What the leadership and the voters do will be two very different things, much like in the Republican primary where the evangelical leadership has a problem with Rudy but the evangelical voters like him.  Obama stand to benefit in the same way among African American; its better to have the voters than the leadership, given the choice.

In the real world;

"In the race for the Democratic Presidential Nomination. Clinton attracts 45% support followed by Barack Obama at 24%. John Edwards is at 12% and no other candidate attracts more than 3% support from Likely Democratic Primary Voters (see recent daily numbers). Obama’s support steadily declined from April through August, stabilized in September, and may have begun to turnaround this month. Clinton remains the frontrunner but the former First Lady’s nomination is not inevitable."

See, it says, "NOT inevitable".
Logic dictates that people are going to try to be on the winning side, and agree or not, Clinton looks like the eventual nominee, so it should be expected that she will garner lots of endorsements.

It also means that someone or some organization that wants to endorse someone else, will HOLD OFF making that endorsement as long as they can. Look to the hold outs and try to guess who they'd like to toss their support to...

Van

Van

"That Lewis would endorse Clinton over Obama -- the first African-American with a legitimate chance of winning the Dem nomination -- is a blow to the Illinois senator's campaign."

A blow to Senator Obama?  It is SOOOO telling that you can make these statements without stating THE FACT that the civil rights establishment, including John Lewis, Corretta Scott King, and then Atlanta mayor Andrew Young, did NOT support Jesse Jackson in 1984 either.  They ALL, like many others in the civil rights movement who were actually friends of Jesse Jacksion, supported Walter Mondale.  This is nothing new!  I'm sure Senator Obama did NOT expect his support.  This just shows that Black politicians are no less establishment minded and self-serving than white politicians.

Not a blow if Obama uses it (quietly) as another example of how the Old Guard are rallying around one of their own, which would indicate that yup, a Clinton presidency would simply be a return to the past. The message he has to be pushing is FORWARD. When  Clinton's negatives eventually come to overwhelm her like ivy on a wall - and they will, hopefully before the primary process is over rather than next summer - Lewis and his ilk will quietly and quickly affirm their allegiance to Obama.

He must have some skeletons in his closet.

First, Obama is not 'African-America' in the USA sense of the word. His father was not an Africa American, never part of the Africa/America culture.

He was raised by his mother (white) and grandparents, in a state that is less than 3% African American.

It's no wonder why he doesn't relate with the American Africa experience.

Let's apologize in advance to Mr. Lewis, for the slings and arrows he's about to take here...


Van

John Lewis is a descent man but an old school. He has some debt to pay to the Clintons since her husband was helpful in funding some big projects(one of them the Atlanta Federal building). And I am sure he receieved a little wink, wink.. warning from them.

Mr. Lewis, we could not agree with you more. hillaryclinton.com

Van,

You are fleeing from important issues such as Iran where you couldn't defend your lady Hillary (because she made it hard even for you by FLIP FLOPING so much) so you decided to come to some soft issue where you can spin things. BTW I am impressed with your loyalty-you literally defend anything and everything about HRC ALL DAY LONG. I mean ALL DAY LONG!

Are you on her staff?

I am a black American and i am not sold on John Lewis at all. Folks in my community doesn't even know him. Who cares about John Lewis?

John lewis is an old news. He belong to the generation of moses and their time have pass. Since they were elected into congress, what have they done to the black community. The answer is nothing.

What is good for John Lewis is not good for black guy suffering in south side of chicago. He owe debt to the clinton's and he need to pay his debt. Good for him. When Obama win the nomination, they will all come arround.

His endorsement is meaningless at this point because they all belong to democratic establishment that have ruined the democraticc party.

What have they done since they were all elected to congress? The answer is nothing. John Lewis, and the rest of the good old congressional black caucus belong to last generation and i am not interested in what they have to say. I don't listen to them then, i won't listen to them now.

Tuck, Realityville, Kansas--Sheesh, are you serious? Oh you right, let's take away the title of Halle Berry being an African-American Oscar winner as well, her mom is white. Your logic is far off to say the least!!! And as far as relating to the African-American experience, how does he not? What are you basing that on? In my opinion he relates to the American experience, he is not running as the president for African-Americans but as the President of the United States of America!!!

John what?

What has he done for his community since Bill Clinton messed it up? The answer is nothing.

