Comments on: Bill Clinton Says He’s ‘Not A Racist’…..hmmmmm

By: ftroit

ftroit — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 22:21:43 +0000

I think it's unfair to describe Bill as a racist. Other than the events in the political primary sport, there's nothing else in Bill's life or past (at least that we all know) that indicates that he's racist. Let's face it, Bill was trying to diminish Obama's South Carolina victory when he compared his victory to Jesse's. There's nothing wrong about demeaning an opponent's victory. Bill was on this thing for his wife. While that particular comment had racial connotations and implications, it (coupled with a few other misjudged remarks by Bill) do not necessary amount to him being racist. He used race to try to score political points no doubt. But that doesn't mean his racist. Darn, even Mr. Obama uses the race card. We all know what he means when he says : “they'll make you think i don't look like the other presidents on the dollar bill”. Now, that statement right there, is as good a race card as you can get, politically and we all know it. Is his and Mr. Clinton's statements true? possibly. But neither of them is racist. All they're both guilty of is using the race card!

By: gregoryTX

gregoryTX — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 21:47:05 +0000

I think maybe everyone is jumping on him a little too much – I agree what he said sounded off….but I have to look at what he did for the community, and for this country, during his service in public life.

Seems to me a lot of playground smack being thrown at him…..and whatever your feelings on this issue – it is dividing the party….so how to bring the coalition back in? You have to be able to reach out to someone who might not know how much their words had unintended consequences….where is the understanding and forgiveness we have spent so many years perfecting in the harshest circumstances?

By: ftroit

ftroit — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:21:43 +0000

By: gregoryTX

gregoryTX — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:47:05 +0000

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 16:00:11 +0000

I think the strategy will backfire on McCain, no matter what the Democrats say or do about it.

By: Lily

Lily — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:59:04 +0000

Oh Miranda, I can hear his accent while I read.

LOL

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:58:29 +0000

There you go right there.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:54:36 +0000

I'm agreement with this entire threadline.

That's why I'm bracing for the convention in three weeks.

The roll call vote with Clinton's name in nomination makes me nervous.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:52:23 +0000

LOL. Bayh is working hard to get the nod, that's for sure. He practically kissed Barack today after introducing him.

By: CraigHickman

CraigHickman — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:51:00 +0000

I want him to pick a woman, too. McCaskill is my first choice, but I know that's a pipe dream. Napolitano is my second choice. But she's unmarried and butch, so she might be a magnet for attacks. Which leaves Sebelius.

But will he want to deal with the "how dare he snub Hillary!!!" backlash?

Who knows.

I'm afraid he's going to choose a white man. Out of left field.

By: LynnDee

LynnDee — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 15:43:23 +0000

I don't know if Bill Clinton, in whatever's left of his heart, is racist or not. I'm not sure that it matters given his willingness to race bait; the effect's the same. He might as well be racist if he's willing to fan the fire of racism for political advantage.

And then there's his capacity for denial. He's been successful at getting away saying one thing in one venue and not having at reach national attention until it was too late (if at all) for a long time. As have other politicians. What's changed, of course, is that with the internet and the 24/7 cable news cycle, politicians can't get away with that anymore. No doubt Clinton was chagrined to discover that but, rather than acknowledge he'd been caught, he lashed out at the media and the Obama campaign. And what's more, he still blames them!

So anyway, I don't know who his audience is with this. Maybe it's whites, maybe it's whites and blacks, maybe it's anyone who'll listen. But I do know it's not just blacks who aren't taken in by him. I might one day still be inclined to listen to him speak on some subject of interest to me -- but my opinion of him as a person is shot for good.

By: Niccolo

Niccolo — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:06:13 +0000

Mea Culpa to Lowery … Thanks for the info.

That “wait his turn crowd” turned my stomach.

By: Peggy McGilligan

Peggy McGilligan — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 02:47:15 +0000

Again (Bill), methinks thou doest protest too much: http://theseedsof9-11.com

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:33:53 +0000

Admiral: But he LOVES MUSTARD GREENS!! :>) :>) Oops! Another RACE bait/card! :>)
Whew!! Shakin' her head Deep Breaths! :>)

By: GreenLadyHere

GreenLadyHere — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 00:30:42 +0000

Maurice: CO-SIGNING BIG TIME!!! :>) :>)

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:50:14 +0000

Even then, I really don't want them invited.

By: Lily

Lily — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:48:49 +0000

Yeah! Even if it pisses off the puma vote. Because it doesn't matter, they will not vote for Obama anyway. I would love Sebelius over McCaskill because McCaskill could still be a regular on the newsshows and slice and dice with a smile!

By: MODI

MODI — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 23:07:21 +0000

Damn, i loved this post.

By: Nina

Nina — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:48:27 +0000

I for one am sick and tired of Bill Clinton’s fascination with all things HIM. Once again his answer to any question is “me, me, me”. Neither Obama nor Clyburn cast him as a racist. Clyburn basically told him to check himself. You are absolutely correct. The Black and Brown former supporters of the Clintons were subjected to name calling and disrespectful slurs by the Clintons and their surrogates and we are supposed to believe they don’t have a racist bone in their body. How about their propensity to use their white privilege? Bill Clinton’s own undisciplined comments cast doubts about his real feelings about African Americans in general and Obama specifically. It is insulting for him to assume that the African American people only took umbrage to his comments because the Obama campaign or Clyburn told us to. I heard what he said; I analyzed his comments and found them to be dismissive of Obama. At 57 years old, I don’t need anyone to tell me what to think. Because of his Sister Souljah comments I didn’t vote for him during his first run for the Presidency. Race baiting, mud slinging politics as usual is really getting on my last nerve.

By: TruthSeeker

TruthSeeker — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:25:29 +0000

Hey rikyrah,

Ha! you quoted my comment….totally cool. Now I'm embarrassed.