Obama gets 87% of the black vote

The Seer · 02-06-08 08:29 AM

I think this banding together may get him elected.
Blacks voted for Obama while whites spread their vote around to all candidates including Obama. It appears blacks were voting on skin color.What is everyone's thoughts?

pavyracer · 02-06-08 08:32 AM

I think blacks and whites are voting for Obama because he is the better candidate.

curious · 02-06-08 08:36 AM

Originally Posted by The Seer

I think this banding together may get him elected.
Blacks voted for Obama while whites spread their vote around to all candidates including Obama. It appears blacks were voting on skin color.What is everyone's thoughts?

Of course they are doing that. They believe the propaganda from the media and from their self anointed "leaders" that only a black person can understand the issues of the black community. Anyone who believes this would quickly learn otherwise if they visit the urban ghettos in some of the big cities which have had black politicans at the top like mayor, city council, and heads of the state and federal agencies that are supposed to help the poor like HUD, the welfare agencies, etc. Cities like Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia.

I have always wondered why black voters throw their votes away on political parties and politicians who have proven that they don't give a damm about them. The policies of the Democrat party have failed the urban black people so badly that the results could be deemed criminal.

The Seer · 02-06-08 08:43 AM

Originally Posted by curious

Of course they are doing that. They believe the propaganda from the media and from their self anointed "leaders" that only a black person can understand the issues of the black community. Anyone who believes this would quickly learn otherwise if they visit the urban ghettos in some of the big cities which have had black politicans at the top like mayor, city council, and heads of the state and federal agencies that are supposed to help the poor like HUD, the welfare agencies, etc. Cities like Atlanta, Baltimore, Philadelphia.

I have always wondered why black voters throw their votes away on political parties and politicians who have proven that they don't give a damm about them. The policies of the Democrat party have failed the urban black people so badly that the results could be deemed criminal.

I know how it is. I taught in "the Hood" in Memphis. The school board, public utilities, mayor, everything is run by blacks there. Not because they are the best candidates but because they all come together to vote for blacks. The state reps all got busted in a real estate scam.

durito · 02-06-08 08:48 AM

99% of Mormons voted for Romney and 90% of lunatics voted for Huckabee.

People stick to their kind. Clinton dominated old white women.

pavyracer · 02-06-08 08:50 AM

Originally Posted by durito

99% of Mormons voted for Romney and 90% of lunatics voted for Huckabee.

People stick to their kind. Clinton dominated old white women.

BrentCrude · 02-06-08 09:36 AM

Did anyone ask Obama if the Lane Bryant massacre in his home state was a hate crime?I recall that Mr.Obama is really big on hate crime legislation.Oh,I forgot,that just pertains to certain victims.

katstale · 02-06-08 10:14 AM

That is the percentage that votes for the Democrat candidate anyway--so no news in that.

WileOut · 02-06-08 10:21 AM

70% of the voters have no idea why they are voting for the person they vote for other than "they just like them". Very scary. They should make voters take a test on issues to see if they are qualified to cast a vote or not. No voting for a black person simply because you are black.

brock · 02-06-08 10:53 AM

the young people like Obama if they go to the polls this novemeber he wins

02-06-08 11:26 AM

American People Ruled Unfit To Govern

April 14, 1999 | Issue 35•14

The controversial decision, the first of its kind in the 210-year history of U.S. representative government, was, according to Justice David Souter, "a response to the clear, demonstrable incompetence and indifference of the current U.S. citizenry in matters concerning the operation of this nation's government."

As a result of the ruling, the American people will no longer retain the power to choose their own federal, state and local officials or vote on matters of concern to the public.

"This decision was by no means easy, but it unfortunately had to be done," said Justice Antonin Scalia, who penned the majority decision in the case. "The U.S. Constitution is very clear: In the event that the voting public becomes incapacitated or otherwise unfit to carry out its duties of self-governance, there is a danger posed to the republic, and the judicial branch is empowered to remove said public and replace it with a populace more qualified to lead."

"In light of their unmitigated apathy toward issues of import to the nation's welfare and their inability to grasp even the most basic principles upon which participatory democracy is built, we found no choice but to rule the American people unfit to govern at this time," Scalia concluded.

The controversial ruling, court members stressed, is not intended as a slight against the character of the American people, but merely a necessary measure for the public good.

"The public's right to the best possible representation is a founding principle of our nation," Justice Sandra Day O'Connor told reporters. "If you were on a jet airliner, you wouldn't want an untrained, incompetent pilot at the controls, and this is the same thing. As federal justices, we have taken a solemn oath to uphold every citizen's constitutional rights, and if we were to permit an irresponsible, disinterested public to continue to helm the ship of state, we would be remiss in our duties and putting the entire nation at risk."

