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I got a chance to interview Florida state Sen. Anthony C. "Tony" Hill Sr. before Hillary Clinton's speech. Tony was an early supporter of Barack Obama. And because Florida is a key swing state, the Florida delegation is seated a few feet from the stage. ...
Tony gave me his take on Clinton's speech:
I think that, again, Senator Obama has taken the high road. He has accommodated Clinton's historical run. It's just like in sports: someone wins, someone loses.
So tonight, Senator Clinton will take another milestone. It's not where you came from it's only where you're going. There's not a talent deficit, there's an opportunity deficit.
Tony had high expectations for Clinton:Tonight, she will seal the deal as it relates to her supporters and people who feel they're been alienated or disrespected.Clinton was introduced by her daughter Chelsea, who also narrated a brief video. Chelsea said her mother "had reached for the stars."
When Clinton walked out on stage, she was treated like a rock star. There was wild applause, cries of "we love you" and a more than five-minute standing ovation. After prefatory remarks, Clinton said the words that Obama supporters have been waiting for:
Whether you voted for me, or voted for Barack, the time is now to unite as a single party with a single purpose. We are on the same team, and none of us can sit on the sidelines...Clinton's words of unity were greeted with thunderous applause. Did she seal the deal with the "sisterhood of the traveling pantsuits?" Only time will tell.
Barack Obama is my candidate. And he must be our President.
Many Clinton supporters are still angry about the mainstream media's sexist coverage of her campaign. They take pride that the National Party Platform denounces sexism and gender bias in the political process.
At the same time, the Obama camp badly underestimated Clinton's supporters' passion and enthusiasm for a woman who was "reaching for the stars." And for some, that passion and emotion cannot be turned off in the name of party unity.
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By: sherid41 on 8/27/2008 12:35PM
I'm in total agreement with Wanda ! I also saw that delusional woman on CNN, and I had to think, What about all of her ancestors who fought and died for the right to vote....my parents didn't think they would see the day when a BLACK man would be nominated by a major party in a presidential run, and for him to speak on the 45th anniversary of MLK's speech in Washington. This woman was supposed to be a long time democrat, who has voted since she was 18, who called all of relatives, to remind them to vote. Maybe she's still in her house and it hasn't been foreclosed on. Maybe she can still afford groceries, and gas. Maybe she has some savings put away, which means that she's alot better off that the rest of us, and afford to sqander her vote. But the rest us cannot. As a person who strongly believes in the democratic agenda, we have to remember that we as democrats have been voting for the lesser of two evils since Bill Clinton was in office, and right now, the stakes are too high to allow the republicans to continue with the same fear tactics, and steal another election the way they did in 2000 with Al Gore.....do you remember ? To all of Hillary's supporters, follow your leader and remember what this election is about....we are still democrats, and we MUST get behind Barack Obama, and vote him in by a landslide...in order to send the strongest signal to the Republicans !!
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By: Eld.McNeil on 8/27/2008 12:47PM
To echo: Anutha Brutha:
I share you sentiments my brother exactly.Our people have to become responsible as a people.Yes discriminatory practices do exist, but, not just for black only, hispanics etc; also share some (if not exactly) the same burden. The Poor in america has no sepcific color gender. As noted, and if watched closely; America is positioning itself more or less on social and economic class status ;and if we whom are educated, do not pour into those whom are not we have a problem, and if those whom are not, do not resource themselves to those avenues, than Yes, we "will continue the decline and the cycle will repeat itself, no matter who is President. Obama is running for President"not saviour of a people"..He is not and will not Be Jesus second coming No! No!.
As a Minister the Church, must re-commit itself to the community.Get from behind the 4 walls and educate; as did our forefathers and forerunners. Clergy must take on the same burden as the Abernathy's; Kings; and Vernon Johns of their times did; and as is Rev Sharpton,and other's are doing now, we must be more vocal & visual about social injustices, economic depravtiy and educatioanal woes. Rememeber Now JESUS spoke agianst the oppression of poor and disvalued people too. So i see alot of change starting with the Church (Clergy).
