This story about Hillary Clinton's lie about Bosnia is a hoot. It seems Mrs. Clinton can tell as tall a tale as her husband who did not have sexual relations with that women.
By Chip Collis - The Huffington Post
How can you tell Hillary Clinton is lying? Howard Wolfson's lips are moving.
Clinton suffered another daily gotcha when her self-proclaimed GI Jane moment - dashing across the Tuzla tarmac while ducking sniper fire - was revealed to be a typical prosaic airport greeting: a cute kid, flowers, the double air kiss, even a poem! Apparently, it took actual footage for the Clinton campaign to realize that Sinbad wasn't just being funny when he called her a liar last week. I could have told them that; Sinbad hasn't been funny since her husband's first term.
In trying to walk back this latest of Clinton's dalliances with dishonesty, Wolfson was quoted as saying, "it is possible in the most recent instance with which she discussed this that she misspoke, with regards to the leaving of the plane."
To say someone misspoke usually connotes that the untrue statement was made inadvertently. We all do it. "I played golf last Saturday," says I. "No, we went to lunch last Saturday. You played golf on Sunday," says she who is always right. "Oh, yeah, I misspoke, thank you dear. You're the best wife in the world."
Now, if we replay that last vignette Clinton/Wolfson-style, it might go something like this: "I single-handedly foiled an armed bank robbery last Saturday," says I. "No you didn't, you played golf," says she. "Oh yeah, I misspoke."
Did you catch the subtle difference?Read the full story here
If Black America and progressive people of faith and good conscience do not defend and restore the legacy of Rev. Wright we will loose the opportunity to bring about the change that we seek. We are reaching to change not the color of politics but the character. Truth is the foundation for the transformation that we seek in the 21st Century. Thus far we (African Americans) are guilty of allowing a false caricature to stand. Defending the Black church and one of our leading men of faith is more critical for the Black community than whether Barack Obama wins the nomination. We have allowed the assault upon our most sacred institution and the only institution that is wholly our own. There is no way that Obama can win the presidency if we don’t set the record straight on Reverend Wright. When that is done and the American people see how far the media went to distort the teachings of the Black church, realizes how deeply embedded racism is in American society, and as each individual is challenged to hold a mirror to their own lives and thinking—only then will we have a chance.
As soon as we push for the truth there will be an effort to “move on” and this is where we will have to remain vigilant extracting apologies, demanding honors for Rev. Wright, and even challenging the most vocal characters on the far right. If we do this then no matter what happens with the elections We The People Win! Barack Obama is an international leader even if the majority of Americans happen to miss this point.
By Travis Fain,
Trinity United Church of Christ
Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill., left, shown here with his pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright of Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago, March 10, 2005. Obama on Friday March 14, 2008 denounced inflammatory remarks from his pastor, who has railed against the United States and accused the country of bringing on the Sept. 11 attacks by spreading terrorism.The Rev. Jeremiah Wright, a religious mentor of presidential hopeful Barack Obama and the source of racial controversy over some of his remarks, gave two sermons in Macon last fall and is scheduled to return here in October.
In fact, Wright's sermons, at St. Paul AME Church in east Macon, so inspired visiting mayoral candidate Robert Reichert at the time that Reichert drew upon their themes in his inaugural address. In that speech, which many lauded as an attempt to bridge gaps between blacks and whites in the city, Reichert mentioned Wright by name and said the Chicago pastor's messages "have given me courage to share with you some of my innermost thoughts and recent revelations."
Thursday, Reichert said some elements of Wright's Macon sermons "could be construed as racially sensitive" and that circulating video of sermons at Wright's home church are certainly "inflammatory." But Reichert said he'd happily hear Wright speak again, and that "I would urge you to go hear him with an open mind ... and see if he pricks your conscience."
St. Paul AME pastor Ronald Slaughter and one of his chief church members, church CFO Melvin Jones, described Wright as a brilliant man and mesmerizing speaker. The controversy over his remarks has come because the media loves a good conflict and because Obama is a presidential candidate, Slaughter said.
Wright has been heavily condemned since some of the more inflammatory snippets of his sermons circulated on the Internet. Eventually Obama, an Illinois senator and longtime member of Wright's Chicago church, condemned the remarks, but not the man. Obama spoke at length on the topic Tuesday in a speech that focused not only on Wright's remarks but also on race in America.
Perhaps the remark that most offended people was Wright saying black people shouldn't sing "God Bless America" but "God d--- America" for treating its citizens as "less than human."
