Hillary has been a consistent champion of President Obama and the Democratic Party. Hillary’s advocacy and acknowledgment of the social and economic achievements of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Obama, has been well thought out, warranted and politically smart.
Only after Hillary Clinton called him out, has Bernie Sanders began to acknowledge anything positive about the social and economic achievements of the Democratic Party under the leadership of President Obama.
List of 335 accomplishments of President Obama and his administration with the help of elected democrats in the U.S. House of Representative and U.S Senate. http://pleasecutthecrap.com/obama-accomplishments/
The African-American vote as seen in Nevada and especially in South Carolina, will be one of the major reasons Hillary Clinton wins the democratic presidential nomination and eventually becomes the 45th President of the United States.
The African-American community has great respect and admiration for President Obama—and realize the tremendous job he has done as president. Many African-American’s also have great respect and admiration for Hillary and former president Bill Clinton. A large percentage of African-American’s are well aware of the social and economic accomplishments achieved by Hillary and Bill--which greatly benefited the African-American community.
Recently a Black Lives Matter activist protested Hillary Clinton about using the term “super-predator” to describe some gangs. Bernie Sanders supporters have also criticized Hillary for using the term “super-predator” to describe some gangs. This overblown attack on Hilary Clinton will not diminish or alter the African-American support and vote for Hillary Clinton. This has been witnessed by the African-American vote in Nevada and South Carolina for Hillary Clinton--and soon to be witnessed on Super Tuesday.
Black Lives Matter activists who support Bernie Sanders do not representative a significant portion of the African-American voting electorate as witnessed in Nevada and South Carolina.
There are not a lot of African-Americans that have any sympathy for a gang or gang member who creates an atmosphere of terror in the African-American community, There are not a lot of African-Americans that have any sympathy for a gang or gang member who indiscriminately shoots into crowds and homes of innocent African-Americans, killing women and children. These types of gangs and gang members have no respect for their own lives or anyone else.
African-Americans have endured much during their history in America i.e. slavery, lynchings, degrading and exploitative sharecropping laws, Black Codes, jealous and envious fueled race riots that destroyed thriving and successful African-American towns and cities. African-Americans have endured Jim Crow segregation, institutional racism and bigotry...yet no one in the African-American community because of their social circumstances resorted to mindless killing of innocent women and children.
The African-American vote for Hillary Clinton in Nevada, South Carolina and to be witnessed on Super Tuesday shows the African-American community is well aware of Hillary and Bill Clinton's record of service on behalf of the African-American community.
Millions of dollars raised for the United Negro College Fund.
Because of Hillary Clinton’s involvement as First Lady, children by the millions have received health coverage and had their lives saved because of the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP).
In 2010, the Clinton Health Access Initiative (CHAI) became a separate nonprofit organization. Though the organization initially focused on increasing access to HIV/AIDS treatment, CHAI has expanded its work to increase access to treatments for malaria, diarrhea, tuberculosis; increase the efficiency and effectiveness of health care systems; accelerate the roll-out of new vaccines; and improve maternal, newborn, and child health.
In 2012, building on the Foundation’s work of improving global health and fighting childhood obesity, the Foundation launched the Clinton Health Matters Initiative to improve the health and well-being of people across the United States. By developing and implementing a variety of evidence-based individual systems, and investment strategies, the initiative works to promote healthy lifestyles across all generations and reduce health disparities among communities.
Low African-American unemployment and rising wages during the presidency of Bill Clinton—policies that Hillary Clinton is poised to emulate as president.
African-American unemployment under President Bill Clinton
African American and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Were the Lowest on Record in 1999. The unemployment rate for African Americans has fallen from 14.2 percent in 1992 to 8.0 percent in 1999 – the lowest rate on record. The unemployment rate for Hispanics has fallen from 11.6 percent in 1992 to 6.4 percent in 1999 -- the lowest rate on record.
Bernie Sanders from the outset of his campaign made a grave error in not understanding the respect and admiration the African-American community has for President Obama and the outstanding job he has done as president.
Hillary Clinton called him out on it below:
Transcript of democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
CLINTON: But I want to -- ...today Senator Sanders said that President Obama failed the presidential leadership test. And this is not the first time that he has criticized President Obama. In the past he has called him weak. He has called him a disappointment.
He wrote a forward for a book that basically argued voters should have buyers' remorse when it comes to President Obama's leadership and legacy.
