My fear is that if someone doesn't stop this rapidly out of control freight train then we are heading toward a situation where the deafening din of arguments among Democrats about things taken out of context along with crystal ball psychobabble analysis of "subtle intents", "dog whistles" and all the other minutiae which we so claim to loathe in our discourse is going to overtake everything else that we hope to be accomplished leading up to and well past November.

Not saying, in the least, that these kinds of things don't happen and might not be engineered within the campaigns.  But this has not been a good week for the progressive side of the ledger in my book.  And there seems to be a distinctive rise in the decibel level of shrillness in the lefty blogosphere right now.

Are Democrats unconsciously building a circular firing squad here or is the discussion really generating anything meaningful?  Aside from giving the Village Idiots and their buddies something to go ga-ga over about those feuding Dems, is all of this helping us or hurting us?

The sea is filled with sharks, as always.  Are we just throwing chum in the water here?  Or is this, in the end, going to make us stronger?

I don't know.  Just thinking out loud.  I'm worried a little, that's all.  Something just doesn't feel right.

"Nothing in all the world is more dangerous than sincere ignorance and conscientious stupidity"

The race is tightening, the day of decision is approaching. I can't envisage the contest going beyond February 5. Nerves get frayed, inevitably. It looks as if half the Democratic Party is going to be very disappointed and will need to keep its nerve, the other half will be jubilant and need to avoid triumphalism. Contingency plans seem prudent. Maybe Rep. Clyburn is just looking for an excuse to endorse Obama: negativity about race forced me to do it. I grant him any necessary cover. It will be impossible to turn Obama in to any one else. The Clintons have long lived in the bubble of power and privilege, the social sphere once referred to as the establishment. That was in the time of plastic people. Where have they all gone?

My biggest concern is that there will not be a price to pay.  The worst thing for Obama imo is for Clyburn to slap the hands of the Clintons like this and then do nothing else.

over the past week we've been served a mighty helping of code:l"

"lynch him in a back alley" as the only way to beat Tiger Woods

"kid" that's how Billy boy described Obama

"pickup basketball at Harvard" again from Billy boy...one of the few areas where black excel. Hmm.  Now how on earth did Obama make it into Harvard?

"it took a president to get it done" says Hillary when alluding that Martin Luther King Jr, accomplished nothing.

"shuck and jive" from Andrew Coumo, a Clinton surrogate. Is that code for Do you want a rapper in the White House?

and the fallout is at over flow as Bill, the elder statesman and Hillary, former first lady set the tone.

In the last few days, I've heard on shortwave radio that "Obama's a Muslim. His campaign is financed by the jihadists in the Middle East."

"Raw Nerves"

We've endured much more than insults during our sojurn. We're long on suffering and we've lived by hope. Something the Clintons will never understand.

We're proud that we've come a long way, Enough, that Obama, is running for the presidency. And, "We shall overcome some day."

Obama has made history in Iowa and even with his narrow loss in NH.  Ironic, 20 some states will hold primaries on Feb. 5th. February is black History month.  Whatever the outcome, we've added another page.

Note to the Clintons: I'll be taking the month off doing what I can  to get your betrayal registered where it counts.

Andrew Young may come to regret his early endorsement.

BTW, Why is Bill Clinton running for a 3rd term?

Well, "You can't vote for war and disown the results"

I just called HRC's campaign office and requested that she apologize to the country for the litany of recent  racially charged comments uttered by her and her surrogates, beginning with Bill Shaheen's outrageous "drug dealer" comments back in December.

I'm not going to hold my breath waiting for her to do the right thing.....

vickieinsf

Boos got it right, though it is not so much turning Obama into Al Sharpon/Jessie Jackson, because I would be shocked if Obama takes the bait. Rather it is to get old line black activists/pols to spring a few quotes that alienate enough white voters.

Hillary's greatest threat is that for most Americans they do see him as a black man, just a inspirational leader.

To be fair, it is hard to pull her experience card without it being seen as a race card, but I doubt she cares if it helps her win.