This is one black vote that Clinton will never get "if" she wins the nomination...God forbid.
NMP
· 1 year ago
Enough with this minstrality! The Jewish assault begins. It's fallen (more like ignored) under the MSM radar but liberal Jewish blogs have been reporting for some time that there has been an underground campaign to smear Obama as a secret muslim in the Jewish communities in CA and FL. Not that it took much effort given historical relations between Blacks and Jews. Unlike Paul Krugman who has been fear mongering about Obama under the guise of liberal ideaology for months, Richard Cohen of WaPo decided not to pull any punches and raise the threat level to 'Obama Secret Muslim Alert!'
Wow, that is bad. More evidence that this ploy backfired on them. Good, it should. I live in Red America, and all this did is remind people why they hated the Clintons in the first place. If Obama can win Nevada, if he can do that, then I'll start to feel really good about the nominating process.*
*That said, I don't see how either candidate can get to the magic 2051 delegates because of the absence of Michigan and Florida. I think a brokered convention might end up happening. People will give the CLintons the advantage at that because they're ruthless and Obama is supposedly naive and all. I don't. Obama is from Chicago: the Chicago political machine knows how these things work...My guess is Obama emerges from a brokered convention, though I suppose Al Gore would have a real shot as a compromise candidate.
The Bag of Health and Politics
· 1 year ago
Re: the Jewish comment above. Half my family is Jewish. 80% of them are voting for Obama...largely because of the war in Iraq.
dnA
· 1 year ago
Hey moron,
I'M JEWISH. THAT'S THE JOKE.
Jeez, it's like people have never heard of a black Jew before. Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet anyone?
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Make no mistake, the Clintons and their surrogates will continue to bring up Obama's drug use and the Farrakhan connection. The 'politics of personal destruction' was invented by the Clintons. Rage against the machine! Go Obama!
rikyrah
· 1 year ago
I love the title of this post.
Just give him the Jockey Suit and put him on the lawn.
Rachel
· 1 year ago
dnA, it seemed The Bag of Health and Politics was just responding to NMP's anti-Semitic comment, not your post, so I don't really understand your outrage at TBHP rather than NMP. Of course, it's entirely possible I'm misreading this...
dnA
· 1 year ago
I was reffering to NMP, not bag of health and politics. My apologies for the misunderstanding, if there was one.
Anonymous
· 1 year ago
Received this email yesterday. Looks like our man Obama is is extending his hand the to our Jewish brother and sisters as well. Nice.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Myrna Shinbaum 212-885-7747
Todd Gutnick (212) 885-7755
adlmedia@adl.org
ADL WELCOMES OBAMA'S STATEMENT DENOUNCING
THE ANTI-SEMITISM OF LOUIS FARRAKHAN
New York, NY, January 15, 2008 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Barack Obama's statement strongly condemning the anti-Semitism of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. The Senator's statement came in response to reports that his minister, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., leader of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, had honored Farrakhan as one who "truly epitomized greatness."
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We welcome Barack Obama's condemnation of the anti-Semitic rhetoric of Minister Louis Farrakhan, and his making clear that he did not agree with his church's decision to honor Farrakhan with the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award.
Issues of racism and anti-Semitism must be beyond the bounds of politics. When someone close to a political figure shows sympathy and support for an individual who makes his name espousing bigotry, that political figure needs to distance himself from that decision. Senator Obama has done just that.
For nearly 30 years as the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan has repeatedly made hateful statements targeting Jews, whites and homosexuals. Farrakhan's bigoted and anti-Semitic rhetoric has included statements calling whites "blue eyed devils" and Jews "bloodsuckers" that controlled the slave trade, the government, the media and various Black individuals and organizations.
All Comments
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/01/14/AR2008011402083.html?hpid=opinionsbox1
*That said, I don't see how either candidate can get to the magic 2051 delegates because of the absence of Michigan and Florida. I think a brokered convention might end up happening. People will give the CLintons the advantage at that because they're ruthless and Obama is supposedly naive and all. I don't. Obama is from Chicago: the Chicago political machine knows how these things work...My guess is Obama emerges from a brokered convention, though I suppose Al Gore would have a real shot as a compromise candidate.
I'M JEWISH. THAT'S THE JOKE.
Jeez, it's like people have never heard of a black Jew before. Lenny Kravitz and Lisa Bonet anyone?
Just give him the Jockey Suit and put him on the lawn.
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Myrna Shinbaum 212-885-7747
Todd Gutnick (212) 885-7755
adlmedia@adl.org
ADL WELCOMES OBAMA'S STATEMENT DENOUNCING
THE ANTI-SEMITISM OF LOUIS FARRAKHAN
New York, NY, January 15, 2008 … The Anti-Defamation League (ADL) today welcomed Barack Obama's statement strongly condemning the anti-Semitism of Nation of Islam leader Minister Louis Farrakhan. The Senator's statement came in response to reports that his minister, Rev. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr., leader of the Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, had honored Farrakhan as one who "truly epitomized greatness."
Abraham H. Foxman, ADL National Director, issued the following statement:
We welcome Barack Obama's condemnation of the anti-Semitic rhetoric of Minister Louis Farrakhan, and his making clear that he did not agree with his church's decision to honor Farrakhan with the Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright Jr. Trumpeter Award.
Issues of racism and anti-Semitism must be beyond the bounds of politics. When someone close to a political figure shows sympathy and support for an individual who makes his name espousing bigotry, that political figure needs to distance himself from that decision. Senator Obama has done just that.
For nearly 30 years as the leader of the Nation of Islam, Louis Farrakhan has repeatedly made hateful statements targeting Jews, whites and homosexuals. Farrakhan's bigoted and anti-Semitic rhetoric has included statements calling whites "blue eyed devils" and Jews "bloodsuckers" that controlled the slave trade, the government, the media and various Black individuals and organizations.