Senator Clinton's Supporters--TAVIS SMILEY's FORUM is on CSPAN-

[MADem]

The Senator will be coming up in the next session, from what I am to understand.

Al Sharpton is a scream! This is a wonderful program!

[Tom Rinaldo]

1. It has been a wonderful forum

I've been watching it online on cspan. Many wonderful and heart moving things are being said there.

[MADem]

13. It has been vibrant. Some thought it might fall flat, but it's been anything BUT.

Doctor Robert Franklin was funny as hell!!

[MadBadger]

2. Sharpton just slammed Clinton's campaign and their perceived playing of the race card.

[tishaLA]

4. and for trying to change the rules

he said she needs to explain.

And he spoke RIGHT to Sheila Jackson Lee as he was saying it.

[MadBadger]

5. And the audience was on fire. THey dont seem to care that Obama isnt there.

They understand that he is trying to win the nomination.

[BooScout]

7. and we all know Sharpton knows how to play the race card

:eyes:

[tishaLA]

9. he actually didn't say "race card"

I've never heard anyone involved in civil rights politics use that silly phrase, which is a phrase of white supremacy that started during the OJ Simpson trial. He said that they used racially charged language and said that, although he admires her record on civil rights, she needs to explain those actions.

[anamandujano]

11. The key word being "perceived."

All twisted words advanced by the Obama campaign and MSM.

[RepublicanElephant]

3. sharpton just called hillary to task...

no to changing primary rules on mich and florida.

and no more racially-tinged language by staffers.

got a standing ovation.

[Tom Rinaldo]

6. Sharpton just "lied" though

He talked about not changing the rules in mid stream in regards to seating delegates from Florida and Michigan - and that is a cogent argument, but then he threw courting Super Delegates to win as part of changing the rules in mid stream. He is wrong about that. The rules have always allowed Super Delegates to vote their conscience. Either set of rules may be right or wrong, but there is no denying that it would be a change in the rules to make Super Delegates mirror their votes according to some other criteria.

[XemaSab]

8. O RLY?

http://www.delegatehub.com/

[Tom Rinaldo]

10. Really. The rules have always allowed Super Delegates to vote any way they want

Those were the rules before this campaign started. They have been the rules for decades. Trying to make them different now, in the middle of the primaries, would be "changing the rules in mid stream". I am not argueing right or wrong here - not regarding Super Delegates, not regarding Florida and Michigan, just basic logic.

[MADem]

12. Tom is correct. Your link actually proves his point. NT

[MADem]

14. Hillary is KICKING ASS. Three standing ovations. And the Q and A is GREAT.

What a great forum.

[wndycty]

15. We definitely are not watching the same program

:kick:

[NJSecularist]

16. Hillary is a liar

Her husband's campaign was effectively finished in Early April.