saw article on good cop/bad cop on clintons. seems hillary may be scared of obama. there was no problem with casino workers caucus when hillary was in lead. and seems odd that union supporting mrs. clinton files when obama takes lead and gains casino union leadership endorsement. i thought idea of election was to be open to all. trying to silence support for your opponent is not playing fair. i dread thought of a clinton presidency. once was enough…
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Ewwww….Bob Johnson has a tonality that leads the public to think that he is spokesman for the African - American community, he misleads, lies, etc. He has that Clinton trait about him, we should boycott him. He has had a monopoly too long, it is time for some real competition. Kick him out of the house and put him in the field!

This whole ugly episode was driven much more by the Clintons and the media than by Obama. His run for Senate in Illinois did not involve any race issues, both for his primary (when he reached out to the largely white downstate region), and in his race against Jack Ryan (also white). Jack Ryan eventually stepped out of the race after a scandal, but during the entire competition, race was the issue, experience and issues were.

Likewise, in this campaign, Obama has focused on issues that are important to the people. In fact, Obama and Clinton are very close on most issues. Clinton has responded to this 'problem' by attacking Obama incessantly through proxies over the last two weeks.

Both Democratic frontrunners should heed the advice of Congressman Clyburn because that's why he kept his seat and moved up the food chain to his current position in Congress. He's the gentle parent reminding both children to be respectful and considerate of each other. We need more of this type of compassion in politics because it reminds people that political campaigns can be run with class and style.

Obama/Clinton 2008!!!!
What about that. Obama as president and Hilary as vice president.
Clinton / Obama can not work because of Bill factor. If his wife becomes the president, I bet the guy is going to take over almost all the role of the vice president.
We respect Bill and like him but he presents himself sometimes as if he is the best master of Wisdom, who knows everything to be done and how to do them!

At the polls it will be determined. GET OUT AND VOTE!!!

VOTE OBAMA!

Since, in my view, words are the insturments of meaning, I must correct my post above: it should have been demonstrably.

Now, let's see, Hillary Clinton is pilloried in the media by various pundits and campaigns for comments she made that have proven to be demonstratively true.

When her critics realized that the issue turned out to be a non-starter and that the whirlwind they released might turn out to do them harm, they call for a truce.

And now it's all the fault of the nefarious schemers in the Clinton camp.

???

go hillary ,go hillary ,go hillary and by the way oprah has never endorsed anybody ever so why now .oh i know its the african american brother calling .so who is racist now .hillary will win

"Read" post = excellent post.

Clyburn who? I know Charlie, he's in my neck of the woods. Highly respected in dem. circles.

I think we African-American's are finally waking up and smelling the coffee!!! I know Toni Morrison referred to Bill Clinton as the first Black President, but if you stop and think about it, what did Bill Clinton really do for Black folks? Yeah, he felt our pain, worshipped with us, elevated the likes of Rev. Jesse Jackson and others, and he appointed African-Americans to a couple of not so important Cabinet Secretaries (e.g Ron Brown), but even George W. Bush did better (re: Colin Powell & Condi Rice).

Have we forgotten how Bill Clinton pulled the rug from under Lani Guinier when her nomination for Asst Attorney General for Civil Rights faced opposition from Conservatives in Congress? President Clinton withdrew her nomination in a heartbeat, claiming he was unfamiliar with her writing and that he didn't realize that she advocated quotas as opposed to affirmative action, even though Bill Clinton had been close friends with Lani Guinier for years. President Clinton's White House counsel, Bernard Nussbaum, later acknowledged that the President was in fact aware of Guinier's positions on these issues but thought that her overall resume would overcome such handicaps. The voting systems proposed by Lani Guinier would have arguably strengthen the chances of minority candidates getting elected but were opposed in most mainstream legal circles.

The point I'm trying to make is that Bill and Hillary only care for Bill and Hillary. If the Clinton Machine believes that playing the race and/or gender card is the way for Hillary to win the nomination, then that's exactly what they will do. The Clinton's are consumed with blind ambition and love to annihilate anyone who dare stands in their way!!!

My vote is for ABC (Anybody but Clinton)….

After tonight’s debate, I believe that “The Candidate Who Really Can and Will Bring Change,” and truly displayed leadership experience is Hillary R. Clinton.

"me" it look slike you got it all wrong. Hillary and her hench-men, including the past president, simply could NOT stop. They had to keep trying to defend themselves, hoping Obama will come to their rescue. Does Hillary NOT have the experience enough to resolve such an issue that she started WITHOUT Obama's help? Let us wake up here and stop pointing fingers!!!!

Indeed, we just experienced the "classic Clintonian strategy: "destroy the enemy and call for a "time-out" when he/she is blooded! Is this the way to govern or lead this great nation?

How about Obama/Clinton? Never Clinton/Obama
She would blame everything that was wrong on him and everything that was right was her doing.
She just can't be on the ticket period end of report! Hillary is an obvious divider and Obama is an obvious uniter. Get my point?
She and Bill are all about everything that is wrong in this country. They are why the middle class is almost extinct. She wants a welfare and rich society. There will be be no one in the middle class because she will make us pay for the poor while the rich continue on.
Please say NO to Hill and Bill .
We have been there, done that and we don't want any more!
Now more than ever Obama 08

"I don't think it was in anyway a racial comment. That's something that has played out in the press, that's not my view," Obama said.

First action of a LEADER is to act! This whole thing has gone on for over a week now and each day that passed with Obama not saying anything about his views on Clinton's statement about MLK and to let the Media hype go by obvious racially motivated pundents until it got completely out of hand, does not a LEADER make! Especially when he comes out with the statement he finally made!

A LEADER especially one of "Change, Uniting and Hope" would have stepped up and said his/her view immediately and not a week+ later, allowed for the carryings on that have happened! (although I am sure a lot of them were from Republicans)

His silence for over a week followed by his statement smells highly expecting POLITICAL gains by keeping it going and festering, thanks to the media pundents, in hp[es it would sway voters when all it did was cause discord in the electors! Just read the nasty posts here, by supposed able minded thinking rational people!

This is the same old politics going on by every candidate and proves "there is no BEEF, there is no ability to CHANGE and there is no ability to UNITE"! Unfortunately what it has proven is that Obama is the same as the rest and there will be no change in WASHINGTON!

Yes Jack, Obama was also leading in NH. Some people just don't learn. They continue to make fool of themselves.

"me January 15, 2008 8:26 pm ET"

Your post is exactly on point!

Clyburn did the following:
1.) threw the brick
2.) Ran to hide
3.) Came out to save the day.

Wow! What a job. Well I put him with Rev. Jesse Jackson and Rev. Al Sharpton.

They say: It is better to to be thought of as a fool, than to open one's mouth and release all doubt.

Hillary was the one who created this mess.

She was the one saying that Obama was giving people false hopes; and that CHANGE WAS JUST A WORD that the Obama campaign was throwing around; that she was the one who could make change happen.

