Political Punch

The Black Obama race started with his affiliation with Trinity church and Rev Wright. Obama and company called the race card, nobody else.

" am Canadian with no dog in this Race. I have NEVER seen a Politician like Obama. Of ANY color. Watching the Compassion Forum brought it home. It took everything in me to stay interested in what Clinton had to say. Typical Politician-speak, never really answering I questions but talking AROUND them. Obama was a breath of fresh air. He was direct, thoughtful and spoke from his heart, with intelligent responses. He is honest, compassionate, fair and intelligent.

I don't care WHAT color he is, he is the better Candidate.

I just WISH he was Canadian...

"

OBAMA is the right person to be President of America. Period.

Again the race card is being played loudly to confuse people. I really hate the words "Back and White" When are humans going to learn that in the eyes of God these colours do not exist. Only bigoted people keep these words as fuel for the fire. No wonder the world is in a mess and no nation knows what to do next.

Obama is as colourd as Clinton. The truths are that Clinton is a woman and Obama is a man. What people should be voting for is the intellect, the vision for the world and the ability to correct this white and black anathema, including the ability to unite people of all races. BARACK OBAMA has these qualities, but unfortunately CLINTON does not. Just think for a minute what she said about Iran "... she would use nuclear weapons to wipe Iran out of existence" are these words for a sane person? As a Presidential candidate such words should not have been used. What she forgot she was saying is if the leadership of Iran does attack Israel she will finish Iran which includes innocent children and mothers. Is this craziness or cleaver politics? Personally I HATE WAR and HATE TO SEE INNOCENT PEOPLE DIE FOR NO FAULT OF THEIR OWN

BARACK OBAMA as president of the America will be for a united America and more peaceful world. Mrs CLINTON as president of America will continue the status quo.

I must quote Martin Luther King Jr word from his I HAVE A DREAM speech and see whether we are heading that direction

I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream. It is a dream deeply rooted in the American dream.

I have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed --- "We hold these these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal."

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slaveowners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that one day even the state of Mississippi, a desert state sweltering with the heat of injustice and oppression, will be transformed into an oasis of freedom and justice.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the colour of their skin but by the content of their character.

For those who want to keep race in their heart please go on.

Despite Bob Johnson's history, he is 110% right. This shouldn't be an argument on how credible Mr. Johnson is. This is an argument on whether his statement is true. The answer to that question is of course! It's just common sense...

People saying that it is fine because white people vote for white people are missing the point. It would be a useful statement if only 10 percent of whites were voting for Obama. Clinton has supporters because of her issues, Obama has supporters because hes new and smooth.

Bob Johnson is a businessman first and African American second.His main concern is getting paid.If Ms. Clinton can do that for him,in any way, he will lend his support. Maybe, God willing he will wake up one day.

Bod Johnson is a sellout, we have been voting for white candidates all of our life and Bob Johnson never had a problem with that.... Now he's going on TV talking about black people voting for Obama because he's black... So??? I don't see white folks going on TV debating they're voting for McCain because he's white... Bob Johnson is a true sellout... 40 years ago we were asked to move to the back of the bus by our white brothers, unfortunately today we are being thrown under the bus by our own black brothers.... It's a shame

As bad as we hate to admitt Mr. Johnson and Mrs. Ferraro are correct their are alot of more African Americans out their simply because he is a black man and they really don't even know what he stands for.

The problem with Bob Johnson speaking out and believing that he has any right to speak on what African Americans thinks is riduculous. He completely sold out African American this was displayed througout he time with BET by the programing he allowed to pollute the airways. He couldn't beat MTV head to head so he reach out to the lowest common demonitor in the African American coulture and put on shows like BET after dark that portrays women and men in the worst light possible. So all I can say to bob johnson is shut the he-- up no one respects what you have to say and you are using this as way to gain attention for yourself because no one I can think of in the African American is listening or cares what you have to say.

now everyone can see why the black community-will have no unity.

the only comment I will make about the bob johnson sellout comments is, well
the ignorance of it speaks for itself.

it's the crab effect.
anyone jealous of bob johnson-is going to love obama welfare rolls, foodstamps,and projects plan to help the poor.
get ready to watch the remake of the
"Superfly movie"

Bon Jonhson is not only a sellout but he is also behave like the typical "house negro" that used to work inside the slave owners house because of his sellout abilities. Obviously such slaves received better treatment than the slave working on plantations because they were always keen to denigrate their own in order to retain preferential treatment. From now on I will be watching Fox News and CNN and will request my cable network to remove BET from my channels.

Bon Jonhson is not only a sellout but he is also behave like the typical "house negro" that used to work inside the slave owners house because of his sellout abilities. Obviously such slaves received better treatment than the slave working on plantations because they were always keen to denigrate their own in order to retain preferential treatment. From now on I will be watching Fox News and CNN and will request my cable network to remove BET from my channels.