The last time i checked he was among the folks that are on Clinton's pay roll. Sold the whole black nation to the Clinton's clawn. Good for him but not good for my community.

So the establishment endorses the establishment candidate.  What else is new?  Political favors no doubt.

Tuck, Realityville: '...It's no wonder why he doesn't relate with the American Africa experience.,,'

Tuck, how do YOU know so much about 'American Africa' ?
What's the source of your deep insight ?

I suspect that Obama was regarded as an African American by everyone he met.
Is that different from YOUR African American experience, Tuck ?

It's time to turn the page.  As much as I admire John Lewis and Andrew Young for their heroism forty years ago, they are on the page that must turn. Both men owe their political success to the democratic establishment.  Let's not forget, John Lewis and Andrew Young along with many other esteemed black political leaders are friends and colleagues of Vernon Jordan, one of Bill Clinton's best friends.  I am sure that their age, loyalty to old political ties and the memories of the past glory of the civil rights movement trump any need to follow a young dynamic learder.  Without a doubt, many old black leaders reacted similarly in 1954 when Martin Luther King came onto the national horizon.  Change is never easy.

Barack Obama is the future.  Hillary and Bill Clinton, Vernon Jordan, Andrew Young and John Lewis are the past - albeit a distinguished past - but nonetheless, the past.  The world has changed since John Lewis' heyday and we need a leader who not only understands the new landscape but one who is a product of that change.  Obama 08.

Just curious...when a white person or a woman endorses Obama is it a blow to Hillary's campaign?  If he had endorsed him you would have said it is to be "expected".

Jesse Jackson was in the civil rights movement ...but that was expected right?

John Lewis siad early on he got pressure from Bill Clinton not to come out and endorse Obama.  He said that  he owed Bill a lot so why was this not expected.

BTW as an African American it doesn't matter to me.  It might to some?

And yes should we expect Gore to endorse Hillary?  Afterall he was Bill's VP?

Actually, this is not a blow. This is continuation of Bill Clinton's circle. What is good for John Lewis is not good for America nor African America

This is the benefit of being the frontrunner... you snatch away all endorsements! But take a look at the lead that Clinton has built against Giuliani and Thompson in the new Rasmussen polls:
http://www.campaigndiaries.com/2007/10/polls-and-endorsement-clinton-building.html

What a brilliant argument from Tuck. Obama's father is from Kenya, Does Kenya exist in Asia?

Traditionally blacks came from Africa and the society gave them a name called "African Americans" instead of calling them black. Does any white American call himself British American, Irish American, French American etc? Tuck, wake-up.

Van,

Go to "YOU BE THE JUDGE" and write your blah blah blah. If you don't mind, can I ask a question? What is your salary in HRC's office?

WGAS ( who gives a s---) More bad people chasing worse. "Desperate" he says of America. Are we that desperate? God forbid.

And what is this "a blow to Obama" thing? Oh, I see you think that John Lewis endorsement will make a difference. It is crazy how you say who DON'T endorse Obama but don't remember seeing anything about how Rep. Elijah Cummings or Former Governor Douglas Wilder (THE FIRST BLACK GOVERNOR) is out campaigning for Obama!!! I mean really!!!

Friday, October 12, 2007


Riding a crest in her political appeal, Senator Hillary Clinton now LEADS former New York Mayor Rudi Giuliani 48% to 41%. She also claims a STUNNING double-digit lead of 52% to 37% over former Senator Fred Thompson. Two weeks ago, Clinton led Giuliani by five and Thompson by eight.

These results come at a time when FIFTY-FOUR percent of Likely Voters express a favorable opinion of Clinton. That’s the HIGHEST level yet recorded for the former First Lady. For most of the year, the number with a favorable or unfavorable opinion of her has been essentially even (see history).

While opinions of Clinton have been improving, just 49% now offer a positive assessment of Rudy Giuliani. That marks the fourth straight week below 50% for the man who began the year as the most popular candidate in either party. At one point early in the season, Giuliani’s favorable ratings topped 70%."

http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/election_2008_clinton_vs_giuliani_thompson

The unfavorable thing and the electability thing are becoming things of the past.

My touting Clinton's strength against the republicans is in no way meant to dismiss the other fine candidates running in the democratic party. That is not to say that she won't CRUSH the republican in the general election.

