THE FIRST BLACK PRESIDENT ?

Power hungry henchmen do their Master’s bidding. They scurry around sliming Obama in a hope to be rewarded by Master Hillary with a job in her future administration.

This is the political equivalent of black on black crime and it is utterly disgusting. Clinton is disgraceful. Especially on this, the week that we celebrate MLK. We should send a message that this will not be tolerated.

Bill Clinton was NOT the first Black President. It is an insult to African Americans that a white man would let himself be portrayed as such. Even George Bush has elevated more African Americans to important higher-ranking administration positions than Bill Clinton ever did.

I thought that both sides had embraced a truce and agreed to include their surrogates.

"We differ on a lot of things. And it is critical to have the right kind of discussion on where we stand. But when it comes to civil rights and our commitment to diversity, when it comes to our heroes - President John F. Kennedy and Dr. King – Senator Obama and I are on the same side," the New York Democrat said. “And in that spirit, let's come together, because I want more than anything else to ensure that our family stays together on the front lines of the struggle to expand rights for all Americans.”

That lasted a long time, Hillary. One day later, Obama is "stupid."

We shouldn't be surprised by anything the Clintons will do to win.

Maybe I should not have defended them during the impeachment, after all

SUMMARY/TIMELINE
1) Clinton said Obama was all talk, no substance
2) Clinton said talk alone doesn't get things done
3) Clinton then used MLK and Johnson to illustrate her point
4) Many people were shocked at Clinton's implication, and spoke up (such as Rep. James Clyburn)
5) Clinton then tried to extract her foot from her mouth by blaming Obama for 'playing the race card'
6) Clintons say they have an entry of Obama attacks
7) Clintons says Obama is stupid

Who cares what JJ says. He and other "black leaders" have been race-baiting Obama since he 1st started. He ran on race when he was a candidate. A bunch of haters. Pathetic and STILL trying to be relevant and capitalize on any situation.

Rangel is absolutely stupid. First of all the clintons wanted this back and forth it's the only way they know how to play politics, I'm sorry that Obama fell for it.

That being said, shut up Rangel, this whole thing is your fault, the media's fault and our fault (the citizens) because we would rather spend our time and energy discussing irrelevant issues such as this instead of using our time more wisely.

Rangel you have just illustrated exactly what is wrong, instead of using your position of leadership to move us past this little squabble and get us back on track by talking about the differences between each candidates plans and positions. Instead it seems as if you have resorted to petty name calling of someone that is a true inspiration to millions of americans. Shame on you Rangel, shame on you for perpetuating this whole retarded non-issue.

Just who I wanted to hear-WRONG-Charles Rangle

Wow! Not even a Harvard educated black man can escape the tags of DUMB and STUPID! And to think, these disparaging attacks are mostly being spewed by those we thought were our black leaders. Who needs David Duke when we have Charles Rangel and Bob Johnson?

Well shoot, if they'd just embrace each other since they're 'on the same side' they might both end up in the White House.

Na, they are both too self serving and haughty for anything cool like that to happen.

For once jessee Jackson is right!

I think it's too late. Just look at the way Hillary supporters and Obama supporters berate and belittle each other on this message board.

Each hates the others camp like the other was Hitler or someone. I think we better all get a grip.

Meanwhile back in Crawford . . .

the repugnicans are laughing all the way back to 1600 Pennsylvania Ave.

This is unbelievable! I am African American, and I am ashamed and embarrassed by this. Not Obama. But mindless idiots like Bob Johnson, Andrew Young, Al Sharpton and Charlie Rangel. White America; let me let you in on a couple of quiet little black secrets that need to be put out in the open because of this. Many of my white brothers are confused about this and they deserve to know the truth.

Thank you Jesse Jackson for coming out saying the right thing, now say no more.

Rangel..Get lost . yourm days have and gone. Recognize it and get lost.
Just like they wanted you to fight!

Jackson said Obama has not asked him to campaign for him and he is not in Obama’s inner circle of advisers and fundraisers.

“I just have an appreciation of him,” Jackson said.

wow, this guy is finally using his brains!

Democrats !!!!!!! DON'T FALL IN THE DIVIDE AND CONQUER. HILIARY AND OBAMA, THE NEWS MEDIA LOVES THIS. DON'T GIVE THEM ANYMORE. CAN'T YOU SEE THE SETUP. IF YOU FIGHT ALONG RACE AND GENDER, GUESS WHO WALK BACK INTO THE WHITEHOUSE?

SOMEONE PLEASE TELL BOB JOHNSON TO SHUTUP AND BE QUIT.

This appears to be a real danger…..Kudo's to Rev. Jackson on not bolstering the racial flames between Obama and Clinton that Rev Sharpton couldn't resist. Like republicans, The good Rev.'s need to keep thier religious messages out of this race. Leave the god wars to Huckabee and Romney.

Oh Lawd, did we really need to hear from the lead divider of the country.

Bravo, Rev. Jackson! I hope Democrats pay attention to your advice, that I share. Obama must stop playing the race card. Clinton must be careful with what she says when addressing sensitive issues for African Americans. I believe that she invited the game play from Obama. Why did she not express that Rev. Martin Luther King championed the movement for Civil Rights and that he deserves gratefulness and recognition from all Americans of all colors and races and origins? That would have been not only a truth, but a truth that could not have been misunderstood nor taken out of context.

Let's put that thing behind and fight against the Republicans! That is what the nation needs. Or is it that we are going to hand them a victory that they do not even expect? Are we going to be so dumb?

It's time for Jesse Jackson, Al Sharpton, and Bill Clinton to go home, watch some football, and give it a rest. They've had their day in history now it is time for a change of faces and a new direction. Who's going to be the next one to try to take center stage away from the candidates and the real issues.

Obama has NEVER Played the race Card. He merely questioned hillary's reasoning for saying that Martin Luther was not as important as the president at that time. Obama has kept to his word to being a positive campaign runner. The Media and the CLintons are to blame for this sadness!

Jackson has as much credibility as me in the real african american community. and that is none. the IRS needs to audit him and then he will dissapear into space.

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.

This 57 year old, bald, New England white guy says "GO Jesse". He's right, of course, but HRC just lost me in the general election if she wins this "smear" campaign. Let's see here. Bill Clinton, Billy Shaheen, Andrew Young, Robert Johnson and, prime boob, Charlie Wrangell, really have helped HRC. Are you guys in the pay of the Republicans?

We see a McCain-Clinton race and it will be an early night. Clinton can then go back to the Senate and reflect on just why she's out of luck. For a "world class genius", the "friends" above are "world class idiots".

Obama's stayed out of it other than calling for an end. His supporters can't help but feel the old Dem estabishment is afraid their "meal ticket" is endangered. Can you blame them? The Democrats have Edwards and Obama. Each brings a lot to the table and I intend to keep it mind when I vote in our upcoming primary and hope all of you will as well.

Smooth it over.

Debate….and broad party of ideas is what Democrats are all about.

A nice clean campaign–with no retorts…sounds like la la land to me.

Where has he been?

This is the Democratic Party Jesse…we hack it out…and we rarely become unified…just accommodating.

""I remember so well in 1980 in the Kennedy-Carter primary struggle," he said. "There was so much anger and bloodletting that they could hardly embrace each other on the stage in New York City. They never recovered and they lost the campaign."

Huh? Perhaps you remeber the failed rescue of the hostages in Iran.

Perhaps you remember the pain the economy was going through.

Perhaps you remember the unite to defeat the red menace and keep america secure rhetoric of Reagan combined with a promise to cut taxes on people in great economic pain.

In fact the fact that a sitting president faced a challenge in a primary election should tell you alot about internal party dissatisfaction as well as the troubles the electorate was feeling at the time and the creation of the reagan democrats.

Other than that you are correct the current dispute should end but the 1980 election is hardly a comparrison.

Next thing you know Obama and Hillary are going to both get time-outs until they learn to play nicely with one another.

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.

I will be voting Republican or I will not vote a protest vote against the Clintons if, Obama do not win the Democratic Nomination, because Bill and Hillary Are playing the race card; so what the Republicans win! Black people have been surviving in this country under both parties for Five Hundred years. So let it be written, so let it be dun. If whites have put the issue of race behind them then vote for a black President. African American has showed they will vote for a White President.

Jesse Jackson, you lost the credibility for this after you made fun at Hillary's emotional moment in NH. Shame on you.

Clinton was simply saying that Lyndon Johnson rammed Civil Rights legislations, voters' rights legislation, and medicare through the Congress as part of the Great Society. She was comparing herself to Johnson, suggesting that she knows how to get legislation through Congress. In the comparison, she was suggesting that Obama is like King: he knows where he wants us lead us, but he doesn't have the back-room political skills to handle our Representatives and Senators.

No King, no confrontation, no inspiration.
No Johnson, no legislation, no action.

Both men said "WE shall overcome".
Note the use of the plural first-person pronoun.

I wish Jesse Jackson would just shut up and fade away. Both Jesse and Al Sharton have used the race card since the inseption of it. They have done little to further the black people but sure have made a sum of money saying they were trying to.

Jesse's advice is good; but he should know that the Clintons aren't about to listen to a 'negro' as they hack their way towards a THIRD TERM to foul the White House.

STATUS QUO MUST GO!

The Clintons decided to 'go negative' and started the personal attacks after Obama and Edwards gave them a good pasting in Iowa.

Jesse and sharpton are racist,am black but i do not suport any of them.I am always proud of Condoleezza rice when she said she is black and no one can teach her to be black.African Americans have right to join any party of their choice.

Well, this is a real treat. Our very own "Professional Hustler" has spoken with common sense.

Mr. Jackson from here on out say nothing more related to this matter….it is for your own good.. also, pass the word along to your friend Al Sharpton.

Thanks for setting the record straight Tom J.!

Obama did play the race card. Once Clinton made the MLK comment the Obama camp issues a press release saying that 'members of the community' were alarmed and then went on criticize her for not giving adequate credit to MLK.

Don't kid yourself. Obama is a politician like any other. In this case Obama was wrong. It's over. Let's move on.

Instead of fighting with eachother, let's fight the corporations that are keeping us down….let's join together and vote for a strong leader like JOHN EDWARDS!

Folk, Johnson had little to do with civil rights. I encourage you examine some of his famous comments. Please see Everett Dirksen. Please.

Johnson is to Black folk what Bill Clinton was.
Dirksen is to Black folk what Newt was.

The one true thing that Hillary did was compare her husband to LBJ.

Who cares what Jessie Jackson has to say about anything? He has no idea what integrity is and needs to shut up! Same for Rev. Al the creep Sharpton. There are 'real' black leaders that set fine examples. These more closely resemble ambulance chasers. Always the first to comment when something goes wrong and soon as the spotlight is off, they are gone… back under their rocks.

Obama is not innocent in all this. Clinton did not say anything wrong and never diminished Martin Luter King. They are making a big thing of nothing. The media is to blame to exarcebate all this nonsense/. The truth is that race and gender are part of this campaign and we can never escape this. Don't blame only the Clintons. Obama's strategy is to pretend to ignore race but his wife uses it all the time. Watch her speeches.

Like it or not, Jesse Jackson is 100% absolutely correct. This election SHOULD go to the democrats. This election is the Democrats' to lose, and if the Clintons continue to instigate things like this, that is exactly what will happen!

Who cares what this moron thinks?

Tom J. Hillary Clinton did not say Obama is Stupid… Charlie Rangle did.. anyways as we all know it will be a Clinton/Obama Ticket in 08

the only way a democrat will win the white house is if they choose the loser as their VP

Jesse you try and pass yourself off as a "healer" and "consensus builder," but you have proved yourself to be a divider who is only it it for one thing - your own personal and financial glory. Have you apologized to the Duke Lacrose team members yet? Will you insist that "something happened" so as to save face (the way your friend Al has done re the Brawley case?) Have you apologized to the community for the resentment and fury you spawned while in North Carolina - the cameras were there and so were you. The Dems don't need your advice - you caused enough candidates to lose just by your very presence on their stages. People have had enough of your tired act - enough already!

Since when does Jackson worry about making peace between rivals. He (and Sharpton) are two of the most controversy-stirring, race-card playing bigots I have ever seen. He doesn't care about peace between Obama and Clinton, he just wanted to get "on camera" and put his two-cents worth in…same as always…

You know I was considering giving Obama and Clinton a chance to see if they made valid points on the issues. And now this has occurred in the latest of smear campaigns to seperate Americans and take our attention off the real issues that are facing our day. I already had serious concerns about their ablities to lead our nation in a united approach to tackle our issues, which have only been re-enforced in recent days. I am now more certain than ever that I am going to write-in a vote for Joe Biden. Maybe he doesn't want to run for president anymore but I am submitting my vote as a request that he become my president. He does have his faults but at least he put the needs of Americans first in his campaign and has solid credentials of leading the way for significant change in America and abroad.

Hey Jesse, please find something to do with yourself. I am tired of hearing you on my TV.

When's the last time this guy spoke without making a rhyme. It really distracts from the point he tries to make….it's down right annoying.

They so- called black leaders are envying the young black man who never contested on black identity. Why did you , JJ asked if Obama is black enough. ? why did you accused Obama for not commenting on the Jena issue?

