DEMS SPEAK TO URBAN LEAGUE

[Omaha Steve]

Source: MSNBC

From NBC's Lauren Appelbaum

At the National Urban League conference this morning, four Democratic presidential hopefuls -- Kucinich, Edwards, Clinton, and Obama -- discussed their agendas to help poor urban African Americans rise out of poverty. But they also took advantage of the stage to offer both indirect and direct jabs at their opponents.

Clinton and Obama were each asked what, if elected, they would do to help the urban plight, and both responded they would make a change at the attorney general level. "Number one, let's appoint an attorney general who believes in the civil rights laws," Clinton said. "In addition to actually enforcing the laws we have on the books, let's make sure if there are holes that need to be plugged and gaps we have to fill, we do that." Later, Obama said, "I will have a Justice Department that actually promotes justices, and an attorney general who cares about civil rights."

Hillary's Southern And Obama's Black
It appeared that Clinton's parodied southern accent resurfaced while she was talking about her belief for a "new and different conversation" about the 1.4 million African American men ages 16-24 in prison who are considered to be a "threat, headache, or a lost cause."

Unlike his previous addresses to primarily African-American audiences, Obama today overtly appealed to the black vote. "The day I'm inaugurated, the country looks at itself differently, and don't underestimate that power, don't underestimate that transformation," Obama said in response to a question on racial polarization. "When the state of Black America comes out, I want it to say the state of Black America is strong. In order for that to happen, we've got to to form that base. If you don't think I'm the best candidate to do that, I will just ask you one question. Who's got capacity to put Mississippi in play, which is 40% African American?"


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[msongs]

1. dig at clinton and obama plays the race card, words in the mouth of edwards & kucinich

her southern accent "resurfaced" - well my texas accent resurfaces quite often depending on my conversation.

obama "overtly" appealed to the black vote - vote for me because I'm black.

edwards "appeared" to take a shot at clinton - well he either did or didnt but that's an editorial opinion

kucnich makes a "possible" joke at edwards expense - that's another editorial opinon.

sheesh, why not just report the facts and forget the editorializing?

Msongs
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[ChrisdemW]

2. tv always editorializes nowdays but good on obama

Its good to see a leader who isnt afraid to say he is black and proud of it and to reach out. nothing wrong with it. richardson reaches out to hispanics and obama reaches out to the Black community, why not, we are all part of america.

but they do piss me off when they editorialize, its just a way to tell us all how to think. it does work too.

[goclark]

5. I agree ~ I am proud of all of them for attending

That speaks volumes to my people.

We are also tired of the Rethugs that do not speak TO US or FOR US.

They really only speak for and to the Rich Anglo Male.

I don't see Obama as only speaking or caring about African Americans.

I see him as having a world view.
That is what is needed in the next President.

I also see Clinton and Edwards as having a world view.

[Miss Chybil]

3. What a novel idea!

They could call it "journalism!"

[journalist3072]

4. Wholeheartedly agree with you there

It really bothers me that many of today's news media outlets do not know how to confine the editorializing to the Op/Ed pages.

More and more, they are editorializing in what are supposed to be hard news, 'just the facts ma'am' stories.

Leave the editorialzing to the Op/Ed pages.