Van

Barack can look at JFK's settling for less on his first shot.  Besides, when the Republicans impeach President Hillary for Jaywalking, he can run in 2012 and probably win.

Many of you don't seem to have any idea, or care WHO John Lewis is. Those who are beneficiaries of Mr. Lewis' efforts have the most to be ashamed of.
Because someone has to do it;  

Biography of John Lewis



Often called  "one of the most courageous persons the Civil Rights Movement ever produced," John Lewis has dedicated his life to protecting human rights, securing civil liberties, and building what he calls "The Beloved Community" in America.   His dedication to the highest ethical standards and moral principles has won him the admiration of many of his colleagues on both sides of the aisle in the United States Congress.

podiumSen. John McCain has said, "I've seen courage in action on many occasions.  I can't say I've seen anyone possess more of it, and use it for any better purpose and to any greater effect, than John Lewis."  The Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi has called Rep. Lewis "the conscience of the U.S. Congress."   And Roll Call magazine has said, "John Lewis...is a genuine American hero and moral leader who commands widespread respect in the chamber."

He was born the son of sharecroppers on February 21, 1940, outside of Troy, Alabama.  He grew up on his family's farm and attended segregated public schools in Pike County, Alabama.  As a young boy, he was inspired by the activism surrounding the Montgomery Bus Boycott and the words of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., which he heard on radio broadcasts.  In those pivotal moments, he made a decision to become a part of the Civil Rights Movement. Ever since then, he has remained at the vanguard of progressive social movements and the human rights struggle in the United States.

As a student at Fisk University, John Lewis organized sit-in demonstrations at segregated lunch counters in Nashville, Tennessee.  In 1961, he volunteered to participate in the Freedom Rides, which challenged segregation at interstate bus terminals across the South. Lewis risked his life on those Rides many times by simply sitting in seats reserved for white patrons.  He was also beaten severely by angry mobs and arrested by police for challenging the injustice of Jim Crow segregation in the South.

During the height of the Movement, from 1963 to 1966, Lewis was named Chairman of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), which he helped form. SNCC was largely responsible for organizing student activism in the Movement, including sit-ins and other activities.

While still a young man, John Lewis became a nationally recognized leader. By 1963, he was dubbed one of the Big Six leaders of the Civil Rights Movement. (The others were Whitney Young, A. Phillip Randolph, Martin Luther King Jr., James Farmer and Roy Wilkins). At the age of 23, he was an architect of and a keynote speaker at the historic March on Washington in August 1963.

In 1964, John Lewis coordinated SNCC efforts to organize voter registration drives and community action programs during the Mississippi Freedom Summer. The following year, Lewis helped spearhead one of the most seminal moments of the Civil Rights Movement.   Hosea Williams, another notable Civil Rights leader, and John Lewis led over 600 peaceful, orderly protestors across the Edmund Pettus Bridge in Selma, Alabama on March 7, 1965.  They intended to march from Selma to Montgomery to demonstrate the need for voting rights in the state.  The marchers were attacked by Alabama state troopers in a brutal confrontation that became known as "Bloody Sunday."   News broadcasts and photographs revealing the senseless cruelty of the segregated South helped hasten the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965.

Despite more than 40 arrests, physical attacks and serious injuries, John Lewis remained a devoted advocate of the philosophy of nonviolence. After leaving SNCC in 1966, he continued his commitment to the Civil Rights Movement as Associate Director of the Field Foundation and his participation in the Southern Regional Council's voter registration programs. Lewis went on to become the Director of the Voter Education Project (VEP). Under his leadership, the VEP transformed the nation's political climate by adding nearly four million minorities to the voter rolls."
http://johnlewis.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=31

It is dismaying that the political season seems to bring out the worst in some people. This is a great American, people, and venting your anger and disdain on him is sad.

Van

I respect what John Lewis did in his time. He has struggled a lot to make things better. But he belongs to the Mosses generation and it is time that we pass the torch to the Joshua generation. Folks, this presidency is the struggle between the past and NEW, the old guard and the new generation where AMERICA wants to go. TEh Old guard wants to bring back the 90's fight into the 21st century. WE the people reject that, and will show them that the NEW ERA has begun in AMERICA! Way to go OBAMA!

GO OBAMA ' 08

But I thought a brother had to vote for another brother. It's a law ain't it????
Just like all the frigid suit-wearing bags of the world must vote for Hilliry.

