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Biden To Blacks: Vote Obama Because he is Black…

By PUMA Pundit on September 15, 2008

I guess since I’m black too, going by Joe Biden’s logic, I ought to hang up my PUMA shingle, join DailyKOS and become an Obama berseker… Come election day, I ought to go into the booth, put all other considerations aside, and vote for Obama, because he and I share similar pigmentation?

Joe Biden- Better Than YOu

The Asheville Citizen Times has a report where it states how Biden plays identity politics at its best:

Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden, campaigning in North Carolina where black votes could help swing the state to the Democrats, said today that electing a black person to the White House would be transformative.

Biden said the policies of running mate Barack Obama make his presidency even more urgent and declared this to be the most important election that any living person has seen in their lifetime. But he particularly singled out the meaning of electing someone who is black.

“That will be a transformative event in American politics and internationally,” Biden said. “That all by itself will be significant.”

So to all my fellow blacks, please vote Obama because like us, he is black! Why? Because Joe Biden says so…

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  • aha

    PUMAs to women: Vote Palin because she’s a woman!

    I guess since I’m a woman too, going by PUMA’s logic, I ought to hang up my Democrat shingle, join FreeRepublic and become a McCain-Palin ditto head… Come election day, I ought to go into the booth, put all other considerations aside, and vote for Palin, because she and I share similar body parts?

    So to all my “fellow: women, please vote Palin because like us, she is a female! Why? Because PUMA says so…

  • WasHRCnowPalin

    aha,

    Light dawns on marble head?

    I do not pretend to represent PUMA’s viewpoint but I’m personally a big advocate of voting for someone because they are like me… and so are all minorities. Biden understands that. How many of them do you think are voting for Obama because he has great ideas?…. the few ideas he has are dangerous.

    I strongly believe that the fastest way to transform the our society for the advancement of women is to break the glass ceiling and put a woman in the number 1 or 2 position of the most powerful country in the world. Once that happens walls will fall and doors will open in every corner of our society. Sarah Palin does not have to agree with me on every point to get my vote… that is an impossible task since all women do not agree on everything. She has my vote because she is competent, she is more competent and qualified than Obama, and she is bright, intelligent, and willing to take on anyone including members of her own party. She is a role model for all women and one that I would be proud to lead my country. I’d rather have Sarah than Joe one heartbeat away for the Presidency.

    Go Sarah2008!! Hillary 2012!!

  • mature

    aha
    Looking at both sides of things do not apply to PUMAs. I understand that Obama would be the first black president and that will be very significant. I am black and Obama was not my first choice. I’m not setting aside what is more important to me to vote for Obama. Hillary didn’t make so i Picked the candidate that was the next best thing to me. I didn’t pick someone that was completely opposite Hillary. I am not only thinking of myself but all the other people that are suffering. Poor people with no health care, no job, no money and just need a break. I Love Hillary because of the passion she had for those people and it angers me to see the people who supported that cause and the people who told Hillary we will work with you to make sure those voices are heard to then turn around and behave this way is sickening to me.

  • mature

    WasHRCnowPalin
    So you would put anyone in the white house as long as it’s woman.

  • WasHRCnowPalin

    No. She must be qualified to hold the office. That is where we disagree… you vote for an ideology…I vote for a qualified person… and she is a woman.

  • One4Justice

    Did you guys hear the youtube clip where Biden is bragging about his state being a “slave state”? Basically, when the interviewer asked if he was going to do well in the southern states, Biden’s pitch was that he would do well in the southern states since Delaware was a slave state LOL

  • WasHRCnowPalin

    Biden is a non-starter. Best to leave him be… Obama has given him enough rope to hang both he and Obama!!!

  • One4Justice

    As far as sexism is concerned, there’s a web site that has a lot of examples of the Obama supporters, the ones who are supposed to be champions of women’s rights, running rampant in sexist blogs instead. Check it out at “getdrunkandvote4mccain” dotcom. It really sickens me the way the party that I always believed to be the one to lift women up is totally trashing a successful, strong, wonderful woman, Sarah Palin.

  • Sparky

    One4Justice, the sad part is they are not only trashing her, they are so threatened by this woman “of no experience”, that they have set out to destroy her. If she can hold her own, which it appears that she can, she will be our first female Vice President of the United States.

