Boy, was that a slap in the face to Martin Luther King, Jr.! MLK paid with his LIFE for that civil rights bill. His LIFE, people,... blood, sweat, tears. That was a horrible thing to suggest. President Lyndon Johnson and America had no choice! MLK's courage and righteousness and influence gave LBJ no choice. You know, if you think about it, if we had had a black President at the time of MLK, we wouldn't have even needed a MLK. LBJ would have done NOTHING if it weren't for MLK.

Shame on Hillary, shame, shame, shame. It's all about her,... her, her, her. She will never give honor to anyone else including MLK. She thinks she is the greatest,... the greatest, of the greatest, of the greatest. That's who Hillary is. It's ALL about her.

The former President is widedly regarded as a gifted political operative. It would be hard for me to believe that he could be out of sync with the tactical and strategic thinking in the HIllary Clinton campaign. If you don't know how to win, you won't win.

The tactics are apparently paying off...

Know your opponent: Did Obama really think he would not be facing the former President on the campaign trail? Really!?

To tell the truth, most of the posters who put forth this idea are obviously Obama supporters, who understandably want to marginalize the ex-President as a campaign asset, or are Republicans.

For Rep. Clyburn to suggest that President Clinton should censor his advocacy in support of his wife's candicacy is frankly ludicrous: I haven't heard him call for Elizabeth Edwards or Michelle Obama restrain their rhetoric in any way.

Robo calls and dishonest push polls against Obama are happening right now in SC. The Clintons clearly learned a LOT from Karl Rove. Disgusting.

The saddest thing is that Hillary *is* a very qualified candidate, but has revealed a lust for power and willingness to do *anything* to win. No thank you, I will not vote for her. EVER.

"To me, as an African-American, I am frankly insulted the Obama campaign would imply that we are so stupid that we would think Hillary and Bill Clinton, who have been deeply and emotionally involved in black issues – when Barack Obama was doing something in the neighborhood; I won't say what he was doing, but he said it in his book – when they have been involved," Johnson said.

Obama wrote about his youthful drug use – marijuana, alcohol and sometimes cocaine – in his memoir, "Dreams from My Father."

Johnson later said in a statement released by the Clinton campaign that his comments referred to Obama's work as a community organizer in Chicago "and nothing else. Any other suggestion is simply irresponsible and incorrect."

Truth or Lie?

Let the media confront obfuscating Obama. Keep doing your job CNN and MSNBC!

Barack is killing himself with his materially paltry attacks and premature run. It is arrogant and presumptive of Barack to use the race issue to further his little ego/power/control game. He has had every advantage in life, and yet he is totally without respect or common decency. What a pretender! America will never have Barack for president unless he does some serious growing up in the next few years.

Hillary 08

Obama has been in a slow but steady decline since Iowa and people like Clyburn have been part of the problem.

on the flip side, this whole "racial" thing is nonsense; they can't use bill's words for their own agenda and then turn around and say that he shouldn't express his opinion. and since the media is obviously so obama-friendly, he probably feels like someone has to speak out against obama's flaws, but that should be left up to the candidate – hillary.

i am afraid though that if obama wins the nomination, we may end up with another republican in the white house.

p.s. – if you want to vote for the best candidate, just picture both obama and hillary as being old, white men, look at the issues and their positions, then decide. it seems were so used to that that people get excited (ooooo...would it be nice to have a black man/woman in the white house..) and their personal biases get in the way. this isn't about what might seem nice to have, but who will be the best commander in chief.

I'm not happy with the flap between Clinton and Obama. I wish they'd stop. But it is unfair to say that Bill Clinton has to sit this one out or have limited exposure on this stage. Every person has the right to support the candidate of their choosing, including using their name to endorse. Bill is simply using that right. How can people think that's wrong? He clearly knows Hillary and I believe he loves and wants the best for this country, so he is spending a lot of time and political capital in his support of her. That's his right. I personally think it's short-sighted and shallow to have you opinion of Bill changed based on this, but certainly that is also your right.