Who cares.

I support Obama.  I think he is brilliant and will make a great president.  I am glad to see that democrats are making endorsements not based on skin color but on their review of qualifications.  This idiocy that great civil rights leaders like John Lewis are not to be considered because of their age is nothing more than shameful.  You are idiots, pure and simple.  Stop demonizing your allies and focus on the real enemy, the sociopaths of the republican party!

Van-
I hope all of your dreams come true...since it seems the polls are your Bible.


Tuck-
Racist see Obama as African American...In society there is no such thing as Bi-Racial...it's sad people judge you on the color of your skin...so trust me being mixed...I know there is no different treatment...

Alot of the elder Afican American so call leaders don't have the "balls" to support anything that's not old like them. Barack is a picture of change and youth...America is scaried of that...

Well Hilliary is not afraid of change since she will change her stance in order to grow her Hillary Nation...what happen to the Hillary Bonds...and now is Barack a leader since she agrees with his foriegn policy stance as far as talking to rogue leaders?

Anyone that believes this person is a good leader is blind...She says one thing and crushes anyone that disagrees...but weeks later she says the same thing and her minions thing its gold...If she say "shyT smells like perfume" her followers would bath in it

yes, it was obvious that some of the slower members of this forum wouldn't understand that not coming from historic African-American culture would effect how one turns out.

His father was a foreigner. Halle Berry? is that true for her?
When Obama spent time with his paternal grandparents where did he go? Georgia? Penn? , er no, overseas.

He is not a classic Africa America dealiing with that culture.

And he was raised by his Maternal grandparents and mother, in a white home, in a white area.

Acknowlege the facts.
I'm sorry if some of you are so stupid that you have to be spoon fed.
(that's you crystal, larry, sierra.. since you need things spelled out)

Van-
Now you have crossed the line...

"who are beneficiaries of Mr. Lewis' efforts have the most to be ashamed of."

He did great things but that was then and this is now. He is happy with the current state of blacks in America. You can't be apart of the black America because if you did you would see that there is a great generational gap in our culture...These black leaders are now just "LEADING BLACKS". They don't represent the race so our disagreeing with him is nothing to BE ASHAME OF! Like you will see the Black community wants change just like the rest of America...it's not about Black or White it's about Right! Thank God for sending someone like Barack that is more than a man to lift his race but HE WILL LIFT THIS NATION!

Don't insult us by trying to teach about the black struggle if you have not live the black stuggle...YOU MY FRIEND SHOULD BE ASHAME

Another major score for Hillary.  Mr. Lewis is highly revered amongst civil rights activists and Obama actively courted his support.

The Obama campaign is in free fall and anyone who cannot see that is fooling themselves.  Yesterday’s FOX News poll showed Hillary leading Obama 50% to 18%.

As Van notes another new poll (Rasmussen) shows Hillary defeating Rudy by 7%.  And her favorable rating amongst all voters is higher than his.

So much for the empty “electability” argument that the haters have been pushing.

In all my years of following political campaigns, I have never seen a stronger, more efficient campaign than Hillary’s.  Of course, I’ve also never seen a stronger or more efficient candidate than Hillary.

Hillary is the best for this country.

And that endorsement is a blow in the face for Obama.

On Rep. John Lewis's endorsement of Sen. Clinton, Obama spokesman William Burton e-mails:

“Barack Obama has great admiration for John Lewis and understands his long relationship with Bill Clinton. He looks forward to his support when Barack Obama is the nominee."

It's that not Obama suffers from a lack of support among civil rights heroes: Rev. Jessie Jackson, Rev. Joseph Lowery, Rev. Otis Moss, Jr., Rev. CT Vivian, Rep. John Conyers, Rep. Sanford Bishop, Rep. Al Greene, etc.

Gosh I don't remember a separate post when these guys endorsed Obama.  Oh that's right they were Aa so they were suppose to.  Like him going to AA churches.  Don't for one minute believe if he wins in IA he will have 90% of AA vote.  Also when time comes to press that button, I don't care what they tell pollsters they will vote for him.  Jesse Jackson carried the AA vote with 90% without endorsements from any civil rights leaders.

