Black backers steadfast for Clinton

cnredd · #1 (**permalink**) 02-29-2008, 02:32 AM

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African-American superdelegates said Thursday that they’ll stand up against threats, intimidation and “Uncle Tom” smears rather than switch their support from Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton to Sen. Barack Obama.

“African-American superdelegates are being targeted, harassed and threatened,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), a superdelegate who has supported Clinton since August. Cleaver said black superdelegates are receiving “nasty letters, phone calls, threats they’ll get an opponent, being called an Uncle Tom.

“This is the politics of the 1950s,” he complained. “A lot of members are experiencing a lot of ugly stuff. They’re not going to talk about it, but it’s happening.”

Fun stuff from the Democrats...

"Vote by race or you're a traitor!"...

saltwn · #2 (**permalink**) 02-29-2008, 03:26 AM

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Originally Posted by cnredd

Black backers steadfast for Clinton

Fun stuff from the Democrats...

"Vote by race or you're a traitor!"...

Well if the delegates don't vote for Obama, they'll be about the only blacks who don't.
My unscientific survey of truck drivers and waitresses (and a few tourists) says people of color will vote in large numbers. And they will go for the big "O" en mass.

cnredd · #3 (**permalink**) 02-29-2008, 03:35 AM

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Originally Posted by saltwn

Well if the delegates don't vote for Obama, they'll be about the only blacks who don't.
My unscientific survey of truck drivers and waitresses (and a few tourists) says people of color will vote in large numbers. And they will go for the big "O" en mass.

ESPECIALLY when they have death threats on them...

Remember, these aren't delegates that are unnamed like a voter...

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