In essence, she was saying that Martin Luther King Jr. was just going around and talking about change, but it was LBJ who made change happen.

check out the polls
obama leads clinton in both SC and NV!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
is it not clear who really benefits from this race battle?????
tons of blacks turn out in michigan to vote uncommited for obama as a protest against clinton!!!
reality check:WHO REALLY BRING UP THE RACE ISSUE?????

Clyburn should have kept his mouth form the start.

C’mon Tom

Your ignorance is overwhelming. Everyone knows that the powers that be and mainstream America tend to dismiss black commentators and even black public officials for that matter on any issue other than ‘black’ issues. If such were not the case folks like you would have regarded Mr. Obama’s assessment that based on the evidence that he had been privy to, a sound case was not made to go to war with Iraq.

What’s really sickening was that way in which Sen Obama was attacked, berated and even characterized as unpatriotic for his thorough and accurate assessment.

What’s more sickening is bigotry.
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Tom Masters January 15, 2008 4:51 pm ET

Ah-hem, so, where are all of the african american commentators when the issue is an issue and not a manufactured 'black' issue?

Sickning.

THERE ALL CALLED DUMMYCRATS JUST LIKE THE DO NOTHING CONGRESS!!!! WHAT A JOKE!!!
NO TO 4 YEARS OF JOKES!!
NO-NO -NO-
GOOOO HUCK!!

J Williams…….Well written……..Thank You
People are just too lazy to get the facts…….

Peter, New York, New York ,

Your bigotry resonates.

1) Folks like you are ONE of the reasons that I’m such a strong advocate for education. Sen Obama gained national attention for this eloquent and poignant delivery of the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. He has also authored two bestselling books.

2) Mr. Obama happens to be the upstanding, brilliant, progressive senator of Oprah’s home state, hence Oprah has seen his results up close. I guess his ‘race’ was the reason he won the caucus in Iowa and had such a strong showing in the NH primary.

3) Sen Obama is the progeny of a WHITE woman and a black man. I won’t dare categorize him as it is obvious that categorizations only feed BIGOTRY and HATE… and I for one only advocate the HUMAN race.

4) If you were in fact interested in his educational and professional background, his position on issues and his manifesto you would do the commonsensical thing - visit his website. Reasonable folks know that it’s impossible to adequately address issues in a 15 minute stump speech.

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Peter, New York, New York January 15, 2008 4:39 pm ET

Good for Mr. Clyburn - NOW. But maybe HE should have thought things through before he started whining at the start and help get this nonsense going and please let's not act like race is not a factor.

If Obama was white we wouldn't even know who he is right now and Oprah certainly wouldn't have endorsed him. We speak about him BECAUSE he is black and for no other reason. Yes, he is a nice guy and has a hopeful message but that is nothing in the end.

Reality check here: Lyndon Baines Johnson was the finest champion of Black American rights that this country has seen. Martin L. King spoke of the real need for legislation and President Johnson FOUGHT tooth and nail to make it happen - the Civil rights Bill of 1964. Had Barry Goldwater won the 1964 election (he opposed enactment of any such legislation) anything MLK said might have been true and eloquent, but nonetheless it would have amounted to whistling in the wind. So Hllary points out that a president signs bills into law , and somehow, this is seen as a slight on King (?) The individuals who make these charges are either race baiting or intellectually challenged. (I'm convinced it was the former.) P.S. Getting that Civil Rights bill passed in the Senate was by no means an easy task. LBJ (former Senate Majority Leader) knew the inner workings of the senate better than anybody else and had to pull all stops to get the necessary votes.

The Clinton's will stop at nothing to win the presidency including having their surrogates sling mug and indulge in character assassination against Barack Obama. If Dr. King were alive today is there any doubt whatsoever he would be supporting Barack Obama? What has Hillary Clinton ever done for Black folks?
NOTHING.

Clyburn is something else. He jumps to some baseless conclusion and stirs up trouble, and then he poses as a mediator and a peacemaker. He should apologize to both candidates and the Democratic party for his irresponsible actions.

If you sit back and look at the strengths of everything with the Clinton and Obama candidates, look at this side of it and ponder!

Obama wants to change politics in Washington, wants to Unite Washington, that can't be done from the Whitehouse, the President is the most isolated position in Washington! If Obama was Vice President, he'd be in the Senate regularly and would be able to act upon his wanting to induce change and unity!

Both Clinton and Obama have the same basic plans America needs to fix what ails America in the economy and healthcare and many other things!

But more importantly, Bill Clinton is still very highly respected throughout the world and would be a fantastic envoy (not Sect. of State) to get America's reputation restored outside the US!

So if you think about it, the best team for the Democrats and America in these times would be a Clinton/Obama ticket that would not only make use of their real strengths and abilities, but infuses something into it that the Republicans can't come close too from day one!

Don't fool yourself, so long as America's reputation is in the state it is around the world, the economy at home will continue downwards, and it will take a full time person repairing all the damage Bush caused and won't take a year or two for someone new to be felt out by forgeign governments, because Bill Clinton is already known by them and respected by them!

And unstoppable!

If Hillary were the president, she would have taken credit for everything others do and blamed others for the mistakes. Bill said it was Republican's fault that her health reform did not work, when we had a Dem president, also her husband, and a Dem Congress.

MLK is remembered as the leader for American civil rights movements all around the world. People only remember Mohandas Karamchand Gandi for the Independence of India. Do you remember who granted India her independence?

My tears ran nonstop upon hearing "I have a dream." for the first time.
I was a 10th grader in a foreign country.

Taking responsibility once in a while will add character, courage and conviction for Hillary.

"Why not a Clinton-Obama ticket in 2008? January 15, 2008 6:55 pm ET

Hillary for President, and Obama for Vice-President in 2008 !!!!!"

Yes. let's cool the rhetoric! This could still be possible!

For the Clintons to claim that this so-called fight took "two to tango" is like a kid throwing mud at another kid and then saying, "see, he has mud all over him, he must have been in this mud fight."

Since Clyburn is talking I'd like to know what kind of relationship Hillary has with the powerful Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi. The insiders know and would probably explain some of Hillary's desperate attacks to be Pelosi's boss as president of the U.S. Think about, because a House divided cannot stand.

Why not a Clinton-Obama ticket in 2008? January 15, 2008 6:55 pm ET

Hillary for President, and Obama for Vice-President in 2008 !!!!!

Obama for President in 2016 to carry on !!!!!!

UNITE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY and take back the White House in 2008 !!!!

I AGREE……THIS WOULD BE AN UNBEATABLE TICKET.

Screw Canada
I lost 3 jobs because of you……….
Stop peeking over the fence…………..Oh yea ….we did not build that one …..Yet!

How disingenuous of Rep. Clyburn to claim some sort of victory in his "move on" speech:

"I don't think we ought to be so politically correct about everything that we say every time someone makes a mistake, 'throw the person off the campaign,' or something of that sort," he said. "I think what we do is accept their explanation as to what they meant by what they said and go on. A lot of people who work in campaigns get very excited sometimes."

