There was a time - not too many election cycles ago - when LGBT families were virtually invisible to politicians, and candidates sat in silence when it came time to speak out on issues important to our community or, even more importantly, when the time came to take action and expand the rights available to us.
Now, with the 2008 race for the White House, much has changed.
As Bilerico reported earlier, Senator Barack Obama recently launched an ad campaign in the LGBT media, reaching out to our community for votes as the Democratic race for the White House tightens. And on February 27, Senator Hillary Clinton sat down for an unprecedented conference call with reporters from LGBT media outlets in the critical, upcoming primary states of Texas and Ohio.
Senator Clinton’s message was clear: She wants lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Americans to hear directly from her . . . and she wants to take the time to talk with our community about how she will move us forward toward equality.
As the first article from Senator Clinton’s interview with reporters in Texas and Ohio notes, “The Obama campaign declined an interview” with the Gay People’s Chronicle, despite the paper “trying to get live interviews with both candidates after the Wisconsin primary on February 18.”
And while there’s no doubt that a Clinton or Obama presidency would arrive in the Oval Office as being the most pro-LGBT in American history, the courage in speaking up means something, too: Going on the record, explaining your own positions and making a personal, first-hand appeal for the support of our community leaves an impression.
Senator Clinton, surely aware that some tough inquires awaited her, did not shy away from the primary questions that are important to LGBT voters. She met them head-on, and spoke up, once more, for expanding our civil liberties.Much of the article in today’s Chronicle focuses on recognition of same-sex unions, and Clinton again notes that she, like Senator Obama, supports recognition of our relationships, including federal benefits for same-sex couples.
“[T]he biggest problem is the federal benefits, and I want to change the law,” Clinton told reporter Eric Resnick, adding that the Domestic Partnership Benefits and Obligation Act is the first thing that needs to be passed. The legislation, which Clinton co-sponsored, would provide benefits to federal employees on par with those offered to married, opposite-sex couples.
Resnick also questioned Senator Clinton about a recent New Jersey report which concluded that civil unions provide a separate, “second class” status to same-sex couples. “I agree with my friend [New Jersey Governor] John Corzine that the report raises some serious concerns,” she said, reiterating that she would support repealing federal law which limits important benefits like Social Security and tax benefits to married, heterosexual couples.
But what struck me about Clinton’s interview was not just that she spoke out, again, in favor of expanded benefits, but that - in the midst of a truly hectic and grueling primary campaign schedule - she made sure that our community heard from her directly. She didn’t send out a campaign aide to tell the LGBT press about her positions, or just issue a press release or place an ad with talking points about the issues. She went directly to the LGBT electorate, via our community’s press, to make her case to gay voters.
That’s significant. It is, as far as I’m aware, the first time a presidential candidate has done so as part of a primary state strategy. And it may mark an important turning point in how the candidates view our community.
In addition to talking with major media outlets like CNN or The New York Times - where our issues rarely come into the conversation - Senator Clinton also talked with our community’s media, too. It’s a credit to the gay press, which has come into its own covering this historic election, and it’s a credit to Senator Clinton, too, who accepted their invitation, took the tough questions and made a case - directly -for our vote.
“No community has been made more invisible than the LGBT community by this administration, and I want to change that,” Clinton noted when talking about the largely silent stance of the Bush administration when it comes to gay issues. “I am committed to the fair and equal treatment of LGBT Americans.”
And as the 2008 race moves on, it’s heartening to know that, this time, we and our families are not invisible. And that’s a significant change in American politics - whether we support Senator Clinton or Senator Obama - that we can all take hope in.
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Thank you Big Head! Please spread the word about Hillary Clinton, now more than ever LGBT Community need to support her!
I’m not gay, but this was so courageous of her.
As a gay man, I applaud Senator Clinton for her efforts in reaching out to the GBLT community.
Let’s get all our Texan cowboy pals to vote for her. I’d love to give Hillary Texas.
All Hillary Supporters need to watch the link at VisibleVote08.com
http://visiblevote08.logoonline.com/2008/02/28/the-gay-agenda-vlog-what-should-hillary-do-now/#comment-7717
Jay & John on Hillary’s dilemma: “Should she stay or should she go now?”
