Clinton: Republican voter suppression targeting African-American churches
Embalmer
2012/09/24 01:53:47
By David Edwards
Sunday, September 23, 2012 13:42 EDT
Sunday, September 23, 2012 13:42 EDT
Former President Bill Clinton is warning that President Barack
Obama’s edge in the polls may not be enough to defeat GOP hopeful Mitt
Romney because the Republican Party was using voter suppression
techniques to target traditionally Democratic voters like
African-American church members and the elderly.
“How much will the vote be lessened or reduced by the fact that in
Florida except for four counties, the pre-election voting — advanced
voting — has been cut down to and doesn’t include the Sunday before the
election?” Clinton told CNN’s Fareed Zakaria in an interview that aired
on Sunday.
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Yet it's supply-side economics as usual for Mittstery.
McConnell said his top priority was what when Obama was elected? Boehner's congress has sabotaged everything Obama's wanted to do - which is why they have the lowest congressional approval rate ever.
Democrats should be blamed too, but Obama shouldn't be blamed for the skyrocketing deficit when most of it is the result of two wars and a huge tax cut - at the same time no less.
I find it hypocritical of dems when it comes to Obama. I remember the attacks on Bush, I was on of them. remember the "7 minutes" of bush sitting there when we were attacked? Well, we were attacked and Obama kept on campaigning. seriously?! If that had been anybody other than Obama you bet the left would be all over it. I'm sick of Obama getting passes on things other presidents would have been held accountable for. He does not lead, if he did, we would be better off. Sometimes the road to hell is paved with good intentions.
I'm not happy with Romney either, but I do think we need someone else in office.
Not that I am defending bush, I'm not, but it's the same hypocrisy all over again. Poor Obama, whaaa whaa whaa.
The tea party movement was about policies, give your fellow americans the respect to have an opinion. You don't have to agree with them but to blow them off because you don't like what they said is just offensive.
And that was well after Bush took office, President Obama was just the President-Elect, he wasn't given any chances like Bush was given.
"The allegations against the Bush White House couldn't be more serious. And the trouble is the administration still won't level with the American people. The Bush administration is continuing its deception by refusing to fully disclose who in the White House knew the information was false and why the President used it anyway.” (from renew America)
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Example: When Bush was called a deserter by filmmaker and author Michael Moore at a rally for Wesley Clark in New Hampshire — an extraordinary allega-tion to make about a sitting president with a country at war — the retired Gen. Clark refused to condemn Moore's statement outright. Bush was a pilot in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. While questions were raised in the 2000 presidential campaign about whether Bush had met all his training re-quirements, desertion was nev...
"The allegations against the Bush White House couldn't be more serious. And the trouble is the administration still won't level with the American people. The Bush administration is continuing its deception by refusing to fully disclose who in the White House knew the information was false and why the President used it anyway.” (from renew America)
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Example: When Bush was called a deserter by filmmaker and author Michael Moore at a rally for Wesley Clark in New Hampshire — an extraordinary allega-tion to make about a sitting president with a country at war — the retired Gen. Clark refused to condemn Moore's statement outright. Bush was a pilot in the Air National Guard during the Vietnam War. While questions were raised in the 2000 presidential campaign about whether Bush had met all his training re-quirements, desertion was never alleged.
The first rule of a presidential candidate: Energize your base. Whoever wins the Democratic nomination appears ready to inherit a stirred-up liberal base. Even in the Clinton years, Hollywood was rarely this riled up around an election. Actors Ted Danson and Mary Steenburgen stumped New Hampshire with Clark, Glenn Close traveled with North Carolina Sen. John Edwards, and Martin Sheen and Rob Reiner tried to fire up crowds in Iowa for former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean. Willie Nelson raised money in a benefit concert for Rep. Dennis Kucinich of Ohio. Even the Hollywood legal community is getting involved: lawyer Johnnie Cochran cut radio ads here for the Rev. Al Sharpton." (from usa today)
I'm sure if I put more energy into finding more examples I could easily do it. So my point is.....Obama is NOT a victim. He has been treated like any other candidate running during bad times.
The film was released in June 2004, less than five months before the 2004 presidential election. Michael Moore, while not endorsing presidential candidate John Kerry, stated in interviews that he hoped "to see Mr. Bush removed from the White House".[41] He also said that he hoped his film would influence the election: "This may be the first time a film has this kind of impact".[41] However, some political analysts did not expect it to have a significant effect on the election. One Republican strategist stated that Moore "communicates to that far-left sliver that would never vote for Bush", and Jack Pitney, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College, suspected that the main effect of the film would be to "turn Bush-haters into bigger Bush-haters."[41] Regardless of whether the film would change the minds of many voters, Moore stated his intention to use it as an organizing tool, and hoped that it would energize those who wanted to see Bush defeated in 2004, increasing voter turnout.[42] Notwithstanding the film's influence and commercial success,[original research?] George W. Bush was re-elected in 2004."
(from wikipedia)
This was before the election. Trust me, I remember this very well because I was a delegate do...
The film was released in June 2004, less than five months before the 2004 presidential election. Michael Moore, while not endorsing presidential candidate John Kerry, stated in interviews that he hoped "to see Mr. Bush removed from the White House".[41] He also said that he hoped his film would influence the election: "This may be the first time a film has this kind of impact".[41] However, some political analysts did not expect it to have a significant effect on the election. One Republican strategist stated that Moore "communicates to that far-left sliver that would never vote for Bush", and Jack Pitney, a government professor at Claremont McKenna College, suspected that the main effect of the film would be to "turn Bush-haters into bigger Bush-haters."[41] Regardless of whether the film would change the minds of many voters, Moore stated his intention to use it as an organizing tool, and hoped that it would energize those who wanted to see Bush defeated in 2004, increasing voter turnout.[42] Notwithstanding the film's influence and commercial success,[original research?] George W. Bush was re-elected in 2004."
(from wikipedia)
This was before the election. Trust me, I remember this very well because I was a delegate doing everything I could against Bush.
What the heck do you mean that "Obama couldn't even get inaugurated, he literally was given no chance."? The elections haven't even taken place yet! The majority of the media is soo to the left that we don't have real reporters any more!! Obama was never truely vetted by the media! Geeze, how much more of a break could he get?!?
My point is, Obama isn't a victim like you make it out to be. He is being treated like any other president seeking reelection during times of turmoil. THAT is my point.
Boo hoo, Obama has people who doesn't like his policies.
Give me a break! I'm sick of hearing how hard it is for him. Dang it, this is what he signed up for, if he is surprised by this than he has no business being president.
I didn't know these guys were Republicans! But thanks for the heads up on that, Clinton. (BTW, you're a slimebag)
many church going African American votes because of his choice to support
same sex marriage. This has absolutely NOTHING to do with suppresion but
the dims have their best snake oil salesman on the job.
Supporting gay marriage will not change enough black voters decisions to make any difference in the upcoming Obama landslide over Mittstery.
http://www.rawstory.com/rs/20...
love that.
I'm not thinking its Romney we need to worry about, usually you don't see white people with clubs standing outside voting locations.