Comments on: The Dirty Dozens: Race, Civil Rights and the Democrats http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/ Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:08:35 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 By: Boondocks Takes on BET « Kenyon Farrow http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-771 Boondocks Takes on BET « Kenyon Farrow Mon, 04 Feb 2008 04:04:04 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-771 [...] 3, 2008 · No Comments Remember just a few short weeks ago I said that Hillary Clinton’s campaign made a huge mistake to have choice of BET founder Bob Johnson stumping for her to the Black community? You don’t? [...] [...] 3, 2008 · No Comments Remember just a few short weeks ago I said that Hillary Clinton’s campaign made a huge mistake to have choice of BET founder Bob Johnson stumping for her to the Black community? You don’t? [...]

]]> By: Kay http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-770 Kay Sat, 19 Jan 2008 16:14:41 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-770 Greetings Kenyon, We would like to invite you to participate as a special guest in an upcoming live broadcast of the Empowered Black Perspectives Show to address various issues pertaining to our Black communities. Your name and profile was submitted to our administrative department in response to a survey that our loyal listeners answered to regarding guests that they would like to know more about. Empowered Black Perspectives broadcasts are structured as informative sessions where we invite those in our community who have diverse perspectives to participate in our roundtable discussions. Please email me directly at Empoweredblack@aol.com for more information and details about your proposed appearance. I look forward to hearing from you. Stay Empowered Kay, Administrative Assistant Theempoweredblackwomensnetwork.com Empoweredblackperspectives.com Greetings Kenyon,

We would like to invite you to participate as a special guest in an upcoming live broadcast of the Empowered Black Perspectives Show to address various issues pertaining to our Black communities. Your name and profile was submitted to our administrative department in response to a survey that our loyal listeners answered to regarding guests that they would like to know more about. Empowered Black Perspectives broadcasts are structured as informative sessions where we invite those in our community who have diverse perspectives to participate in our roundtable discussions. Please email me directly at Empoweredblack@aol.com for more information and details about your proposed appearance. I look forward to hearing from you.

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]]> By: robyn C. http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-769 robyn C. Thu, 17 Jan 2008 17:42:10 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-769 I don't particularly like the political track record of either Clinton, but as a woman of color I must admit I'm torn between wanting to see a representative of my race or my gender in the White House (especially since having a black woman in office seems to be a far-fetched fantasy at the moment...unless its Oprah :) Platform -wise I support much more of Obama's beliefs but I'll be glad to see Hilary win a few state primaries if only to prove that one day a woman - hopefully more progressive than she - can become president. I don’t particularly like the political track record of either Clinton, but as a woman of color I must admit I’m torn between wanting to see a representative of my race or my gender in the White House (especially since having a black woman in office seems to be a far-fetched fantasy at the moment…unless its Oprah :)

Platform -wise I support much more of Obama’s beliefs but I’ll be glad to see Hilary win a few state primaries if only to prove that one day a woman – hopefully more progressive than she – can become president.

]]> By: Andre L. http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-768 Andre L. Tue, 15 Jan 2008 13:57:55 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-768 I don't know what's more alarming the Clinton's for getting African American props or African American's doing the propping up to begin with. What was striking to me about the Lowery/Lewis debate was how their backgrounds contrast as clear as the debate between Clinton and Obama has shaped into. Congressman Lewis, the brave civil rights activists turned into a Washington insider. And Lowery, the man outside the system. I don’t know what’s more alarming the Clinton’s for getting African American props or African American’s doing the propping up to begin with.

What was striking to me about the Lowery/Lewis debate was how their backgrounds contrast as clear as the debate between Clinton and Obama has shaped into. Congressman Lewis, the brave civil rights activists turned into a Washington insider. And Lowery, the man outside the system.

]]> By: Hillary Clinton » Blog Archive » The Dirty Dozens: Race, Civil Rights and the Democrats http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-767 Hillary Clinton » Blog Archive » The Dirty Dozens: Race, Civil Rights and the Democrats Tue, 15 Jan 2008 03:31:48 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-767 [...] rsinderbrand wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIt’s gettin hot in herr! The gloves are coming off, and people are now being forced to take sides. Senator Hillary Clinton has been trying to spin herself out of a whole she dug when she, at an attempt to dig at Senator Barack Obama, said that while he likes to compare himself to MLK, it took a president–Lyndon B. Johnson–to pass the Civil Rights Act. The blacks are giving her hell over that comment, and on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” she said that the Obama campaign was “deliberately distorting” her comments. Well I saw the interview when it aired, and no, no one is distorting her comments. She said something really politically foolish trying to one-up Obama, and she got caught out there. I thought at the time that that statement was going to come back to haunt her. But it doesn’t end there. Saturday, Bob Johnson, founder of BET had the […] [...] [...] rsinderbrand wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptIt’s gettin hot in herr! The gloves are coming off, and people are now being forced to take sides. Senator Hillary Clinton has been trying to spin herself out of a whole she dug when she, at an attempt to dig at Senator Barack Obama, said that while he likes to compare himself to MLK, it took a president–Lyndon B. Johnson–to pass the Civil Rights Act. The blacks are giving her hell over that comment, and on Sunday’s “Meet the Press” she said that the Obama campaign was “deliberately distorting” her comments. Well I saw the interview when it aired, and no, no one is distorting her comments. She said something really politically foolish trying to one-up Obama, and she got caught out there. I thought at the time that that statement was going to come back to haunt her. But it doesn’t end there. Saturday, Bob Johnson, founder of BET had the […] [...]

]]> By: Sam J. Miller http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-766 Sam J. Miller Tue, 15 Jan 2008 02:38:43 +0000 http://kenyonfarrow.com/2008/01/14/the-dirty-dozens-race-civil-rights-and-the-democrats/#comment-766 “The Clintons would never do anything to harm African-Americans.” I love that. Welfare reform, anyone? Bill Clinton was so fucked-up when it came to poor peoples' issues. Immigration reform? For that matter, when Hillary was running for Senate for NY she committed to fight against local welfare reform initiatives, and then she went ahead and signed shit anyway. Which is the main reason i won't vote for her. “The Clintons would never do anything to harm African-Americans.”

I love that. Welfare reform, anyone? Bill Clinton was so fucked-up when it came to poor peoples’ issues. Immigration reform? For that matter, when Hillary was running for Senate for NY she committed to fight against local welfare reform initiatives, and then she went ahead and signed shit anyway. Which is the main reason i won’t vote for her.

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