SubscribeRendell: Whites Not Ready To Vote For Black
From an outraged Associated Press:
US Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) stands near the podium while she receives an endorsement from Pennsylvania governor Edward Rendell (L) as Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter (C) watches during a campaign event at City Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, January 23, 2008.
Rendell: Some whites ‘not ready’ to support Obama
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) - Gov. Ed Rendell says some white Pennsylvanians are likely to vote against Barack Obama because he’s black.
In Rendell’s words: “I think there are some whites who are probably not ready to vote for an African-American candidate.” Rendell said so while speaking to the editorial board of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. The remarks appeared in Tuesday’s paper.
The Democratic governor, who is white, faced a black Republican challenger in 2006. Rendell says if Lynn Swann had been white, Rendell’s margin of victory wouldn’t be so big. Rendell took more than 60 percent of the vote.
Rendell is one of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s most visible supporters. Several people in Clinton’s campaign have been criticized in recent weeks for raising Obama’s race.
Gee, the gloves are coming off the surrogates — again.
Though they were never really back on.
You can watch a clip of the remarks made by Mr. Rendell to the Post-Gazette Editorial Board here.
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February 13th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
“Gov. Ed Rendell says some white Pennsylvanians are likely to vote against Barack Obama because he’s black.”
Or not Jewish, or a Democrat, or a Hetero, or not Catholic, or not Evangelical, . . . .
The quote was just a blatant rabble rousing rant by the Lincoln Bedroom sleeping Fast Freddy Spendell.
If Civil Rights proponents were sooooooooooo equality minded they would step aside for a minority.
Hmmmmm, women are a “minority,” oooooo, a two for one caustic comment by the HOOmeister.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:41 pm
So is Ed saying Obama shouldn’t get the nomination because he is black?
February 13th, 2008 at 1:46 pm
Yes well, at least the American people don’t feel the same way when voting for blathering idiots like the governor.
February 13th, 2008 at 1:47 pm
“So is Ed saying Obama shouldn’t get the nomination because he is black?”
Precisely.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:13 pm
Who’s the “Uncle Tom” in the background?
The only thing that might worry these useful idiots less would be if Obama was a Republican.
February 13th, 2008 at 2:41 pm
Really?!? Then Why is Barack winning all of these Primaries with only 12% of the Population being Black? LOL Who would know that Pennsylvania Voters are racist than the Govorner himself!! Oh this is so delicious! ROFLMAO
February 13th, 2008 at 3:21 pm
It has nothing to do with Obama’s race. I have a problem with his politics - not the least of which is his voting against the “Born Alive” act and advocating what amounts to infanticide.
I’d vote for a black man, an Asian man, a Hispanic man in a heartbeat - so long as his principles reflect my own. Alan Keyes, for example. Or Thomas Sowell. Bobby Jindal would get my vote in a heartbeat.
But not Obama.
Democrats are counting on the hordes of public school kids who were taught fuzzy math being unable to figure that one out, Lipstick…
February 13th, 2008 at 4:55 pm
englishqueen01; …”It has nothing to do with Obama’s race…”
I agree. Any of those you named, and many others as well, would be OK with me. Qualifications and principles should trump all else. Funny that Rendell should reference his match up with Lynn Swann while trying to make his point. Swann was a Republican (horrors) black candidate who started too late and ran a rather lackluster campaign. Try as they might, Democrats can’t make the race thing stick in a fair match-up.
What I find amusing, though, is that the Demos have a problem analagous to the McCain/conservative wing issue. All polls show that Obama does well among younger voters and white males of all ages. If/When Hillary and “the machine” work their magic, there is no guarantee that the white male voters won’t desert the Demo ticket altogether if Hillary is the only choice.. And the youth vote isn’t as reliable as the Dems would prefer.
February 13th, 2008 at 5:26 pm
Gee and all this time I thought only us Rednecks in the South were supposed to be Racist Bigots.
February 13th, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Not to give Hillary a hint, but she hasn’t yet pointed out, as far as I know, that BHO is not from Slave stock, unless his mother was Slavic. He is a pure documented African-American. Can’t be called Uncle Tom.
(Yes, this is a redundant post.)
February 13th, 2008 at 11:58 pm
Obama is their worst nightmare, another bleeding heart that is immune to the race card. As to the insightful Governors statement, I’d vote for Walter E. Williams in a heartbeat.
February 14th, 2008 at 1:35 am
A lot of people are forgetting that people are voting FOR Barack and AGAINST Hillary Clinton. The race card is just too delicious! The Clinton’s got Motor Voter registration to get the blacks out to vote in 1996. The Clinton’s got illegal immigrants to vote Democrat in 1996 and beyond. Now those groups have come home to roost! IN OBAMA’S NEST!!! ROFLMAO
February 14th, 2008 at 10:56 pm
“Uncle Tom” is Mayor Michael Nutter of Rendell’s home town, Philadelphia.
(See tiny little caption under photo.)