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.Ah, the party of tolerance and inclusion. Just wait until those black congressmen try and explain to their constituents who voted 75% for Obama why they still insist on supporting the paleface.
“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.”
Friday, February 29, 2008
The Politics of the 1950's in the Democrat Party
On Wednesday Howard Dean said that the Republican ticket looked like the 1950's and sounded like the 1850's. Based on the following item, it looks like politics of the 1950's are taking place in the Democrat party:
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment