Here Come More Primaries!
Tomorrow, we are going to continue the ongoing Democratic Presidential Primary saga. This time it’s North Carolina and Indiana that are at the center of all the hubbub.
As usual, both candidates have been saturating their markets with ads and TV appearances. Barack Obama was on “MEET THE PRESS” Sunday morning, while Hillary Clinton did the famous “TOP TEN” list on David Letterman’s late night show.
I watched part of the “MEET THE PRESS” interview with Tim Russert and then reread the transcript thoroughly. After all, Barack Obama may be the Democratic nominee, and possibly our next President (unless conservatives and anti-abortion advocates fully mobilize). Russert brought out all the bombshells and allowed Obama to diffuse them one-by-one, which he did beautifully.
First on the agenda was the featured speaking appearances and further bombastic/hateful/anti-USA remarks by Jeremiah Wright, in front of the NAACP and others. Obama started with the usual politically-correct “You’ll have to ask him” response, but he followed up with a clear and concise explanation of Wright’s possible motivations. While he says he will stay with Trinity United, he has clearly distanced himself from Wright.
He did side-step questions about Michelle Obama’s comments and acted as if the question had not been asked. So I don’t think he plans to distance himself from Michelle.
There has been a lot of theorizing about the role of the NAACP in the further adventures of Jeremiah Wright’s posturing. Seems that the NAACP and the ‘Black American Establishment’ is not that enthusiastic about Obama’s candidacy. I hadn’t given that much credence, until I read several articles explaining the behind-the-scenes machinations.
Seems the NAACP has been losing power, and it’s constituency, as African-Americans achieve more success in different venues. Apparently the election of a black president is viewed, in some circles, as an indicator that the NAACP is no longer needed.
One article boldly stated that the ‘Black American Establishment’ withheld support from Obama and tried to stop his candidacy. Obama would not be stopped, however, and went right around the hurdles. We’ve seen how successful his campaign has been.
Whether the articles are correct or not, it does give us food for thought. Who is the NAACP trying to promote? Have they become an anacronism? The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People? When was the last time you heard anyone refer to a black person as “colored”, anyway?
Well, Clinton used humor and Obama used reasoned discourse. And they BOTH used attack ads.
Guess we’ll find out tomorrow what works best.
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