corrine as i posted elsewhere on this site: there was no talk of race and no playing the race card in iowa. obama and his campaign knew from the git go that this was NOT the way to win friends and influence people. when bill saw the iowa blow out he played the race card in ‘subtle, nuanced verbiage’ that would resonate with the blacks and create a firestorm. he took this theme on the road to south carolina trying to diminish the effects of hillary’s loss with whites, he then whipped out his crayons and painted obama black, ya know, just like good old jesse jackson. the msm goes on about all the faux pas bill makes… these are not mistakes, bill clinton knew just what he was doing. the clintons are not racists but they are not above playing the race card in order to win.

i copied this somewhere, don’t remember where. the women were questioning obamas position on womens issues and this was the response from reality check. these are only the things he has accomplished regarding womans issues, not all of the legislation in his entire career as a senator of il and the us senate. Obama and Womens’ Issues~ From ‘RH Reality Check’: “Throughout his career, Senator Obama has consistently championed a woman’s right to choose, earning him 100% ratings from pro-choice groups during his tenure in the Illinois State Senate and the United States Senate. In 2005, he was the honorary chair of Planned Parenthood of Chicago Area’s Roe v. Wade celebration. And he has not shied away from tough battles. In the Illinois State Senate, Obama worked hand-in-hand with advocacy groups to protect women’s reproductive health. And just last year, Obama was the only U.S. Senator who supported a fundraising initiative to defeat a proposed abortion ban in South Dakota. And Senator Obama was the only presidential candidate to weigh in on the controversy surrounding the opening of the Planned Parenthood clinic in Aurora. If elected president, Senator Obama would overturn the global gag rule and reinstate funding for UNFPA. elsewhere: he has been a consistent champion of reproductive choice and will make preserving women’s rights under Roe v. Wade a priority as President. He opposes any constitutional amendment to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision in that case. Obama introduced legislation to combat domestic violence by providing $25 million a year for partnerships between domestic violence prevention organizations and fatherhood or marriage programs. Senator Obama co-sponsored and helped reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. Signed into law in January 2006, the bill funds and helps communities, nonprofit organizations, and police combat domestic violence, sexual assault, and stalking. The legislation establishes a sexual assault services program and provides education grants to prevent domestic violence. Barack Obama introduced legislation to increase child support enforcement by an additional $4.9 billion over 10 years, a measure that will collect nearly $20 billion in payments from men who don’t fulfill their parental responsibilities. The bill also makes sure that states pass through 100 percent of collected child support payments to families. Obama will fight to protect Title IX and make sure women have equal educational opportunities from pre-kindergarten through college. Obama is an original co-sponsor of Johanna’s Law, which will educate women and increase awareness of ovarian cancer, and has supported efforts to combat breast cancer. He helped pass legislation in the Illinois State Senate to expand insurance coverage for mammograms. Barack Obama has fought to maintain funding for the Centers of Excellence in Women’s Health at the Department of Health and Human Services. He also supports legislation to encourage research that will examine gender and health disparities. The same legislation would establish community outreach programs in underserved areas to help women access health care and maintain healthy lifestyles. Barack Obama believes the government needs to better enforce the Equal Pay Act, fight job discrimination, and improve child care options and family medical leave to give women equal footing in the workplace. Obama also introduced legislation to fight homelessness among veterans, with a special focus on treating women who may have been victims of sexual trauma. Along with Senator Claire McCaskill, Obama has also co-sponsored legislation to provide funding for additional caseworkers and mental health counselors, a women’s mental health treatment program, and a comprehensive mental health study of returning soldiers.

I have heard this premise before. It is really very clever and the ultimate in race-baiting, which frees the real practitioners from responsibility for playing it…by blaming the target…for waking up in the moring and being African-American. So, because we wake up in the morning and are African-American, we are, by default — RACE-BAITING the majority population. Clever. This must be the Northern version of the “Southern Strategy.” I like it. It is very smooth. Always appreciate excellence — and this takes PR spin into high art. Maybe Mark Penn really earned his BIG FEES by introducing a new way for racists to practice their art w/out the burden of RESPONSIBILITY — and blame the victim.

In just what alternate universe does anyone need to call attention to the color of Sen. Obama’s skin? Good lord. Renata goes on and on and on about how Sen. Clinton isn’t a good New York State Senator. Why not ask the people of Illinois what they think about their absentee senator, the one who seems not to have the time to show up for his roll-calls? Can we say what’s sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander at any point? The people I know in Illinois tell me they’ll never vote for him again because he’s totally uninterested in being Senator from Illinois.