Both the Clinton and the Obama campaigns can run the kind of campaigns that they choose, but to say that it's unfair to run against both Clintons or that the other campaign isn't being fair is just plain pathetic. If Obama is the nominee, is his campaign going to tell the Republican nominee "to chill" or cry a similar fake foul? This is real; this is the major leagues. If you can't take the pressure at this stage, how will you handle it when it's the Republicans challenging you? I'm sure if that happens, you won't want Bill Clinton to "chill."

The polls in South Carolina are going to be LOPSIDED on the black and white vote. This is going to COST Senator Obama for the rest of his career. We can no longer look at him outside of being a black man.

He should have NEVER polarized himself just to win this state.

Now what does he do AFTER South Carolina ?

...no no no. Its not about race now. Nope. We dont care about race, no sir blah blah blah........

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KC, Africa January 21, 2008 5:50 pm ET

I have to respectfully state that Clyburn's comments were unecessary at this time. Any statement that comes out of his mouth against the shrewed Clinton machine will only invoke racial tensions.

It was pretty miscalculated for him to say that. He could have afforded to hold off this comment.

I PREDICT OBAMA WILL CARRY SOUTH CAROLINA.

YOU ARE PARTIAL AGAINST THE CLINTONS.....

Now, all of sudden Obama's supporters are going to be apologizing to the Clinton Campaign. Obama is doing a terrific job of dividing the Democratic Party. His candidacy was premature.

It was pretty miscalculated for him to say that. He could have afforded to hold off this comment.

I PREDICT OBAMA WILL CARRY SOUTH CAROLINA.

So which is it? Is the playing field fair? I ask again, why is it ok for the Clinton's to be constantly criticized and often misinterpreted but no one dares to criticize Obama? I think the reason is very evident, though no one has the courage to say it.

Meet the Press (yesterday) and Good Morning America (today) ran comparative videos - of Bill Clinton's allegations about what Obama said and then of what Obama actually said. No question Bill was distorting, even downright lying.

It's bad enough that Bill is still honesty-challenged - but it speaks volumes that Hillary cannot or will not get him to stop.

If you think Obama can win with ONLY black voters, you're nuts. Both sides need ALL voters. Obama and his wife started the race thing; now they get to live with it. Clyburn's an idiot.

He is a FAKE!! Vote Hillary, Vote Obama, but for GOODNESS SAKES don't vote Edwards.

As African Americans, we ask to be given the the same opportunity as others, and be judged strictly on our abilities. We can't now say that Obama has to be treated differently, he has to be subject to the same scrutiny as anyone else, politics ain't beanbags. What does he think will happen when the Republicans start attacking. If he wants to play with the big boys, he has to man-up and stop whining.

Black people need to show a little more loyalty to the Clintons, they have been there for us over the long haul, and I for one won't forget that and automatically support Obama, just because he is black. I have not heard one thing from either Bill or Hillary that I disagree with, regarding "racial comments". As a matter of fact, Colin Powell on the "View" today, echoed the same statement that Hillary made regarding MLK and President Johnson, I guess he is making racist comments as well.
Wake-up Black America, and be fair, that is what we have always asked for, it works both ways. I am hoping for a Clinton-Obama ticket.

Bill Clinton and Hillary will do anything to get her elected no matter what. These are sick people that think they are a King and Queen. They have nothing to offer this Country but more debt.

Bill did nothing during his term. the 90s with Y2K and the interenet boom. was not Mr. Clinton. The first thing he did was raise capital gains taxes . My Lab could have been President and the money would still come in back then.

I feel sad that the American People do not understand the economy, or what these people represent.

I am not a Democrat and the Republicans other than Ron Paul don't have a clue, but I would at least give Mr. Obama a chance and don't let Bill do his snow job. That is the same tact he uses to get his girlfriends.

I was so excited and ready for a change and real choices in this election. That has been destroyed by the Clinton camp for me. I could care less now, and it takes all I have to listen to CNN, read headlines etc. about the election.

We were doing so well, then after Iowa it was all dragged through the mud. I hope people will stand up and say that this is not the change they want.

Are there special “coddling” rules for Obama that apparently don’t apply to Senator Hillary Clinton or Senator Edwards? No one is complaining when these two candidates are questioned/