Keep in mind that Fmr Pres. Bill Clinton had no National political experience. He was the Gov. of Arkansas. That's state level. If you believe simply simmering in Congress or the Senate for 8 years gives you experience then you are ignorant of the fact the their are tons of career Senators/Congressmen that routinely make inaccurate and downwrite incorrect statements regarding national and world affairs.

The president is a manager. Short and sweet. Or current one has never been a good manager in any venture and it shows. If you believe HRC's abilities as a person that can "manage" this country, then fine. But so far, I've inadequacies from all the candidates. HRC and Obama need to show me they can reign in the comments of their own staffs before I'd feel comfortable with them choosing a staff that would begin steering us out of the mess in which we currently reside.

Lack of experience does not mean one will fail at a job. But, having the right people in positions does mean the job can be done effectively.

Obama supporters are the same as Hillary's, African American, Caucasian, Asian, Hispanic, etc. (no intended order) Not all blacks are voting for Obama, not all whites are voting for Hillary. Not all women are voting for Hillary. So your comment is a bit juvenile and lacks intelligence.

Hillary lacks consistency. Hillary lacks honor. Hillary lacks the ability to be responsible. Her past record shows that. Look at some of the people that worked for them when Bill was in office. Where are they now? Look at some of the worse people he pardoned and gave commutations to. Hillary "lost" important documents that were under investigation. Hillary flopped on a hedge and got away with it. Could you have done that? Could anyone else have done that?

Get educated about the process of Political elections. Determine for yourself who you want as your President. Research past presidents and similarities they share with current candidiates. Some platforms have not changed. There is a wealth of information out there that will assist you in making an intelligent comment about such an important race.

Professional Hustlers: Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton, Al Sharpton, Jesse Jackson, Robert Johnson and Charlie Rangel.

From his looks, New York Rep. Charlie Rangel is the kind of person that will sell his soul for a piece of the national cake. Even CNN's "best political" team have said it that Obama never started the race issue and for a senator who should be better informed, working to unite the part to come forth and make such statement is pathetic.

Least I forget, can any of Hillary's supporter tell me categorically what Hillary has ever done for civil right?

I suggest you take some time to read up on these guys.

I am afraid for our country because I do not think that we have forever to bridge our racial divide. We have some very immediate and complex issues to deal with–the war in Iraq, terrorism, health care reform, the growing divide between rich and poor, global warming, the current economic downturn, the continued explosiveness of the Middle East, etc. I had hoped that Senator Obama's candidacy had signaled that America was finally going to be "America" –that we would resolve our differences, heal historical wounds and start trusting and working with one another; that we would actually start judging one another on the basis of character rather than skin color, nationality, religious affiliation, gender or sexual preference; that it was possible to hope. Senator Obama gave me hope. He made me enthusiastic again about the political process–a significant feat considering I am nearing 60. He was restoring my faith in the system.

The Clintons shattered that. The Clinton Campaign showed me just how foolish I was being. Senator Clinton sneers at the very idea of hope. She made my dream a nightmare. For her own personal gain, she knowingly engaged in very divisive tactics and character assasination against her fellow Democrats Senators Obama and Edwards.

I am praying for Senator Obama. I hope his optimism has not been shattered by the Clintons' tactics and the public's failure to read, think and analyze for themselves.

And no, I am not a pretender...or new to politics. Should I infer that anyone who chooses to vote for anyone other than HRC, must be "a pretender", or new to politics?" Wow! I thought this was America. Has my right to vote been revoked and no one told me?

In my post, I asked, please show me where the Obama introduced race? To that specific question you offered no answer. Just as blanket statement that "of course you dont see that". Well I have no problems finding multiple examples of HRC making race an issue. But to make one thing clear....I dont think that HRC is racist...I agree that her comments were "ill advised".

I really dont understand your argument with me. Much in the same way that I dont understand the Hillary camp arguing that Obama has played the race card, when (by everything that I have seen...by my own research, and not just what the blogs are saying) they are the ones who introduced it.

If you can show me SPECIFIC cased that prove the opposite, then please share them with me. I like to make informed decisions....not just blindly attack anyone who disagrees with me.

Bernie Moore-Knowles
Papa'aloa, Hawai'i

The choice in 2008 election is between:

Another dynastic rule after the Bushies vs a clean politician who can unite the country ( Jeb Bush figured this out and decided to lie low but Hillary did not)

Better future vs bitter future full of partisan wars

Merit versus married ( to an ex Prez and claiming his achievements as your own)

Enough is enough The American people cannot be fooled

Let me know if this helps.

