Uniter: Clinton gains black endorsements in SC..

[KennedyGuy]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080125/ap_on_el_pr/clinton;_ylt=AuBUBAGgda4jCs0LbERF4Y.yFz4D

"Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton gathered emotional endorsements Friday from two prominent black women who implored blacks to set aside their excitement about her rival Barack Obama's campaign to be the first black president.

In the run-up to Saturday's South Carolina Democratic primary, the first in which blacks could play a pivotal role, Clinton has spoken to mostly white audiences while her husband, Bill, the former president, has courted blacks. But that changed Friday when she made an explicit pitch for black support in a speech at a historically black college in South Carolina's state capital surrounded by prominent black supporters.

The New York senator was welcomed to the stage by two black colleagues from her home state — former New York Mayor David Dinkins and House Ways and Means Chairman Charles Rangel — who praised Clinton as a public servant and friend.

Polls show blacks strongly supporting Obama in the state, while Clinton and former Sen. John Edwards roughly split the white vote.

Stacey Jones, a Benedict College Dean who described herself as "a woman, an African American, a size 9 wide and any other label you choose to use," said she understood why many blacks might pause before voting Saturday for Clinton.

"For some of us it may take a very, very bold step to walk into that voting booth and focus on our community's future rather than acting on pure emotion. Let's do the right thing and elect Sen. Hillary Clinton president of the United States," she said to applause".

[ursi]

1. I just threw up in my mouth a little bit ...we go from the Bush mob family

back to the Clinton mob family.

Wonder what the collective IQ of America really is?

[KennedyGuy]

2. take a breath mint and move along..

[Nedsdag]

4. So KKKennedyGuy,

Anymore lame-ass jokes up your sleeve?

[russian33]

3. but I thought Hillary was racist?

:eyes:

[madrchsod]

5. thank you for this link....

"He went on to tout her work with Senate Republicans such as South Carolina's Lindsey Graham and Arizona's John McCain, who won this state's GOP primary.
"She and John McCain are very close. They always laugh that if they wind up being the nominees of their parties, it would be the most civilized election in American history and probably put the voters to sleep," Bill Clinton said."


.....i thought obama was the only one that praised republicans and wanted to reach across the aisle...

[Armstead]

6. It wouold put voters asleep because we'd have to center-right candidates