Thank you Mayor Franklin for standing up for what is right for our party.
The AJC is reporting that Mayor Franklin "Speaking at the 40th annual MLK commemorative service at Ebenezer Baptist Church, Franklin said the country is on the "cusp of turning the impossible into reality. Yes this is reality, not fantasy or fairy tales.""
She said this with Clinton in the room!!!
As a lifelong Democrat I have been very disappointed about the level to which the Clinton’s appear to be willing to go to win an election. I have been a Clinton supporter and defender for years but have been disgusted at the turn they took after losing Iowa. It is, in my opinion, a page out of Rove’s book... divide and conquer. I am very disappointed and am considering whether or not I will be able to support Hillary if she does get the nomination.
GO Mayor Franklin... I hope more party leaders will stand up to the Clintons attempt to divide us in a year unity is more important than ever!!
AJC's story...
http://www.ajc.com/...
Update: pointed out in the comments another quote from the story...
"after Franklin's remarks, the crowd of more than 2000 rose to its feet - except for Bill Clinton, who sat in his front pew seat and clapped politely."
Update 2:
From Hope08... in the comments
Gives fuller meaning on why the crowd was pumped and Bill was not...
"In this beautiful, all-American morning, we are at the cusp of turning the impossible into reality," Mayor Jackson said.
"Yes, this is reality, no fantasy or fairy tale," she said.
The phrase was an obvious reference to Mr. Clinton’s heated insistence in New Hampshire that Mr. Obama’s record on the Iraq war was "the biggest fairy tale I’ve ever seen" — a remark that Mr. Obama’s supporters have broadly interpreted as criticism of his candidacy.
No candidates were mentioned by name and the only one who was in attendance, former Gov. Mike Huckabee of Arkansas, a former Baptist minister who is seeking the Republican nomination, did not speak. But Mayor Jackson hit hard at the idea that it is time for a black man to be elected president, referring again and again to Ralph Ellison’s classic, "Invisible Man" and the need for change.
She said it is clear that Americans will elect its first president "from uncharted places."
"This is reality and we have to embrace it," she said.
Her remarks were clearly meant to reassure black voters that Mr. Obama is electable — a concern among many blacks, who have said in interviews that they do not want to see their votes wasted or their hopes dashed. At the same time, many are supporters of the Clintons and are comfortable voting for Mrs. Clinton.
"There comes a time when one must take a position that is not safe or politic," Mayor Franklin said.
"Martin aimed high, acted with faith, dreamed miracles that inspired a nation. Can we act on King’s legacy without dreaming? I think not," she said. "King’s legacy gives light to our hopes, permission to our aspirations and relevance to our dreams."Her words were often interrupted with cries of "It’s time, it’s time," from the congregation.
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