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Trying to put out the fire that Hillary's "plantation" remark started, Dem strategist Elaine Kamarck might unintentionally have added fuel to it in a just-completed Fox News interview. In fairness, Karmarck, pictured here, an advisor on the Gore 2000 campaign, did not unequivocally defend Hillary's comments, even saying that she personally would not have used the 'p' word. But in defending the thrust of Clinton's remarks, Kamarck stuck her foot in it. She said "plantations were terrible places where people were forced to do various jobs. But at least they were doing a job." She then went on to accuse...

by Mark Finkelstein January 18, 2006 - 07:38 When Republican leader Trent Lott made racially insensitive remarks, the MSM was immediately flooded with speculation as to whether he could survive in his political leadership post. But when Hillary Clinton did the same, the Today show portrayed her as going on the offense, not being on the defense. You might have imagined Today's graphic for this morning's segment would have read along the lines "Hillary Feeling the Heat". Imagine again. In fact it read "Off and Running? Hillary Attacks GOP". Offense, not defense. Today also conveniently omitted mentioning that her 'plantation'...

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Clinton drew criticism Tuesday for a Martin Luther King Jr. Day speech in which she told a mostly black audience at a Harlem church that Republican leaders have run the House "like a plantation" and the Bush administration will go down as "one of the worst" in U.S. history. Responding to the speech, House Speaker Dennis Hastert called her remarks "a little bit over the top." "I've never run a plantation before. I'm not even sure of what kind of association she's trying to make," said the speaker, a Republican from Illinois. "If she's trying...

By now, we've all heard about Hillary Clinton's bombastic "plantation" remark at an MLK Day event at a Harlem church yesterday (Monday, January 16, 2006).One place you won't hear about it is in today's print edition of the Los Angeles Times, who failed to find room for even one word about the statement.Remarkably, earlier this month, the Times was able to find room for three items on Pat Robertson's bizarre Ariel Sharon remark (Jan6: here, Jan12: here, and Jan13 here).Why is the Los Angeles Times turning its back on Hillary malfeasance? As we reported here and here a while back,...

Unlike our president, who spent Martin Luther King Day paying respectful tribute to MLK and Abraham Lincoln, Democratic Party notables, Hillary Clinton and Albert Gore, used the holiday as another opportunity to character-assassinate President George W. Bush. Just when we were beginning to think Hillary Clinton had found her voice -- albeit a decidedly phony one -- as a mature, seasoned politician poised for a presidential run, she reverts to those cacophonic utterances that find little resonance beyond her embittered but indispensable base. If one could momentarily suspend his powers of discernment, he could almost sympathize with a woman saddled...

by Mark Finkelstein January 17, 2006 - 20:09 Apparently even Chris Matthews has his limits when it comes to swallowing Dem BS. The proof came tonight, when Matthews clearly wasn't buying Al Sharpton's transparently lame defense of Hillary Clinton's allegation, at an MLK Day event, that "the House of Representatives has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about." Sharpton's theater of the absurd reached its apotheosis when he claimed that Hillary "did not make the comments at a Harlem church". Even the New york Times had to admit that she had spoken in "at the...

Martin Luther King Jr. fought four decades ago to free black Americans from the legacy of slavery. Yesterday, Senator Clinton compared the Republican leadership of the current House of Representatives to the very idea the civil rights leader dedicated his life to fighting. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run - it has been run like a plantation," she said. "You know what I'm talking about." Mrs. Clinton, who was addressing a packed house at the Reverend Al Sharpton's annual Martin Luther King Day event at Canaan Baptist Church in Harlem, continued: "It has...

N.Y. lawmaker compares GOP-run House to a ‘plantation’ NEW YORK - Sen. Hillary Clinton on Monday blasted the Bush administration as “one of the worst” in U.S. history and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation where dissenting voices are squelched. Speaking during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, Clinton also offered an apology to a group of Hurricane Katrina survivors “on behalf of a government that left you behind, that turned its back on you.” Her remarks were met with thunderous applause by a mostly black audience at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem....