This may make good copy....but that is it

D. Packnett, Lyn, & Bee. You all are so correct.
Actually Van no one cares anymore of the thoughts of John Lewis and the old gaurds for the Afican Americans. In the last decades ( 10 or more years) or so they have sit on their hands and have done absolutley nothing for Afican Americans.
From 1940 - 1965 whats that 42 years of doing Absolutely "NOTHING"

John Lewis is in the clintons hip pockests and everyhone knows it, he owes the clintons, so now is the time to pay up.

As we  all know the time for change is now. With the the old Black gaurds on hand we can`t expect them to  change anything, it has been far too long and the things that are happening in this country for all of the people are far too serious to leave in the hands of HRC. She will not be the president of USA.
All my assoicates (work with these people)says that the country is not ready for a woman president and most of them are women themselves. They are saying that HRC changes her mind too much for them and woth somethinng like that in the whaite house could ruin  this country mush wores than the Ass *&^%4 that`s in there now.
Get real all  you HRC supporters.

Van. You keep posting polls. websites, and defending her as if that all you have to do.  I trully beleive that you are on her staff and just waiting and watching all postings nad blogs that states anything about HRC.
Dude get a real job or is this it?
Don`t want to sound like I`m bitter however I am.
At this point I  don`t know if I`m a democrat anymore.
with all that`s going on, I do know that I am not a rupke, that party just wasted the american people trust in our government not to say that we had that much trust in the government in the begining.

IT IS TIME TGO TURN THE PAGE AND GET SOMETHING  DONE FOR A CHANCE..........IT IS TIME FOR CHANGE.
OUT WITH THE OLD......TIME FOR SOMEONE WHO CAN THINK FOR THEMSELF AND STAND THE COURSE OF CHANGE.
Don't nominate someone that doesn't have a chance in the general election.
END 15 YEARS OF DARKNESS AND CORRUPTION
NO MORE BUSHS/CLINTONS................End This War!!
NO MORE REPUBLICANS/CLINTONS..........End This War!!


Best Ticket: OBAMA/EDWARDS '08

OBAMA/EDWARDS '08

NO MORE BUSHS/CLINTONS................End This War!!
NO MORE REPUBLICANS/CLINTONS..........End This War!!

OBAMA/EDWARDS '08

We can now safely hand out the "Understatement of the Entire Campaign Season" award: "That Lewis would endorse Clinton over Obama--the first African-American with a legitimate chance of winning the Dem nomination--is a blow to the Illinois senator's campaign."  This statement will also likely take the "Master of the Obvious" award.  And no Obama spin can cloud the clarity of Rep. Lewis's words: "Hillary Clinton is the best prepared to lead this country at a time when we are in desperate need of strong leadership."

Spin? How about Jessie backing off endorsing Barack?

"Lewis appeared with both Clinton and Obama during appearances in March marking the anniversary of Bloody Sunday, the famed March for voting rights in Selma, Alabama that helped lead to passage of the Voting Rights Act.

"Barack Obama has great admiration for John Lewis and understands his long relationship with Bill Clinton," Obama spokesman Bill Burton said Friday.

The Obama campaign also emphasized that it has increased its presence in Georgia in recent weeks. And Burton noted that Obama has the support of the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a leading civil rights figure.

However, in a recent conversation with the Los Angeles Times editorial board, Jackson was quoted as saying, "I've said I would vote for Barack because he's my neighbor. I have very strong feelings for Hillary because we've worked together 30 years. I'M NOT REALLY CAMPAIGNING FOR ANYBODY."

– CNN's Steve Brusk, Lauren Kornreic
http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2007/10/12/rep-lewis-endorses-clinton/#comments

Van

Why?  Because he is Black and should endorse the Black candidate?  I am glad that they are endorsing Clinton.  If Obama wins, he does not owe them anything.  Who cares about endorsements any way?  When I vote, I don't think about who endorsed the candidates.  Do you, Mark Murray?  A blow?  I think not.  BTW, I am Black.  I think that Obama is doing fine without old school endorsements. Don't forget, Lewis is part of the same old Clinton machine.  I think he owes Bill this one.

Some of these comments sounds like they are from fickle sports fans, folks we need to dig down deeper part of our being then that. We need to get behind the best candidate with the best possible chance to win the nomination for our country and our communities accross this great land. All the in- fightings will only get the other side elected and we are right back where we are now with (Rush Limbaugh) and the gang. The only Race Card we should be playing is the Race to extract the current from the Executive Office,get our boys and girls home; then next election we can move to the next level, it's 4-8 years folks; this one we've had enough!

