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Obama Informs NAACP His Election Will Not End Racism

July 15, 2008 9:05 AM

"Our work is not over," Sen. Barack Obama, D-Illinois, told the NAACP last night at the civil rights group's convention. "Just electing me President doesn’t mean our work is over, we got more work to do."

But the bigger news was that Obama continued to embrace his message of Cosby-esque tough love, despite the concerns so interestingly phrased by Rev. Jesse Jackson last week.  Watch our Good Morning America report on Obama's speech HERE.

- jpt

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K,

You have keep holding your breath and stomping your pudgy little feet, but it aint gonna happen!

Get over it! Hillary will more than likely become Secretary of State. Which would be great. Voting McCain is you choice, a poor one, at best.

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 15, 2008 12:56:00 PM

President Bush, during a news conference on Tuesday, compared current-day Afghanistan to the war in Iraq in the height of its insurgency. In the process, he bolstered an argument that -- of all people -- Sen. Barack Obama has stressed on the campaign trail.


notice how this administration and john mccain denounce obama and his ideas and then a few months later adopt obamas position

DONT TALK TO PEOPLE THATS APPEASMENT
hello north korea!

Posted by: bhrandon | Jul 15, 2008 12:56:00 PM

The audacity of Barack Obama knows no bounds. Who does he think he is chastising anyone in the black community or America at large with his "foreign language" comments. How many languages does Obama speak fluently? He has not even grasped English as of yet, "we got more work to do"?? LOL

The Obamarama has been a media driven illusion. Obama is neither qualified or electable.

The Democrats have a chance to rectify this unfortunate situation at the DNC convention in late August in Denver when the ACTUAL vote on the nomination takes place. The Democrats should have an open process with both Hillary and Obama being placed in nomination, speeches from both and on behalf of both, both names on the ballots, and votes allowed and ALL votes counted. It would be great and demonstrate what democracy is supposed to be about.

Hillary Clinton remains the most qualified and most electable candidate in the race. Hillary has already the popular vote, winning MORE votes than ANY candidate of ANY party in history. Let's give credit where it's long overdue.

The Democrats would be foolish to cast aside Hillary Clinton. Until the ACTUAL votes is taken, Obama is simply the unqualified, arrogant, PRESUMPTIVE nominee!

It's Hillary or McCain. Country first, party second.

Posted by: K | Jul 15, 2008 12:53:37 PM

Deb,

Have you ever been to the UK? Anywhere in Europe? Go there are see it for yourself.

BTW Obama is NOT suggesting Socialized medicine. Please get your facts straight before you post, otherwise you sound kinda silly.

Also, under McCain's plan you can't get coverage if you have a pre-exisiting condition. Only the healthy or the wealthy will get insurance.

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 15, 2008 12:48:08 PM

Senator Obama's pushing for reparation will in fact promote more racism in our country. Most informed citizens know that it was waring tribes in Africa who rounded up opposing tribal young people and held them for the slave ships. Also, only one southern white family in 26 held slaves and many white families lost everything in the civil war.
All Americans should work together for the betterment of all our citizens with good education and jobs. Every healthy adult needs to be responsible for themselves and their families and not expect our government to bail out irresponsible people.

Posted by: Mary | Jul 15, 2008 12:33:31 PM

Jane H...I don't want socialized medicine....want freedom to choose through my employer...Not interested in paying for everyone else and getting inferior healthcare like Canada and UK.

Posted by: Deb | Jul 15, 2008 12:22:45 PM

LOL

john mccains economic advisor (former after he called americans whiners and that hte recession was only in our minds.. took mccain a few days to throw him under the bus) Phil Gramm


LOL

vote for mccain he will be sure that america is over taken by china before the end of his first term!

Posted by: bhrandon | Jul 15, 2008 12:19:05 PM

D Williams.... what do you mean when you say "do you want your kids to live like this?" Do you not own a computer, watch HD TV, have a cell phone and drink designer bottled water? Would you rather live in Africa, Mexico, or India...anywhere in the Middle East?
I know you're in your 20's by your blog, and anyone who complains about their country so much should go live elsewhere.
No to Obama...ever with even Hillary on the ticket. McCain '08 with whoever he picks as VP.

Posted by: Deb | Jul 15, 2008 12:18:14 PM

Deb,

Please tell all of us what in McCain's Health Care Plan you find so attractive that makes you want to vote for him?

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 15, 2008 12:09:48 PM

Barack Obama purges Web site critique of surge in Iraq
BY JAMES GORDON MEEK
DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU

Monday, July 14th 2008, 8:10 PM

WASHINGTON - Barack Obama's campaign scrubbed his presidential Web site over the weekend to remove criticism of the U.S. troop "surge" in Iraq, the Daily News has learned.

