Comments on: JFK 2.0???

By: C.C.

C.C. — Fri, 01 Feb 2008 16:41:06 +0000

VOTE OBAMA! I really want to see Barack, Michelle and the little sisters in the White House!

By: Kaima

Kaima — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 15:55:06 +0000

JFK was against affirmative action & a proponent of tax cuts for all. Obama is smooth & glib, but no JFK. Btw, Obama is not going to win the nomination because he is anti-establishment i.e he is not down for the “struggle”. He believes that every American can make it if he/she works hard & that goes against the democratic party’s mantra that white racism is a major problem in America. I’m a black man & I think those African-americans who think we still live in the Jim Crow era are lazy & stupid.

By: James

James — Thu, 31 Jan 2008 03:18:27 +0000

Hey Obama supporters, you can begin to celebrate now. Here is how it will go down. Barack obama will win the democratic primary, he will go up against mccain and then he will beat mccain to be the first black president in history. But before that Edwards will drop out the race and and he will endorse obama, he was also chosen to be obamas vice president, i am not too sure if he has accepted, but thats the way it will go. Your new president will be black. So all the racist whites and angry Hispanics and self-hating blacks and bitter Asians, get use to 8 yrs of barack obama, he has been chosen to be your new president. wow!

By: m

Wed, 30 Jan 2008 22:38:31 +0000

whoopi actually made some valid points. but of course, everyone who supports obama will dismiss it. interesting, because obama and his campaign have engaged in numerous tactics that also smack of race baiting. michelle obama CONTINUES to bring out bill clinton’s “fairy tale” comment, knowing he was referring to obama’s stance on the war. i’m black and a woman — proud to see both candidates running and happy to be a part of this election. with that said, i’m not drinking anyone’s kool aid just because he is black or because she is a female. this country is in dire straits — elect someone who can actually bring about the change obama speaks about relentlessly, but with little to no policy to back up his promises. when i make that analysis, it becomes clear that hillary is getting my vote.

By: lovely and amazing

lovely and amazing — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:56:11 +0000

Who is Daisy Mae? and I don’t know James let alone am I related to him. You are making things up.

By: kara kor el

kara kor el — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:25:35 +0000

There is a laundry list. not, there are

By: Wenzel Dashington

Wenzel Dashington — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 19:03:32 +0000

@ rosie

We need to stop saying is America “ready” for ___________. As if a woman, black, gay or drunk Texan is somehting we have to brace ourselves for. Even worse, that the majority has to decide together before they will decide as individuals. It is really bad how the media tries to play with you mind with these phrases. Don’t believe that hype!

By: rosie

rosie — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:51:53 +0000

@ not hatin just real

Forsaken? I will leave the Al Sharpton piece alone (he CALLS the cameras!), but there are plenty of black athletes that keep fans despite cheating on their wives for years (MJ), gambling issues (MJ), drugs (LT), etc. Barry Bonds treated the media like crap for YEARS – his own teammates hate him too – and last I checked, Roger Clemens was not being let off of the hot seat, and he is not black.

Michael Vick’s dogfighting was vile. The saddest part about that situation however was not that America “turned its back” on a black man, but that Americans became hysterical over his abuse of dogs when so many professional athletes abuse their wives/girlfriends without it becoming a national crisis (paging Kidd, Jason).

As for America not being ready for a black president, it doesn’t get much whiter than Iowa, and they were plenty ready. America was not and will never be ready for shakedown artists like Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton, but Obama has mass appeal. This kind of logic is self-defeating.

Finally, do you really think Hillary Clinton is a more viable candidate than Obama? Edwards is out. In national polling Obama is the only Democrat who competes head to head against McCain, the GOP front-runner. Do you really think Republicans will cross over to vote for Hillary? If she is the nominee, a LOT of Democrats will cross over to vote for McCain.

By: NOT HATIN JUST REAL

NOT HATIN JUST REAL — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 16:04:06 +0000

The next president is not going to be black, I’m sorry…. People ask me, why, as a black woman, are you not supporting Obama? I will not support Obama, not because, he’s not intelligent and qualified but, because, this country is not ready for an African-American/Black President. There are too many racist people out here. Haven’t you seen the way that other African-American’s in the lime-light have been forsaken (Mike Vick, Barry Bonds, Al Sharpton…)? It’s no coincidence. White’s may say one thing but, when they go into the voting booth, they can flip the script. This is all a strategic plan by the Republicans to guarantee the their position in the Whitehouse the next go round. I’m not falling for it. I’m voting for the next viable candidate that can win. That’s the bottom-line.

By: Flander Annapollis

Flander Annapollis — Wed, 30 Jan 2008 15:47:11 +0000

Hillary is getting the “Charlie Rangles and others wanting handouts”. Obama can not be bought and will not trade some promises for a vote. The Clintons are the worst when they think something iis in their way. Any woman that would stay with her husband after the world learned of his many women, just for politics, is horrible in my sight. She would rather run for office than to keep her dignity.