President and how Hillary is calling him in when she speaks to African Americans to ride his coattails. It was pointed out that Barack was not considered black enough because of his mother, (I believe she was white??) So, the logic here is that the white male who has no black in his ancestry is more black than the guy who has one black parent????????:confused: :confused:
March 5, 200719 yr Watching the Today show this morning, as I got dressed and Chris Matthews was on there. A very interesting comment was made. Bill Clinton was referred to as the first Black President and how Hillary is calling him in when she speaks to African Americans to ride his coattails. It was pointed out that Barack was not considered black enough because of his mother, (I believe she was white??) So, the logic here is that the white male who has no black in his ancestry is more black than the guy who has one black parent????????:confused: :confused: It's an illogic. But it's a powerful one. Like I said earlier in this thread, you just can't imagine how much cache the Clinton name has in the African American community.
March 5, 200719 yr Author In the past week, the African American vote has really swung away from Hillary and for Barack. So maybe they are ready for a black president!
March 5, 200719 yr In the past week, the African American vote has really swung away from Hillary and for Barack. So maybe they are ready for a black president!I think there are two reasons for that: 1) There's been a lot of talk like the topic of this thread, and I think some African American leaders were really shamed into beating bushes for Obama. 2) Many may not have known he was black.
March 5, 200719 yr Author 1) There's been a lot of talk like the topic of this thread, and I think some African American leaders were really shamed into beating bushes for Obama.I think it's just because of this thread.
March 5, 200719 yr I think there are two reasons for that: 1) There's been a lot of talk like the topic of this thread, and I think some African American leaders were really shamed into beating bushes for Obama. 2) Many may not have known he was black. This morning Today said a well-known black civil rights leader, can't remember his name but he was on stage with both this weekend, was ready to commit his support to Barack. And then Bill called and he decided to remain mum this weekend. They had him on camera, saying he had received a call from Mr. Clinton but he was going to keep that conversation private.
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