But, in closing we must train the young, educate the dumb, and unit as One.
This is key..Not just who is President.
The Only real answer for mankind is Jesus!
This World will grow worse and worse.
True Change starts with the individual.
Be Blessed!.
eld.mcneil
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By: Analyst on 8/29/2008 4:48AM
Sen. Clinton delivered a great speech that should have left all democrats wondering why she is not on the ticket. Her speech highlighted the poor judgment Sen. Obama has made ever since he stabbed Dr. Wright in the back, snubed Father Pfleger, left his chuch of 20 years for his idea of political expediency and disrespected black fathers. He may has well have eaten some cheese and chose Sen. Clinton as VP, he has been pandering to right wing conservatives and the Jews without any dignity. The man has even declared that Jerusalem shall be the undivided capital of Israel, something the most Zionist Jew does not openly advocate. The capital of Israel is Tel Aviv. By not choosing Sen. Clinton as running mate Sen. Obama has decided to fall on his sword. Without Sen. Clinton the Obama Campaign is doomed. Its a mathematical certainty. The black female delegate interviewed on the convention floor after Sen. Clinton's address expressed in tears the impass of conscience that will not allow many Sen. Clinton supporters to vote for Sen. Obama. November will seal the political doom of the elitist Obama and proud black Americans like me will rejoice in his defeat. There will be a black American president of the United States, but it ought to be one that we can take pride in and not a proverbial Uncle Tom like Sen. Obama.
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By: Brown Sugah Baby on 8/27/2008 2:20PM
I am not a fan of Hillary Clinton, but I thought she gave a great speech...for a few minutes though, I was a little concerned about where she was going, and obviously, the crowd was too, based on their silence, when she kept saying "I ran for president because..blah, blah blah". When she wrapped it up with "...that's why we need to vote for Barack Obama" I was able to breathe a sigh of relief.
I would bet that having to support the opponent that she not only bad-mouthed throughout the campaign, and whose level of class and perserverance were unwiseingly underestimated, was one of the most pain-staking task she's ever faced in her political career.
For someone who was clearly recognized as the loser, she stepped up her game and came through like a pro, reminding her supporters that it was time to pull it all together...it couldn't have been easy, and even though I still don't trust her as far as I could throw her, she gets her props for coming up to the plate when it mattered most.
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By: Jake on 8/27/2008 7:51PM
Thank you Brown Sugah Baby: You nailed on the head, I was concerned as will as to which direction she was going. She appeared to have healed and seem sincere. Hillary will probably be given a post by Obama, at least I hope so. From the Godfather: keep your friends close but keep your enemies closer.
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By: Blaqgod on 8/27/2008 10:08PM
Hillary is only setting things up for 2012. Thats her strategy. Prepare a speech that gives the appearance as a uniter so that voters will look at her not as an sore loser, but as one who accpeted defeat and supported her opposition. But no matter how good Barack may be to some, there are just those that no matter how convincing you can be, they won't sway from the one they support.
I echo the same sentiment as Anutha Brutha. We as black people really need to do a self check and realize that no matter what political party wins, neither will do for us when we won't do for ourselves. Neither party really focused on black issues, but as always we want to be part of the whole. Both parites were more concerned about Evangelicals and Jewish voters than they were about the black vote. Why? Because first, we don't vote and second, we vote only one way. Not all Democrats have our best interests at heart. But I do believe Barack will do more for us although he has to be a uniter. He has shown that he can be a uniter not just here in America but in foreign lands as well. We as black people really need to start holding ourselves as a whole more accountable for what happens in our communities and stop making excuses and hoping that things will get better. We need more doers because we have way too many talkers.
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By: MzChea on 8/28/2008 12:24PM
That speech just landed Hillary in the supreme court justice or whereever else she wants to be. No one can say she didn't try & unite the democratic party. She was genuine, funny, and honestly i think she did better with this speech for Obama than any of the ones for her. She showed a lot of class and strenghth. You go girl!!
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