CBC’s event for Clinton prompts grumbles

[babylonsister]

CBC’s event for Clinton prompts grumbles
By Jonathan E. Kaplan
September 20, 2007

Black members of Congress supporting Sen. Barack Obama’s (D-Ill.) presidential bid are grumbling that leaders of the officially neutral Congressional Black Caucus (CBC) are trying to help Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.).

The CBC is split 11-9 between Obama and Clinton, while former Sen. John Edwards (D-N.C.) has picked up support from three members, according to a tally kept by The Hill.

Obama’s supporters are privately crying foul because they feel that the group’s neutrality is being subverted by Chairwoman Carolyn Kilpatrick (D-Mich.) and Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.), chairman of the CBC Foundation, who have invited Clinton to a forum at next week’s Annual Legislative Conference at the Washington Convention Center. The forum, to be held Sept. 28, is called “What’s at Stake in 2008 — A Dialogue with Sen. Hillary Clinton.”

Kilpatrick, Meek, Clinton and Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick, the congresswoman’s son, will participate in the dialogue. But CBC rules dictate that only CBC members can hold these so-called “Brain Trusts” during the four-day conference.

Meek has endorsed Clinton; Kilpatrick has not.

“They sold out,” said a black Democratic lawmaker who asked not to be identified.

“It’s divisive,” said another CBC member.

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http://thehill.com/leading-the-news/cbcs-event-for-clinton-prompts-grumbles-2007-09-20.html

[FrenchieCat]

1. Solution suggestion......

Hold same type of event for each of the candidates. :shrug:

[TheDebbieDee]

4. I'm with you...........

It seems like that's the only way to be fair - have an event for each candidate or have NO events for any candidate.

[illinoisprogressive]

2. looks to me like Hillary is causing divisiveness even now.

[AlCzervik]

3. How is she causing it pray tell, by existing?

[FrenchieCat]

5. Hold those who have the power to solve this accountable, would you?

This is about those that may have rubbed others the wrong way by agreeing to hold a forum with only one candidate present. Don't blame Hillary; she wasn't the one with the power to make the decision as to what would be done. period.

[journalist3072]

6. Spoken just like an uninformed Obama supporter.

[FrenchieCat]

9. why the blanket statement on all Obama supporters based on

what one supporters says? :shrug:

[fedupfisherman]

11. Could not agree more

[beaconess]

7. Obama is a MEMBER of the CBC! He could hold his own braintrust!

He apparently chose not to, for whatever reason.

He will likely get prime time exposure at the CBC gala dinner.

This is all a mountain out of a molehill!

[GeorgeGist]

8. Some leaders follow ...

and some lead. It would appear the Senator Clinton is a follower.

[Colobo]

10. Exactly.