The key mistake (if you want to call it that) in Mrs. Clinton's statement is that she didn't clearly state that it took a President that would actually sign the legislation. I don't think she was so much drawing a distinction between herself and Sen. Obama with that statement as she was drawing a distinction between herself and the republicans. I would bet that if GWB was president at the time, he would have at least questioned it. or better yet, he'd have signed it but then made a signing statement that it didn't apply to the executive branch.

Why don't we talk about something more prevalent. Like...

Why is it that the main stream media won't give John Edwards any coverage. I'll tell you why. Its Because if elected, John Edwards would break up the media conglomerations, enforce the Sherman Anti Trust laws, and take power away from corporations and give it back to regular people.

John Edwards is Kusinich with a chance! Heck, he's only 6 delegates behind the other two.

But quite a few people are missing the actual point.

The big issue isn't the proportion or value of what Dr. King did vs what President Johnson did. It's the fact that Hilalry Clinton brought the entire subject up in order to try to counter the impact of Senator Obama's remarks. She was trying to compensate for the fact that the Civil Rights Movement didn't - simply couldn't - affect her or her potential future in the same way it would have for a promising person of color like Obama, so she felt the need to assert the idea that it took "a President" to make things happen, while a "dreamer" by himself could not.

The implication at the time was perfectly clear: Using the King Johnson as an analogy, SHE was the "President" who could make things happen, while Obama was the "dreamer" who was just talk. She was putting him down, but clumsily managed to denigrate the contribution of Dr. King while doing so.

Those black leaders (not Obama's campaign) who took her to task for this were perfectly justified. Her (likely calculated) response was to blame Obama's campaign for "playing the race card" and thus hope to bolster Democratic support for herself in the upcoming South Carolina primary. To accomplish this she could count on the further denigrating comments of black (I won't capitalize the word in this context) sellouts to their own people like Ben Johnson and Charlie Rangel.

Bottom line is basically this: The Clintons have never done a THING for the Black Community that the Black Community didn't already do better for themselves! The Black Community does not need "good white masters" (who expect to be praised and rewarded) to "do" for them anymore. That's what Obama's message of hope and pride is all about — not just for Blacks, but for everyone.

People, please remember this as you go to the polls.

– From a white, registered Republican (in Utah, for crying out loud!) who would happily cast his vote for Senator Obama.

What exactly did the Clintons do for Black people? During Bill's tenures, did he:

1. lower Black un/under-employment?
2. enhance SBA to assist and increase number/quality of Black businesses?
3. elevate educational opportunities & qualitiy and/or lower number of secondary school drop-outs?
4. advocate fair laws for non-violent/first-time crack cocaine users vs. white-cocaine users?
5. shuck and jive with Blacks (i.e., be more hospitable than Reagan)?
6. pass legislation to improve health care for Blacks?
7. other........?

Please detail some of the specifics that benefited Blacks. I acknowledge that the U.S. economy was more vibrant during his tenure as president. But, what else did he do that makes Black people eat out of his hand?

Please, remind me.............

Malkit San Diego CA

You want to get him started, though? Ask him who's more experienced, Hillary or Rudy. That ought to be good for a while.

Mike Espy – Secretary of Agriculture
Ron Brown – Secretary of Commerce
Alexis Herman – Secretary of Labor
Rodney E Slater – Secretary of Transportation
Hazel O'Leary – Secretary of Energy
Jesse Brown – Secretary of Veteran Affairs (2nd)
Togo D. West Jr- Secretary of Veteran Affairs (3rd)

If you do a little research on the above Cabinet Secretaries you will see that most of them were the first African Americans to hold those posts. Please do some research before you comment on issues.

GENDER & RACE DOES NOT ENTER INTO THE EQUATION.

ISSUES ARE WHAT MATTER! EXPERIENCE IS WHAT MATTERS! WHOMEVER YOU DECIDE TO CHOOSE.

THE MEDIA SHOULD NOT ELECT THE NEXT PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES, BUT THEY ARE DOING ONE HECK OF A JOB DOING EXACTLY THAT. ARE WE AS AMERICANS GOING TO LET THAT HAPPEN? UNLESS YOU CAN STEP BACK, RESEARCH THESE CANDIDATES YOURSELVES AND TELL THE MEDIA THAT WE HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF THEIR BS, THEY WILL DECIDE OUR NEXT PRESIDENT, NOT US THE CITIZENS OF THE UNITED STATES.