Just some of the millions of empty voting booths that can be seen across America each November.

The ruling brings to an end a grueling 10-month process, during which more than 100 Supreme Court hearings were held to determine the public's capacity for self-governance. Despite the fact that these hearings were aired on C-SPAN, a majority of U.S. citizens were unaware of them because coverage was largely eclipsed by the Clinton-Lewinsky scandal, the retirement of NBA legend Michael Jordan, and the release of Titanic on home video.

The Supreme Court found that, though 78 percent of U.S. citizens have seen the much-anticipated Star Wars prequel trailer, only one in 200,000 were aware that the multibillion-dollar "Star Wars" missile-defense system had been approved by Congress. Additionally, while 62 percent of citizens correctly identified the cast of Suddenly Susan, only .01 percent were able to identify Attorney General Janet Reno beyond "some woman Jay Leno always says looks like a man." Further, only .0003 percent could correctly identify the ancient Greek city-state of Athens as the birthplace of the concept of an educated citizenry participating in democratic self-rule.

But the final straw, Supreme Court justices said, came last week when none of the 500,000 random citizens polled were aware that Russian President Boris Yeltsin had threatened global thermonuclear war in response to NATO air attacks in Yugoslavia.

"I mean, come on," Justice William Rehnquist said. "Global thermonuclear war? It's just ridiculous. There was just no way we could trust such a populace to keep running things after that."

Populations currently being considered to fill the leadership void until the American people can be rehabilitated and returned to self-governance include those of Switzerland, Sweden and Canada.

"I'm willing to do what I can to help out in this time of crisis and make sure that my vote counts," said Stockholm resident Per Johanssen. "I've been reading up on America a bit, just to get a general idea of what needs to be done, and from what I can tell, they really need some sort of broad-based health-care reform over there right away."

In a provisional test of the new system, the Canadian province of Saskatchewan will hold primaries next Tuesday to re-evaluate last fall's gubernatorial election in Minnesota.

The lone dissenting vote came from Justice Anthony Kennedy, who, in his minority opinion wrote, "Although the American people are clearly unable to make responsible decisions at this time, it is not their fault that they are so uninformed. Rather, the blame lies with the media interests and corporate powers that intentionally keep them in the dark on crucial issues."

Kennedy concluded his opinion by tendering his immediate resignation and announcing his intent "to move to a small island somewhere."

Thus far, reaction to the ruling has been largely indifferent.

"The people ruled unfit to govern? Yeah, I I think I might've heard something about that," said Covington, KY, sales representative Neil Chester. "I think I saw it on the news or something, when I was flipping past trying to find that show about the lady sheriff."

"If you ask me, voting was a big pain anyway," agreed mother of four Sally Heim of Augusta, ME. "At least now I'm free to do my soap-opera-trivia crossword puzzles in peace, without all that distraction about who's running for Second District Alderperson and what-not."

Despite the enormous impact the ruling would seem to have, many political experts are downplaying its significance.

"It doesn't really change anything, to be honest," said Duke University political-science professor Benjamin St. James. "The public hasn't made any real contributions to the governance of the country in decades, so I don't see how this ruling affects all that much."

"I wouldn't worry about it," St. James added. "It's not that important."

The Seer · 02-06-08 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by DrunkenLullaby

American People Ruled Unfit To Govern

Thanks for the info.

mofome · 02-06-08 12:26 PM

if i was black, i would probably vote for Obama. I may anyway, but if i never had a legit candidate with my skin color, i'd probably be annoyed. i cant imagine what its like to be an African-American in this country, but i know its not as easy as most care to think.

Sportsgirl · 02-06-08 12:28 PM

The latest from the Associated Press at of 1:15 today:

Altogether, Obama won 13 Super Tuesday states; Clinton, eight plus American Samoa. Clinton scored the advantage in delegates, bringing her total to 845 to Obama's 765, by the latest accounting. The road ahead was long for the Democrats: It takes 2,025 delegates to claim their nomination.

It would seem there is no clear-cut winner for the dems - black or white, woman or man.

mofome · 02-06-08 12:31 PM

Originally Posted by Sportsgirl

The latest from the Associated Press at of 1:15 today:

Altogether, Obama won 13 Super Tuesday states; Clinton, eight plus American Samoa. Clinton scored the advantage in delegates, bringing her total to 845 to Obama's 765, by the latest accounting. The road ahead was long for the Democrats: It takes 2,025 delegates to claim their nomination.

It would seem there is no clear-cut winner for the dems - black or white, woman or man.

at one point last night they were saying that Alaska was something like 117 votes to 66.