Rev. JJ and co"s acted like holy grays . wow. disappointing enough. Clinton have a lot of black servants who will never comment even if the Clinton"s decide to urinate on them.. They champion of rights and they safe made lords keep on reducing Obama"s chance.

May be JJ has been promised Mrs Rice postision if Clinton is elected.

Please JJ and co"s you all have lost your respect from the black communities.Go home all.

Long live Obama. YES WE CAN ! YES WE CAN !!YES WE CAN!!!

If Dr. King were alive today does anyone doubt he would be supporting Barack Obama over Hillary Clinton? What has Hillary Clinton ever done for Black folks in this country? NOTHING. The so called black leaders are terrifed Obama will win and thus put them out of the race baiting business. There won't be any t.v. reporters with their video cameras wanting interviews with Jesse Jackson anymore and that is quite upsetting to him and all the other race hustlers.

well well, if it isn't the righteous right "reverend" JJ

hey Jess
how about some truth huh?
how about disclosing the information you have been asked before and seem to weasel out of it

the financial records of your Rainbow Coalition
or do you wanna pull out the ever handy "race card" on that question too?

until you come clean and want to speak truth - shut up please

WHO CARES, HE HELPS KEEP THE POOR BLACKS DOWN.
HEY JESSEE ,HOW DO YOU MAKE A LIVING?
WHAT DO YOU REALLY DO AS A REV.?
HEY SHARPTON WERE ARE YOU?
OH NO BUCK 4 YOU IN THIS, SORRY!!!!!!!!!!!!! LMAO!!!
GOOO HUCK!!!

Is Bill Clinton a candidate? If Hillary really believes that she has the experience to serve as president on day 1, then act like one. Let her run her own campaign without the help of her husband and tell her husband to stay in the background. He had his time. He is over shadowing her. And if she is really tough enough, how come she choked publicly the night before the New Hampshire caucuses? How is she going to tackle the economic problem and world terrorism when she chokes under campaign pressure alone?

Take the sermons with a pinch of salt. Reverends wear designer cloths while the poor masses shiver in old torn cloths.
Live by example and we will follow you.
My experience is from Africa where most of the reverends/preachers/donation collectors are running to - playing on our guilt and collecting tithes and make living out of the same.

Middlemen get the cream and skimmed milk diluted with water is left for the needy.

Lord through Jesus and these days another layer has been added - bible/quran/gita trotting reverends/mullahs/priests…..

Listen to your accumulated wisdom and not empty promises and borrowed slangs……….rhetoric……………

Elect Obama and expect 4 years of this. I am black and find it stupid that whites always have to watch what they say about certain "sensitive issues" about race. Give me a break!!!! These so called racist remarks by Bill and Hillary Clinton is all media hyped and Obama should have spoken up and said understood what Bill was talking about. He said nothing The Clinton's didn't have to explain themselves to anyone.

Frank Chase Jr in Huntsville, AL - I couldn't have said it better myself! Dem's we are ripping apart our party! The Republicans are laughing all the way to the White House!

They way I see it right now is Obama supporters hate the Clinton supporters and the Clinton supporters hate the Obama supporters. Across the board all 3 leading Democratic candidates have better plans for our country then having another Republican in office for 4, likely 8 more years. But, if we cannot rally around a candidate we are getting exactly what we ask for.

I for one have decided that as both Obama and Clinton are too polarizing I will be completely supporting Edwards. I only hope that others will join me! I think it would all work out nicely if it was Edwards w/Obama as VP and Clinton as some top adviser! See now everyone is happy!

I am beginning to wonder about the so-called "OBAMA SUPPORTERS" on this, and other boards.

ARE YOU GUYS REPUBLICANS DISGUISING YOURSELVES AS DEMOCRATS?

Fellow Democrats, Jesse Jackson is right: Let us NOT tear each other apart. Please.

I am for HILLARY 100%, but if Obama wins the nomination, I will support him over any Republican out there. Guys, let's see the BIG PICTURE! Please.

The way some of you hate on Hillary is unbelievable. Let us please not be like the hate-filled right-wingers. So much hate in one's heart is not healthy, and God will not look kindly on you.

racist idiots are alive and aplenty as ever. if they're not against Obama, they are against Jesse Jackson, charlie rangle and Al Sharpton. all three are so much smarter and better than most previous presidents. again, these stupid racists will put another racist idiot in the white house. mark my word.

Democrats lost in 1980 because of Jimmy Carter. Period..