  • Sparky

    Obama Interferes In US-Iraq Agreement

    In direct interference in US foreign policy and the execution of the war in Iraq, Barack Obama today told the Iraqi foreign minister, according to the New York Times’ Caucus blog report,

    While the Bush administration would like to see an agreement reached before the summer’s political conventions, Mr. Obama said today that he opposed such a timetable.

    “My concern is that the Bush administration, in a weakened state politically, ends up trying to rush an agreement that in some ways might be binding to the next administration, whether it’s my administration or Senator McCain’s administration,” Mr. Obama said.

    According to Obama, “The foreign minister agreed that the next administration should not be bound by an agreement that’s currently made.”
    What else could he say when confronted with such effrontery by someone not the president who might be.

    The CBS report on the phone conversation doesn’t think it’s significant enough to mention this part of their conversation, nor that regardless of the progress that’s been made Obama says he’s firm on withdrawing US troops quickly. Jenifer Rubin at Commentary’s Contentions blog, however, correctly sums it up: “Great Surge, Let’s Quit.”

    The Washington Post’s editorial today says of the agreement,

    It means that Iraq, a country with the world’s second largest oil reserves and a strategic linchpin of the Middle East, just might emerge from the last five years of war and turmoil as an American ally, even if its relations with Iran remain warm. So it’s hard to fathom why Democrats in Congress have joined Ayatollah Khamenei in denouncing the U.S.-Iraqi agreements even before they are written….

  • Sparky

    During his July Tour of Iraq, Obama Tried to Undermine Negotiations between the US and Iraq for Troop Draw-Down
    Posted by Kim Priestap
    Published: September 15, 2008 – 8:28 AM
    Back in July when Senator Obama visited Iraq, he interfered with diplomatic and military negotiations between the United States and the Iraqi government on the draw-down of troops. In a New York Post editorial, Amir Taheri writes that, according to Iraq’s Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Senator Obama told Iraqi officials that President Bush’s government was in a ‘”state of weakness and political confusion’” so the negotiations should be postponed until after the election:

    According to Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari, Obama made his demand for delay a key theme of his discussions with Iraqi leaders in Baghdad in July.
    “He asked why we were not prepared to delay an agreement until after the US elections and the formation of a new administration in Washington,” Zebari said in an interview.

    Obama insisted that Congress should be involved in negotiations on the status of US troops – and that it was in the interests of both sides not to have an agreement negotiated by the Bush administration in its “state of weakness and political confusion.”

    “However, as an Iraqi, I prefer to have a security agreement that regulates the activities of foreign troops, rather than keeping the matter open.” Zebari says.

    Though Obama claims the US presence is “illegal,” he suddenly remembered that Americans troops were in Iraq within the legal framework of a UN mandate. His advice was that, rather than reach an accord with the “weakened Bush administration,” Iraq should seek an extension of the UN mandate.

    While in Iraq, Obama also tried to persuade the US commanders, including Gen. David Petraeus, to suggest a “realistic withdrawal date.” They declined.

    We can only guess what Obama’s motivation was for postponing the negotiations until after the election and a new administration – who wouldn’t assume he meant his administration, he was at the height of his celebrity then – is in charge. This truly is the height of hubris. He is a junior senator from Illinois and just because he is a candidate for president doesn’t give him any authority to act as if he already is president, so he had no business trying to scuttle those troop draw-down negotiations.

    Senator Barack Obama’s actions were not only completely inappropriate but they may have treaded on some illegal and unethical ground. Ed Morrissey at Hot Air explains:

    Hypocrisy isn’t the issue here; it’s the interference of Obama in military and diplomatic affairs. Just on diplomacy, interfering with the United States in its diplomatic efforts is a Logan Act violation. Interfering with war policy treads on even more serious ground, especially since the primary motivation appears to be winning an election without regard to whether it damages our ability to fight the enemy or drives wedges between us and our ally, the elected, representative government in Baghdad.
    It will be interesting to note whether the mainstream media pick up on this because if it had been a Republican candidate for president interfering with a sitting Democratic president’s military and diplomatic efforts, they would be screaming in outrage about this from the mountain tops.

    Update: The Anchoress, as always, is right on:

    The press, of course, will yawn over this. After all, it’s not like Obama paraphrased a Lincolnian prayer or did not ban books in a local library. As with any story touching negatively on Obama, the press will display a spectacular indifference to this question.

  • Sparky

    This should be no surprise to anyone.