WHO ARE YOU GOING TO BLAME THEN? I CAN TELL WHO! OBAMA SUPPORTERS WILL BLAME CLINTON, THE CLINTON SUPPORTERS WILL BLAME OBAMA, THE PEOPLE WITH A HALF A BRAIN WILL BLAME THE
MEDIA. BUT THE ONES TO BLAME WILL BE THE VOTERS FOR LETTING THE MEDIA AND HE SAID, SHE SAID NON ISSUES INFLUENCE THEM.

YOU WERE GIVEN A BRAIN, FOR CRIPES SAKE, USE IT!!!!

I am a black Democrat and I like both Clinton and Obama. Obama is a very eloquent speaker and I get mesmerized by his command of the language and I also feel a certain kinship to him because of his African roots.

JFK was very eloquent and we saw actions from him that made America the most loved and respected country in the world. MLK was eloquence itself. He stepped out of his comfort zone to mobilize the oppressed, confront the oppressors and motivated a president to break out of his own comfort zone and with new courage to sign the Civil Right Act.

So far we have only really known Obama for his likeability, good looks, and eloquence. Although these are fantastic qualities they need to be followed by deeds. This I have not seen. Who is asking the tough questions?

A little while ago, my family was dealing with an issue which we felt had to do with prejudice, incompetence and total abuse of power by a government official and we individually decided to contact our senators. My brother in Illinois contacted the Obama office which totally ignored all contacts. Since we don’t have any Democratic senator in Georgia my sister contacted the office of Chambliss the Republican senator from Georgia, who promptly responded and even followed up on the matter. If I was undecided, that rookie mistake would have sent me to the Republican side.

I see a President Obama in the future of America but for now he needs a proofing ground where he can build up his resume with actions to backup the talk either as a senator or even a VP.

After all is said and done, Obama is still better than any of the candidates on the other side. We in America need somebody like him to inspire us like JFK and MLK did.

Bill and she are just like LBJ. It took Newt to control Bill. Bill then played the spin game. History has also been rewritten for LBJ. Everett Dirksen is the politician that championed civil rights, not LBJ.

Yeah, moderation. Love it. Wonder whose comments are getting dropped on the floor in this neutral discussion?

GO OBAMA!!!!!!

MY HERO!!!!

Sen. Obama, I pray for your safety and success with your campaign. You are a man of honesty, inspiration and hope.

Obama 08!!!

Many of us who remember our Elementary & High School Constitution Exams will readily see the ignorance of those in our political arena who make comments that reveals their lack of knowledge of the law. These revelations of people who are "ILL ADVISED" and "LACK KNOWLEDGE" but are in high places are not a surprise and we should not become alarmed at their ignorance. I JUST THANK GOD THAT SENATOR OBAMA IS A GOD FEARING MAN AND HAS RISEN ABOVE ALL OF THIS AND HAVE CHOSEN TO OVERCOME IT BY DOING SPEAKING AND DOING GOOD.

The message that if one of us hurts the whole should feel their pain and suffering whether we be rich or poor – we are touched by the feelings of their infirmities. I wish I had had the persona and knowledge of conducting myself in fashions like he, Kennedy, King, etc. had and have at their young age. I don't have time to become a HATER, but I do have time to LIFT UP MY VOICE in support of those that have a VISION similar to the founders who wrote our consititution to UNITE as ONE PEOPLE! The will of Senator Obama to hope and believe that we can achieve this level of Cultural Competence – hundreds of years later reflects his avocationi of becoming a CONSTITUTIONAL LAWYER.

I am proud of him. I am proud of America, I am proud of those of you who would dare believe that this is possible. For this, I will voite for US SENATOR OBAMA.

God be with him and Bless Him!
Rev/Dr. Standberry, EdD, DMin, JD Cd, MA, MEd, BS

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.

Don’t be so condescending… Just say what you really think!!!

That what is why racism is not going anywhere with people who still think like that . Obama might be the anti Christ don’t forgot that one…I don’t trust him at all. Yes some of us black people think for them self

Thank you. Someone else who knows his history. I wish other people had paid attention to their history lessons in High School.

This started with Hilary stating that LBJ was more important to the Civil Rights Movement than MLK. Then, Hillary back tracked and tried to reinvent the truth in her original misrepresentation.

What I do not like is lack of tolerance, lack of respect, lack of intelligence, but still I do understand that some people are different. Everyone has something good, and something not that great, it depends how much of each is in one person.

If there is supposed to be change these issues should not even come up. This country suffers – war, economy, unemployment, health insurance, education, etc etc. The race should not be issue now.
We need strong leader = strong means smart, fair, intelligent, kind and tough when needed, not using races and masses to get what he selfishly wants. Who cares if the president is black, mixed, white? I do not, I want someone with wisdom, experience, tolerance.

yes Hillary!