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A lot of career Democrats, black, white, brown, and otherwise are really furious at Barack because they made the choice to hitch their career wagons to the “sure bet” of Hillary Clinton early in the game. But then comes Barack who stands the best chance of upsetting their career goals.

They’d much rather have Barack agree to wait for “his turn,” so that they can have their 8 years of steady employment under Hillary, with Barack running after that.

Barack is not playing politics and favoritism as usual, and this is pissing a lot of people off.

If Senator Obama had waited to be blessed by what remains of Kneegrow leadership in this country before launching his bid for the presidency he would have been left standing at the station while the train disappeared into the distance.

I do understand the context in which Toni Morrison called Clinton our “1st Black President.” Bill Clinton had been trodden upon by the Republicans during the LEWINSKY_IMPEACHMENT Scandals of 97-98…just as the Republicans had a long history of trodding upon African-Americans for all of the problems in America.

Ms. Morrison was trying to bolster CLinton at a time he needed bolstering…She was not declaring the African-American Community’s EVERLASTING LOVE toward the Clintons.

It’s funny…I wish a reporter would interview Morrison more in depth about what she meant…i’d like to know what she meant even though I’ve studied all the candidates and know that i’m with Obama for the duration.

I am so slow on the uptake sometimes that I am still trying to digest Toni Morrison’s comment about Bill Clinton being America’s first black president. I still do not understand where she was coming from and, worse, I cannot reconcile the author whose novels I have read with the person who believes that Bill Clinton’s life experiences qualifies him as a honorary black man.

Young is on the wrong side of history, IMHO, not because he favors Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama but, rather, because his views of contemporary events are not anchored to an understanding of the historical period that he himself lived through and helped to create. He now seems more bewildered by change than understanding and accepting its inevitability.

Young believes, I suspect, that as an elder he should have the authority to guide and, yes, let us admit it, dictate African American political developments and public policy issues. What he is failing to understand or, perhaps better yet, too see is that the roots of the movement that brought him to national prominence were the result of thousands of seeds planted all over this country.

The black college students in North Carolina who staged the first public sit-in demonstrations at a segregated lunch counter would have never done so if they had listened only to their black elders and leaders. If Senator Obama had waited to be blessed by what remains of Kneegrow leadership in this country before launching his bid for the presidency he would have been left standing at the station while the train disappeared into the distance.

It would have been far better and more honorable for Young to have drawn on the real lessons of his own history and applauded Obama’s decision. After all, it is, in part, due to the good fight that Young and countless others (e.g., the late Harold Washington) fought that made it possible for the junior senator from Illinois to be elected and to run for president. Young could still explain his support for Clinton as being the wisest choice in his opinion and retain our respect. He chose instead to belittle our candidate and us as well. We have to thank him for his honorable past service and then show him the door.

me too, me too…disbelief here–just saw the actual video of his comments at http://www.newsmakerslive.com

He starts off well, but when he starts discussing why Bill Clinton is blacker than *O*, it feels like an episode of the Boondocks with Uncle Ruckus…so sad.

I really feel bad for the Vernon Jordans, Andy Youngs, and John Lewises of the world. They are exhibiting true loyalty to the Clintons. Unfortunately, they are all about 2 get caught on the wrong side of history…

Andy, please wake me up and tell me that you did not say the things that you were quoted as saying. Please, Andy, please!

On the other hand, this kind of “support” for Hillary might just seal her doom in this race. Black folk of the post-Civil Rights generation, critical thinkers, and contemporary idealists, are flocking to Obama in droves, and they’re not put off or intimidated by Obama’s cross-over appeal.

So if Hillary is content to have the support of Reverend Chicken Wing and his greezy-fingered congregation, let her have ‘em.

I didn’t know that Andrew Young is supporting HRC. I DO know that John Lewis HAS endorsed HRC after coercing by BillC.

I’m personally thankful for Mr. Lewis and Mr. Young…I thank them for their sacrifices during the 60s on behalf of future generations…

As for the 2000s, if that article is true, then they are both NOW politically OBSOLETE.

…NEWSFLASH: OBAMA will be the 2008 Democratic Nominee…

HRC’s Silly-Ass Kindergarten Attack on *O* is going to cost her the nomination. YOU CAN TAKE THAT TO THE BANK. I said it! I’m ready to take wagers.

What a disgusting sellout he is.

I don’t know about Mr. Young. I mean for all his greatness, he consults for Wal Mart and has the nerve to go after Obama like that. Like you point out, did he not think people would point out that MLK was 26 when he took over as head of SCLC? If being Black in this country means anything to anyone, it should mean that there are a million reasons to not do something (like fight for civil rights) but we have to dig deep and go beyond the excuses and do what we think is right.

The privatization of civil rights leaders has gone waaaay beyond the pale. Great post,

Brandon Q.