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January 21, 2008
Clinton machine stifles dissent?
In a remarkable speech delivered yesterday at the Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta (Martin Luther King's church), Barack Obama called for unity, and while he did not single out identity politics by name, his attacks on divisiveness speak for themselves: For most of this country's history, we in the African-American community have been at the receiving end of man's inhumanity to man. And all of us understand intimately the insidious role that race still sometimes plays - on the job, in the schools, in our health care system, and in our criminal justice system.It's a hell of a good speech, and while of course there are the usual attacks on big business, he zeroes in on what is wrong with the Democratic Party (and very cleverly positions himself as a voice of dissent). He was of course subtle enough to avoid all mention of the Clintons, much less their skillful playing of the Latino card. Who knows? I've been ready to count Obama out, but.... If he can get the voters to see the Clintons as having manipulated identity politics and crushed dissent, Obama might just be able to regain some of the momentum he lost. MORE: Kevin Drum seems to be arguing that Obama is sounding too conservative: Obama has clearly chosen his course, and there's really no way for him to give a wink and a nudge to folks like Matt and me to let us know that he's just kidding about all this kumbaya stuff. After all, it's part of his whole appeal to both independents and moderate conservatives, and his candidacy depends on that. So if you're a liberal in Obama's camp, you just have to cross your fingers and trust him.Paul Krugman is also after him. MORE: Fred Barnes thinks Bill Clinton gives Hillary a huge advantage: As an ex-president he can command extensive media attention. What he says gets widespread coverage. In effect, he has a megaphone as big as his wife's, maybe bigger. No other presidential candidate has a surrogate like Bill Clinton. Obama certainly doesn't.I think Michelle Obama should demand equal time! posted by Eric on 01.21.08 at 06:05 PM
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Of course the man also has a friend that is seeking to become dictator of Kenya via ethnic cleansing while having ties to transnational organized crime and terrorism. And if Obama doesn't do something quick about putting a huge amount of distance between himself and his friend, then the words of unity will be seen as blather while he supports tyrannical, ethnically divisive and lethal dictator. Can't be Mr. 'All get along together' with that sort of associate in your life that you phone on the campaign trail.
Only he can make that choice.
And come clean on his land deals with the mob in Chitown. I would really love to know how he could swap property so quickly for such a good chunk of change....
So far he has the old schtick of saying one thing whilst doing another, and that's Clinton territory.