98% of blacks are of one mind? No one else wvotes like that expcep tin dicatatorships which is what Obama's campaign resembles.

Posted by: geevill | Jul 15, 2008 12:08:14 PM

Like the Rev. Wright said to Moyers...Obama says what he has to say as a politician. I hate the cadence in his speeches....but particularly when speaking to black audiences. If the 14% of blacks deliver 98% of their vote to BO (and they will) he still won't win.
Hillary supporter for McCain!

Posted by: Deb | Jul 15, 2008 12:06:26 PM

I like that the polls are close right now. Kerry was 15 points ahead in the polls at this point in 2004 and he lost. So maybe Obama being tied is a good thing! Although today's Qunnipac poll shows Obama with a 9 point lead

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 15, 2008 12:04:37 PM

Julie

Do you think obama wont be elected

LOL

sure looks like he will to me

THANK GOD like we need mccain in office

no thanks

Posted by: bhrandon | Jul 15, 2008 12:04:00 PM

geevil,

Why wouldnt the AA voters choose Obama?

Posted by: Jane Hussein | Jul 15, 2008 12:01:53 PM

Troubled

Ummm so you dont look at polls do you?

lol obama getting worse? lol

the media is just portraying it as such

obama is destroying mccain in state polls, while for some reason national polls have them very tight... makes no sense

hillary will not get the nod and if you think she will then the democrats refuse to win the election

to nominate hillary at the convention would mean somehow she has to start a campaign 20 million in the hole

LOL

yea... lets not nominate the guy whos been running a pretty succesful campaign and has all this money, and knows how to NOT go in debt

for someoen who is in debt! and has no money!

and hasnt been campaigning

oh and then totally confuse all the voters, and upset all the millions upon millions of voters that back obama

LOL yea hills getting the nod

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAA

Posted by: bhrandon | Jul 15, 2008 12:00:48 PM

It's funny to hear the comments on here...it's almost like people on the ground yelling at the candidate who has taken off already...yelling at him as he crosses the sky... ...that he won't be able to fly, that the earth is flat and that he is to heavy.

Guess what gang Obama is soaring toward the white house.

You all keep focusing on fake news...or things that aren't true. 2004 won't happen again ...sorry.

Posted by: dl | Jul 15, 2008 11:59:48 AM

As I sit back and laugh at all the fears that are echoing throughout these posts you all are not scratching the surface. Please remember that the party that you affiliate with started this ball rolling to the point to which we stand at now.

On one side you are scared for a man (first) of color (latter) to try to breathe life anew into the battered US and our economy. And on the other side of the fence we have a man who is tearing out pages from Bush's playbook and running audibles...not to mention that he is an elder gentleman running for office.

If you all are scared and up in arms of a picture created by the NYer then you really have to do some soul searching within yourselves. You say that race relations are getting better when in reality it's our youth that are trying to make some strides in uniting all young adults in all races to step up and make a real difference with new ideas and political viewpoints. AYet these politicians reflect your mindset and upbringing.

We made it ok for politicians to take money from lobbyists to fund their secret agenda. And yet we run when their hands get caught in the cookies jars of oil, real estate, energy and etc. We sneak off and hide instead of holding them accountable for their action because we made money off the deals that they done that the lesser members of the parties don't see.

We have all been a witness to our current POTUS and we should all want a change for the future for our children instead of taking of our own selves. Step back from your lives and look at the US in chaos and ask yourselves, "Do you want you kids to live like this?"

We as a voting community have the power to force the candidates to speak on the issues…the question is will you take that step to do so? Regardless of what race is running for the WH, issues are still what they are to us and the world that is watching. If you want change...it starts with US first.

One thing that I am grateful for is that my parents did not teach me racism...the world did and painted a nice picture of ignorance to me. We all bleed red when it's all over with.

Posted by: D Williams | Jul 15, 2008 11:58:14 AM

Obama has brought racism by blacks into the open. He is polling 98% of the black vote. racist. you cannot delete the truth about obama.

Posted by: geevill | Jul 15, 2008 11:55:59 AM

As Obama's ratings go lower and lower against a really poor candidate like McCain will the Dems decide Hillary would be a better candidate at the convention?

Posted by: Troubled | Jul 15, 2008 11:24:30 AM

Since obama is now so big on more education, maybe he could set the example in his speeches to black groups by using proper grammar.

"We got more work to do" should be "We HAVE more work to do". I realize he's trying to fit in with them, but I find it to be yet another example of pandering to whatever crowd he is with, while being hypocritical in his supposed stances.

Posted by: Foodforthought | Jul 15, 2008 11:18:08 AM

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