    To paraphrase McCain: Obama would rather lose the war than lose the elections. As with the rest of the left, Obama is fully invested in defeat in Iraq.

  • GAPEACH

    i really wish you would stop getting your “facts” from some crack pot website from someone’s personal blog. stick with NATIONAL NEWS organizations ie. cnn, abc news, washington post, new york times.

  • WasHRCnowPalin

    Sparky,

    I am wondering whether there is a call to action on our part for this law-breaking action of Barack in Iraq.

  • mbander

    What is very alarming is that he would use our troops as pawns in his quest.

  • Sparky

    Not sure Pumas- based on the Iraqi Leaders comments he shouldn’t have even been discussing future foreign policy.

  • darrick72

    Don’t you ladies know that numbers can reflect any number of things? Perhaps there are outliers like, oh I don’t know, his key position salaries. Perhaps he didn’t mark a 50/50 staffing rule on gender, but he didn’t exactly do that with black folks either now did he. So, I suppose the next question to ask is, what would be the average salary of the African-Americans on Barack Obama’s staff? And oh boy, hispanics and asians should be pissed too. Where’s there equal pay in the Obama campaign? Come on ladies….get real.

    You are so emotionally damaged by Clinton’s loss that you are willing to betray her in order to support her. How freaking perverse is that? You would betray everything that she stands for for who? McCain? Who called his wife a cunt in front of reporters? McCain, who checks out Sarah Palin’s ass every chance he gets? McCain who left his disabled first wife for the younger richer Stepford Cindy Barbie?

    Take not ladies. I’m here to do battle with you for the next 50+ days and I will be relentless. I believe that white women will decide this election and I’m here to fight for your vote for Obama. This is simply too important of an election to allow racism or sexism to serve as a choking point for progress in this country.

    Who do you think identifies more with you? The white man who oppressed you for all of those years? Or the black man who’s movement you have benefitted from even more greatly than he? You ladies have a lot to learn about this country and politics and I’m going to provide you a crash course. Strap in, it’s going to be a bumpy ride.

  • aha

    Darrick, I’m voting for Obama, but I have to tell you: lay off the “ladies” crap. With that attitude and the tone of your post, WasHRCnowPalin is going to annihilate you.

    Bumpy ride, indeed.

  • mbander

    Darrick,
    Who do I think identifies with me more? Well as a small town Iowan, I think ol’ Barry pointed out already how little he identifies with me.

    Perhaps you could start your crash course by telling me which policies of his I have benefited from. I would be very interested in this.

  • mbander

    And Darrick,
    Notice I was willing to overlook your condescending tone of your offer to help us “ladies” understand the complex world of big boy politics. I find that that attitude comes from generally insecure men, and I don’t wish to add to your insecurities.

  • PrometheusOnFire

    Darrick, no white man ever oppressed me, especially not John McCain.

    Your first error is assuming that we’re politically ignorant just because we disagree with your conclusions. How are we supposed to listen to (your version of) “reason” if you suppose from the very beginning that we’re unreasonable? Sounds like a lost cause to me, Darrick.

  • One4Justice

    Go ahead darrick. All that you are accomplishing is to further alienate us ladies from supporting Obama.

    Go Sarah!!!

  • jamakers

    All I can say is…how has the last 8 years been workin’ for ya? Do you want to continue with this ctry. being at war? Losing lives and spending a trillion $$? Do you have children? That debt will be passed down to them, it will never be paid off in our liftetime. McCain agreed with Bush 90% of the time. gag! McCain and Palin is more of the same. I hope you are not voting for them/her because she is female??? Please tell me you’re more intelligent than that. She is simply not qualified, heaven forbid, something were to happen to McCain, who, historically has not been of the best of health. I honestly don’t see what y’all see in her. Good luck.

  • badlybehaved

    I f you just came here to leave a comment, thank you for your opinion. I respect that you are truly doing what you think is best. While you are here, consider reading some of the posts and comments. You will find that we are a diverse group and are choosing for various reasons to cast our votes how we think best. Many of a objections to Senator Obama have to do with things not covered by main-stream media. You might learn something new.

    My personal opinion: the last 8 years are an embarrassment; I deplore war and surely the way it is being funded off the books; I have children;
    I wasn’t sure I could actually vote for McCain before Sarah, I just knew I wouldn’t vote for Senator Obama. I do think that by adding Sarah Palin to the ticket John McCain showed some people smarts and in the world of people that is more important than book smarts. You can hire people with the highest of IQ’s and Educational credentials but in my experience you can’t teach people smarts especially if ego and arrogance have gotten in the way.

  • jamakers

    badlybehaved, You’re welcome. I have read the posts and comments. Oh I realize the objections to Obama are not covered by the media, believe me. But I must ask, in what way does McCain have “people smarts” by asking SP to be his running mate? It was totally political. AND the REAL reasons for supporting Palin are also not covered, on here, or by the media. I hope women and all Americans vote intelligently – time will tell, there’s more to see and hear.

  • Sparky

    I’m still waiting for darrick to carry me over the I-35 bridge in Minneapolis.

    Darrick – not all PUMAs are women, some are men – we come from all races, genders, demographics and social status. We all do have a common goal and that is to make sure that Obama never makes it to the White House.

    Why do you ask – because Obama is perfect, McCain is old and Sarah is just a pretty fishing lure? Because we bitter women can not think for ourselves, or are we are so bitter over Hillary’s loss that we are clinging to our guns and bibles?

    Please – Have your read the scandals surrounding Obama? This man has no experience, he associates himself with Chicago Style Poltics and ties to questionable people. The latest issue with him negotiating or instructing leaders of other countries while we have a sitting President is at best Criminal.

    What is it that you don’t see? Do you see any faults with this man? Everytime I ask these questions – there is dead silence. You can ignore it – but we all see the Big White Elephant in the room.

  • badlybehaved

    Please understand, I’m only speaking for myself. Senator Obama stood by and said nothing while benefiting from voter disenfranchisement and the sexism in the media. He used very questionable tactics in the caucuses and at the convention. He’s has a history going back to his Chicago days of ‘bullying’ his way into office.

    There is a site called No We Won’t Radio that has programs from Saturday and Sunday, September 8th and 9th. At the same site you can watch a video called, ‘We Will Not be Silenced’ by GiGi Gaston and Gloria Allred talks about the convention.

    The voter disenfranchisement to me was something that can never happen; I think if you put yourself in the shoes of Michigan and Florida’s individual voters, you would feel the same. Senator Obama actually told his supporters not to protest the DNC.

    People-smarts; I guess I know a lot of really good test takers and students that don’t have clue about how to operate around people; I personally didn’t want Hillary for VP but Obama passed up an opportunity to bring more Democrats along with him. Maybe you would call such a move political but couldn’t it have been a way to enhance his ticket with the most qualified person in the race? Senator Obama talks about bringing people together and made no effort to do so with his own party. Even my sister, who voted for Bush twice was going to vote for Hillary.

    I think maybe that’s my point, I don’t see Sarah Palin as some evil Republican but as someone like my sister; I’ve disagreed with my sister’s politics my whole life but I know she is a good person. I think women have more in common with each other than they ever do a man. If John McCain didn’t know that already, he had the humility to listen when someone told him so.

    I think that the biggest flaw in GW was his belief that he was so right that it was OK to lie ‘for the good of the people’. I see the same characteristics in Obama. Someone gave his supporters the idea to scream Racist at anyone who didn’t want to vote for him. My guess is that has been a life long crutch and devisive.

  • Michaelene

    This is how Obama’s followers treat someone who does not agree with them.

    I was at the rally in Media, PA. The Obama supporters are a disgrace to all Americans. They disrespected the American flag, screamed curses in crowds of children, yelled obscenities at seniors in the crowd and more.

    Like the group of 6-8 teens (or young adults) who were dirty, with bandanas over their faces, and spit in the face of a McCain supporter walking down the street. He was wearing a “Vets for McCain” t-shirt. They called him a baby killer, a piece of sh*t, repeatedly screaming “FU you traitor to your race”, then spit on him again.
    They singled him out because he is black!

    I am thankful to the Media police and proud of the respectable people who came to the Vets aid without confronting the losers who assaulted the veteran. I hope those people are charged with assault and a hate crime! I am ashamed of the behavior of the youths who perpetrated this crime.

    This is not the first time I have seen Obama supporters behave this way.
    When Hillary won PA, the rioting crowd of Obama supporters outside Hillary’s victory headquarters caused fear and anxiety among those who went there to celebrate her win. I had to surround our children to prevent them from being pushed, hit with Obama signs, while being called racists. The Philadelphia police finally had heard enough and asked them to move on over 10 times!

    Shame on Obama and his radical followers!