The "someone" ( plural in this instance, I think) he referred to in his remarks was Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton.

Both the Clinton and Obama campaigns have attempted to reduce the level of rhetoric surrounding this basically non-issue.

Joseph Califano published an op-ed in the Washington Post today stressing his first hand experience concerning the recent allegations Read it yourself and make up your own mind.

Having read it, I must ask myself to what mistake does Rep. Clyburn refer, and who would he have thrown off the campaign?

Reality check.

To the Hilary lovers out there, I would like to point out that last night Newt Gingrich said republicans are hoping for Hilary as the nominee so they can go after her. What is so hard to understand about this math:

Hilary is HATED by Republicans, and a big percentage of independents.

Republicans + Independents > Democrats = Republican President

Obama has proven that he can pull in NEW voters and INDEPENDENTS, plus democrats:

Democrats + Independents + Loads of New Voters > Republicans = Democrat President

Its rather elementary. If anything, a republican saying they hope Hilary is the nominee should expose her as unelectable.

I agree with Leah DiMarco. It is SO apparent that Sen. Obama is the right man to serve as our next President. In initiating his desire to end this childish, destructive bickering that Billary started, Sen. Obama continues to show us that he is indeed the real deal — a true peacemaker and statesman. A man full of grace wants to be President because he has a vision for this coutnry, unlike Hillary whose "vision" is that she just wants to be President, irregardless of her "tears." We desperately need a President Obama at this time. In stressing our similarities rather than our differences, he is the ONLY candidate who has been consistent, ever since his goose-bumping, mouth-dropping, awesome speech at the 2004 DNC where he stressed that regardless of "blue" or "red" states, we are the "United States." I too, want to hold my head high again in the eyes of the world community. I am a woman and can't imagine Hillary becoming our next President. I am a woman and can't imagine Sen. Obama NOT becoming the next President of the United States. I eagerly await Sen. Obama's inauguration.

People keep forgetting that Hillary was FIRST a Republican, then a Democrat by marriage! So, her comments about MLK come as no surprise to most of us, only for those who continue to see her as a "uniter" in society. God Bless us all!

MR. CLYBURN SHOULD HAVE ALSO ASKED THE MEDIA TO STOP FUELLING TABLOID STYLE REPORTING ON THIS MATTER.
NO MORE STORIES ABOUT CLINTONS BEEN RACIST PLEASE. YOU MEDIA INSULT INTELLIGENT OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC.
OBAMA CALLED TO END THIS NONSENSE. AND CLINTON CALLED TO END THIS NONSENSE. SO WHY CAN'T THE MEDIA JUST SHUT UP.

I have experienced sexist comments, in the 80's as the first female on a job that had been all male, I know what goes on. One of my harshest critics was a black man who said 20 years ago women couldn't do this job and how 10,000 people had applied for it I took it and took it until one day I said, "20 years ago you couldn't ride a bus in Alabama, you want to go back to that? And as far as 10 thousand people who applied, I think 9,999 lucked out." That stopped that it it's tracks. How could he come back?
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Since the economic state of my country is directly to that of yours I have always paid close attention to the politics of the US. What troubles me is the sheer number of people in the US that seem willing to allow a relative political novice to take the helm of the most powerful country in the world. Do you really feel that he has sufficient experience? I hear a lot of talk about change, but certainly not change for the worse, I hope. Mr. Obama is quite charismatic and with another term or two as senator would probably make a very fine president. What has he really done for Illinois? He has only really functioned as senator for two years. This in my opinion is not nearly enough experience for a person you are considering trusting with the fate of a nation. A mistake here could lead to a long term recession with hundreds of thousands of foreclosures on homes and personal bankruptcies. Would you want to be a stakeholder in a corporation that hired a recent college grad to be the CEO? Probably not, so why would you consider a political novice to run the country? And on the topic of Iraq, you cannot simply just back out completely. Iraq will need to be able to maintain order otherwise the government will crumble and a more radical regime may move in. Then all the lives lost would have been for nothing. If you have not already guessed, I support Hillary because I believe that she knows what she is doing. I hope that you see the light. Race seems to be a huge issue in the U.S., much more so than I am used to in Canada. Why is that? Does anyone actually believe that the Clintons are racist? This seems like a desperate attempt to secure that black vote in America. I Mr. Johnson's(BET) comments the other day in support of the Clinton's. It does seem that Mr. Obama feels that the black voters are stupid and will buy into his smear campaign. The only candidate that is dwelling on race is Mr. Obama. He seems to be driving a wedge between the races in an effort to woe disgruntled voters. That does not seem very progressive to me. Not the type of attitude you would expect from a person vying to the next president, a person who's job it is to unite the nation not divide it. The more I learn about Mr. Obama the less I like him. My opinion has nothing to do with his youthful indiscretions but on his present actions. Clinton is the only choice, the only one strong enough to defeat the Republicans.

I would find it interesting if Hillary had to courage to "speek" the words she "wrote" in her statement she issued. It might be hard even for her to face the nation knowing there was intent behind her words. By the way, what was it she said about everyone being "family"…now that's a fairy tale.

Obama showed great character again in the speech he gave about moving past this. He was the one who was attacked by it. But then Obama is the one with character and the uniter.

Have no doubt America…there was a plan for the Clinton's to bring up Obama's race in this campaign. Hillary didn't appear to have any intent to move past all this on Meet the Press Sunday. Funny how these supposed slip ups always happen right before a major event.

Here's a little synopsis as to why it was offensive. MLK marched, protested, was beaten, jailed, stabbed and eventually shot and killed for the equality of our race. To us, black folks, there is no other person that has done or sacrificed, anything remotely close to what he has. To the majority of African-American's he is our martyr, our hero

Yes, LBJ was instrumental in passing legislation in favor of civil rights but it's offensive to us as black people to hear anyone (white or black) say it took a white president to get these laws into effect. Would LBJ sign these laws into effect had it not been for MLK sacrifices to bring these injustices to the forefront?

If you put your heart and soul into a project but it took your boss to give it the ok and something great came from it, would you want to give him the credit for it when all he did was give it his approval because he was in the position to do so?

Why isn't he calling for us to engage in a challenge, like space condo's or inhabiting Mars?

I do believe it was the beloved prophet of the Democrapic party, Sir JFK himself who took us to the moon, 'not because these things are easy, but because these things are hard', and worthy of American effort.

Na, nevermind all that, let's bicker some more, that'll get us far, no more silly looking ahead to a bright future, na let's talk ourselves into a recession, yah!

(That would be sarcasm)

When did Obama callfor a truce? I heard about Hillary' last night and read it also but I don't know what he said or when.

Who 'moderates' these comments, hmm, maybe that's how the i media spins n brainwashes, by sensoring relevant comments, not sure, but it's lookin' shady.

Once upon a time…there was freedom of speech. Oh well, Once upon a time, we could set our own thermostats is California, lol!

Freedom! The Economy IS an issue, but so is freedom, we have less and less all the time.

