Do Blacks "Owe" Hillary?

On black legislator is asking that question in his effort to firm up black support for Barack Obama:

A key supporter of Illinois Sen. Barack Obama urged united African-American support for his presidential bid, questioning whether black Democrats still "owe" Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton their support, according to several people who attended a meeting of black Democratic politicians.

The comments by Illinois Senate President Emil Jones Jr., which he confirmed Saturday, angered Clinton backers and deepened a sharp rift among African-American political activists.

"How long are you going to owe politicians for past favors?" Jones asked in a speech Friday to more than 100 members of the Democratic National Committee's black caucus and other political operatives gathered at the Washington Hilton for the winter meeting of the DNC, according to people who were there.

Jones, a veteran black legislator, implored the black officials and operatives not to act like "crabs in a barrel" the attendees said, and drag down a successful member of their community.

There's going to be a lot of conflict within the black community over the Barack/Hillary battle. Bill Clinton was considered by some to the "first black president", but I don't remember anyone referring to Hillary as the "first black First Lady". Should be interesting.