Sportsgirl · 02-06-08 12:33 PM

Originally Posted by mofome

at one point last night they were saying that Alaska was something like 117 votes to 66.

LOL!!

durito · 02-06-08 12:46 PM

Latest Delegate Count is 838 for Obama and 834 for Clinton according to MSNBC, though they are still projecting Clinton to end the day with slightyl more.

02-06-08 01:02 PM

Im surprised it wasn't closer to 100%

Doug · 02-06-08 01:05 PM

87% seems low, I'd think it would be hard for any Black Democrat not to vote for him.

RageWizard · 02-06-08 01:16 PM

anyone know the lastest line on Obama, I bet it is coming down.

Poker_Beast · 02-06-08 10:25 PM

I am suprised that so many blacks are voting for the black canidate.

No shit sherlock!

moneyline · 02-06-08 10:50 PM

Here's the thing. Republicans usually get 10% of the African-American vote every election and have won 20 of the last 28 years. If Obama gets 90% against them, all he is doing is what EVERY candidate, save the Dukasis' of the world, have done before him.

Not all that helpful, so it seems ...

Scorpion · 02-06-08 10:53 PM

Originally Posted by The Seer

I think this banding together may get him elected.
Blacks voted for Obama while whites spread their vote around to all candidates including Obama. It appears blacks were voting on skin color.What is everyone's thoughts?

Hillary is broke, she is running out of money!

katstale · 02-06-08 11:10 PM

It would be nice if the Asians would finally shut off the tap to her and Bill. BUT, he gave them alot of cool stuff while he was president. We shall see.....

02-07-08 01:51 AM

Originally Posted by Scorpion

Hillary is broke, she is running out of money!

Maybe she should give JJ's aunt a call.

Sportsgirl · 02-07-08 07:57 AM

Originally Posted by Scorpion

Hillary is broke, she is running out of money!

AP reports that she lent 5 million to herself and feels the results of Super Tuesday prove it a wise investment. No doubt, if it becomes necessary, she has plenty more to lend to herself. Although, Mitt Romeny has proven that even a ton o'money won't get you elected.

Latest numbers from USA Today ... it's a bit confusing for the Dems:

USA TODAY
In the all-important race for delegates to win the Democratic nomination, Hillary Rodham Clinton won 641 this week and Barack Obama won 633, CBS reported Wednesday morning.
No, wait: NBC declared that Obama won the lion's share of delegates in Super Tuesday balloting, 838 to Clinton's 834.
Obama was more optimistic: He gave himself 847 delegates to Clinton's 834.
By the end of the day, CNN put Clinton's overall total at 1,113 delegates to Obama's 963.
Meanwhile, The Associated Press count had Clinton at 1,045 and Obama at 960. AP, which USA TODAY uses as the official count, awarded Clinton 784 delegates in Tuesday's voting and Obama 764.
It takes 2,025 delegates to win the nomination.

The Seer · 02-07-08 09:32 AM

I think I will lend $5 mil to myself and see how that goes.

Sportsgirl · 02-07-08 09:33 AM

Originally Posted by The Seer

I think I will lend $5 mil to myself and see how that goes.

If yo've got 5 mill - throw a little my way. I'm just a poor, starving journalist with 3 dogs to feed.

BadNina · 02-07-08 09:40 AM

Hillary has been trying to reach the Hispanics and other minority groups having already conceded the African American vote to Obama. I'm sorry but Bill can't out-black Oprah.

TexansFan · 02-07-08 11:13 AM

Obama is the best candidate? Hardly. The guy has been a senator for about 40 months and has accomplished nothing. He is even more liberal than the Hildebeast. When you ask people why they are voting for Obama you get answers like, well, he seems like a nice guy. Obama? Well, he seems different and is really personable. Why I am voting for Obama? Because my college professor told me to and all my friends are voting for him.

02-07-08 01:10 PM

Originally Posted by TexansFan

Obama is the best candidate? Hardly. The guy has been a senator for about 40 months and has accomplished nothing. He is even more liberal than the Hildebeast. When you ask people why they are voting for Obama you get answers like, well, he seems like a nice guy. Obama? Well, he seems different and is really personable. Why I am voting for Obama? Because my college professor told me to and all my friends are voting for him.

Don't forget, he's the "candidate of change" - as opposed to the "candidate who will keep things exactly the same" I guess.

TexansFan · 02-07-08 01:23 PM

They all suck.

02-07-08 04:26 PM

Originally Posted by mofome

if i was black-- i never had a legit candidate with my skin color
i cant imagine what its like to be an African-American in this country

MO. you are bang on,when you read some of the nonsense that as been written on this site against Obama,
Whites wonder why won't blacks never ever vote (or will)vote for their Right wing party.
If i could i would vote for him!!!

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