Maya Angelou stands by Hillary Clinton

[sueragingroz]

Here's my third (and last) sinker of the day

You say we never post anything positive... well here's something positive...

Feel free to shit all over it.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/elections/867803,angelouhill032908.article

March 29, 2008

FROM THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
NEW YORK -- Like millions of others who watched, or read, Sen. Barack Obama's speech on race, Maya Angelou was deeply moved, calling it "fantastic" and "historic."

But she remains a supporter of Obama's rival for the Democratic presidential nomination, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, whom Angelou has known since Bill Clinton was governor of Arkansas, in the 1980s.

"I promised myself that 20 years after seeing her passion and courage (as first lady of Arkansas) that if she ever runs for anything, I'm going to support her," the author, who spent part of her childhood in Arkansas, told The Associated Press during a recent interview.

Angelou has a long history of political activism, dating back to the civil rights era when she worked with Malcolm X and the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr., and she has contributed money to numerous campaigns, including Hillary Clinton's first run for the Senate in New York, in 2000, and former President Clinton's re-election race, in 1996.

[anonymous171]

1. Did anyone ask her about Rev. Wright?

[sueragingroz]

4. and the shit flinging begins

You people kill me.

I'm off to bed.

[JoFerret]

29. Is that relevant?

Neither candidate can win sufficient elected delegates in the remaining primaries to secure the nomination, and so the battle has moved to winning over the superdelegates. Obama's bogus "race-baiter" strategy is one of the main reasons he has come this far, and it is affecting the process now. But by deliberately inflaming the most destructive passions in American politics, the strategy has badly divided and confused Democrats, at least for the moment. And having done so, it may well doom the Democrats in the general election.

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/currents/20080330_Obama_...

[noel711]

32. Dr. Angelou was in attendance at REv. WRight's

birthday party last week.

She must know something..

[leftofcool]

2. I know why the caged bird sings too, Maya

[Adelante]

3. O-kayyyyy

well here's something positive...

Feel free to shit all over it.

[dkf]

5. What...no poem?

I never did understand what that was all about.

[joshcryer]

31. No dignity.

No respect.

Man.

[grantcart]

6. Angelou is a great soul

If Hillary had gotten people like this to run her campaign instead of Penn/Carville/Davis she would have won it all.

[DarienComp]

7. Announcer: And now, Maya Angelou... for "Froot Loops".

Maya Angelou:

Toucan Sam,
you leap on the back of the wind,
load stone to assorted fruit flavors,
Phoenix of the dawns, one smile.
We gave you, Toucan Sam, life.
You, Toucan Sam, give us loops of fruit.
Fruity loops, Fruit Loopies,
swimming in the churning, frothy mother sea of milk,
Kellogg's appreciates consumer comments, P. O. Box 221, Battle Creek, Michigan,
a prism of fruity color, a cornocopia of over forty fruity tastes.
The orange, the apple, the grape, the pomegrante, the quince, the kumkwat, the kiwi, the plantain, the guava...

Announcer: This has been Maya Angelou... for "Froot Loops".

SNL Transcripts

Apologies to Maya Angelou, David Alan Grier, SNL, and anyone else with a bug up their butt.

:D

[tishaLA]

11. I loved the Butterfinger one

[DarienComp]

17. yeah, those sketches are classic

[MelissaB]

8. This Obama supporter will give this a k&r.

I admire Angelou and love her work. :hi:

[goclark]

19. Admire Maya Angelou as well

At least she said something nice about his speech on Race.

[ossman]

9. What a dirtbag, traitor, Amurica hater.... Kidding. Wow. She has a mind of her own. Congrats.

I'm sure Obama will let her speak at the inaguration. The second one at least.

[susankh4]

10. I am very proud of Ms. Angelou

She is one heck of a woman! Standing by her convictions this way.

Brava to one of the greats!

K&R

[la la]

12. ^ 5 maya angelou-

she has the courage of her convictions, and should not be dissed as she has been here.

It's unfortunate that those who support Sen. Clinton seem to be constantly shat upon here.

What's up with that? It gets mighty old ................

[tishaLA]

13. Ms Angelou seems like a great woman

I respect her decision although I don't agree with it.

[Kermit77]

18. Maya:"The truth is, if Sen. Clinton didn't have such a worthy adversary, she wouldn't be challenged.

Maya almost endorsed Obama with that last sentence. I think Maya wishes she could support Obama but she is too loyal to her old friends.

"Although committed to Hillary Clinton, Angelou says she would be happy to see Obama become president 'Äî the country's first black president 'Äî especially after the March 18 speech prompted by his former pastor's racial statements. Obama, a Democrat from Illinois, called upon "the nation to break "a racial stalemate we've been stuck in for years.'"

"It was fantastic. It was historic," she says. "I have had people calling me from all over, some of whom said that it's going to be compared to (King's) 'I Have a Dream,' because of what it says about race in the United States.

"The truth is, if Sen. Clinton didn't have such a worthy adversary, she wouldn't be challenged."

[McCamy Taylor]

14. I like seeing writers take a political stance.

[Olney Blue]

15. Nice article- thanks!

[graywarrior]

16. Sweet.

But I think for myself.

[rpannier]

20. I admire Ms Angelou

She's a great woman.
I'm not a Clinton supporter, but I respect her decision.

There will always be divisive morons in every election who are offended that people of her caliber do not support their candidate and thus, they will immediately assault the character of the supporter.

A couple of examples are:

Bill Richardson
Joe Wilson

[emilyg]

21. Two brilliant women.

[bhikkhu]

22. Well proving that it is possible to really like both candidates.

She is a good person.

[Raine]

23. I admire and respect Angelou

that doesn't change, I'm just really sorry she's backing the wrong person for president. :-(

[wildeyed]

24. Nice article.

Thanks for posting.

[Fredda Weinberg]

25. k&r

[femrap]

26. Shirley Chisholm always said:

'Men are men.'

I still don't understand why a half black male deserves the vote, the presidency, etc. before a woman of any color.

Why is that? Especially lacking the experience that she has.

I would think an American Indian would be up first.

[ElsewheresDaughter]

27. YES SHE CAN!

[ElsewheresDaughter]

28. .

[goletian]

30. so, shes supporting hillary because she promised herself she would... because she liked her...

as first lady... sounds like a very well informed decision.

[PatGund]

35. Agreed....

She shows her support for Sen. Clinton in a very classy way - while still showing a high regard for Sen. Obama as well.

Classy lady indeed.

[OzarkDem]

33. She's a brave and principled woman

and her endorsement speaks volumes.

[kwenu]

34. I admire Dr. Angelou but no one knows who she will vote for privately.

[Johnny__Motown]

36. I like the fact that if someone does not abandon Hillary it is considered newsworthy

[The Night Owl]

37. LET IT SINK!

Or, am I supposed to alert and ignore? Help me out, Obama loyalists!

[OzarkDem]

39. Why would you alert?

Do you dislike Maya Angelou?

[The Night Owl]

40. I don't know. I'm just following orders.

:sarcasm:

[AX10]

38. K/R

[Beacool]

41. Thank you Ms. Angelou, at least one person who has backbone and doesn't vow down to pressure.

Unlike John Lewis.............