Edwards Criticizes Clinton Comments

Edwards Criticizes Clinton Comments
By Evan Berland--Associated Press
Sunday, January 13, 2008
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SUMTER, S.C. (AP) — Democrat John Edwards on Sunday waded into a dispute between his rivals, criticizing comments by Hillary Rodham Clinton and her husband that some have considered disparaging to Barack Obama and black people generally.

"I must say I was troubled recently to see a suggestion that real change that came not through the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King but through a Washington politician. I fundamentally disagree with that," Edwards told more than 200 people gathered at a predominantly black Baptist church.

Sen. Hillary Clinton recently was quoted as saying King's dream of racial equality was realized only when President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1964, while Bill Clinton said Obama was telling a "fairly tale" about his opposition to the Iraq war.

Edwards did not name either of the Clintons in his speech, but turned the argument back on them.

"Those who believe that real change starts with Washington politicians have been in Washington too long and are living a fairy tale," he said.

Speaking in his native South Carolina, where he hopes to win the Democratic presidential primary on Jan. 26, Edwards said he was pleased with the civil rights progress that's been made in the South and lauded Obama, an Illinois senator.

"As someone who grew up in the segregated South, I feel an enormous amount of pride when I see the success that Senator Barack Obama is having in this campaign," said Edwards. He the added, with a laugh: "Some days I wish he was having a little less success."
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how it was! And I was an ARMY brat, where it was less vicious to some extent! But at my High School, the only reason many "blacks" got notice was because THEY PLAYED good football or basketball!

And I'm a white female!

:woohoo:

:hug: to John.

:toast:

And I love how he worked "fairy tale" into the statement, too. :evilgrin:

If it's "living in a fairy tale" to think that real change starts with Washington politicians, then why would you think you can start real change by becoming the highest ranking Washington politician? :shrug:

"Those who believe that real change starts with Washington politicians have been in Washington too long and are living a fairy tale," he said."

"As someone who grew up in the segregated South, I feel an enormous amount of pride when I see the success that Senator Barack Obama is having in this campaign," said Edwards. He the added, with a laugh: "Some days I wish he was having a little less success."

I really like John and hope when these primaries are over if he's not the Prez that he stays out here helping us out in way he can. Like Dean does.

I can't decide between them.

:shrug:


But I'll take either over You Know Who.






:thumbsup: