Slog - Comments on Race and the Presidential Race http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race There's a long, interesting article up at The Politico right now that catalogs a series of comments by Hillary and Bill Clinton that are "spurring a racial backlash." The comments, which ranged from the New York senator appearing to diminish the role of Martin Luther King Jr. in the civil rights movement — an aide later said she misspoke — to Bill Clinton dismissing Sen. Barack Obama’s image in the media as a “fairy tale” — generated outrage on black radio, black blogs and cable television. And now they've drawn the attention of prominent African-American politicians. One of those politicians,... Copyright 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:47:43 -0800 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:21:45 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by stu "The Race is on"


Isn't that what you titled your feature? Did EVERYBODY miss that????????????

]]> stu http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c896950 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c896950 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 13:54:01 -0800 Comment by Big Sven Can somebody please tell me now the hell WJC's "fairy tale" comment has *anything* to do with race? He would have said the EXACT same thing if it had been John Edwards!

I suspect that after Jesse Jackson Jr. brought up the race card against Clinton, Obama's team decided they had to manufacture a larger story to cover JJJr's comments.

Disappointing.

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c896990 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c896990 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:21:30 -0800 Comment by six shooter Wouldn't two months of Black versus Woman debate be great for this country?

I strongly favor whichever candidate finds a way to raise themselves above this storyline.

]]> six shooter http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c897007 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c897007 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 14:30:56 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Lesson One: Don't use race-baiting tactics and not expect it to blow up in your face.

Lesson Two: Don't let your spouse talk while campaigning. Ever.

Lesson Three: If a former President, keep quiet where possible.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c897320 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c897320 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 17:21:05 -0800 Comment by Big Sven WiS@4- Which part of WJC's speech involved race-baiting tactics?

]]> Big Sven http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c897407 http://slog.thestranger.com/2008/01/race_and_the_presidential_race#c897407 2008 Fri, 11 Jan 2008 20:21:45 -0800