NPR - On Point, Clinton, Obama, and Race - coming up live, here's a link:

[MethuenProgressive]

http://www.wbur.org/listen/
The tease: "Obama should've been the candidate to transcend race. and Clinton should've been the last candiate ever accused of being racist.."
(if they repeat the quote, I'll try and get it exact...)

[cali]

1. I would't get my hopes up about this

playing outthe way you hope it will.

[MethuenProgressive]

3. All 3 commentators just agreed w/Obama that her MLK comments were not racist.

[cali]

5. yeah, and two out of three thought her comments were ill advised and

poorly worded- exactly what obama said. And they're talking much more harshly about Clinton than Obama

Saying Obama was NOT playing the race card.

[MethuenProgressive]

7. Just hit her on the BET fellow's stupid remark too.

That guy didn't know when to STFU...

[MethuenProgressive]

10. Moderator really trying to get guests to hate on Clinton - they aren't biting though.

:applause:

[Connie_Corleone]

2. I'm sick of hearing about it.

[MethuenProgressive]

4. Moderator: "very deliberate attempt by Obama camp to push the race issue..."

And the two who responded agreed that Bill's 'fairy tale' comment was taken out of context from refering to the media's reporting of Obama's Iraq War record to calling Obama's campaign a fairy tale.
...just said it was Obama who put race on the table first.
I :heart: NPR

edit to indicate which person said it.

[cali]

6. then we're listening to two different programs

I just heard Johnson slammed. the word egregious was used. And they said specifically that Obama has NOT played the race card.

[MethuenProgressive]

11. I added through edit who said it, cali.

The mod is really trying to stir chit.

[rodeodance]

14. I doubt if O. camp pushed it---but they were slow in stopping it.

[Cameron27]

8. I'm going to stick this PBS link in

your thread MP because it's a great discussion between John Lewis and Joseph Lowery on the same subject. I don't think we need to flame the issue again, so I won't start a new thread about it.

Here it is if anyone's interested:

http://www.pbs.org/newshour/newshour_index.html

[MethuenProgressive]

12. thanks, seasonedblue

:kick:

[cali]

9. "Barack Obama has NOT played the race card"

said again by Randall Kennedy of Harvard.

[rodeodance]

13. I am waiting to hear WHY Obama waited days before he stated Clinton's comments

were not racial.

No one has explained that one.

[Muttocracy]

15. giving them time to clean up their own mess? trying to stay out of it? n/t

[MethuenProgressive]

17. Watching his Swiftboat attack work?

[rodeodance]

18. as in Allowing the lie to heat up. Not being a leader and saying STOP.

[killbotfactory]

21. Why should it have been up to Obama to stop that perception?

[Muttocracy]

16. Juan Williams on Morning Edition this morning

was talking about Obama comparing himself to MLK and Bobby Kennedy, and as far as I know he's never said EITHER of those about himself.

I can't stand Juan Williams, not because of this but over the long term. Quit listening to Talk of the Nation when he was host. What a shame after Ray Suarez.

Anyway, good for Obama for taking the high road on this and for helping stop this nonsense.

[rodeodance]

19. Being on FOX panel so many years------He is starting to blend in

[Muttocracy]

20. didn't even know - I am blissfully TV free!