Drum to Hillary: You clean up the Wright mess

Hillary can do it after she's won so that there won't be an Obama campaign to call her racist anymore. Having been repeatedly smeared as racist, I can't believe Hillary Clinton is eager to give an entire speech that can then be picked apart to show how racist she is.

One of the truly damaging things to come out of Obama's "national conversation on race" is the smearing of the Clintons as racists. Because if Bill and Hillary Clinton can be smeared that way, what white politician can't be? And if that's the case, why would any white politician (or, more accurately, non-black politician) ever want to discuss race in any meaningful way? Far from moving discussion of racial issues forward, the Obama campaign has shut it down.

And, you have to love the irony that the one white politician who probably could've come to Obama's aid over Wright is Bill Clinton, especially with working class voters. If not in the primary, then at least in the general election. Now, of course, that he's been smeared as racist, he's a lot less helpful to Obama if Obama is the nominee.

Obama built this box himself and he's going to have to find a way out of it.

Via Talk Left. Apparently, Rezko is not the only guy who could fool Obama for 20 years.

that link up as well BDBlue...

and here I am at work without any popcorn!?!?!

Terrible boy scout I am.

Says Wright said one thing that was true: He was never Obama's mentor or spiritual advisor. "He was my pastor, married Michelle and I, baptized my children, prayed with us when we announced this race, so I'm disappointed."

Muahahahahahahahahahah!

Oh baby. That's...BOOM THWAP KAPOW! (david letterman)

I have some email correspondence with Kevin Drum from the days before South Carolina. He was harping about how it was the Clintons playing the race card and I asked him why he didn't bother to mention that Delores Huerta and John Lewis, two civil rights pioneers nearly beaten to death for their causes, said that it was the Obama campaign deliberately playing the race card. And that even Jesse Jackson mocked the idea that the Clintons were playing the race card. He replied something along the lines of, well, they are both doing it.

A month or so later, around the time of the first Wilentz article when Kev realized that the Obama camp was pushing the race card a little too far I sent a snarky note with our previous correspondence attached saying I no longer visit his site and that history will hold him partially responsible for the race problems since he was clearly an enabler. He said it was odd that I was leaving after he "saw the light", rather than justify his comments. Just like Obama, stupidity is never their fault.

According to Jeralyn, Obama repeatedly said that Wright had given a "performance" and "commanded center stage." I can't believe Wright is going to sit quiet for that.

Curious to see how this plays out in the black community.

This is turning into a nice Rap Beef.

LOL.

The HIPHOP community owes Ja Rule an apology.

**take some time to wrap your minds around that one**

link

Obama can’t and will never ever be able to do that as president of this country. But I will still vote for him with the understanding that his contributions during his first four years are more inspirational to minorities than tangible.

Obama's failures will be rationalized to the point of no return, I'm afraid.

and that's what you'll get. No matter the politician.

I understand why AAs support Obama, but they would get more from him if they made him work for it a little more. That's politics.

I understand why AAs support Obama, but they would get more from him if they made him work for it a little more. That’s politics.

Tavis Smiley got thrown under the bus for even suggesting being skeptical of Obama.

I've got enough 'inspiration' in my life...personally. Can't speak for other black folk, but that sounds like a bunch of doo doo bullshit to my ears.

Why more people aren't hearing it is my question?

Avedon Carol noticed it first, those who fell for the war, then learned better, are the same ones falling for Obama, well not quite, but very nearly.

other than broadcast?

Inspired By Hillary’s Flat-Bed Truck Debates...

You could email Garin. He's specifically asked for ideas.

-- and i'd like to see the DNC involved too...definitely let Clinton and Dean know.

And state parties should be helping make sure everyone has picture ids as well.

I'm sorry, I don't know how to do that and hoped by posting here I would get suggestions like this.

I don't even know who Garin is [ducking the rotten tomatoes! don't tell him], sorry all.

Can any body help -- know his email address you can post here?

I'll go for this. Levin voted against the war in Iraq. I don't think he's falling for this horsey who ha. I know I didn't, haven't, hopefully wouldn't, until that changes call me a Democrat.

“Democrats have a habit of falling in love with candidates on the first date.”

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search around Hillary's websites--Garin is the new Mark Penn--he's running the campaign now--very nice guy, it seems like. here's her general contact page, but dig deeper there to get individual email addresses, and contact info for her campaign offices near you too (See the right side of that contact page)-that's a good way to get info to them without so many barriers--

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/help/contact/

and also email state Democratic party offices and local ones from their websites too--esp those in your area--all Democrats everywhere are worried about the ID thing especially.

and your local senator and reps and stuff, and county democratic people....

http://www.hillaryclinton.com/action/ide...

It's the link Geoff Garin sent Clinton supporters for providing him with feedback. Sorry I didn't link it earlier, my sinus problems are blocking my thinking.

i'm terrible too--the changes in weather's killing my head--and this time of year is always bad, allergy-wise.

(at work even people who don't get hayfever are sneezing this year.)

from the comments at TPM...

am following up on them, and found much info.

Ggmartinez has a truthful and shameful chronology of Kevin Drum's "outrage" at the famous racists: the Clintons. Drum and his fellow bloggers lined up behind the racist Obama with glee and cheer. Now the same slow minds, with the depth of a puddle, are sending Hillary to put out Obama's fire. Well guys, how about you boyz pissing on the fire yourself?

and let us know so we can amplify in our areas, etc....or copy what you did if it works...

Isn't Drum merely following the Clinton Rules? Clinton has to help Obama campaign--and win--right? Or she's not doing her job right.
Wow, that was a fast use of the rules.

Love the picture of under the bus, lambert...

BTW, Clinton has already given lots of speeches mentioning race in America and how to fix problems; and Mr. Drum? She already has an impressive record on helping people of color, both as a politician and a volunteer. She gets what's happening.

Here's a bit from her speech in March on the subprime crisis:
2.2 million foreclosure notices went out last year - up 75% from 2006. Communities of color have been especially hard hit. Subprime loans are five times more common in predominantly African American neighborhoods than predominantly white ones. And 41% of loans to Hispanics are subprime compared to only 22% to whites.

She then goes on to say how important house ownership is and proposes specific solutions on how to fix the problems.

Wait, is there a Clinton rule about how she has to do things many times over--or twice as well--before they count?

Wait, is there a Clinton rule about how she has to do things many times over—or twice as well—before they count?

Backwards and in high heels.

that's the rule for all women, and then add in how everything is either the Clintons' fault and/or responsibility, and you get some kind of Houdini bondage thing, i guess.

I just went over the emails between Kevin Drum and myself an here was part of Drum's last reply to me:

In any case, there's a difference between the "campaign" and "campaign surrogates." People on both sides are deliberately blurring that line pretty seriously these days. The kabuki outrage is nonstop now.

Jesse Jackson Jr. was a campaign co-chair and deliberately injected race into the campaign. Conveniently for Kev, he can be "blurred" into just a surrogate. But, a pox on both their houses seems sufficient for Kevin to ignore what really went on.

Fortunately, Clinton has some Houdini untangling skills. That's one of the reasons she'll be an excellent prez.
Didn't she already say something about moving on from this though? Yes--yesterday! Before Drum's post, right? She said to a reporter that it shouldn't politicized and that McCain shouldn't make a big deal of it (www.talkleft.com --second main page now.)

noble, or not grasping and Machiavellian/Rovian, etc, gets ignored, silly...that's one of the top 5 rules about her i'm sure.

when she said Rev. Wright wouldn't be her pastor?

Funny how Obama eventually agrees with her.

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