There is a great roundup of links to stories, pictures, video, and reaction to Hillary’s MLK Day statement that the GOP House of Representatives is “run like a plantation” at Michelle Malkin.com. According to the NYT, “she suggested that things had changed in recent years with the Republicans in control of the White House and Congress.” Hmmmm. President Bush appointed Condi Rice, Colin Powell and Rod Paige (respectively) as the first black National Security Advisor, Secretary of State and Secretary of Education. I guess that pales in comparison to the great strides blacks made under her husband. After all, the...

Just wanted to share a number of photoshops I was inspired to create and share in my blog posts so far this week. (Not enough hours in the day to get Gore, Belafonte and the rest) From:NOLA Mayor Nagin Wants A Chocolate New Orleans From:Mayor Nagin's New Orleans Chocolate Factory Explained... From:Mayor Nagin's New Orleans Chocolate Factory Explained... Mayor "Buses" Nagin: ...That is why Nesquik will be the official sponsor of New Orleans.President Bush: And they call me stupid?! Seriously, who is this guy? From: and Hillary Clinton Tubman Lets Loose on Congressional Plantation. 'Wade in the Water' Hill.

On a day when most of the country was celebrating the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. New York Senator Hillary Clinton spent her day off with nationally renowned race-pimp Al Sharpton name calling and race baiting. She even went as far as accusing Republicans of running the House of Representatives like a plantation. Those poor oppressed house democrats; the Republican man is obviously guilty once again of keeping them down. I propose that President Bush issue a new Emancipation Proclamation. In this one he will declare all house Democrats free from the bondage of elective office. And...

Why is it that Hillary Clinton and most other Democrats, STILL, to this day are lying to blacks and others whose support they are seeking by making such racially charged statesment such as this one: "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation and you know what I'm talking about..." - Hillary Clinton, 1/16/06. That is a clear example of a worthless statement which does much worse than good. I wish these damn Democratic politicians would stop lying to minorities and using ancient, irrelevant arguments that actually hold...

WASHINGTON - They are two of the nation's highest profile Democrats, now taking aim at the White House. Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., told a largely African-American audience in New York Monday that Republicans run the House of Representatives like a "plantation" where dissent is squelched. As for the White House, Clinton said: "We have cronyism, we have incompetence. I predict to you that this administration will go down in history as one of the worst that has ever governed our country." Her words came just hours after former Vice President Al Gore, in Washington, accused the president of repeatedly breaking...

NEW YORK - A day after Hillary Clinton blasted the Bush administration and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation, Republicans said Tuesday that the New York senator was out of line. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., said that Clinton “was probably a little over the top,” NBC News reported. He also said that having never run a plantation, he was unsure Clinton was implying, but “if she was trying to be racist, that is unfortunate.” Clinton said on Monday had said Bush’s administration was “one of the worst” in U.S. history and said the House “has been...

(AP) WASHINGTON The White House charged Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton was "out of bounds" when she said Monday that the Bush administration was "one of the worst" in U.S. history and compared the Republican House to "a plantation." White House spokesman Scott McLellan was asked about sharp remarks from two nationally prominent Democrats, Clinton, D-N.Y., and former Vice President Al Gore. Gore, in a separate Monday speech, called for an independent probe of the administration program that listened in -- without a warrant -- on Americans suspected of talking to terrorists overseas. Asked about the criticism coming from the two...

Yonkers, NY: Yesterday, in a speech in Harlem, Senator Clinton dealt from the bottom of the deck and played the race card by saying that the House of Representatives "has been run like a plantation. And you know what I'm talking about." "Senator Clinton's racially motivated comments are shameful and deserved to be repudiated. It appears that Senator Clinton's extreme makeover needs some more work." Said Spencer. "On Martin Luther King day it is sad to see that Senator Clinton has forgotten the New York tradition of Senators like Robert Kennedy and Pat Moynihan who brought people of different races...

