Although I have lived in the When Mrs. Clinton, during a debate, commented that voters found Obama more "likeable" than Mrs. Clinton, Obama said that Mrs. Clinton was "likeable enough." Obama's reply prompted an Ante Bellum white man, Karl Rove, to refer to Obama as "a smarmy, prissy little guy taking a slap at her." He said that this exchange threw the primary victory to Mrs. Clinton. Notwithstanding the irony of Karl Rove referring to someone as "smarmy," if a reply as mild and innocuous as Obama's leads to his being flogged by Clinton and reprimanded by one of the Establishment's Black tokens, Obama is going to be restricted in his ability to take on the political brawlers and hit persons aligned with Clinton like Don Imus's buddy, James Carville, a man who sneers at people who live in trailer parks, and who practices a no-holds-barred political strategy
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If Toni Morrison endorses Barack Obama for the Democratic nomination,it would certainly assist or put to rest this anomalous,daft,and farcical notion/statement of President Clinton being the first black president.One is of the perspective that it is full time that this idiotic, meaningless,preposterous and nonsensical statement be put to rest or be buried once and for all,irrespective of Mr. Clinton's supposedly close ties with the African-American community.
Ishmael Reed's piece GOING OLD SOUTH ON OBAMA: MA AND PA CLINTON FLOG AN UPPITY BLACK can be considered a historical tour de force in its brilliant and excellent explication of the constant and never ending racial tension exhibited by white feminists including Gloria Steinem vis a vis black males and black women.Reed's mastery and comprehension of America's racial history,juxtaposed with his understanding and knowledge of the white femminists movement and its historical behavior,tendencies,psychologies, attitude,indifference, and racial/racist contempt towards the struggle of both black males and black females is extremely informative,instructive thought provoking and revealing.Also,of import is Reed's critique and demystification of President Clinton's policies towards blacks during his White House tenure.Paradoxically,many of Clinton's policies were detrimental to the social,and economic status of blacks in terms of margiinalization,although he is so enamoured by blacks, that he is even preposterously dubbed as the first black president.Again,an excellent exposition, and it should be a must read for Caribbean blacks who are trying to comprehend the subtleties of race and gender in the American political culture.KUDOS to Ishmael REED!!
"and it should be a must read for Caribbean blacks who are trying to comprehend the subtleties of race and gender in the American political culture.KUDOS to Ishmael REED!!"
I couldn't have said it better.
Peace,
Geoffrey
Woe betide the person who gets between the Clintons and elected office! Senator Obama is experiencing this first-hand. I find it disturbing that he's finding this unusual or shocking. Where was he during the 90's?
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