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  •  Did you catch what Cleaver said? (1+ / 0-)

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    "He is articulate - in the black tradition, he would probably be mediocre, but in White America..." he said, a bit dismissively, of Obama's speaking style, going on to joke about the word "articulate."

    "For White Americans, it's like, this guy can speak," he said. He also said he was "outraged over the outrage" at the Wright controversy.

    Yeah, I find that a bit dismissive.  I agree with him on Wright, but I had no idea that as a white person I have lower standards for Obama.  Maybe Cleaver is the change we've been waiting for.  Sheesh.

    NetrootNews coming soon!

    by ksh01 on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 07:54:22 AM PDT

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    •  The levels of racism coming from the Clinton (2+ / 0-)

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      campaign is astounding.

      I actually find it pretty funny. It's almost like there isn't a Clinton supporter alive who can see anything but Barack's skin color.

      John McCain is so (Ned) Divine!!

      by Glinda on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 08:05:38 AM PDT

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    •  He's a preacher himself (1+ / 0-)

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      I've heard him preach.  Maybe he doesn't feel Obama comes up to his level of passion and eloquence.

      Cleaver is my congressman.  He's got a really good voting record, especially on environmental issues.  I read for an hour by candlelight Saturday night because I found out about the lights out thing from Congressman Cleaver's e-newsletter.  

      I've been disappointed that he's a Hillary Clinton supporter, but I guess he's got ties to the Clintons that go way back and he feels like he has to be loyal.  I think he's taken a lot of heat over it locally.

      Loudest the river, fewest the fish.

      by houyhnhnm on Tue Apr 01, 2008 at 08:23:14 AM PDT

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