And I just couldn't agree -- disagree more with those kinds of comments. You know, from my perspective, maybe because I understand what President Obama inherited, not only the worst financial crisis but the antipathy of the Republicans in Congress, I don't think he gets the credit he deserves for being a president who got us out of that ... put us on firm ground, and has sent us into the future. And it is a -- the kind of criticism that we've heard from Senator Sanders about our president I expect from Republicans. I do not expect from someone running for the Democratic nomination to succeed President Obama.
SANDERS: That is...Madam Secretary, that is a low blow.
Excerpt from the comments by Bernie Sanders in 2011 on the Thom Hartmann Radio Program
"There are a lot of smart, honest progressives who I think can be good presidents. One of the reasons President Obama has moved as far to the right as he has, is he thinks he can go all the way and no one will stand up to him. So, Tim, I don’t want to tell you more than that, but this is an issue we are beginning to talk about a little bit.”—Bernie Sanders in 2011 interview on the Thom Hartmann Radio Program
In the next democratic presidential debate or on the campaign trail Hillary Clinton should demand that Bernie Sanders explain this comment about President Obama. This comment is not just disagreeing with President Obama on issues it is about removing him from office.
Here is the tape of the full comments made by Bernie Sanders where he disrespects and insults President Obama.
"Ryan, believe me, I wish I had the answer to your question. Let me just suggest this. I think that there are millions of Americans who are deeply disappointed in the president, who believe that with regard to Social Security and a number of other issues, he has said one thing as a candidate and is doing something very much else, who cannot believe how weak he has been — for whatever reason — in negotiating with Republicans, and there’s deep disappointment."
"So my suggestion is, I think, you know one of the reasons the president has been able to move so far to the right is that there is no primary opposition to him. And I think it would do this country a good deal of service if people started thinking about candidates out there to begin contrasting what is a progressive agenda as opposed to what Obama is doing.”
“At this point, I have not, but I am now giving thought to doing it. You know the names out there as well as I do. And I think the American people have got to be engaged, it’s not just me or anybody else here in Washington."
"There are a lot of smart, honest progressives who I think can be good presidents. One of the reasons President Obama has moved as far to the right as he has, is he thinks he can go all the way and no one will stand up to him. So, Tim, I don’t want to tell you more than that, but this is an issue we are beginning to talk about a little bit.”
Bernie Sanders accused Hillary Clinton of a low blow when she called him out for his disrespectful, unfair and unfounded criticism of President Obama. Bernie Sanders should know full well about low blows, since he repaid President Obama (who campaigned for and helped Bernie get elected to the U.S. Senate in 2006), by calling for and considering candidates to primary President Obama in 2012—and accusing him of wanting to move all the way to the right, like a Donald Trump, Sara Palin or Rush Limbaugh.
In case Bernie Sanders is unaware it was Hillary Clinton who announced she was running for president in January of 2007 before then Senator Barack Obama announced his candidacy in February of 2007.
Bernie chided Hillary about Henry Kissinger during the democratic presidential debate in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, while Bernie Sanders cited Franklin Delano Roosevelt (FDR), as an example of a president who brought America together.
And when FDR said, "Yeah, it is," that we're going to use all of the resources that we have to create jobs, to build homes, to feed people, to protect the farmers, we are a nation which if we come together there is nothing that we could not accomplish.--Bernie Sanders
Someone should ask Bernie Sanders where was FDR’s leadership on;
Segregation in the U.S. military, discriminatory and oppressive Black Codes, sharecropping laws that were nothing but another form of slavery), support for anti-lynching and Ku Klux Klan laws, appointing Hugo Black a former Ku Klux Klan member to the U.S. Supreme Court, disgraceful Japanese-American internment during World War II.
FDR nominated Al Smith for president at the 1924 Democratic Party National Convention which was held at Madison Square Garden, and became known as the “Klanbake.’
Bernie Sanders should state--what was the leadership of FDR regarding colonization, military domination, economic exploitation and genocide against Africa and other third world countries around the world. This was occurring while America was fighting to defeat the Nazi’s of Germany who were doing the exact same thing in Europe. The shame and hypocrisy is — America under the leadership of FDR went undeterred.
After the 1936 Olympics and the four gold medal success of Jesse Owens, FDR never acknowledged, sent a congratulatory letter or invited Jesse Owens to the White House.
“Hitler didn’t snub me; it was our president who snubbed me. The president didn’t even send a telegram.”—Jesse Owens