Hillary for President, and Obama for Vice-President in 2008 !!!!!

Obama for President in 2016 to carry on !!!!!!

UNITE THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY and take back the White House in 2008 !!!!

"I mean face it, King died how many decades ago now? But the Civil Rights Act still lives on and is enforced."

This comment is sickening. King died BECAUSE he fought for civil rights. And the Civil Rights Act lives on and is enforced BECAUSE King fought for civil rights. Clearly LBJ and many others put it into law–that is important, because at that time, a black person like Dr. King COULD NOT HAVE BEEN PRESIDENT (which, among other reasons, is why the Civil Rights Act was necessary). If Dr. King was president, he would have signed it into law himself. It took a president to get it done because Dr. King didn't have the legal power to get it done. But honestly, how can you make a comment that implies Dr. King is irrelevant to the civil rights progress that has been made over the last several decades. Dr. King and the American people who stood up with him against opression started the civil rights MOVEMENT, which in turn led to the creation of the Civil Rights ACT. LBJ didn't just think this up himself. I cannot even continue this argument because it occurs to me that it's not worth debating with someone so ignorant.

Wake up people. LBJ and civil rights……funny. I dare a democrat to research Everett Dirksen. My black parents educated us on him when we were kids working on Reagan's campaign.

This is not a challenge to black democrats. They are hopeless…..

Everett Dirksen!

Anytime there is a contriversy, guess who is involved? you guessed it, your lying fat slob of a ex president Bill the jerkoff Clinton!! No he is to innocent to do anything to do anything wrong, he is just misunderstood person. After all he called Clyburn two times to explain what he meant…two times to do something any normal person would have done in one call. Bit Billy boy just changes his mind all the time, and still points his finger at Obuma for the Clinton's shooting off their beer holes.

The Clinton's will always walk the edge and try to ruin a person like Obuma becasue he hasn't got any help from them and they want him to pay for it. they want him to fail and they will be a part of it to do what they can to do that to this hard working person.

They are threatend that they know Obuma will beat them and they will cry foul all the way to election day. Don't trust the ZClinton's, they are bad news and liars to the max, what change would they bring…none I asure you. Just the same old Clinton's trying to raise taxes and ruin this country and make you beleive that we just can't manage without them, when we can!

Go Obuma!!

I hate the Clintons… They are liars and will say or do anything to win. I pray Clinton does not win the Dem nom. If she does I will vote Rep…even if G.W. Bush is the Rep nom. The party is split..it an ashame…Thank Bill and Hillary. You are the only people I know that could have killed the Dem winning the WH in 2009.

I think it is more than obvious that the entire race issue is does not belong in this election. It certainly did not serve to change anyone's mind. People are interested in the candidate's positions. It is difficult to support any augument that portrays Hillary Clinton as a racist. People jus don't believe that and the media should stop covering this issue.

That's the best advise so far - stay with the issues folks. How can any of you actually tout the Democratic presidential hopeful if you've done a good job of attacking during the primary election?

Anybody but Hillary.

What is really upsetting and amazing to me is that the general public is so stupid to actually believe that Clinton and Obama are even arguing . What is really going on is that the Hillary Clinton campaign ,they are making ignorant statements and bringing up the race issue and they also continue to attack Obama professionally and personally and then after she finishes attacking Obama she wants everybody to feel sorry for her, like she's getting picked on. The Clinton machine is really playing us BIG TIME and we fall for it everytime. I hope that more people open up their eyes and really look at what's really going on.

Also Hillary is the one that made that statement about MLK, but she still blamed the Obama campaign for her stupid statements. Then after Obama didn't respond to that, she had her boy Bob Johnson attack Obama personally. Now through all of this so-called back and forth between Obama and Hillary, I don't remeber Obama even getting into the race argument. Hillary and her campaign stirred up all this race crap so that we could forget about the important issues that we should be focusing on.

Hillary thought that she was going to get a free ride to the White House in 08, but when she realized that she actually had some competition she went on the attack. And she is using everything she has to do it. First she went after Obama on his experience, then that wasn't working ,then she went after him personally and now we are dealing with the race issue. I urge everybody to WAKE UP and pay attention to what's going on. Dont be fooled, change is what this country needs, and another Clinton wont be change.

The Clinton "YEARS" were good, not the presidency. He just happened to be president at a time of huge economic prosperity in this country. It was the internet taking off and a dramatic growth in entrepreneurship that drove the boom, not Bill and Hillary.

Look, I give Bill his credit where it's due. He's a great man and I have a ton of respect for him. However, Hillary is not her husband. The last person that could bring this country together to solve REAL problems is Hillary Clinton. She's spent the last 35 years gaining all this experience (BS), and the only conclusion that I can draw is that she is one of the most divisive people in politics. EVER. That's EXACTLY what she brings to the presidency. She's proven it over and over again.

Obama has just as much or more experience than her (check out Slate dot com for an article exposing it, finally) and could get this country to rally and solve real problems. If you actually read their proposals on the issues, the truth is that they are very, very similar. The problem isn't policy and issues, it's leadership!

For example:

Two people have an identical business plan.

One of them can get people to rally around them, hire smart people, provide great leadership and make it happen. They can usually get funding because an investor looks at them and sees that they can build a coalition and execute on that plan.

The other one is very smart. However, they're always picking fights, playing politics, being divisive, and can't find enough smart people to surround themselves with to pull it off. These people never get funding because it doesn't matter if you're a genius if you can't get people to believe in your vision and execute.

I've spent a lot of time in the investment world, and any smart investor will tell you that you ALWAYS bet on the jockey, not the horse. A plan without leadership, inspiration and teamwork is worthless.

-Darren Johnson

Hey Mike…

Check your facts!

Can I just say that Obama's band of merry men started, pushed and succeeded in this alone!!!!

Just to set the record straight. This is a country of fairness!
Now lets go and Vote for a candidate that will not devide us.
Clinton all the way!

I'm glad to know that the people who post here are a minority of the populace who will actually vote. After all, the people in this thread (and other threads on this site) are a VERY limited demographic.

The reason I'm happy about it is because it seems to me that most of the people posting here think they know whats REALLY going on. Ha Ha Ha

Please! LOL
I still can't stop laughing…

I'll vote for Hillary because I know she can do the job. She IS a (insert expletive) and that's exactly why I know she can do the job.
All the other guy can do is speak, promiss rainbows and warm fuzzy feelings, and convince you all that he's honest!?!?!?!? Ha Ha Ha Keep dreaming guys! Keep dreaming.

I firmly believe that it is past the time, that as a party , we should be focused, like a laser, on the issues and problems that we face as a "People", we are all of the Human race and there are far to many things going on that need addressed. The Democrats are the only ones that will provide viable solutions to these key issues!

To all those Obama worshippers,
please try listening to Michelle obama talking about race left right and centre. Obama have people doing his dirty work. He is just like any other politician.
More over obama supporters are like pack of hungry wolves. ready to ripe apart with any thought process.