Next Tuesday’s big Texas/Ohio/Vermont/Rhode Island primary is looming. Barack Obama is the current front-runner. The media is still swirling in its pro-Obama love fest mode, and Hillary Clinton’s campaign has practically been on put on some kind of death-watch by the mainstream press.
Is this fair? Is this accurate? And frankly… What do you think Hillary should do at this point? Should she consider withdrawing? Is that ludicrously premature? Does she still have a chance?
And ultimately… Iis it more radical to have a woman as President than an African-American male?
Hmmmm… Watch this week’s “Gay Agenda” vlog below, and tell us what you think.
Please spread the word!!!
I hope Hillary win! Maybe she will pick Barack as a VP!
Clinton/Obama 08!
Now thats real Change!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dHDWo2LNIaM
Democrats create these victim groups. Then the Democrats wonder why we still have racism
http://youtube.com/watch?v=0DJbUhyhxv8&feature=bz303
Tina Fey: “Bitches are the New Black”!
Plaese do what you can to help keep Hillary in the Race!
Thanks
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Both are great web sites, At Hillary Speaks for Me.com, You can upload your own video to support Hillary. Then please email the link to all your friend and family. Texas, Ohio, PA, RI are must wins! Thanks for your support!
Have anyone read about the back door secert deal with NAFTA and the Canadian Connection involving Barrack Obama?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_LtbLEKHsi0
Dancing backwards and in high heels.
Filed by: Sara Whitman
I had a friend tell me the other day, the reason why Obama doesn’t say anything about policy or program is because it’s so similar to Clinton’s it would be almost impossible to distinguish the two.
So Clinton does all the work and Obama gets all the credit?
Yup.
Take for instance, the outreach efforts of Senator Clinton- herself, not her staff- with the gay community. Clinton has marched in Gay Pride parades as both First Lady and as Senator. In addition, she has spoken in front of so many LGBT audiences ranging from the Human Rights Campaign, Empire State Pride Agenda, the Hetrick Martin Institute, PFLAG (Parents, Families, and Friends of Lesbians and Gays), GMHC (Gay Men’s Health Crisis), and the American Foundation for AIDS Research.
But more specifically, she has sat down and given live interviews to LGBT journalists over and over again, some as small as Gay People’s Chronicle.
Obama sat for one live interview with The Advocate. He was there with all the other candidates at the Logo forum. No others. Despite repeated requests to his campaign. If they are out there, I’m looking, asking, and not able to find any.
Compare press releases from each candidate about the brutal murder of a gay teen in California, Lawrence King.
Clinton:
“I was deeply saddened by the recent death of 15-year-old Lawrence King who was killed at his school in Oxnard, CA. No one should face intimidation or violence, particularly at school, because of their sexual orientation or the way they express their gender identity”
“We must finally enact a federal hate crimes law to ensure that gay, lesbian and transgender Americans are protected against violent, bias-motivated crimes. We must send a unified message that hate-based crime will not be tolerated.”
Obama:
“It was heartbreaking to learn about Lawrence King’s death, and my thoughts and prayers go out to his family. King’s senseless death is a tragic example of the corrosive effect that bigotry and fear can have in our society. It’s also an urgent reminder that we need to do more in our schools to foster tolerance and an acceptance of diversity; that we must enact a federal hate crimes law that protects all LGBT Americans; and that we must recommit ourselves to becoming active and engaged parents, citizens and neighbors, so that bias and bigotry cannot take hold in the first place. We all have a responsibility to help this nation live up to its founding promise of equality for all.“
Pretty much the same, right? Clinton’s statement came out the day before Obama’s. And you wonder why I feel like Obama rides on Clinton’s coattails?
Because he does.
At the 1988 Democratic National Convention, Ann Richards said, “If you give us the chance, we can perform. After all, Ginger Rogers did everything that Fred Astaire did. She just did it backwards and in high heels.”
What Richards didn’t live long enough to see was not only do you have to dance backwards in high heels, you have to provide all the policy and program. You have to meet with media large and small and endure being called “emotional,” “strident” and “grating.” You smile through “devious,” “power hungry” and having your ankle size subjected to national scrutiny.
People accuse you of having your 28 year old daughter ‘pimped out,” while your competition puffs away on cigarettes clearly given a free pass, even though he is a parent of two young daughters.
Obama only needs to move forward, in sparkling dancing shoes. By being less specific, he can be the perfect screen onto which America projects our wishes and hope for change.
While Clinton has to do the deep dip backwards to prove she’s the smartest one in the room, bending low so she doesn’t hit her head on the glass ceiling.
My friend is right. Obama doesn’t have anything new and different to say. He doesn’t need to because Clinton has already said it.
I only wonder what he is going to do when Clinton is gone because the Republicans will not reach over, pat his arm, and thank him for being there.
*photo thanks to ©Susan Bernstein, 2008.
http://www.bilerico.com/2008/02/dancing_backwards_and_in_high_heels.php
i applaud hillary for this too. it’s good to see anyone reach out to the gay community, because gay people are people too. however, i find myself wondering why you consider this a story, but obama’s comments reaching out to the gay community were ignored. and i’m pretty sure that you have never mentioned obama’s frequent condemning of the exploiting of gays for political purposes. hillary said some nice things here, but obama is the only one who speaks in favor of gay people even when not speaking to a gay crowd. could it be that you’re just pro-hillary and anti-obama? oh no, that’s not possible!
Obama:
“I’m running for President to build an America that lives up to our founding promise of equality for all – a promise that extends to our gay brothers and sisters. It’s wrong to have millions of Americans living as second-class citizens in this nation. And I ask for your support in this election so that together we can bring about real change for all LGBT Americans.
Equality is a moral imperative. That’s why throughout my career, I have fought to eliminate discrimination against LGBT Americans. In Illinois, I co-sponsored a fully inclusive bill that prohibited discrimination on the basis of both sexual orientation and gender identity, extending protection to the workplace, housing, and places of public accommodation. In the U.S. Senate, I have co-sponsored bills that would equalize tax treatment for same-sex couples and provide benefits to domestic partners of federal employees. And as president, I will place the weight of my administration behind the enactment of the Matthew Shepard Act to outlaw hate crimes and a fully inclusive Employment Non-Discrimination Act to outlaw workplace discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity.
As your President, I will use the bully pulpit to urge states to treat same-sex couples with full equality in their family and adoption laws. I personally believe that civil unions represent the best way to secure that equal treatment. But I also believe that the federal government should not stand in the way of states that want to decide on their own how best to pursue equality for gay and lesbian couples — whether that means a domestic partnership, a civil union, or a civil marriage. Unlike Senator Clinton, I support the complete repeal of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) – a position I have held since before arriving in the U.S. Senate. While some say we should repeal only part of the law, I believe we should get rid of that statute altogether. Federal law should not discriminate in any way against gay and lesbian couples, which is precisely what DOMA does. I have also called for us to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and I have worked to improve the Uniting American Families Act so we can afford same-sex couples the same rights and obligations as married couples in our immigration system.
The next president must also address the HIV/AIDS epidemic. When it comes to prevention, we do not have to choose between values and science. While abstinence education should be part of any strategy, we also need to use common sense. We should have age-appropriate sex education that includes information about contraception. We should pass the JUSTICE Act to combat infection within our prison population. And we should lift the federal ban on needle exchange, which could dramatically reduce rates of infection among drug users. In addition, local governments can protect public health by distributing contraceptives.
We also need a president who’s willing to confront the stigma – too often tied to homophobia – that continues to surround HIV/AIDS. I confronted this stigma directly in a speech to evangelicals at Rick Warren’s Saddleback Church, and will continue to speak out as president. That is where I stand on the major issues of the day. But having the right positions on the issues is only half the battle. The other half is to win broad support for those positions. And winning broad support will require stepping outside our comfort zone. If we want to repeal DOMA, repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell, and implement fully inclusive laws outlawing hate crimes and discrimination in the workplace, we need to bring the message of LGBT equality to skeptical audiences as well as friendly ones – and that’s what I’ve done throughout my career. I brought this message of inclusiveness to all of America in my keynote address at the 2004 Democratic convention. I talked about the need to fight homophobia when I announced my candidacy for President, and I have been talking about LGBT equality to a number of groups during this campaign – from local LGBT activists to rural farmers to parishioners at Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta, where Dr. Martin Luther King once preached.
Just as important, I have been listening to what all Americans have to say. I will never compromise on my commitment to equal rights for all LGBT Americans. But neither will I close my ears to the voices of those who still need to be convinced. That is the work we must do to move forward together. It is difficult. It is challenging. And it is necessary.
Americans are yearning for leadership that can empower us to reach for what we know is possible. I believe that we can achieve the goal of full equality for the millions of LGBT people in this country. To do that, we need leadership that can appeal to the best parts of the human spirit. Join with me, and I will provide that leadership. Together, we will achieve real equality for all Americans, gay and straight alike.”
Man..the number of Hillary supporters hanging out here hoping for the Sinclair story to be proven true is sickening. You guys do realize that if this story ever comes lout, it will have repercussinos for the ENITRE Democratic Party - not just your candidate. If this story ever is proven true and comes out, John McCain will be the next President.
Go do something to help Hillary. She sure needs it. Hanging out here is disgusting. You have no business being here.
BTW Big Head….you’re pretty terrible at keeping up your facade as an “independent” website. What does this article have to do with anything? Why choose this single topic to post on when both candidates have had hundred and thousands of articles written about them.
Oh yea, because you hate Obama, the same reason you’re posting on a guy that has no evidence and has been ignored by every reputable blog and news site in this country.
I am going to be laughing so hard when Larry decided that you, too, are in bed with the Obama campaign.
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12. Maurice said:
i applaud hillary for this too. it’s good to see anyone reach out to the gay community, because gay people are people too. however, i find myself wondering why you consider this a story, but obama’s comments reaching out to the gay community were ignored. and i’m pretty sure that you have never mentioned obama’s frequent condemning of the exploiting of gays for political purposes. hillary said some nice things here, but obama is the only one who speaks in favor of gay people even when not speaking to a gay crowd. could it be that you’re just pro-hillary and anti-obama? oh no, that’s not possible!
I appreciate your words, and I know, that “gay people are people too.” I believe, we all have a family member and/or friends in the gay community, and we share your desire to see equality for all Americans! It’s a God given right, by virtue of our birth.
As far as I am concerned, this has nothing to do with gay sex. It has to do with drug use, dishonesty, deceit, etc…and as you can see, it has made many people very angry. Moreover, it does not help that Barack Obama’s community bloggers, have indiviuals on the internet blogging 24/7. I am sure you can tell by the posts.
It’s my personal belief that Barack Obama, is in fact the one that will say, (or not say something) for political purposes!
We are electing a president, in a time of war and economic turmoil…and we really have no idea who this man is!
I recall clearly, the events that unfolded with Bill Clinton, it would be tragedy for our country, and every American, to face same in a time of war.
I believe Hillary Clinton, will be a champion for all of us. And If she doesn’t win the Democratic nomination, I will vote Republican in November. One can say, it’s a vote against Barack Obama, and the DNC!
To the Hillary Clinton, supporters, I will be casting my vote for her on March 4th!
We have been discussing this story, and additional issues re Barack Obama, at (www.clevelandleader.com/node/4766?page=10)
Let’s pray she wins Ohio, so she may continue on to PA.
I agree, Hillary has always been out spoken for the LGBT Community. Obmama released “Open Letter” Campaign to a number of different organization and groups yesterday. Clearly, Obama is trying to “Ad Buy” the election!
Interesting to me, if you research the issue, Obama has done nothing for the LGBT Community. Clinton has be speaking out of Equality all of her professional life.
Additionally, it was not until Obama was on Ellen’s Show, he begain moving in the national ratings. Here again, another case of him following in Clinton’s footstep, Hillary did Ellen the week before!
In researching the two candidates, I discovered Obama has a clear history of following Clinton. I do not was a President that follows the leader, I was a President that is a leader… Hillary CLinton!
10. Joe’s Posting, The issue on NAFTA, that’s very telling of the fnd of President Obama will be.. take note! I wish Big Head would upload the video. It’s SHOCKING! Change? Obama more of the same!
www.clevelandleader.com
Search: Larry Sinclair
Dick Tracy,
There maybe a lot of Hillary Supporters here, as I hope there are. One things is for sure, the network Media is anti-Clinton.
Anyway, no one believe’s the Larry Sinclair story is going to have any impact on Obama campaign. The interest is, the gossip factor for most of us here. I will say, when he is under pressure, he produces, I have noticed that.
What we all do believe, is the Republican will be swiftly pulling the rug from under Obama’s feet.
Hopefully, BigHeadDC will do it for us with the new I-Team!
Big Head,
Have you seen this link?
http://rezkowatch.blogspot.com/
Bill Clinton talks about the Democratic race and why he thinks Hillary Clinton embodies both change and experience!
http://www.cnn.com/video/?/video/politics/2008/02/29/sot.bill.clinton.heated.race.cnn
Excellent Point!
Hillary Speak for LGBT!
http://hillaryspeaksforme.com/
Please pass it on!
Clinton opens door to gay activists…..
updated 2:44 p.m. ET, Mon., March. 5, 2007
WASHINGTON - Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told the nation’s leading gay rights group in an unpublicized speech that she wants a partnership with gays if elected president.
Clinton also said she opposes the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy regarding gays in the military that was instituted during her husband’s presidency.
“I am proud to stand by your side,” Clinton said in a keynote speech Friday to the Human Rights Campaign. Neither Clinton’s campaign nor her Senate office made any announcement that she would be making the Friday address.
In the speech, Clinton joked that she shares the same initials as the group, and pledged to maintain the same close working relationship that last year helped defeat the federal amendment which would have banned same-sex marriage.
“I want you to know that this is exactly the kind of partnership we will have when I am president,” Clinton told the group. “I want you to know that just as you always have an open door to my senate office, you will always have an open door to the White House and together we can continue this journey.”
A matter of national security
Clinton’s husband Bill Clinton was president when the Pentagon instituted the “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy, which says gays may serve in the military only if they keep their sexual orientation private. In 1999, as she prepared to run for the Senate from New York, Clinton publicly opposed that policy.
Previous to Bill Clinton’s administration, gays were flatly forbidden from serving in the military.
Sen. Clinton said it would be safer for the nation if openly gay soldiers, sailors, Marines, and airmen could wear the uniform.
“This policy doesn’t just hurt gays and lesbians, it hurts all our troops and this to me is a matter of national security and we’re going to fix it,” Clinton said.
Her chief rivals for the Democratic nomination, John Edwards and Barack Obama, also favor repealing the policy.
Remarks ‘well received’, no endorsement anytime soon
She also attacked the Bush administration for making political appeals based on gay rights issues, vowing that her presidency would mark “the end of leadership that has politicized the most personal and intimate issues.”
Human Rights Campaign vice president David Smith said Clinton’s comments were “very well received,” though he added the group is not endorsing any candidate and does not anticipate making an endorsement “anytime soon.”
Clinton spokesman Blake Zeff said Tuesday the candidate “affirmed her desire to have a strong partnership with the community as president,” adding they were “delighted” the speech was available on the Internet.
Clinton aides said no announcement was made because the group’s gathering is traditionally closed to the press. Video of the speech was posted on the group’s Web site.
Smith said such annual board meetings have always been closed to the press, but it was the first time he could remember that a speech at such a meeting had been made public afterward.
“There’s no contradiction,” he said. “The event is always closed to the press and we wanted to make (the remarks) available for people to see.”
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17469609/
Hillary Clinton Song:
We Need A Woman” music and lyrics by Dulce Maria Gonzalez, written for Hillary Clinton 2008
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Hillary Clinton Song:
We Need A Woman” music and lyrics by Dulce Maria Gonzalez, written for Hillary Clinton 2008
http://youtube.com/watch?v=8Pg-HR2bmvU
http://www.outfordemocracy.org/hillary.htm
Hillary Clinton: Out for Democracy
What Will Gay and Lesbians Get for Their Obama Cash?
Boy do politicians love the cash that comes in from the gay and lesbian community. But supporting their issues and the people who stand up for them is another matter, especially for Mr. Obama it seems.
Susan over at NoQuarter posted on this earlier today and has details. I got several emails with attachments on this ad yesterday, but frankly, we can no longer afford to open attachments from people we don’t know. The ad, which evidently has gone viral, and this story speak volumes:
Seeing Mayor Gavin Newsom on the national stage with former president Bill Clinton on Monday night is a reminder of how political winds can change. On the eve of the biggest night of the presidential primaries, Newsom shared the spotlight during a town hall meeting staged and broadcast on cable TV and satellite radio by the Hillary Rodham Clinton campaign.