Said Reichert: "You talk about inflammatory. ... He is really attempting to pose a moral question in some of these situations. What do you think? Do you think 'God bless America' when we do this, when we do that? Or do you think God's going to bring judgment on us for some of this? He is intentionally provocative."
Slaughter said he isn't sure whether St. Paul AME had made a DVD of Wright's Macon sermons, but he also said he wouldn't provide them to The Telegraph if it had. The church did, however, provide photographs of Wright's visit.
Reichert said one of the more provocative moments of Wright's lengthy sermons here was a description of his black grandmother or great-grandmother, a slave, being forced to have sex with a white man. Reichert said Wright made reference to his own light complexion, which didn't come "from standing in the shade." Read the full story here
AL CALLOWAY SAYS: It’s time for blacks to jump ship! by Al Calloway, South Florida Times If you are both an American of African descent and a member of the Democratic Party, one question looms more magnified with each passing day: Are you at least vexed, if not disappointed and angry, at Hillary Clinton and her presidential campaign?
It is well documented that Barack Obama supporters and many high placed Democratic Party officials worry that Bill and Hillary Clinton’s scorched earth campaign against Obama will burn the possibility of a Democratic presidency down to the ground.
What is not being openly talked about is the possibility that Hillary’s campaign could also seriously diminish the Democratic Party’s core, which for too long has been taken for granted. Since the South Carolina primary, African-American voters have abandoned the Clintons with 80 to 90 percent voting for Obama.
Americans of African descent appear to be galvanizing with an understanding that more than 90 percent of their voters are Democrats. If a sizable chunk of these voters organize across the country in a loudly publicized fashion to attract even more numbers, and quit the Democratic Party and become Independents, they could reshape the American political and economic landscape.
Clintonism is providing the impetus for such abandonment and a consequent paradigm shift. Many black elected officials, preachers and Democratic Party operatives who have sided with Hillary’s campaign are not only caught in the mire, but must also face a wounded constituency to which they proved to be unaccountable. Read the full story here
It looks like the Republicans know the Clinton's have too much baggage and are not electable. Why else would they are encouraging voters to switch parties to vote for Hillary Clinton? They know the long list of dirt they can release on the Clintons. They lived in scandal.
Will the Democrats let this go on and allow the Republicans to select the least electable candidate? What a pitiful party. At least Republicans have the sense, class and chutzpa to select a candidate and move on to the race for president. I suspect that if it were anyone but a Clinton, the democratic primaries would be over. Democrats should be ashamed.
Primary spurs party changes by Julie Benamati, The Tribune-DemocratAs Monday’s deadline fast approaches to sign up to vote in Pennsylvania’s presidential primary, elections offices in Cambria and Somerset counties report a significant increase in Democratic registrations.
Political party leaders say the contest between Democratic hopefuls Barack Obama and Hillary Rodham Clinton is bringing new voters to the polls – and causing some to change party affiliation altogether.
Cambria County’s election office has seen 955 new voter registrations since October, and 377 voters have changed parties in the past four weeks – about 90 percent of those from Republican or other party to Democrat.
That brings the total number of registered Democrats in Cambria County to 55,098.
Republicans decreased by 79 to 27,811 since October, while 6,643 voters belong to other parties.
A clerk at the county’s elections office said workers have been busy processing forms in recent weeks, which she said is typical in presidential election years. Read the full story here
By BARRY MASSEY, The Associated Press
NM Gov. Bill Richardson Endorsing ObamaSANTA FE, N.M. -- New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, the nation's only Hispanic governor, is endorsing Sen. Barack Obama for president, calling him a "once-in-a- lifetime leader" who can unite the nation and restore America's international leadership.
Richardson, who dropped out of the Democratic race in January, is to appear with Obama on Friday at a campaign event in Portland, Ore., The Associated Press has learned.
The governor's endorsement comes as Obama leads among delegates selected at primaries and caucuses but with national public opinion polling showing Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pulling ahead of him amid controversy over statements by his former pastor. Read the full story here
Rev. Wright, a true patriot and a powerful minister of the gospel, was invited to the White House twice.
Rev Wright (behind the pole) during the surgery of President Lyndon B. Johnson .
For more information about the minister selected the #2 most powerful preacher by Ebony visit http://truthabouttrinity.blogspot.com/
Since the reports claim Bill in Monica got it on in the bathroom and hallway, she wouldn't be considered a bed buddy. This is an old story, with the same old Clinton's. While people are trying to figure out Obama's connection with a minister or his African family, Bill Clinton is wheeling and dealing with all kinds of folks. Wonder what Bill has to deliver for $20 million dollars.
