February 29, 2008
Hotline TV: How Do You Say "Going Negative" In Spanish?
Posted at 03:52 PM
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The problem with the Hillary commercial in Spanish is that she is basically saying that the Tejanos should vote for her because they owe her. I think she is subtlety asking people to vote for her because she is a woman, she is Bill Clinton's wife and because she deserves it but when she is asked directly about any one of these 3 things she always denies it. I think it deserves second thought on the half of the voters. What has she ever really done for American people and is she really any more prepared than the unexperienced but nonetheless normal Barack Obama.
Seth | 03.01.08 04:31 PM
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. Obama camp have been calling African-American superdelegates to target, harass and threaten,” said Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II (D-Mo.), a superdelegate who supports Clinton. Cleaver said black superdelegates are receiving “nasty letters, phone calls, threats, being called an Uncle Tom. Rep. Diane Watson, D-Calif., also is receiving several e-mails from individuals saying they won’t vote for her if she doesn’t change her support to Obama, she should vote for him because she, too, is black. Rep. John Lewis, a black civil rights icon, sadly enough has given into the racial threatning politics of the Obama camp and switched his support from Clinton to Obama.
Obama To Blacks: Shape Up. Just this past week, Senator Barack Obama skipped Tavis Smiley's Symposium to Rebuild New Orleans and the State of the Black Union. Mr. Obama's reasoning was because he was busy campaigning. At a recent campaign rally in Texas, Mr. Obama's advice to black folks was to put down their remotes and stop eating Popeye's chicken for breakfast.
Before Super Tuesday, Senator Hillary Clinton, made a personal, verbal promise to Mr. Smiley committing to appear and speak at the events. Much has changed since her promise was made. A string of losses put Mrs. Clinton roughly 100 delegates behind Mr. Obama. She is fighting hard in Texas and Ohio, but she kept her promise to Tavis. She flew to New Orleans to speak and meet with prominent leaders of the African American community, including Cornell West and Reverend All Sharpton.
While Mr. Obama was telling black supporters at a rally to put down the remote and stop eating Popeye's, Hillary was in New Orleans speaking about Dr. King, rebuilding infrastructure, green collar jobs and race relations in America.
Mr. Obama chides blacks on their choices and luxuries, while Mrs. Clinton addresses the basic needs of the black community and offers true solutions. Why does he continue to use emotionally resonant slogans that say nothing? And more importantly, why does he insist upon maintaining the focus on himself, rather than on his policies? (3)This blurring of the distinction between Obama's capacity to be an agent for change and his presentation of himself as the only possible agent for change is enormously dangerous
LAKEISKA | 03.02.08 11:49 AM
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OBAMA LOOSES JOBS FOR MINORITIES
Ms. Obama, VP Chicago Hosp, that charges minorities 6 times as much, isn’t cold hearted enough; she also caused hundreds to loose their 11.hr jobs, to be more efficient she said! In 05, elected to the BOD Westchester-based TreeHouse Foods, she received $12,000 and $33,000 from a subsidiaries, in Nov announced closing its La Junta, plant, that claimed the jobs of 153 workers, most of them Hispanic! Huge blow to a rural town jobs paid a starting wage of $11hr, Company pays top execs like MICHELLE OBAMA tens of millions a year while destroying middle-class America. Raises the question not only about corporate values but about Barrack Obama's own values. Specifically, while he bashes Wal-Mart, why does his wife, make $45,000 and up a year serving on the board of Chicago comp that pays her a very hefty amount of money while laying off mostly minority workers in economically deprived areas? No. 1 customer is Wal-Mart???
Obamas attack on middle class and minorities- The Crowns and employees of their family-run holding company have given at least $195,000 to Obama's presidential campaign. Maytag shut the Galesburg plant after Labor Day 2004 Union member say senator did little to save jobs in the blue-collar town of 37,000. Obama connection to Maytag: Lester Crown, company's director’s records show, has raised tens of thousands of dollars for Obama's campaigns. Maytag shut the Galesburg plant after Labor Day 2004.
Black voters are choosing black candidate based on skin color not merit and not what he can do to help our failing country. What a serious shame...we are giving away another election. Thank the media! Obamas speeches address just black voters. The same person who claims he is not running on race? It sure isn’t experience or who is best to run this country. Don’t believe it will work in the general election He truly had divided voters since SC win. No one is so naive as not to think that black resentment towards whites could render Senator Obama unelectable. NOW IT’S TIME FOR THE MEDIA TO SCRUTINIZE OBAMA LIKE THEY HAVE DONE TO EVERYOTHER NON-BLACK CANDIDATE. MEDIA HAS FAILED AMERICAN VOTERSFunny how all the Obama supporters are calling Latino's & Asians racist because they did not vote for Obama. Even though we have voted for many African-Americans who now sit in various city's as Councilman, State Representatives, School District officials, etc.Let's talk about the intimidation that is going on in the Latino community with some African-Americans harassing people on the phone and beating up people for not voting for Obama. Latinos vote for Hillary because we believe in her and know she will do whatever it takes to help our country get back on its feet. Create jobs, health-care plan that makes sense, economy, etc... It's odd nobody is noting the fact that the majority of African-Americans "are" voting for Obama because he is a black candidate and not for what he can do or not do for the country. Only on his Hopes & Dreams speeches with nothing substantial being brought to the table. The sad thing is that the people who will suffer the most under Obama's health care plan are the poorest African-Americans. As for those who are saying Hillary supporters are ignorant and don't have a clue, let me remind you Obama will need these votes to win the nomination. Obama supporters are such mean spirited people and they have the nerve to advocate for a person who will supposedly bring unity among all parties.
Maria Lopez | 03.02.08 11:51 AM
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People, come on. Use this as a place to comment on the article posted, not spout the company lines that you are copying and pasting.
Get Real | 03.03.08 10:39 AM
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