Hillary = Anyone You Want Her to Be
If I were African American I think I would have been insulted by Hillary's (bad )imitation of a Southern Baptist preacher of color in Selma, Alabama. She's an upper-middle class white woman from the Chicago suburbs ! When she was at Wellsley she reportedly developed a Back Bay accent. When she was in Arkansas a bit of Ozarkian drawl which she dropped when she went to D.C. and then to N.Y. although she could never make up her mind whether she was a Cubs or Yankees fan.
This past weekend she appears at a Black church (with Bill of course ) and talks like she grew up among black folk in Selma. And NOT just as she was reciting the words to that Negro spiritual as her apologists claim.
I can't think of a better example of how completely PHONY she is. It's obvious she is afraid to just be herself.
Btw- I can't give Obama a pass either. He claimed that the march in Selma made his "existence" possible. That his parents
would not have married without the Civil Rights Act. "Psssst Barack. You were born in 1961 ! And it wasn't down South. The Selma
March happened in 1965 ! When you were 4. Just be yourself."
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I don't want to take the burden of speaking for 22 million people with different views...But...
Hillary is treading on thin ice for ME. It takes more than a Negro Spiritual recited by a white woman to win me over. Such acts imply that I'm gullibale enough to vote for you simply because "you relate". Get the hell out of here ... that is truly insulting my intelligence. She's riding off of Bill's prior presidency within my community. Alot of my people that aren't well versed in politics and could give a damn about it equate Hilary with memories of Bill. Fond memories of relativity, but I could give a damn how closely you are "trying" to relate to me, I can smell a phony a mile away. Unfortunately, many people are immedietly viewing Hilary as the calvary without further delving into her campaign and position. It's the modern world's version of kissing babies, only this time around she's breaking cornbread and catching the holy ghost in church to really pander the idea black people may have of her based on her husband.
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LAYKA- You hit the nail on the head re: Hillary but let me ask you something- What makes Bill the "first 'Black' President ?
His mentor was William Fulbright a notorious segregationist who did everything he could to obstruct Civil Rights Legislation. What was Bill doing awarding such a man a Presidential Medal of Freedom ? For what ?
What did Bill do when he was Governor of Arkansas for black folk ?
Don't get me wrong. Bill can certainly talk the talk. He appointed a few prominent blacks and played a lot of golf with Vern Jordan BUT did he ever lead a fight to ban the Confederate flag ?Just as a for instance ? Not afaik.
If he was SO concerned about black folk why did the academic performance of black children in Arkansas DECLINE in the 12 years he was Governor ? And decline in the U.S. as a whole in his 8 yrs. as Pres. relative to their white peers ?
Yes, yes, I know he put his office in Harlem but he's NEVER there. He's almost never with Hillary either but that's besides the point.
How about this. Name one prominent African American on Hillary's campaign staff.
My point is a simple one. They are BOTH complete phonies. Bill's just better at it than she is and he never gets called on it.
How about his behavior at Ron Brown's funeral ? Laughing and joking UNTIL he realized a T.V. camera was on him and then he immediately bowed his head in feigned sorrow.
Why did Jesse Jackson call him a "hollow man" ?
In eight years what did he ever do to improve the lives of black people ? To improve education ? To promote black owned business ? To promote good parenting ?
Btw, as a community organizer in Chi-town Obama has an excellent track record in these and other pro-community initiatives. That, to me, is walking the walk !
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Eric Stoner
LAYKA- You hit the nail on the head re: Hillary but let me ask you something- What makes Bill the "first 'Black' President ?
His mentor was William Fulbright a notorious segregationist who did everything he could to obstruct Civil Rights Legislation. What was Bill doing awarding such a man a Presidential Medal of Freedom ? For what ?
What did Bill do when he was Governor of Arkansas for black folk ?
Don't get me wrong. Bill can certainly talk the talk. He appointed a few prominent blacks and played a lot of golf with Vern Jordan BUT did he ever lead a fight to ban the Confederate flag ?Just as a for instance ? Not afaik.
If he was SO concerned about black folk why did the academic performance of black children in Arkansas DECLINE in the 12 years he was Governor ? And decline in the U.S. as a whole in his 8 yrs. as Pres. relative to their white peers ?
Yes, yes, I know he put his office in Harlem but he's NEVER there. He's almost never with Hillary either but that's besides the point.
How about this. Name one prominent African American on Hillary's campaign staff.
My point is a simple one. They are BOTH complete phonies. Bill's just better at it than she is and he never gets called on it.
How about his behavior at Ron Brown's funeral ? Laughing and joking UNTIL he realized a T.V. camera was on him and then he immediately bowed his head in feigned sorrow.
Why did Jesse Jackson call him a "hollow man" ?
In eight years what did he ever do to improve the lives of black people ? To improve education ? To promote black owned business ? To promote good parenting ?
Btw, as a community organizer in Chi-town Obama has an excellent track record in these and other pro-community initiatives. That, to me, is walking the walk !
Well apparently getting a blow job is only loved by black males....
LOL I never get when people refer to Clinton as being "The first black president".
Hm. I think not.
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Hilarious N.Y. Times Op Ed piece today by Judith Warner bemoaning the fact that poor Hillary has to "make an effort to appear genuine" while it seems to come more easily to Obama and Pelosi. That every verbal utterance by Hillary sounds like a lecture from a Political Science professor. Duh ! Maybe that's why Obama appeals to many of us ?
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Eric Stoner
If I were African American I think I would have been insulted by Hillary's (bad )imitation of a Southern Baptist preacher of color in Selma, Alabama. She's an upper-middle class white woman from the Chicago suburbs !
If I were a redneck right-winger I'd be insulted by a bunch of blue-bloods like the Bushes from Connecticut affecting Southern drawls. The folksy-speech, I'm sure, is a product of a Yale and Harvard education.
What a phony!
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Junkie- That is one reason why Obama seems so genuine, esspecially when compared to Hillary and her silly affectations. He doesn't have to "try" to come across as sincere. Hillary does and it's quite apparent. Even her friends and supporters are starting to notice.
As for the Bushes, George Bush moved to and lived in Texas for almost 30 years. G.W. grew up there . It is kind of funny that he's afraid of horses and won't ride one but I digress. I have a very good friend who grew up in Brooklyn and later moved to Kentucky as an adult and now after almost 20 years of living there she speaks like a Kentuckian; drawl and all. Gingrich, on the other hand, moved to Georgia as a young adult and never picked up a Georgia drawl. Some folks let their speech conform to the local pattern and some retain their original dialect.