Wed 4 Jun 2008
My wife, an African American, was watching the delegates roll in for Barack Obama and she asked “can this really be happening, can this be for real? I guess so – typically Blacks struggle for everything.” And struggle Barack did. He battled bullshit from all corners, including his own party. Even the candidate who now wants to be the VP accused him of being unfit to be Commander In Chief. Hillary Clinton deployed what is now called the “Kitchen Sink Strategy” and she deployed it constantly throughout the campaign. It may still be being deployed behind the scenes.
Now he is battling the racist beliefs of Hillary’s supporters like Harriet Christian (fitting name), “the Democrats are throwing the election away. And for what, an inadequate black male?”
Or how about the Hillary supporter from West Virginia who claimed she had had enough of “Hussein.”
Personally I think Hillary not only threw every kitchen sink she could find at Obama, but she started heaving toilets (heavily soiled, unflushable, fully loaded, public toilets) at Obama and never let up.
And still Obama won the nomination.
But it ain’t over yet. I am sure besides the kitchen sinks and clogged toilets, Hillary is also fully stocked with more goal posts.
I hope Obama knows a good orthopedist. He still has some field goals to kick.
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June 4th, 2008 at 5:28 pm
I like the cartoon, and the adjoining text more. I agree that the path to the nomination for Obama was brutal and that is getting lost in the loud self-pity message being run for Hillary.
I think Hillary was much more formidable than McCain will be. His staff is being exposed as archaic which matches McCain but will be an embarrassment for the GOP.
June 5th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
“An inadequate black man”?
My husband was an ardent Hillary Clinton supporter due to her supposedly greater experience. He thought Obama would make a fine president some day, but right now he was too wet behind the ears. The operative word is “was.” He was in the bedroom watching Meet the Press a few weeks ago. He called me in. I thought he might have needed something; I frequently get things for him because he walks with two canes, so it’s sometimes difficult for him to manage. He simply announced, “I am now officially a Barack Obama supporter.” He was very impressed by Senator Obama’s command of the issues and his calm, reasoned demeanor.
My hard-headed husband does not think Senator Obama is inadequate. Neither do I. I am thrilled I will have the opportunity to vote for Obama, since I was unable to attend the local Kansas caucus due to work.
For the record, I am a middle-aged, working-class white woman (albeit one with a B.A. in English). The pundits tell me I’m a Clinton supporter. Oh, really?