Clyburn? I guess I need to get out more, never heard of the guy.

It doesn't matter who started it. What matters now is who was first to call a truce. Hillary will not admit when she's wrong. She will not stoop so low as to call a truce, afterall, she is the president-in-making. Obama's call for a truce speaks volumes about the character of the Man. This echoes one of his campaign themes. We should all seek to lift each other up and denounce the politics of attacks and personal destruction.

I simply can't understand why some of you claim that Obama started the "race card." It is the Clinton's who began this when Senator Clinton lost the caucus vote in Iowa — a state, where I remind you, is 95 percent Caucasion.

The words that have been spoken about Obama by both of the Clinton's are deplorable and disgusting. These are individuals I used to admire for many reasons, but who have lost my respect.

I just pray that all Americans will read and listen to what has been and will be written about this campaign.

Obama supporters: keep working and spreading the word about this honorable man who will represent us well throughout the world.

This whole incident shows why the media does not ask the tough questions of Barak Obama. Once one person makes any comment the labeling begins and as you can see by everyone making comments blames the Clintons. The two people who have been working there whole lives on fighting for the rights of minorities, women and children. Did anyone see the comments Michelle Obama made last night. Even Randi Rhodes made comments about her statements and complained how she was waiting for CNN to play them but of course CNN did not.

And then whenever someone mentions Obama past drug use even though I believe it is not an issue people jump all over them. People should remember that it was Obama who brought the issue up to begin with and if can make it a positive others should be able to point out that when he was trying drugs that the Clintons were pursuing justice for all people I do not think that is wrong. I do think it is wrong if you are trying to say he will not be a good President because he did drugs 25 years ago.

California NAACP President Alice Huffman Endorses Clinton
Huffman Supports Clinton as "staunch advocate for rights of all Americans"
LOS ANGELES, CA - The Clinton campaign today announced the endorsement of Alice Huffman, President of the California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP.) The endorsement comes on the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s birthday. Senator Clinton delivered a speech in honor of the national holiday today at an SEIU celebration in New York City.

"Over the years, Hillary Clinton has earned my respect as a staunch advocate for the rights of people invisible to our nation's government, including women, minorities, children, and seniors," said Huffman. "Hillary shares my commitment to children, and has been a lifelong advocate for improving childhood education and health care. As President, I feel strongly that Hillary will create an atmosphere in this country that accepts and promotes the rights of all Americans."

Huffman has a distinguished career in public advocacy. Since 1999, she has been president of the California State Conference of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the nation's oldest civil rights organization. In 2002, Huffman was elected to the NAACP's National Board of Directors were she currently serves as Region I Board Member. Huffman has previously served as associate executive director for politics for the California Teachers Association and state president of the Black American Political Association of California.

This was a good cop / bad cop routine. The good cops, Obama and his camp claim to say nothing about racism while the bad cops, Donna Brazile, Clyburn and Sharpton inject the race issue. This was well played. Kudos to them!

The airwaves were filled with racism. They started this mess and then they sit back, smirked, and watch controversy grow. Think of the millions of dollar$ they will make in book endorsements? They are not doing anything to help the Afro-American. They just added another 100 years of discrimination. They need to apologize to Americans that it was they who took the word out of context. NOW, after all the damage is done, they come back and say it was not racist remarks.

Also,
Edwards is up to no good. On CNN, he claims how he and Obama are so much alike on issues. LOL….I can see how this next debate is going to go! The guy is really scratching. I am looking forward to the next debate. My only hope is that the debate is a REAL DEBATE! Not like the love fest we saw last time between Obama and Edwards. The Host should "NOT" allow this to happen. Stick to issues. Obama and Edwards truly displayed their weakness after that fine display of debating. If together they take Hillary out, I fear most DEMS will vote for the best of the republicans. After watching these two guy's work, the only seat available will be in the men’s room, watch your stance boy's.

Clyburn started this mess and Obama dived right in behind him making this a racial issue when he took Hillary's words and twisted them, saying that LBJ had more to do with the Civil Rights Act than MLK Jr. Thats not at all what Hillary said, she said that LBJ assisted MLK Jr. with the Civil Rights Act law when he signed it into law as president. Now Clyburn is trying to act like he is the peace maker and everybody else is out of control. It just goes to show thats black people pull the race card too when its convenient.

To all of you Hillary haters. Most are republicans that are only using you to to spew out their anti Hillary hatred. If you are real democrats you would be talking about the issues and which candidate would be best for our country. The Clinton year were good. The economy grew. We were not going into debt. There was no ever ending war. Now about all those remarks about the Clintons, liars, crooks,to fat ,to old, does not dress right,cries to much,etc. Why would any good democrat engage in that kind of conduct when, all we want to do is elect the next President, regardless of who he or she is. I am voting for Hillary Clinton.

This is crazy. He is the one who started everything and now he is blaming both the campaigns.

When Hillary Clinton said what she said about MLK and LBJ, I am sure she did not mean in the least to belittle MLK's achivements . What she wanted to demean was Obama's ability to inspire, which she lacks. This backfired, because of the extreme sensitivity of the matter. Whether this sensitivity is appropriate or not is in this context beside the point, what is relevant is that it exists. Therefore, Obama was correct in calling Clinton's remark "ill advised," and that is where the matter should have ended.

I agree with Where is my comment CNN. The press started to distort Hillary's win last week as possibly being racial and then became gleeful when the racial card was played. I also agree with Peter in NY. Obama has a nice message, inspiring but no real teeth to it. He is partially white, but that is seldom pointed out. It is because he is African American that he is doing so well. It is great to have him running, but this election is about much more than race. So let's stop the bashing and have the democrats work together to get someone elected. Someone who can right the economy and really do something for the middle class.

I personally happen to think that that someone is Hillary. I do understand that many do not. That's what makes this country great, we can disagree. But why do opponents of Hillary feel the need to get downright nasty about her. You don't like her, fine, but quit being hateful about it. We are giving the Republicans just what they want. How will that help?

interesting article dissecting Hillary Clinton's interview on Meet the Press…

Check it out: http://campaignspot.nationalreview.com/post/?q=YWI1Y2ZhNDUxZjE3NGRjYTljNjI5NGQ4ZDkyZTY0ZmQ=

This is all BS. The fact is that the Omaba campaign knows that anything to do with race will hurt him more than Hillary. The Obama campaign is in shambles to put away this smoke because it has taken the heat out of his campaign. But the issues will NEVER die soon and is bound to drag Obama to the pits.

Imagine, even Clayburn who started the whole racial thing is not accepting his responsibility but pretending to be the neutral peacemaker. He is real BS.