Barack has over twenty years in South Chicago.  His wife even more.  Hillary's experience in the African American Community is limited.   Only a few times up in the hood. Never alone.    She has learned a thing or two though.  She has been heard to say "How y'all doin,"  "I here to represent." "Look at cha'."  So far it seems to be working. It is fair to say that John Lewis's support has something to do with Bill.

And speaking of Mondale, another endorsement;
Campaign 2008
Mondale to endorse Clinton
By Alexander Bolton
October 11, 2007

Former Vice President Walter Mondale, the 1984 Democratic presidential nominee, is planning to endorse Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), The Hill has learned.

Mondale’s endorsement could prove especially valuable in Iowa, which borders his home state of Minnesota. Mondale won Iowa overwhelmingly in the ’84 primary.

The endorsement is fitting given Mondale’s decision more than two decades ago to select Geraldine Ferraro as his running mate, the first time a woman was tapped to serve on a major party’s presidential ticket. If Clinton wins the Democratic nomination, she would also make history.
The Clinton campaign did not respond to several requests for comment."

http://thehill.com/campaign-2008/mondale-will-endorse-clinton-2007-10-11.html

Van

Thanks, John Lewis

Knowing you're behind Hillary will clear the way for Obama to definitely win. The educated individuals understand the weight of your position. By the way, it equates too simply ZERO.

You, Sharpton, Jesse, and King Jr. want Mr. Obama to bow to you guys, but I'm so happy that he is his own man and didn't acknowlege your overtures of, "you've got to go through Jesse, Sharpton and yourself".

You guys are out dated. Hillary, thanks for the coupe, it relieves the real world of these characters. Keep them in your "BOX".

SINCERELY,

Someone who truly cares.

I FEEL THAT my position should be displayed. It was an honest position. I'm a person who truly feels that this all must end. These guys are misrepresenting the country.

I'll let you guys on a little secret. African Americans under 45 yrs of age..do not consider the old civil-rights leaders relevant. I barely recognize any of them myself. It may matter to the older generation(which I figure may vote more anyway). There currently are major no leaders within the African American community..it's a loose cooperation of independant groups from various regions. Al Sharpton..no..he's viewed mostly as a joke. As is Jesse Jackson, as out of touch. I don't think these endorsements will affect Obama...b/c I know many such as myself who will vote for him by the way he presents himself and he is an exellent representative for the African American community.

It is dismaying that the political season seems to bring out the worst in some people. This is a great American, people, and venting your anger and disdain on him is sad.

Van

I have not read any of the comments as negative toward John Lewis( did I miss some).  I think AA respect Lewis..others really have no idea who he is.  But I don't think except in some circles it matters
a great deal.  

It still never ceases to amaze me if a Aa endorses Hillary it earth shattering if a white person endorses Obama no big deal.  Actually one might think it would be just the reverse

Hey listen Hillary has the money, she spreads it around and gets endorsements, everyone is for sale in the democrat party. and on Iraq the demencrats, launch a crusade against turkey, hopping to piss them off and cut off our supplies to the troops, of which 70% pass thru Turkey. In the Demencrats minds, the troops, rapist murderers, as they are usually called. are justa  pawn in the election, Demencrats could care less how many are killed. And the more the leftwing America haters put pressure on the Demencrats, the more hostile the splineless Namcy Pelosi and Ball less Harry Reid become. "FOR Sale" Media ethics

"Alot of the elder Afican American so call leaders don't have the "balls" to support anything that's not old like them."
Ty, Dallas,TX (Sent Friday, October 12, 2007 12:28 PM)

This idiocy that great civil rights leaders like John Lewis are not to be considered because of their age is nothing more than shameful.  You are idiots, pure and simple.  Stop demonizing your allies and focus on the real enemy, the sociopaths of the republican party!

J.D. in California (Sent Friday, October 12, 2007 12:27 PM)


To say a man who risked his life for your rights has no balls is sad. I'd like to believe that it's just momentary displaced anger, and that you will read something about Lewis and realize the incredible misstatement you have made.
Dissing Lewis because he endorses Clinton is just wrong. Accusing him of cowardice is a disgraceful and terrible lie, and I don't have to wait for the polls to tell me that.

Van

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