On Monday, many Americans honored the memory of civil rights activist Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. President Bush, speaking at the “Let Freedom Ring” festival at Georgetown University, said that America must recommit itself to working toward Dr. King’s dream. How did Democrats such as Al Gore and Hillary Clinton choose to honor Dr. King? They did so by once again playing the race card and pitting black against white for the sole purpose of political gain. As reported in the Houston Chronicle, Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) said Monday in a speech in Harlem that President Bush was one of...

Controversial Words At Sharpton's MLK Event Clinton's Use Of Word 'Plantation' Raises Eyebrows Marcia Kramer Reporting (CBS) NEW YORK The Martin Luther King Day celebration at Reverend Al Sharpton's National Action Network is a rite of passage in an election year. And with so many big races this year, candidates and controversy were the order of the day. “Candidate for governor Tom "Swazee''s" here,” said Rev. Sharpton, completely mangling the Nassau County Executive’s name. So Nassau county executive Tom Suozzi had his name mangled. Then he was called on the carpet. Charged Bertha Lewis of the ACORN housing group: “Nassau...

Sen. Hillary Clinton on Monday blasted the Bush administration as "one of the worst" in U.S. history and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation where dissenting voices are squelched. (Newsday / Audrey C. Tiernan)

Apparently Hillary thinks that there is a comparison between what the slaves endured, to what Democrats in Congress endure.

In MLK day speech, Sen. Clinton slams the Bush team, saying GOP Congress is 'run like a plantation' Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked a Martin Luther King Day political firestorm yesterday by describing the GOP-controlled Congress as a "plantation" during a speech before an African-American congregation in Harlem. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told an audience at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ during an event sponsored by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. "It...

Hillary Clinton told a crowd gathered for her Martin Luther King Day speech in Al Sharpton's Harlem church that Congress under Republican control is the same as slavery and that the Republican leadership act as the overseers: Martin Luther King Jr. fought four decades ago to free black Americans from the legacy of slavery. Yesterday, Senator Clinton compared the Republican leadership of the current House of Representatives to the very idea the civil rights leader dedicated his life to fighting. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run - it has been run like a...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton dropped a Martin Luther King Day stunner yesterday - comparing GOP rule of the House of Representatives to a "plantation." Standing alongside the Rev. Al Sharpton, Clinton told a mostly black crowd that "when you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation - and you know what I am talking about." The startling comment got muted response from those at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ on W. 116th St., but Republican leaders seized on her remarks as inflammatory and insensitive. "It is always wrong...

Hillary Clinton Blasts GOP 'Plantation' NEW YORK -- Sounding a little like a preacher, a fired-up Sen. Hillary Clinton lambasted the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled Congress during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, predicting the presidency "will go down in history as one of the worst" and saying the House of Representatives is run like a "plantation" where dissenting voices are squelched. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton, D-N.Y., told the crowd at the Canaan Baptist...

Clinton Slams Bush, White House in Harlem By DEEPTI HAJELA, Associated Press Writer 34 minutes ago Sen. Hillary Clinton on Monday blasted the Bush administration as "one of the worst" in U.S. history and compared the Republican-controlled House of Representatives to a plantation where dissenting voices are squelched. Speaking during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, Clinton also offered an apology to a group of Hurricane Katrina survivors "on behalf of a government that left you behind, that turned its back on you." Her remarks were met with thunderous applause by a mostly black audience at the Canaan Baptist...

Sounding a little like a preacher, a fired-up Sen. Hillary Clinton lambasted the Bush administration and the Republican-controlled Congress during a Martin Luther King Jr. Day event, predicting the presidency "will go down in history as one of the worst" and saying the House of Representatives is run like a "plantation" where dissenting voices are squelched. "When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton, D-N.Y., told the crowd at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ in Harlem. "It has been...

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton sparked a Martin Luther King Day political firestorm Monday by describing the GOP-controlled Congress as a "plantation" during a speech before an African-American congregation in Harlem. When you look at the way the House of Representatives has been run, it has been run like a plantation, and you know what I'm talking about," Clinton (D-N.Y.) told an audience at the Canaan Baptist Church of Christ during an event sponsored by the Rev. Al Sharpton's National Action Network. … This isn't the first time the former first lady's utterances have provoked an uproar. In 1992, during a...