Where was the goverment or LBJ for that matter when hoses and dogs were turned on blacks? Where was the goverment when blacks were being lynched. Where was the goverment when the south was so segregated and racist. It wasnt until MLK and many others like him stood up and made the world, not just this country, take a notice of what was going on. The reason HRC comment offended some is because it downplayed the sacrifices that some made to get the Civil Rights bill to LBJ desk. When Obama talks about MLK and JFK, he is not putting himself in the same category as them. He is referring to that same hope and faith that they had within them to change the world, WE can have that same hope and faith. Yes, it took a president but, it took the hope and faith of a man and his supporters to get it started.

whenver I think of Clyburn I think of him commenting that if the US wins in Iraq, it would be a "real problem" for Democrats.

People who qoute other people–in the national discourse…or the blogosphere…without pursuing any point of logic….

Read too many books

Are involved from the chairside…and not hitting the pavement for a cause.

Give me gas.

Politics all! There is no shiny clean change agent here. Supporters need to stick to the issues, and ask good questions. We don't need a frenzy of attacks and negativity. They don't help your candidate, and they do encourage the opposition by making you and your candidate appear desparate and mean.

A nation or civilization that continues to produce soft-minded men purchases its own spiritual death on the installment plan.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

An individual has not started living until he can rise above the narrow confines of his individualistic concerns to the broader concerns of all humanity.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Change does not roll in on the wheels of inevitability, but comes through continuous struggle. And so we must straighten our backs and work for our freedom. A man can't ride you unless your back is bent.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

Russ (and everyone else if you want to listen in as well…),

I am an Independent supporting Obama, and I am one of the people you refer to that may be unwilling to unite under Hillary Clinton. I don't see it as my obligation to the Democratic party or anything like that (I don't much care for either party in any extreme way) - the truth is, that if Obama doesn't win the nomination then I may simply prefer to go with John McCain (if it wasn't him, I might be FORCED to vote for Hillary….). In many ways (besides Iraq) he is a rational leader that has been fighting special interests and the far-right for years.

The problem for people like me is that Hillary represents the opposite of what I'm looking for in a candidate - I don't trust her, she's very divisive, and I don't think she'll bring anything but a NEW group of special interests to Washington (not necessarily better…). I understand your point about the Republicans being the enemy (I despise George Bush), but to people like me Hillary is a similar type of enemy, only on the other far side of the spectrum.

-Darren Johnson

It is very important to point out here that Barack Obama called for an end to this and was then followed by HRC. Obama was the one who led the charge in bringing people back to the focus - uniting them and encouraging them to re-engage in the things that really matter when campaigining for the office of President of the United States.

My Comment was under moderation since 4:43, then it was taken off, why???

Enough Already ! January 15, 2008 4:43 pm ET
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Bill and Hillary Clinton, never ever said ANYTHING remotely racial !

It is a shame that people's words are taken deliberately out of context and blasted across the headlines to make them sound like they are racist !

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Enough Already ! January 15, 2008 4:43 pm ET
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Bill and Hillary Clinton, never ever said ANYTHING remotely racial !

It is a shame that people's words are taken deliberately out of context and blasted across the headlines to make them sound like they are racist !

Maybe the representative and everyone else who jumped into on the "comments" should have asked to hear/see the full statements before they freaked out. The folks at Fox must still be having a good laugh. If anyone doen't know that Dr. King did the leg work, but worked with President Johnson to get it signed into law is delusional. If the President didn't want to sign it, there would not have been a Civil Rights Law in place.

Stop being suckers people becuase you've brought this right where many folks wanted it to go, all about race!

Reply to Peter:

Are you kidding when you say, just because he is black, is why he is where he is. I actually did not see the speech at the 2004 National Democratic Convention, I heard snippets on the radio. When I was listening, I said to my husband, "that is the guy that should be running for president" and I had NO clue he was black, until I saw the speech on TV a couple of days later.

He is where he is because he is one of the most inspirational speakers, and has a vision of hope for this country that has not been seen or heard since JFK or MLK. That is why he is where he is, and that is why I have become an America Citizen, so that I can vote for him when he gets the nomination.

Wolf Blitzer, I really had a lot of confidence in you until you put Charlie Rangel's comments on the air and you did not tell the public that Obama didn't say ANY of the things Rangel said. MSNBC told Rangel on the air TODAY that Obama didn't say any of that and Rangel APOLOGIZED - you need to do the same. Charlie Rangel needs to make a PUBLIC APOLOGY. Blitzer, do the right thing so that my opinion of you right now changes. I am assuming by watching CNN that you all want Hilliary to win - you all are not showing much of Obama's campaigning lately. However, I am so happy that YOU ALL are not the ONLY NETWORK I watch.

I think every Democratic candidate and every Democratic supporter needs to stay positive about the other candidates and their supporters. As Democrats I think we are the dumbest party when it comes to uniting. I keep hearing, “I will never vote for Hillary or If Hillary wins I am voting Republican” or “ If Obama wins, then I will vote Republican or not vote at all”. Now these people are perfectly within their rights to vote for whoever. But this is bad. If Obama wins the nomination, he is going to need most if not all Hillary supporters to unite with him and if Hillary wins the nomination then she is going to need most if not all of Obama’s supporters. As a party we should unite around which ever candidate wins the nomination. And Hillary supporters and Hillary herself is alienating Obama supporters and the same goes for Obama supporters (Not so much Obama) who are extremely aggressive and hateful towards Hillary which turns off her supporters for Obama. In the end, someone is going to lose the nomination and their supporters should back the winner. This is what the Republicans are good at (the one thing the Republicans are good at)—they can unite their party around their party’s nominee every time. I even think they can unite around someone like Giuliani. Democrats never seem to unite when it comes to the general election—the only time we seem to unite is in our disgust with the Republican President and the Republican Party. If we don’t change our ways, we will be uniting for that very same reason for 8 more years.

Summary: For those of you who do not want to read all of my rambling on: in the general election, if Obama is the nominee he is going to need Hillary supporters to win the general election and vice versa—If Hillary is the nominee she is going to need Obama supporters to win the general election.

There's a a campaign to divide and conquer the democrates. Race and gender was bait and the media is loving it. I watch the news. It's obvious they are enjoying this. Don't give them anymore. It's a trap Democrats, don't fall for it.

Also, Bob Johnson needs to retract his statment and stop being a pawn. We all know the clinton's want the White House again, at any cost. Obama did not start this.

obama supporters need to get off the negative attack wagon against Clinton, your not helping him! Your making up want to defend her…Obama camp is not innocent. Lets talk about the racial things his wife says….

There is nothing Mrs. Clinton said that I found was incorrect or wrong. Are you kidding me? The last time I checked Martin Luther King was not in a position of passing laws regarding the Civil Rights. It was his passion and determinatio nthat brought the issue to a forefront and it was the help of Lyndon Johnson and the Executive and other branches of government that made it a relaity.

MLK was not a politician. He could not make laws. Where is the incorrect fact in this? What she said was perfectly legitimate and correct.

I suggest that Mr. Clyburn find better things to do rather than create race problems that do not exist. In fact, I find this entire thing about Obama's race a bit amusing - considering that he is 50% white and 50% white.

I am black. A 49 year old male - roughly similar to Obama.

