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Today Obama called in to Tom Joyner's morning show. As usual, Tom did Obama's bidding, with his every-black-person-get-behind-the-black-man routine.
Tom said that if every Black person supporting Sen. Clinton would instead support Obama, then Sen. Clinton's lead would be erased. Obama agreed, saying then her lead would virtually be gone.
Obama the said "This is a once in a lifetime opportunity." For me, that was when his arrogance really showed. How dare he suugest we may never get another chance to vote for a Black man for President. That forever and always, he will be the only viable Black man running for POTUS, so let's take this opportunity because it won't happen again.
Even more disturbing, there was not a single policy discusssion. When Tom has Sen. Clinton on his show last month, he grilled her about her health care plan, asking why wouldn't it be free. She answered and gave specifics.
He didn't ask a single policy question of Obama today. It was all ra-ra, we as Black Americans should get behind the Black man....and Obama played along.
Note to Tom Joyner and Barack Obama: I don't enjoy being told to engage in group think. As both of you know, we in the A-A community are not monolithic. And if someone said they were voting for John Edwards b/c he's White, we'd be outraged, and rightly so.
And contrary to your belief Obama, this is not a once-in-a-lifetime chance. More than likely, there will be other African-Americans running for President. You are not the last, best hope of the A-A community.
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