Letters to the Editor
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MSNBC chat
First: I do NOT think there is a racist bone in the Clinton's bodies or in the bodies of any of their supporters.
But, I have been watching the MSNBC coverage all morning -- I am stuck -- for family reasons in a hotel room all day...
It was interesting that when there were 2 black men and a Southern man, Scarborough -- who mostly drives me batty -- and Mika and Shuster chatting -- it was the 2 African-Americans and Southerner who talked about how racial code words were being used against Obama.
As someone who has lived in a Southern state more than 10 years, I am afraid that Mika and Shuster just didn't really "get it."
But, I believe that after these political pros discovered they could disconcert some non-black voters and get Obama "off message" -- with the help of the MSM -- they kept it up.
But, again, I think it is simply political opportunism. Not racism.
But, how would Clinton supporters like it if Obama mentioned that he couldn't wait to invite Bill Clinton to the White House to have a nice "cigar?" Or if Obama mentioned that he envied Hillary ability to forgive because it might make her the best person to negotiate peace treaties with all of our former enemies?
These might be valid issues to bring up because the GOP will likely bring them up in the General Election but that doesn't make them ethical in a Primary Election. There are good ways to win and there are bad ways to win.