Does he really know about the black movement? Did he grow up in Harlem? Did he grow up in the inner city? Does he know what it is like to be poor or homeless? Hell no.

He grew up with a white mother. He grew up with 2 white grandparents. He lived in Hawaii - relatively comfortably compared to the kids of Harlem. This cat knows does not speak for me a a black man as he is not reflective of my struggles. I also refuse to let the media tell me that because a candidate is black, and I am black, I should vote black. I have seen used car salesman talking to me about hope and change with a new vehicle, I will gladly taken what has been proven - the Clintons.

Who the hell in their right mind can truly believe Hillary started this.

Everyone has been attacking hillary since she started her campaign, some attacks fair and some just ridiculous…but make no mistake…OBAMA started this. He says hes for decent and civil discord but that is a lie. Hes a liar. Hes misleading our country and has no real solutions.

He needs to go AWAY!!!!

Hillary all the WAY!!!

I am an adamant Hillary supporter. I am not going to say that I know what she meant about her Lyndon Johnson/Martin Luther King comment, but I myself believe while yes Martin Luther King did play an important factor in getting the movement started, but the Civil Rights Act did play the LARGEST factor in moving our country forward.

I mean face it, King died how many decades ago now? But the Civil Rights Act still lives on and is enforced. We STILL have racism, sexism and homophobia til this day, granted it is not as much as it was back then, but it was the Civil Rights Act that has the biggest impact on everyday lives til this very day making sure that discrimination is frowned upon and that mentality is now grained into the threads of America until one day it will no longer be an issue at all whatsoever.

This is "politically" funny. Hillary and Bill Clinton make remarks (and the tone of those remarks) that some African-Americans leaders take opposition to, then Hillary and Bill attack Obama for "race baiting", then Hillary and Bill do last minute over pandering to Black America media. Wow! Between Hillary and Bill both have been on over three shows hosted by African-Americans, Al Sharpton, Roland Martin, and Tyra Banks. Senator Clinton was making avid issue of accusing Obama of "race baiting" on Sunday's MEET THE PRESS. Then by Monday, Obama speaks at a rally about the need for the Democratic party to be unified and calls for a "truce". Hours later Hillary releases a statement calling for a "truce".

Meanwhile Bob Johnson and Charlie Rangel are negatively fanning the flames of "race baiting" for Hillary Clinton, while the "neutral" Jim Clyburn calls for unity in the Democratic party. I can tell that this whole "race baiting" issue has turned Jim Clyburn off about the Hillary Clinton campaign.

Clyburn carries alot of influence in South Carolina and I hope he uses it to bolster support for candidate of unity.

OBAMA in '08!

Congress man, if you had first thought of what Hillary Clinton said before you issued statements in New York time, nothing of the sort would have been said. You started the whole thing because black people respect you. I have no doubt in my mind that Hillary never ever met to down play the role of MLK . I'm glad you corrected yourself

The Clinton/Bush political campaigns have no definition of peace in their dictionary. End the Monarchy or our Next presidents Hillary, Jeb, Chelsea and George P. Bush will continue their wars and torture.

I think that Clayburn is over reacting. I don’t think that Bill Clinton had to explain himself. As a black man, I find it outrageous that Clayburn would get so over sensitive about what Bill and Hillary said. As a black man I can honestly say that the one thing that holds black people back, besides anti-intellectualism, is that we sometimes tend to overreact over nothing at all, making a mountain out of a molehill. To suggest that Hillary Clinton’s comment about Lyndon Johnson passing the Civil rights act is racist is absolutely ludicrous. Our kids are taking U.S. History in school. In a country where the education gap between whites and black is wide the last thing a black man should do is try to make a black student believe that Dr. King passed the Civil Rights Act by himself. The answer will be marked wrong on the test.

And everybody and their grandmother know that Bill and Hillary are the last people on earth that one would call racist. Bill Clinton is black. He just looks white. Forget about this race stuff. Why can’t we all just be human? Oh yea, I forgot, because the Obama campaign can’t beat Hillary on the issues so they must use demagoguery.

Finally–someone speaking some common sense. Listen up you two (and that goes for the media too). Stop it already.

What a joke- Obama's team sent out a memo to news outlets- they loved this dust up-The very last issue anyone could criticize either Clinton on is race and Obama's campaign managed to get some mileage. Unfortunately they stirred up a beehive and during a general election it will come back to bite the Democrats-way to go Obama machine. David Axelrod has been the wizard behind the curtain putting the same words into Obama's mouth that he put into Governor Deval Patrick's-and if Obama is elected-the words that come out the first year in office-FYI- "Please don't give up on me" Deval Patrick-

Clyburn started this whole thing by saying he was offended. He scared the Clintons into spin mode. Now he's playing peacemaker. He should of did this Saturday or not publically commented on Clinton's comments at all.

Clinton campaign = DIVIDE DIVIDE DIVIDE. If she wins the nomination, I hope her and her people remember how she ran her campaign instead of being so confused about how the clintons didn't eventually win the white house back. Dirty Dirty Dirty, just as bad as republicans. As a democrat I will vote Bloomberg or 4th party.

Ah-hem, so, where are all of the african american commentators when the issue is an issue and not a manufactured 'black' issue?

Sickning.

Obama already called for an end to all of this, and Clinton followed him, later claiming that she would like to see an end too. Then Rangel had to chime in. Glad to see Clyburn weighing in on the side of dignity in politics.

Barack has not played into a "racial debate", as discussed on the media. The Clinton's are are only attempting to "draw" him out. What a hoax! I am a white middle class Amercian and I am going all the way with Barack, but the Clinton's, no thanks, they have been there and done that, may I add. Stop it already I am sure there are other 'news' on the program then to keep this coming up. Who started it, duh!!!!! The Clinton's who hate, and how cannot handle any words that may spoke against them. I think for myself, and I have not joined any political contest, but I must say we are not stupid, "Americans", we are sick of the statis quo, and sick of dirty politics. Wake up Clinton (s) we know what is going on, you cry babies. Good going Barack keep on the track you started!!!! For God's Sakes the media is picking and skipping. Hillary has an agenda of her own, I can't put my finger on it, but she has lost all my support, I don't trust her. This not about race, but about what we need as American's. I want to be proud again to be an American once again!!! I don't care if it's independant or???? Let's get serious!!!
Katy of Washington State

Watching Rep Clyburn today (Tues.) talking about the spat, he said he was a student of History, and being such, proceeded to say it was Pres. Roosevelt
being the one to get the civil rights in motion from the White House.
I think it was the FIRST LADY Eleanor Roosevelt who campaigned for black
civil rights, more so than her hubby,.

Where the heck has Howard Dean been???

What do they pay him for???