But just four years ago, current Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama is said to have declined to have his picture taken in San Francisco with Newsom, who was then at the center of a national uproar over his decision to allow same-sex marriage in San Francisco.
“I gave a fundraiser, at his (Obama’s) request at the Waterfront restaurant,” said former San Francisco Mayor Willie Brown. “And he said to me, he would really appreciate it if he didn’t get his photo taken with my mayor. He said he would really not like to have his picture taken with Gavin.” …
Clinton’s support for gays and lesbians is real, no caveats, no picture ducking.
However, I must say that these unending stories of Obama’s hypocrisy is enough to make the most stalwart Democrat weary. Obama not being willing to have his picture taken with Newsom is as small as it comes, though this story has been around for years. Let me also be blunt about this. Some in the African American community, especially in the faith based part of that community, have shown a real penchant for homophobia. Obama’s embrace of people like Donnie McClurkin is another example that when juxtaposed against not wanting to shake Newsom’s hand, really makes you wonder about Obama’s sincerity on reach out, let alone his claim to be able to unite us all. Any Democratic party nominee has the right to disagree with Newsom’s tactics regarding gay marriage ceremonies in direct conflict with the law.
Advocacy for people who are fighting for equality is what you do when people who disagree with you are watching and it counts. So to be afraid to have your picture taken with a strong Democratic supporter of gays and lesbians like Newsom is just cowardly, especially if you truly believe in civil rights for gays and lesbians. It’s also contradictory to Obama’s message of being a uniter. Hey, but why quibble at this point. I don’t blame some for wondering about Obama’s commitment to gay and lesbian rights. It’s another example of presenting one picture in public, while in private trying to duck people closely associated with anti-discrimination against an entire community that is still fighting for their equality. It’s certainly not leadership.
http://www.taylormarsh.com/archives_view.php?id=27118
Hillary Clinton: Real change!
Video depicts the role men and women have played in history.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=m-7mFaPfqO0
hillary clinton: for the record
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WHW0RzXe4DQ
Jack is back! Supporting Hillary Clinton!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mOa3sXjqE4
Barack Obama’s Black Superdelegates Threatened, Pressured
By SusanUnPC on February 16, 2008 at 10:59 AM in John Lewis, Jesse Jackson Jr., Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton, Civil Rights
I’ve been wanting to get to this story for days. Now I simply must because the reports are coming in fast and furious about just how ugly this is getting — and the race card is getting played, by blacks against blacks, in the most vicious ways. The Obama campaign? They’re pushing the racial divisions, sending a misleading NYT story on Lewis everywhere. Obama and crew WANT this ugliness to continue:
1. Obama Co-Chair Jesse Jackson Jr. is THREATENING superdelegates (”Jesse Jackson Jr. Threatens Colleagues as Pandemonium Breaks Out Over Lewis“). Rep. Jackson is threatening to harm their own reelections!
“Many of these guys have offered their support to Mrs. Clinton, but Obama has won their districts. So you wake up without the carpet under your feet. You might find some young primary challenger placing you in a difficult position” in the future, he added. … (A.P./Google News)
2. Obama is buying superdelegates with his “big money reach.” A comparison:
Obama: $694,000 (40% of his superdelegates)
Clinton: $194,000 (12% of her superdelegates)
3. Although Obama’s campaign and the MSM have pushed the story that Rep. John Lewis, the legendary Civil Rights hero, has switched from Clinton to Obama, his staff says that that is not true. But Lewis is under unbelievable pressure, and he is the victim of vicious robo-calls (and Missouri’s Rep. Cleaver is also getting nasty pressure):
[Missouri Rep. Emanuel Cleaver, a member of the Congressional Black Caucus] says some — such as John Lewis — have become the victims of “robo-calls.” In Lewis’ case, the calls said “very, very derogatory things about him.”
[Cleaver says] “I had a person in my district send out a newsletter, for which I know he didn’t pay, distributed primarily in the African-American community, in which he suggested that I had been paid by Sen. Clinton to support her. I don’t know if there’s anyone who [is African American] who hasn’t taken some grief for supporting Sen. Clinton.”
For more on this:http://noquarterusa.net/blog/2008/02/16/black-superdelegates-threatened-pressured/
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