Does anyone realize that the reason the Republicans are voting for Clinton is because she's not electable. Too much baggage.
Here an F.O.B., There an F.O.B.
Even so, Bill Clinton seems to recognize that some of his relationships could become politically problematic. Aides to the former president recently told reporters Clinton would move to sever his business ties with billionaire Ron Burkle. An entrepreneur with a playboy reputation, Burkle signed up Clinton as a senior adviser to the Yucaipa Cos., Burkle's private investment firm. The arrangement included stakes in Yucaipa partnerships. Little was known about Clinton's profits from this arrangement until last week, when The Wall Street Journal reported that the former president was expected to reap about $20 million when the company bought back his shares. Clinton's spokesman tells NEWSWEEK the amount of his compensation has not yet been determined.
One possible issue that might have affected Clinton's decision to reconsider his business relationship with Burkle: the financier's ties to the Arab emirate of Dubai. One of Clinton's partners in a Yucaipa fund is the Dubai Investment Group, a company closely linked to Sheik Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, Dubai's ruler. Clinton and Maktoum have a warm relationship, and the sheik, along with other Middle Eastern leaders, was a major contributor to Clinton's presidential library.
Bill's Dubai connection is potentially problematic for Hillary. Two years ago, the New York senator denounced the Bush administration when it failed to block a deal that would have handed over operations of six major U.S. ports to Dubai Ports World, a firm owned by the government of the United Arab Emirates. (The company eventually withdrew its bid.) This month, Hillary criticized oil-rich foreign governments that use "huge pools of money" to buy up stakes in major U.S. financial institutions. That's a good applause line—but a tough one to deliver with a straight face while her husband has a business partnership with a similar foreign fund. Mark Saylor, a U.S. spokesman for Dubai, tells NEWSWEEK that neither Dubai nor Maktoum would comment on their dealings with Bill Clinton. Read the full Newsweek story
by Barbara Ehrenreich, The Nation - There's a reason Hillary Clinton has remained relatively silent during the flap over intemperate remarks by Barack Obama's former pastor, Jeremiah Wright. When it comes to unsavory religious affiliations, she's a lot more vulnerable than Obama.
You can find all about it in a widely under-read article in the September 2007 issue of Mother Jones, in which Kathryn Joyce and Jeff Sharlet reported that "through all of her years in Washington, Clinton has been an active participant in conservative Bible study and prayer circles that are part of a secretive Capitol Hill group known as "The "Fellowship," also known as The Family. But it won't be a secret much longer. Jeff Sharlet's shocking exposé The Family: The Secret Fundamentalism at the Heart of American Power will be published in May.
Sean Hannity has called Obama's church a "cult," but that term applies far more aptly to Clinton's "Family," which is organized into "cells"--their term--and operates sex-segregated group homes for young people in northern Virginia. In 2002, Sharlet joined The Family's home for young men, forswearing sex, drugs and alcohol, and participating in endless discussions of Jesus and power. He wasn't undercover; he used his own name and admitted to being a writer. But he wasn't completely out of danger either. When he went outdoors one night to make a cell phone call, he was followed. He still gets calls from Family associates asking him to meet them in diners--alone. Read the full story here
Duh....In a year when even Republicans weren't supporting Republicans, the Democrats had a clear ride to the White House. However, after the negative antics of the Clinton campaign and the focus on race, the Democrats don't stand a chance in 2008. McCain is looking and acting like a leader while Hillary and Barack duke it out on the street corner. What a waste of a historic moment.
For all of the young people and new voters, don't let this stop you from going to the polls. Even if you don't select a presidential candidate, make sure to put the people into office that have your interests in mind. A lot of those superdelegates that could have stepped up and put an end to this mess before there was no coming back are elected officials. Some of them need to find another profession. They blew this election. Keep that in mind when you go to the polls this year, and during the mid-term election.
Young people have the power to change this foolishness in DC. BE THE CHANGE!A poll released Thursday suggests Arizona Sen. John McCain has moved ahead of both Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.
It also reports that McCain is ahead of Clinton, by a 51 to 41 percent margin.
A poll released Thursday suggests Arizona Sen. John McCain has moved ahead of both Illinois Sen. Barack Obama and New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race for the White House.
The Rasmussen Reports, an independent polling organization, reports McCain leads Obama 49 to 42 percent. It also reports that McCain is ahead of Clinton, by a 51 to 41 percent margin. Read the full article here
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