For Bob Johnson it is paytime. It is not about supporting Hillary. It is about Obama having for so long against the culture BET is spreading in Black communities.

see cynthia,
what you have just written is the reason why if obama gets the nomination
it will be no black pride to it.
what happened to tavis-should never have happened. What John Lewis was forced to do should never have happened
I do not know how old you are. I am 53
and I will tell you
TO MANY GOOD PEOPLE BLACK AND WHITE
DIED FOR BLACK PEOPLES RIGHT TO VOTE
ONLY TO COME TO THIS DAY AND AGE AND HAVE OTHER BLACK PEOPLE TERRORIZING OTHER BLACK PEOPLE SIMPLY BECAUSE THEY WANT TO VOTE FOR WHO THEY THINK IS THE BEST CANDIDATE.
THE PEOPLE WHO DID WHAT THEY DID TO TAVIS SHOULD BE WHIPPED. PERIOD.
OBAMA WILL NEVER BE PRESIDENT
THE ONLY HOPE AND CHANGE HE WILL BRING TO THE BLACK AND POOR PEOPLE IS HAVING THEM SAY IN A YEAR OR TWO
"I HOPE we have a CHANGE in president soon.
HE AND HIS LEFTY MONEY BAGS WILL HAVE BLACK PEOPLE BACK ON WELFARE AND LIVING IN THE PROJECTS.-FOODSTAMPS,ETC.

MAKES ME SICK.
'OH MY PEOPLE YOU'VE GOT TO FREE YOURSELF'
"I SEE YOU DOWN ON YOUR HANDS AND KNEES SIFTING THROUGH DUST LOOKING FOR A DIAMONDS"

"YOUR'RE SEARCHING HIGH AND LOW FROM THE MOUNTAINTOP TO THE VALLEY-BUT YOU WILL NOT FIND IT"

"FREE YOURSELVES"
"OBAMA IS NOT THE ONE"

So, can someone please explain to me why Ferraro was subjected to a witch hunt, when Obama says this (and he must agree with it's accuracy cause this Chicago Tribune article is posted on HIS Senate website):

Quote:
"Obama acknowledges, with no small irony, that he benefits from his race.

If he were white, he once bluntly noted, he would simply be one of nine freshmen senators, almost certainly without a multimillion-dollar book deal and a shred of celebrity. Or would he have been elected at all?"

(I'm leaving out the links - cause this post keeps getting deleted, and I think that may be why).

Let's be fair here - cause she got totally and utterly trashed and ruined for expressing the same concept he did. SHE IS OWED A BIG, FAT, GIGANTIC APOLOGY, and I emailed every news outlet with a computer to tell them so.

It's horrible that Bob Johnson has forgotten where he has come from.
If it weren't for Africans Americans he sure as hell would not be where he is today! Being african american I for one will never ever in life support anything Bob Johnson has to offer. I'm sure their will be a backlash towards him for his outrageous comments....Hey Bob did you see what happened to Tavis this week? Looks like your next in line buddy!

I respectfully disagree with Larry. As an African American woman, I do not vote or make my decisions -- especially political -- based on the color of my skin or anyone else's. I'm much more intelligent than that. All politicians say things on the campaign trail that they later regret. Politicians are known to spin the message to the audience...including Mrs. Clinton, which has been proven time and time again. Bob Johnson's comments should not be taken as truth -- it is just his opinion like the rest of ours. Because he is a black man talking about another black man does not translate into he knows what he is talking about. That's what makes the ability to have these kinds of exchanges so sweet. We can do it in a country through a medium that provides these opportunities. A white woman and a black man...I didn't think I'd see it in my lifetime. I was a Clinton supporter (and still admire both Clintons for many reasons), but changed as she, her husband and surrogates like Mr. Johnson became acid in their attacks with so much entitlement injected in their delivery.

Bob wouldn't be owner of the Bobcats if he were white. The league wanted a minority owner. Go figure!

Bob Johnson is a very smart person but he should know that telling the truth about obama and black voters could put him in much danger. All of obama black supporters must agree with rev wright and the relationship of obama, Louis Farrakhan, Rezko, and rev meeks. The white supporters must be just plain stupid. Obama has lied several times during this campaign to blacks and white over the rev wright issue, doing drugs and the list goes on and on. Most of the time, obama has to go back and say I DIDNT MEAN IT THAT WAY.

It is a mistake to think that Bob Johnson speaks with authority on behalf of Senator Clinton. It is one thing to support someone because you are their friend, it is another to just be plain ignorant and make asinine statements because you are their friend. To say that Senator Obama is where he is because he is black, is to say that Senator Clinton is where she is because she is a white woman, and most importantly she is where she is because her husband was the president of the United States. How ridiculous is Bob Johnson! For a man to be as accomplished as he is, everytime he opens his mouth nonsense flies out at rational thought.