At last a voice of reasoning which hopefully will end this craziness that has nothing to do with economy, health care, environment, Iraq war, or oil crisis. But it's been a great side show for the republican party and you can bet they will get every mile out of this, watch the debates.

action speak louder than words…as a minority, i respect what the clintons have done for our civil rights….and i think its a disgrace when the media and others try to downgrade their efforts for their own personal agendas..can you imagine what former president john f. kennedy would have to go through, if was running for office today..its a shame…thank you clintons for the work you have done for me and others as minorities

Yes, we need to move on from this. However, Hillary Clinton did nothing more than protect her right to explain what she said and also to set the record straight about Mr. Obama. That is where the other Issues begin to filter into this. Come on…everyone of you have put a microscope over Hillary and examined and implied things over and over and over. Like she said in Iowa…"what else do you want me to do..open my mouth so you can go down my throat!?!" REMEMBER: THERE IS NOTHING WRONG TO AGREE TO DISAGREE.

HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON ALL THE WAY!

You Obamabutts are amazingly so fixated on the Clintons…like Republicans. Mr. Clyburn just asked for indidivduals the following: "I don't think we ought to be so politically correct about everything that we say every time someone makes a mistake, 'throw the person off the campaign,' or something of that sort," he said. "I think what we do is accept their explanation as to what they meant by what they said and go on. A lot of people who work in campaigns get very excited sometimes." Yet the first two postings…continue the one-sided anger venting. Get over it, and hope your candidate comes up with some ideas.

Bill and Hillary Clinton, never ever said ANYTHING remotely racial !

It is a shame that people's words are taken deliberately out of context and blasted across the headlines to make them sound like they are racist !

Yes, this is wonderful. I am glad that he is listening and yet, I cannot help but write down this

Obama characterized Clinton's remarks as "ill-advised," and "unfortunate."

I would really like Obama to read Martin Luther King's words below and tell me what part of Clinton's comments are "ill-advised" and "unfortunate." Clinton did not compare MLK and LBJ. She simply said that MLK's dream "became to be realized" when LBJ enacted legislation.

Obama then said that "he was baffled" by Clinton's suggestion that Lyndon B. Johnson had more to do with the civil rights movement than Martin Luther. Immediately after he said, "how they think we are injecting race into something we have not commented on…"

RIGHT THERE - AMERICA, TURN ON A LIGHT BULB - HE JUST DID!

HE COMMENTED ON IT, HE INJECTED RACE AND THEN HE DENIES COMMENTING ON IT AND NOT INJECTING RACE.

He's clever America and audaciously dishonest. I am glad that the Speaker of the House is professional and is calling an end to this warfare. I feel terrible that Obama is lying, but I am glad that it is over.

Martin Luther King:

"Direct action is not a substitute for work in the courts and the halls of government. Bringing about passage of a new and broad law by a city council, state legislature, or the Congress, or pleading cases before the courts of the land, does not eliminate the necessity for bringing about the mass dramatization of injustice in front of a city hall.

Indeed, direct action and legal action complement one another. When skillfully employed, each becomes more effective."

America, what is the difference between what Martin Luther King said and what Clinton expressed when she said "Martin Luther King's dreams became to be realized when Lyndon B. Johnson enacted legislation?"

And then please tell me how Obama characterizing Clinton's words as "ill-advised," and "unfortunate," and "suggesting that Lyndon B. Johnson had more to do with the civil rights movement than Martin Luther?"

And then please tell me how he can lie, IMMEDIATELY AFTER SAYING THAT TO THE CAMERAS - "that he did not inject race and that he has not comment on her statement?"

I agree with Mike. The Clintons try at every point in a campaign to insinuate negative items about other candidates, and then blame the other person. Not to mention that Hillary is FAR less experienced than she claims…had 3 positions on Illegal immigrants in 5 days… voted FOR the war when he was speaking out against it, and now they try to re-write history of what he said. The Clintons have become SO disingenuous, and I hope that people soon realize that they have USED people much moire than they have helped people.

And it is interesting that national polls show a 50-point advantage for Obama in terms of trust. Trust and honor mean a lot to many of us, and the Clintons do not show any of that. It should really be a 2-person debate…Obama and Edwards. They may even make a GREAT ticket for November. The Republicans can beat Hillary because of her divisiveness. But Obama and Edwards would be different.

Good for clyburn to obey the cease and desist order issued by Obama.

It was hurting his cause by polarizing the white vote.

How come he didnt try to diffuse the situation when it happened? He let it run until Obama figured out he was being played.

in the beginning was leaning toward Hillary

But now I will dupport Obama. Hillary is so focused on Mr. Obama so I will change my focus to him also. He know has my support and vote.

Yes, Indeed
Back in 2004, the candidates did not fight to get black voters attention. Never in history black voters matter so much than today. If black voters become important it's all because of Obama. It's obvious that the Clintons are trying extremely hard to buy the black voters. Why should I believe the Clintons.

Obama will be fantastic.

Black voters should remenber that their vote did not really count before. The White candidate did not care if they vote for them or not. If they do now it's because of Obama!!!!!!!!!!!

This will all end when Hillary fake-cries again. Can't get more phoney than Hillary.

Reply to Mike;

I couldnt have said it better….I loved Bill but once there camp started to pull the terror threat card out in New Hamp. that "it was not a coincidence that there was a terroist attact after Gordon Brown took office" and to ask yourself who can handle those threats from day one, I lost a tremendous amount of respect for both of them….are you kidding me Bill & Hillary, Senator Obama has more common sense, ability, intelligence, and global understanding in his thumb than most Senators & Congressmen on both sides….don't go negative!

I am a woman and I must say that I think that Senator Obama is the right 'person' for the job. Honesty, truthfulness, integrity, and courage is what America needs and hungers for. When Senator Obama is elected as President the rest of the world will look at the USA in a new light. And I for one will be able to say with pride when traveling over seas that I am an American - something that has not been so easy to say in the past few years.

Good for Mr. Clyburn - NOW. But maybe HE should have thought things through before he started whining at the start and help get this nonsense going and please let's not act like race is not a factor.

If Obama was white we wouldn't even know who he is right now and Oprah certainly wouldn't have endorsed him. We speak about him BECAUSE he is black and for no other reason. Yes, he is a nice guy and has a hopeful message but that is nothing in the end.

I will NEVER vote for Hillary Clinton, no matter WHO she is running against. Furthermore, if she is picked as the Democratic nominee, I will IMMEDIATELY change my party to Independant.

rep.clyburn families in our state we are going about raising our children andgrandchildren that all people are created equal. in our state we live in relatively racial harmony . alot of people in this state are inspired by barack obama because of his theme of change not because he is a black man. barack obama simply has a message that is catching on in our state. i think he should be given a chance not because he is black but because he is a decent human being. this state has a chance to go blue in 08 but not with the clintons as the nomination. please give obama a chance .

i'm just glad its finally over …i respect Obama for making the first move on this issue, recognizing that the Democratic party, and America is much Greater than both campaigns …i was on the fence, but this move has cemented my decision to choose "YES WE CAN" ….very statesman like move … Obama 08

I wish everyone would stop blaming the Clintons. They made remarks that were taken out of context and misconstrued by the media. Mr. Clyburn is correct. Let's move on from this divisive issue. Here is a thought…focus on the issues!