DAMN!!! Chicago black talk radio is upset at the treatment of Burris

[bigdarryl]

this is going to be a big problem for the democratic party trying to not seat this guy.Some of the callers are even blaming Obama for coming out supporting Senator Reid position.

[babylonsister]

1. That was the whole intention imo. Create a divide. nt

[Peacetrain]

8. I think you are right.. Blago is trying to cover his tracks

[babylonsister]

12. He's also trying to

garner support from any future jurors he might need. So they say...

[Grateful for Hope]

24. Exactly

Nominate a person that is not very popular in his state, and then sit back and watch the fireworks spark.

[firedupdem]

2. just what blago wanted. nice n/t

[IsItJustMe]

19. His momma did not raise no fool. That is for damn sure. And he learned to have a set somewhere

down the line.

[firedupdem]

27. No, she raised a fool who could have been a good governor if he

wasn't a crook.

[IsItJustMe]

32. He's a politician. These people aren't gods.

[firedupdem]

35. god? who mentioned god? I mentioned slimy crook. n/t

[snowbear]

3. Darryl....... there is no "DEMOCRAT Party" !!!!!!

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DAMMIT, how many times do we have to tell you that ??????

[bigdarryl]

4. OH PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!

[snowbear]

5. You are showing your true colors everytime you use that Rovian term..

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[bigdarryl]

6. Link to radio show

http://www.wvon.com/personality/tillman.php

[snowbear]

9. I'll pull up your link when you change it to "Democratic" Party.

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And to think... I gave you Valentines hearts last year...

What the hell is wrong with me?

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[snowbear]

10. OMG, he actually corrected it... THANK YOU BIG DARRYL !!!

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Big hug for big D...

[Saturday]

11. They have no reason not to seat him. Reid was stupid to say he wouldn't.nt

[EFerrari]

13. It doesn't look like he can defend the seat.

:shrug:

[jwirr]

14. This is exactly what blago wants. Division.

[wryter2000]

15. They ought to seat him

Take back the "no way." Thank Blago for naming someone good -- something totally out of character for him. Accept Burris. End of problem.

[IsItJustMe]

20. Yes, but are the Dems that smart. That is the question.

[ProSense]

16. Ridiculous, especially after Rush's

idiotic race claim. He had no such concern when he supported Blair Hull against Obama in 2004.

Burris is being a hypocrite.

[rwheeler31]

17. Oh good God think people.

Burris would be totally ineffective and loose the seat, the repubs are pushing him.

[snowbear]

18. That must be why Pat Buchanan was so excited about him...

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His hands were doing that "karate chop" thing when he was raving about what a great pick he was....

[RFKHumphreyObama]

22. Burris wouldn't lose the seat

Because he wouldn't be a candidate for re-election, unless he changes his mind

[angee_is_mad]

29. Did he say he wouldn't run in 2010

He is so fixated on being senator, I can not imagine him not trying to make a go of it in 2010. It would be to hard for him to give it up.

[dansolo]

25. I think he is just a placeholder

It will be an open election in 2010. The Democrats shouldn't need the advantage of incumbency to keep that seat. There should be plenty of good candidates to choose from.

[WeDidIt]

21. As far as I'm concerned, Burris is now as tainted as Blagojevich.

Sorry, but I cannot see how Burris can be anything other than just another Illinois political criminal.

[LoZoccolo]

23. Who exactly was saying this, Mr. Bigdarryl?

Hmmmmmmmm?

[depakid]

26. Burris' political career is over

This makes (at least) twice now that the man has put ambition above good judgment and ethics.

[RepublicanElephant]

28. how many of these stations are right-wing, clear channel owned?

things that make you go "hmmm..."

[angee_is_mad]

33. WVON is a PROGRESSIve BLACK radio

station in Chicago. I listen to it all the time online and it is a Chicago institution. Check it out. Especially the Cliff Kelley show and Matt & Perri. Al Sharpton, Roland Martin, and Warren Ballantine have shows on there. Jesse jackson's daughter has a morning show.

[mucifer]

39. yup it's indy and it's African American owned. It has a few conservative programs on it

but not many. I absolutely love Cliff Kelley. Obama used to call into his show very frequently before the presidential race got started. I don't think he calls in anymore.

[angee_is_mad]

41. he was interviewed during the campaign

as well as on other black talk radio shows, ie Tom Joyner, Michael Baisden.

[AngryAmish]

38. WVON? ClearChannel?

about as likely as the Chicago Defender being run by National Review.

[Tarheel_Dem]

30. I saw him on 1600 Pennsylvania Ave, and I just plain didn't like him.

He may be a wonderful person, and the people of Illinois would know that a lot better than me, but he had that Bush "smirk" that makes my skin crawl. Other than ambition, and something to add to his biography, I don't know why he thinks he's the only one who's qualified to be a placeholder. Add that to Bobby Rush's inflammatory statements, and I think it's a bad pick all around.

Blago's a cunning politician, and this appointment temporarily shifts the spotlight to Burris. With Fitzgerald itching to release excerpts from the wiretaps, I'm just very uneasy about any appointment Blago makes.

[Danger Mouse]

31. How dare they stand up for what's right!

How DARE they!

[IndianaJones]

34. sense when does Chicago black talk radio control the democrat party. nt.

[Undercurrent]

36. .

That was the whole idea.

It's like the guy who's wife is divorcing him, so he burns down the house, blows up the cars, and sinks the family boat. "If I can't have it, NO ONE can". Cry. Shriek. Cry. Scream. Cry.

Blago is a brat bastard.


And furthermore, Burris is no squeaky clean guy. There is the little history of his lobbying work (which will be investigated), and the matter of Burris seeking the death penalty for an innocent man ( http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=132&topic_id=8049189&mesg_id=8049189 ) If I were Burris, I sure as hell wouldn't want Fitzgerald investigating me.

Why do you think Fitz asked for a 90 day extension of the investigation> He would be derelict in his duty if he did not investigate this appointment.

Anyway, there are enough shit stirrers in the Chicago/Springfield who have their own agendas to make this shit pot boil for a long, long time.


typo -

[yourguide]

37. That's bullshit

Blagojevich knows it, Rush knows it, Burris knows it, and black radio knows it. They just want to stoke the damn fire.

[mucifer]

40. I think the issue of the senate being an exclusive white club is real.

Too bad about the timing of all of this. I would have rather this issue came out front and center decades ago. But, it is what it is and I think the democratic party has diverse opinions and diverse ideas. This is just sad the way it's playing out at this point in history.

[Hippo_Tron]

42. The Senate has several members who are Hispanic and Pacific Islander

Although I agree that the Senate is entirely too white. That said, we just got a black President so I think that's going to encourage a lot more black people to run for office in the future.

[AtomicKitten]

43. This appointment and all in its wake are politics on steroids.

Preemptively telling Blagoyevich they will not seat any appointment he makes was a smooth move on the part of Congressional Dems. Shockingly, Rush played the race card off the top of the deck, and Blago and Burris have saddled it. Now I guess we wait to see who blinks first.