The civil rights movement had MLK and many other leaders that had to march in the streets to convince the political leaders to enact civil rights legislation.

The political act was cowardly by comparison. I think the politicians prove again how full of themselves they really are.

Maybe because all blacks are not the same? I mean, why is everyone, regardless of race not in lock step with Obama? Frankly I think the fact that this is not the case proves that racism is much less a problem today.

William Jefferson and my own Henry Cuellar prove that blacks and hispanics still cast a race-biased vote. One got caught with his hand in the cookie jar and the other has a horrible voting record, both had worthy opponents, and both were re-elected. No reasonable explanation except color, surname, and voter ignorance.
There'll always be some who vote differently but the statistics doesn’t lie. Whites do the same thing and, with a few anomalies, most districts are probably color-matched.

Why on Earth should we assume that blacks should automatically vote for blacks, women for women, etc.? Clearly most white Democrats are far more attuned to the interests of most African Americans than Condoleezza Rice or Clarence Thomas.

Obama would make a major strategic error if he ran as a "black candidate" rather than as a candidate who happens to be black. His positions on the major issues are generally congenial to the African American community as a whole while being nonthreatening to most non-racist whites. He's smart not to touch the hot buttons and doom his candidacy.

"The truth is that nobody weighs their vote as carefully as blacks," This is a racist statement. It is exclusive, it is not inclusive and it is divisive. If inflames racism and the great divide that we see today.

yoowhoo!Is anybody out there? Has everyone forgotten that Barack Obama's mother is a caucasian. If the mother is caucasian then the child is caucasian. Where have you people been?

The comment from the Clinton camp that diminished the efforts of the Civil Rights activists in favor of the political leadershisp of the time may, in itself, be fatal to Hilary Clinton's chances in South Carolina at the very least.

Though I am not entirely sold on Obama, I do like him and the fact that we are both black does not hurt him in my eyes. Neverheless, I must admit that the positions of Kucinich and Edwards appeal to me more than either Clinton or Obama. Unfortunately, Kucinich cannot get enough people to take him seriously. Perhaps people resent Edwards success as a defense lawyer and resent their identification with the 2nd America that will never get rich.

The comment from the Clinton camp that diminished the efforts of the Civil Rights activists in favor of the political leadershisp of the time may, in itself, be fatal to Hilary Clinton's chances in South Carolina at the very least.

Though I am not entirely sold on Obama, I do like him and the fact that we are both black does not hurt him in my eyes. Neverheless, I must admit that the positions of Kucinich and Edwards appeal to me more than either Clinton or Obama. Unfortunately, Kucinich cannot get enough people to take him seriously. Perhaps people resent Edwards success as a defense lawyer and resent their identification with the 2nd America that will never get rich.

so you dont find it at all ironic that you make a blanket statement about all whites making blanket statements about blacks? nice touch with the 'lazy' part.

"The truth is that nobody weighs their vote as carefully as blacks"- according to whom?

According to the US Census:
In 2004, turnout rates for citizens were 67 percent for non-Hispanic whites, 60 percent for blacks

just sayin.

Anyway, I agree with what you say. But trying to get a point about being pigeon-holed as a race, by making racist comments about another is disingenuous (pardon my spelling! we hispanics are muy mal at the ingles!)

Any comment I make would only echo George Seals' comment above - though I'll add that it's strange to see this "story" framed under two different headlines on the same site. We get it, you're trying to drive home a point here, and you've probably succeeded in convincing some blacks not to vote for Obama...congratulations?

If Obama is not the Democratic Party candidate, we will stay home and teach the Democratic Party a lesson.