Bob Herbert has some unusually harsh words for Obama in today’s NYT, especially about his weasel comments on Iraq. Herbert suggests that some African Americans are quietly distressed about Obama’s recent lurches to the right:
There has been a reluctance among blacks to openly criticize Senator Obama, the first black candidate with a real shot at the presidency. But behind the scenes, there is discontent among African-Americans, as well, over Mr. Obama’s move away from progressive issues, including his support of the Supreme Court’s decision affirming the constitutional right of individuals to bear arms.
There’s even concern that he’s doing the Obama two-step on the issue that has been the cornerstone of his campaign: his opposition to the war in Iraq. But the senator denied that any significant change should be inferred from his comment that he would “continue to refine” his policy on the war.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/08/opinion/08herbert.html?hp
By: indieyogini on July 8, 2008
at 4:25 pm
Who's next under the bus?
1. Rep. Alice Palmer, 12/18/95
2. Bill Clinton, 6/15/07
3. New Hampshire Voters, 1/10/08
4. Hillary Rodham Clinton, 1/12/08
5. Black superdelegates, 2/15/08
6. Louis Farrakhan, 2/26/08
7. Austan Goolsbee, 3/3/08
8. Samantha Power, 3/8/08
9. Geraldine Ferraro, 3/11/08
10. His grandmother, 3/18/08
11. Michigan voters, 3/19/08
12. Typical white persons, 3/20/08
13. Asian supporters, 4/7/08
14. Clingy, bitter smalltowners, 4/11/08
15. Rev. Wright, 4/29/08
16. West Virginia voters, 5/9/08
17. Kentucky voters, 5/16/08
18. Father Pfleger, 5/29/08
19. Democracy, 5/31/08
20. His church, 6/1/08
21. Roy LaVerne Brooks, 6/3/08
22. Tony Rezko, 6/3/08
23. Bill Ayers, 6/9/2008
24. Jim Johnson, 6/11/08
25. Black fathers, 6/13/08
26. Muslim women, 6/18/08
27. Campaign-finance reform, 6/19/08
28. Liberal blogosphere, 6/25/08
19. Michael Klonsky, 6/26/08
30. Gun control, 6/28/08
31. Gen. Wes Clark, 6/30/08
32. MoveOn.org, 6/30/08
33. Welfare recipients, 7/1/08
34. Separation of church and state, 7/1/08
35. Ending the Iraq war, 7/2/08
