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Published Letters: 189 Editor's Choice: 9
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@shawnwm: you'll have to do better than that.
[Read the article: Clinton wins Ohio]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]Just because black people are appointed to positions does not mean that progress for the entire race has been made. Clarence Thomas is not held up as an example of black progress because he was the first black man on the supreme court. Vernon Jordan, Clinton's enabler and golfing buddy is not an example of progress. Jocelyn Elders and Lani Guinier were black women who were THROWN TO THE WOLVES by the Clintons when they spoke honestly but became political liabilities.
"Now as for Obama, really? How did he help South Chicago, a predominantly black and very impoverished area one bit? How has Oprah, for another example, helped American blacks? For Godsakes when she had the chance to open a big expensive school to create "black female leaders" she opened it in a foreign country, while insulting American blacks , remember? Don't get me wrong; Oprah is an admirable woman in many ways. However it's an illustration of how sometimes the people who are going to fight for you the hardest just happen to lie outside your own preoccupation with race."
You are kidding right? First of all, what does Oprah have to do with anything? Yes Obama and Oprah are both black, but you are showing your own ignorance and racism if you believe that because Oprah started a school in Africa, Obama is responsible for doing nothing for blacks in Chicago.
C'mon. I'm all for intelligent political discussion, but this, or any of your other posts, just don't cut it.
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@shawnwm: you'll have to do better than that.
[Read the article: Clinton wins Ohio]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]"First and most importantly, black poverty and unemployment fell: dramatically. Even big gains in the highest unemployed sector in the country: black females."
Please provide a credible reference or cite an article supporting your claim. I have my own anecdotal evidence which is that under the Clinton's black urban unemployment, black incarceration rates and black school drop out rates dramatically increased. In fact Clinton's long time allies the Wright-Edelman's quit her administration in disgust at how they butchered welfare reform and the dramatic consequences that it has had on poor black women and working families.
"Second, black first time home buyers went up almost 100%: and this was real progress; not the stuff you saw in the Bush Administration where predatory subprime lenders preyed on poor minorities selling them stuff they couldn't afford."
Again, any evidence would be nice.
"Third, blacks were appointed for the first time in BIG numbers in the Clinton Administration: Maybe you don't remember Alex Hermann (Secretary of Labor), Vernan Jordan, Jocelyn Elders and Betty Curie: Clinton's own Presidential Secretary, just to name a few. Condoleeza Rice was NOT the first black woman ever on a presidential cabinet, y'know."
Really? Condi wasn't first? Just because black people are appointed to positions does not mean that progress for the entire race was made. Clarence Thomas is not held up as an example of black progress because he was the first black man on the supreme court. Vernon Jordan, Clinton's enabler and golfing buddy is not an example of progress. Jocelyn Elders and Lani Guinier were black women who were THROWN TO THE WOLVES by the Clintons when they spoke honestly but became political liabilities.
"Now as for Obama, really? How did he help South Chicago, a predominantly black and very impoverished area one bit? How has Oprah, for another example, helped American blacks? For Godsakes when she had the chance to open a big expensive school to create "black female leaders" she opened it in a foreign country, while insulting American blacks , remember? Don't get me wrong; Oprah is an admirable woman in many ways. However it's an illustration of how sometimes the people who are going to fight for you the hardest just happen to lie outside your own preoccupation with race."
You are kidding right? First of all, what does Oprah have to do with anything? Yes Obama and Oprah are both black, but you are showing your own ignorance and racism if you believe that because Oprah started a school in Africa, Obama is responsible for doing nothing for blacks in Chicago.
C'mon. I'm all for intelligent political discussion, but this, or any of your other posts, just don't cut it.
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@jebldmm: because it's not about you.
[Read the article: "Yes, she will"]
[Read more letters about this article: Here]I understand that you want Hillary to stay in the race and that you want her to be the nominee, but it's really not about letting everyone who likes Hillary get a chance to vote for her too. It's about what is the best way to mount an effective campaign against McCain and a Republican organization that can now throw its full weight behind their candidate.
If everyone's goal is a Democratic president in the White House, then it is completely unproductive for us to have two candidates who are destroying each other's credibility and insulting and alienating crucial Democratic voters. Despite what their campaign would have you believe, Obama and Hillary agree on 99% of their issues. Everyone will have a chance to vote in November, and they will be able to vote for a candidate who represents a real departure from McCain and the status quo.
Trust me, I get steamed when, even now, people suggest that Obama should be Hillary's running mate. But if Obama had lost 12 straight primaries, if he were behind in the delegate count by over 100 votes, if he were facing defections of super delegates, I would think he should at least consider it.